Tropian Inc

08/24/2024

Hello Tropian/Panasonic alumni. It’s been a few years since we had an alumni meetup due to our good friend Earl McCune passing. Plan is to kick it off again and catch up. Looking at October time frame. Place and details will be announced soon. Wish you all well, Steve Dunne

11/19/2021

Hello Tropian friends. We have some more sad news. Our good friend Altan Yazar has passed on earlier this week. I don’t have many details except he was ill from Pancreatic Cancer and in the hospital last week. He came home recently and was with his family.

05/31/2020

if you don’t have a copy of Earl's talk in March on the 6G Summit 2020 virtual event. I suggest to go here

http://content.6gsummit.com/Earl%20McCune.mp4 before this recording goes away

05/29/2020

It is with deep sadness that I bring the terrible news that our dear friend Earl McCune died suddenly at his home on Wednesday May 27th. On May 30th, Earl would have turned 64 years of age. His wife Barbara asked that no one send flowers or gifts. Cards are okay. In lieu of gifts, donations to Symphony Silicon Valley in Earl's name are welcome. There is no information regarding funeral plans at this time. I will let you know the details of any such event. If you want to reach out to Earl's wife Barbara, please contact me on FB messenger.

10/07/2019

Tropian/Panasonic Annual Alumni Oct. 5, 2019. With special recognition of friends who have left us, Mike Elliott and Dan Irons, which some of the family members attended, Elliott family members his wife Lorna, son Peter, and daughter Erin. Also Dan's wife Laura Irons, and her granddaughter Bela. It was great to see everyone who could make it this year. Hope to see all next year.

09/01/2019

Hello Tropian Alumni friends,
This year will be particularly special and important at our annual reunion. On top of the usual, at this reunion we will also celebrate the memories of two of our friends who have passed away this past year: co-founder Mike Elliott and Engineer Dan Irons. It is with great honor that we will have their families also joining us – Lorna, Peter and Erin Elliott, and Laura Irons with their family. These families know how much being at Tropian meant to Mike and Dan, and they are very interested in meeting us all!
All alumni, family and friends of Tropian are welcome. Co-founder Earl McCune and all your Tropian friends hope to see you there. If we have missed anyone's contact information, please let us know at [email protected]. Also, if you don't already know, we have our own page, Tropian Inc, where you can read post and view Tropian pictures past to present. We look forward to seeing you all and catching up with everyone’s life journeys. Best regards to all.
Date: Saturday Oct. 5, 2019. Location: Round Table Pizza, 4400 Stevens Creek Blvd., San Jose. Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

04/25/2019

It's been 8 years since Tropian / Panasonic (PEARL) team came to an end. Tropian was incorporated in 1996, then acquired by Panasonic in 2006, ended in 2011. I had the privilege of working with this great team for 11 years. In my 50+ years of employment, Tropian/Panasonic was the highlight of my career. If any of you have had the experience in your life, where you wished the journey would never end, you understand what I mean.

01/10/2019

Friends and Tropian alumni of Dan Irons, there will be a Celebration of Life held on Sunday, January 20th @ 11:00 AM in Gilroy. Address will be sent at a later date

12/08/2018

Tropian Alumni Dan Irons, suffered a massive brain bleed last Saturday Dec. 2nd, and passed away this week. Dan was an organ donor and donated his heart, liver and kidneys. RIP Dan, condolences to his family.

10/07/2018

Oct. 6, 2018, Tropian Alumni, 12th annual meet up. Great to see some of our friends today. See you next year.

10/06/2018