Vladimir Andreyevich Hvoschinsky
Of Redwood Shores died Saturday, July 22, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Hvoschinsky lived a full, interesting, and adventurous life. Fluent in six languages, he loved traveling, fishing, skiing on both water and snow, and playing cards.
Born June 13, 1926 in Pantchevo, Yugoslavia to Russian émigré parents, Mr. Hvoschinsky attended the Russian Cadets School of Yugoslavia in Belgrade. In 1944, he was mobilized into the Yugoslav Army. Following the war, he studied engineering at the University of Belgrade and completed his bachelors degree at the Polytechnical School of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Immigrating to the United States in 1956, Mr. Hvoschinsky worked for the Allen Bradley Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He obtained a graduate assistantship at the California Institute of Technology, earning his MSEE in June 1960. In 1961, he became a United States citizen.
Mr. Hvoschinsky worked for Magnetic Research Corporation, Ampex Corporation and, in 1963, joined Lockheed Missiles & Space Company in Palo Alto in order to participate in the space exploration effort. In 1971, he joined the United Nations Office of the Director for Technical Cooperation, responsible for administering technical assistance to developing countries.
Following détente, he was appointed by General Electric Company as Director of the Moscow office and later joined Eurintrade, a subsidiary of the Bruxelles-Lambert Group, as Director and General Manager of its Moscow office. After returning to the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Hvoschinsky retired from Lockheed and, with his wife Barbara, owned and operated Travel Pro, a travel agency in Menlo Park.
[San Jose Mercury News, 7/26/2006]
Born June 13, 1926 in Pantchevo, Yugoslavia to Russian émigré parents, Mr. Hvoschinsky attended the Russian Cadets School of Yugoslavia in Belgrade. In 1944, he was mobilized into the Yugoslav Army. Following the war, he studied engineering at the University of Belgrade and completed his bachelors degree at the Polytechnical School of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Immigrating to the United States in 1956, Mr. Hvoschinsky worked for the Allen Bradley Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He obtained a graduate assistantship at the California Institute of Technology, earning his MSEE in June 1960. In 1961, he became a United States citizen.
Mr. Hvoschinsky worked for Magnetic Research Corporation, Ampex Corporation and, in 1963, joined Lockheed Missiles & Space Company in Palo Alto in order to participate in the space exploration effort. In 1971, he joined the United Nations Office of the Director for Technical Cooperation, responsible for administering technical assistance to developing countries.
Following détente, he was appointed by General Electric Company as Director of the Moscow office and later joined Eurintrade, a subsidiary of the Bruxelles-Lambert Group, as Director and General Manager of its Moscow office. After returning to the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Hvoschinsky retired from Lockheed and, with his wife Barbara, owned and operated Travel Pro, a travel agency in Menlo Park.
[San Jose Mercury News, 7/26/2006]
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