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COMMACK, N.Y. - Neil Terk, 55, chairman of Terk Technologies, died May 3, following a long battle with lung cancer.
Terk, who founded Terk Technologies in 1985, served as its president since its inception, until two years ago. He grew the company, based here, from primarily a maker and supplier of indoor AM television antennas to products that run the gamut from rooftop to set-top solutions.
In July of 2001, Steve Roth assumed the role of CEO, while Terk became chairman.
"We are deeply saddened at the passing of Neil Terk" said Roth. "He was a true entrepreneur who had the confidence to invest his personal resources to start this company and built it into a successful operation focused on the research, design and engineering of innovative products. The loss of Neil will be felt by everyone who knew him and whose lives he touched."
Terk had applied his background in industrial design and engineering to spend the last 18 years marrying both form and function...