George J. Krausse Iii

On Sunday, November 27th, George J. Krausse III, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away. He was seventy-seven. He was born to George and Virginia Krausse, November 19, 1945, in Memphis Tennessee and grew up in Brownsville, Texas. George joined the United States Air Force in 1965 and served for 7 years. He met Savita Muzumdar while serving in Albuquerque and they married August 8, 1967. After completing his service in the Air Force, he worked as an electronics technician at Los Alamos National Lab. He continued his education at University of New Mexico and went on to a successful career as an electrical engineer.

The family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in 1985. George's innovation in MOSFET technology led him to start his own company, Directed Energy Inc., where two of his children started their careers. He published papers, gave talks at conferences, and traveled as far as Germany and Japan as a consultant. Directed Energy was sold in 2000, and a new career opportunity took George and Savita to Bend, Oregon where he retired in 2016. George and Savita returned to Fort Collins in 2017 to be near family.

George enjoyed hiking and camping and scaled Mount Elbert and Mount Whitney with his children in tow. As a younger man, he rode competitive motorcycle trials. He enjoyed art and created several amazing paintings and wood carvings. George loved astronomy and built an observatory at his home in Bend for his telescope. He and his son Steve traveled to Tasmania to view the stars that are only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. George never left a house he owned without improvements. He built grape arbors, patios and sometimes out-buildings. When two of his grandchildren and a nephew visited one summer, he built a treehouse in the backyard, making sure each of the kids learned how to hammer nails and use power tools.

He is survived by his wife, Savita, their three children Steve (Deanna Krausse), Premila (Mark Hill), Virginia (Matt Walker), Leticia Martinez, who joined the family in 1992, and his grandchildren Alec Krausse, Nicholas and Henry Scott, Grace Hill, Will and Evangeline Walker, and Tessa Roumas.

George's good nature and kind-heartedness touched many lives. He will be fondly remembered by anyone that knew him. A celebration of his life will be held in June in Fort Collins, Colorado.