William Douglas Climenson
January 10, 1931 ~ December 13, 2020
W. Douglas “Doug” Climenson, 89, of Reston, VA, passed away on December 13, 2020 in McLean, VA.
Doug is survived by his wife, Dion, daughter Criss (husband Kurt), four grandchildren: Emily, Alyssa, Joshua, Kathleen “Katie,” great grandchildren: Miloh, Oliver, Andre, Angel, and great-great grandson Andre Jr. Doug was preceded in death by his sons Douglas Edward and David Hugh. He is also survived by Dion’s loving family, son Bob (wife Kathy) and grandson, Kevin.
Born in Lancaster PA, Doug was in the Navy ROTC program and joined the US Navy where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant. He attended undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate electrical engineering and computer science programs at Duke University, The University of Pennsylvania, and The University of California, Irvine. His life was driven by his love for his family, his appreciation of the arts, and his lengthy career at the CIA as a program manager, executive director, and management consultant.
Doug enjoyed traveling the world, chronicling his adventures through photography, spending time with family and friends, listening to Beethoven and Mozart, learning about art, technology, and design, going to concerts and the opera, walking his beloved Airedale Terriers, boating on the Chesapeake Bay, eating Dion’s delicious homemade cooking, and creating sculptures - one of which is at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He had a brilliantly analytical and inquisitive mind and his life’s body of work has proven to be foundational to how data science and image processing algorithms affect our lives today.
A memorial luncheon will be held at 11:00AM on August 1st, 2022 at his Reston, VA home (call/text 202 430-5974 to inquire about details), and his inurnment service will be at 2:00PM that same day at Arlington National Cemetery.
Doug is survived by his wife, Dion, daughter Criss (husband Kurt), four grandchildren: Emily, Alyssa, Joshua, Kathleen “Katie,” great grandchildren: Miloh, Oliver, Andre, Angel, and great-great grandson Andre Jr. Doug was preceded in death by his sons Douglas Edward and David Hugh. He is also survived by Dion’s loving family, son Bob (wife Kathy) and grandson, Kevin.
Born in Lancaster PA, Doug was in the Navy ROTC program and joined the US Navy where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant. He attended undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate electrical engineering and computer science programs at Duke University, The University of Pennsylvania, and The University of California, Irvine. His life was driven by his love for his family, his appreciation of the arts, and his lengthy career at the CIA as a program manager, executive director, and management consultant.
Doug enjoyed traveling the world, chronicling his adventures through photography, spending time with family and friends, listening to Beethoven and Mozart, learning about art, technology, and design, going to concerts and the opera, walking his beloved Airedale Terriers, boating on the Chesapeake Bay, eating Dion’s delicious homemade cooking, and creating sculptures - one of which is at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He had a brilliantly analytical and inquisitive mind and his life’s body of work has proven to be foundational to how data science and image processing algorithms affect our lives today.
A memorial luncheon will be held at 11:00AM on August 1st, 2022 at his Reston, VA home (call/text 202 430-5974 to inquire about details), and his inurnment service will be at 2:00PM that same day at Arlington National Cemetery.
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