In Memory

Sally Jean Floyd - Class Of 1968

Sally Floyd, a computer scientist whose work in the early 1990s on controlling congestion on the internet continues to play a vital role in its stability, died on Aug. 25 at her home in Berkeley, Calif. She was 69.

Her wife, Carole Leita, said the cause was metastatic gall bladder cancer.

Sally Jean Floyd was born on May 20, 1950, in Charlottesville, Va. Her father, Edwin, was a mathematician at the University of Virginia; her mother, Marguerite (Stahl) Floyd, was an operating room nurse.


 
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05/14/20 10:20 AM #1    

Charles "Connie" Crenshaw (1958)

We have Albemarle High School graduates which accomplishments that go unknown to most of us. As I read from the New York Times article, we can thank Sally Jean whenever we use the internet. Thank you Sally Jean, for your goft to society.

 

05/14/20 10:27 PM #2    

William Howard Raines (1955)

William Raines-I .She was always the leader of her groupremember Sally and Bill very well, Sally was an otstanding student in my class at AHS. She was a leader in every way. My condoleences to Bill ,his family and their friendS. We have all lost agreat leader and humanitarian.

05/15/20 01:44 PM #3    

Julie L Swenson (Carney) (1968)

I'm very sorry to learn of Sally's passing. She was always brilliant, but also kind and down to earth. I remember her glorious mane of rich, brown hair. It was easy to recognize the girl I knew in the photo that accompanied her very impressive NY Times obit. I'm not at all surprised to learn of her extraordinary professional accpmplishments. She and I audited an evening programming class at UVa in our Sr. year. A happy memory. But ALL I remember are the words "Algol" and "Cobol." Clearly, Sally had far more aptitude than I. 

My heartfelt sympathy to her wife and family, and the AHS freinds who were fortunate to keep in touch.

Julie Swenson, 2020

 

05/16/20 12:29 PM #4    

John Angus Foster (1968)

Sally was a good friend.  I last saw her in 1980 when she came to Ann Arbor for her brother's wedding.  I heard she was sick, sorry to hear of her passing.  Condolence to her wife and family.

John Angus Foster

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