ASU remembers
A. LeRoy Ellison |
Inaugural post of Entrepreneur-in-Residence at WP Carey School of Business
| A. LeRoy Ellison, 80, died on March 29, 2017. Leroy attended Harvard College ('58) on a full academic scholarship and earned an AB with honors in mathematics. After moving to Phoenix in 1960, he became a computer pioneer and early leader in the Arizona high-tech and entrepreneurial communities. In 1970, he co-founded and became CEO of Capex Corporation, one of the first "un-bundled" software companies. After Capex was acquired in 1982, LeRoy worked in venture capital consulting and helped lead a series of software companies, including Phoenix-based Viasoft, Inc., where he served as CEO and chair. He also held the inaugural post of Entrepreneur-in-Residence at ASU WP Carey School of Business and was a director of Republic National Bank. He co-founded the Arizona Enterprise Network and served as president of the board of Valley Forward. He also served as chair of The Nature Conservancy - Arizona, president of the board of Crisis Nursery Foundation, and capital campaign chair for Phoenix's Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center. LeRoy is survived by his wife, Kate, three children, a sister and ten grandchildren. A Funeral Service for LeRoy and reception will be held at 2:30 pm on Friday, April 21st, 2017 at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, 6715 N. Mockingbird Lane, Paradise Valley. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Nature Conservancy - Arizona or Audubon Arizona. (Source: Arizona Republic) |
March 29, 2017