CONCORD: Steve C. Pohlig, 64, passed away peacefully on Friday April 14, 2017 after a year-long struggle with gallbladder cancer.
Steve was born in Washington, D.C. He was the loving husband of Bonnie Baker Pohlig of Concord and the devoted father of Ellie and Katie Pohlig. He was the brother of Michael Pohlig of Leona, CA. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
He received his PhD in Engineering from Stanford University with the Class of 1977. He spent his career working at MIT Lincoln Lab, where he was well-respected as an electrical engineer. In the engineering community, he was well known for developing the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm which was used for computing logarithms and which was significant in the early days of internet cryptography and security.
He was an avid adventurer, loved being with his family and enjoyed sharing his favorite hiking and skiing trails with his girls. In his younger years, he was a well-known white water river kayaker and an instructor for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Steve fought his cancer until the very end, holding out hope that he could beat it and spend more time with his girls and family. He was a wonderful husband and great Dad and will be sorely missed.
A Memorial Service celebrating Steve’s life will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First Parish in Weston 349 Boston Post Road, Weston Center.
Private family interment will be held in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.
In lieu of flowers, his family kindly suggests that memorial gifts in Steve’s memory may be sent to Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence, 266 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778 or Mass. General Hospital, Development Office, 125 Nashua St, Ste. 540, Boston, MA 02114 or First Parish in Weston, 349 Boston Post Rd, Weston, MA 02493.
Steve was born in Washington, D.C. He was the loving husband of Bonnie Baker Pohlig of Concord and the devoted father of Ellie and Katie Pohlig. He was the brother of Michael Pohlig of Leona, CA. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
He received his PhD in Engineering from Stanford University with the Class of 1977. He spent his career working at MIT Lincoln Lab, where he was well-respected as an electrical engineer. In the engineering community, he was well known for developing the Pohlig-Hellman algorithm which was used for computing logarithms and which was significant in the early days of internet cryptography and security.
He was an avid adventurer, loved being with his family and enjoyed sharing his favorite hiking and skiing trails with his girls. In his younger years, he was a well-known white water river kayaker and an instructor for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Steve fought his cancer until the very end, holding out hope that he could beat it and spend more time with his girls and family. He was a wonderful husband and great Dad and will be sorely missed.
A Memorial Service celebrating Steve’s life will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First Parish in Weston 349 Boston Post Road, Weston Center.
Private family interment will be held in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.
In lieu of flowers, his family kindly suggests that memorial gifts in Steve’s memory may be sent to Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence, 266 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778 or Mass. General Hospital, Development Office, 125 Nashua St, Ste. 540, Boston, MA 02114 or First Parish in Weston, 349 Boston Post Rd, Weston, MA 02493.
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