Oz Pieper passed away after a long 12 year battle with Alzheimer's disease on Thursday morning October 21st.  He was surrounded by family.  Oz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  His parents were Ruth Fehr and Robert O. and late sister Ruth Thwaite and brother Fred.  Oz met his wife, Janice, at the University of Colorado in 1955.  He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
When Oz graduated from the University of Colorado his first employment was with the Bank of America's training program in San Francisco.  He then moved into technology working for RCA computers.

Oz sold a computer to Cooper and Lybrands, a well known consulting firm.  They were so impressed with Oz's knowledge they hired him to be a consultant.   After his consulting career he founded Identicator Corporation leading in fingerprint technology.  Oz opened offices in Los Angeles, Washington D.C.  and St. Petersburg, Russia.
In 1998 Oz sold Identicator and began consulting once again and joined Menlo Country Club and took up the game of golf and spent countless hours in his garden.  He also enjoyed traveling and cherished family get togethers.

Most of all Oz's family meant everything in the world to him.  He is survived by his wife Janice of 66 years, his daughter Susan (Grant), son Chris (Elana), and five incredible grandchildren, Lauren (Marc), Kameryn (Aaron), Scott, Gwendolyn and Reed.  'Papa' is famous for his games of dominos, cards, paddle tennis and pancakes.

The family requests in lieu of flowers please make a donation in Oz's name to either Part the Cloud with the Alzheimers Association (research), The Women's Alzheimer's Movement (research and education) or HFC (education and caregiver support).
There will be a Celebration of Oz's Life in the near future.

Thank you to all of you who have supported us through these challenging years.