H. Ronald Berlack

H. Ronald Berlack, 80, a 45 year resident of Amherst, NH, died July 11, 2008 at his home in the village.� He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 18, 1927, a son of the late Harris & Edith (Radin) Berlack.� Mr. Berlack was raised and educated in Ossining, New York.� He graduated from St. Andrews School, Middletown, Delaware and earned his B.A. in Economics from Syracuse University.� Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict, and U.S. Army Reserves, for eight years of service.� He had been a resident of Amherst since 1963 where he served on the Planning Commission, established the Tree Committee, and was one of the incorporators of the American Stage Festival, Milford. He, and his wife Barbara, lovingly attended to the four different homes they owned over the years in historic Amherst village.� Mr. Berlack was employed by Sanders Associates, Nashua, NH, for more than 35 years and was the Director of Software Configuration Management.� Following his retirement, he established a consulting business, Configuration Management International, and lectured all over the world.� Professionally, he held many leadership positions in electronics industry associations.� He was a past president of the IEEE and authored a book, Software Configuration Management, published in nine languages, by the John E. Wiley Company.� In addition, he remained active in SCORE.� Mr. Berlack was a past member of the Congregational Church of Amherst.� He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara J. (Baxter) Berlack, who died in 2006.����� Family members include two daughters, Anne M. Berlack of Norwalk, CT and Susan B. Berlack of Charleston, SC; two sons and daughters-in-law, H. Steve & Cindy Berlack of Franconia, NH, John T. & Trish Berlack of Shrewsbury, MA; four grandchildren, Ronnie Berlack, Carolyn Berlack, Ian Berlack and Louis Berlack; a brother and sister-in-law, Evan R. Berlack and Phyllis Bonnano of Washington, DC; many nieces and nephews.� There are no visiting hours.� A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 16th at 1:00 pm in The Congregational Church of Amherst, 11 Church Street, Amherst, NH.�