11.   He also procrastinated, his former colleagues recall fondly.

12.   Holberton, colleagues recall, was particularly adept at figuring out the best path for guiding the complex calculations through the electronic labyrinth of the ENIAC.

13.   His colleagues recalled his time as a foreign correspondent in pre-World War II Germany, where he quickly grasped the rising danger of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

14.   One colleague recalled how Junkins enjoyed baling hay at his farm in East Texas.

15.   Rice, who had no malpractice insurance, then disappeared so suddenly that some thought he had died, colleagues recalled.