Ammembal Lakshman "Alex" Pai, 78, passed away on June 2, 2017. He earned his Masters in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science and came to the U.S. to earn his Ph.D. at Ohio State University in Biomedical Engineering. Alex taught at colleges and universities around the nation and worked in industry over the course of his career. He began at the University of Chicago, Billings Hospital, in Cardiology. He gained U.S. citizenship in 1981 while living in Iowa City and teaching at University of Iowa. He later moved to Tempe in 1982 having secured a position at ASU teaching Computer Science. While at McDonald Douglas, he worked on the design of the Black Hawk helicopter and missile guidance system. He finished his career teaching at DeVry. Dr. Pai is survived by a son, a daughter and four grandchildren. His funeral service was on June 6, at Legacy Funeral Home, 1722 N Banning #101 in Mesa. (Source: ASU Foundation)