During his career at Xerox, where I met Reg, I personally watched him inspire thousand of people with his candidness, energy, and terrific sense of humor. People around the world are better off thanks to Reg, and the support he received from his loving family.
When Jane and Regis first came to Rochester in 1974 one of the first things they did was visit my son's hospital room at Strong. This was a warn and heart felt gesture on their part that defined Reg's and Janes character. The other side of Reg was his "Just Do It" motto that spirited the Engineering Products Team at Xerox for years. He will be missed and I know God will look out for this man and his famiy.
Reg offered hands up for many within XES. Careers were launched and success enjoyed by many due to Reg. He was a solid leader and a great father. What else could a man ask of life?
hello to john sturge and david lum, i remember you both as dear friends and colleagues of my dad. I was only 12 yrs. old in 1974, but i remember my mother talking about and praying for your gravely ill son. My mother and father, by their example, taught me empathy, generosity and caring for others before self. My father loved my mother for 56 married years, protected and provided for her and 5 children, with 2 children predeceasing my parents. My dad is my hero, a real man , who honored his wedding vows. He gave us all a positive attitude (it was like growing up with Norman Vincent Peale as our dad!) and a sense of humor and sense of fun. My dad and I watched WAll Street Week every friday night during 1979! with good old Louis Rukeyser, who looked like George washington! Thanks dad, I love you and miss you, but am happy you are in heaven with my twin Robbie and my sister Susan.
Phyllis, you and your family should know how many of us at Xerox experienced an important dimension or side of your father that made him uniquely different. Regis pioneered applications selling seminars for the company. He took an old “made for newspapers” 1860 product and successfully launched it into a much larger engineering reproduction and design drafting market and in the course of doing so taught and built a successful sales force/team by his leadership. Every time I go to a William-Sonoma in-store seminar I am reminded of your father and ask myself how would Regis conduct this program. My answer is always “with more vigor and excitement”. He was GOOD!
It was Regis’s enthusiasm and spirit that I remember the most. When everything was going right, it was Reg handing out kudo’s…..but when the pressure was on and nothing was going right, the cheerleader in Reg was right there to encourage all to step up and “get it done!” He led by doing. What a guy.
During his career at Xerox, where I met Reg, I personally watched him inspire thousand of people with his candidness, energy, and terrific sense of humor. People around the world are better off thanks to Reg, and the support he received from his loving family.
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Dave Lum
When Jane and Regis first came to Rochester in 1974 one of the first things they did was visit my son's hospital room at Strong. This was a warn and heart felt gesture on their part that defined Reg's and Janes character. The other side of Reg was his "Just Do It" motto that spirited the Engineering Products Team at Xerox for years. He will be missed and I know God will look out for this man and his famiy.
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Reg offered hands up for many within XES. Careers were launched and success enjoyed by many due to Reg. He was a solid leader and a
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Kent Ackley
hello to john sturge and david lum, i remember you both as dear friends and colleagues of my dad. I was only 12 yrs. old in 1974, but i remember my mother talking about and praying for your gravely ill son. My mother and father, by their example, taught me empathy, generosity and caring for others before self.
ReplyDeleteMy father loved my mother for 56 married years, protected and provided for her and 5 children, with 2 children predeceasing my parents.
My dad is my hero, a real man , who honored his wedding vows. He gave us all a positive attitude (it was like growing up with Norman Vincent Peale as our dad!) and a sense of humor and sense of fun. My dad and I watched WAll Street Week every friday night during 1979! with good old Louis Rukeyser, who looked like George washington! Thanks dad, I love you and miss you, but am happy you are in heaven with my twin Robbie and my sister Susan.
Phyllis, you and your family should know how many of us at Xerox experienced an important dimension or side of your father that made him uniquely different. Regis pioneered applications selling seminars for the company. He took an old “made for newspapers” 1860 product and successfully launched it into a much larger engineering reproduction and design drafting market and in the course of doing so taught and built a successful sales force/team by his leadership. Every time I go to a William-Sonoma in-store seminar I am reminded of your father and ask myself how would Regis conduct this program. My answer is always “with more vigor and excitement”. He was GOOD!
ReplyDeleteBruce Fredericks said:
ReplyDeleteIt was Regis’s enthusiasm and spirit that I remember the most. When everything was going right, it was Reg handing out kudo’s…..but when the pressure was on and nothing was going right, the cheerleader in Reg was right there to encourage all to step up and “get it done!” He led by doing. What a guy.