Leonce John "L. J." Sevin, Jr. (August 28,[1] 1930 - September 12, 2015)[2] was described by a Dallas newspaper, when he died, as "Mostek co-founder, venture capitalist." He was also co-founder of Sevin Rosen Funds.[3]
Career
editSevin co-founded Mostek when, in 1969, he left Texas Instruments;[4] he was the company's CEO for ten years.[2]
With Benjamin M. Rosen, he co-founded Sevin Rosen Funds in 1981.[5]
Service
editHe served on the board at[2][6]
- Institute of Technology at Southern Methodist University,
- the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University,
- the Bulova Watch Company and
- the Trade Policy Committee of the Semiconductor Industry Association.[7]
- Dallas Opera Board of Directors
Early life
editHe was born to Leonce[8] John Sevin, Sr. and Pauline Perkins Sevin[2] in Baton Rouge.[3] He fought in the Korean War and, with funding from the G. I. Bill, attended and graduated from Louisiana State University,[2] with a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering.[3] [9] [10]
In 1965,[3] while working for TI, he wrote a book, "Field Effect Transistors"[11] that was translated into seven languages.[2]
Family
editWhen Sevin died, his family included wife Jo Danna Sevin, daughters Christine Sevin Burke and Paula Sevin Webster Hayes, son Gordon Sevin, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.[3]
In 1982 daughter JoAnna Sevin "died in an automobile accident."[2]
References
edit- ^ "Leonce John Sevin Jr". Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Leonce John "L. J." Sevin Jr. (1930 - 2015)". The Advocate (Louisiana).
- ^ a b c d e "L.J. Sevin, 85, Mostek co-founder, venture capitalist". Dallas News. September 24, 2015.
- ^ Leonard Sloane (September 28, 1981). "New Venure Capital Firm is formed". The New York Times.
- ^ "BusinessDallas: The 16th Floor". D Magazine (Dallas).
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- ^ 1940 census information says "Leon John Sevin was born about 1887. In 1940, he was 53 years old and lived in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana .. "Leon John Sevin in the 1940 Census". Ancestry.com.
- ^ "Mr. L.J. Sevin". 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Oral History of L.J. Sevin" (PDF). Computer History Museum. May 28, 2009.
- ^ Leonce J. Sevin (1965). Field-Effect Transistors. ISBN 9780070563551.