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Alan Leroy Seely

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Gender: Male

Date of Birth: January 2, 1935

Date of Death: March 11, 2005

Birth Place: Columbus, OH

Death Place: Carmel, CA

Alan Leroy Seely

First Roseville HP site manager dies
Seely credited with facility’s success, growth of city

An innovator, a man who is said to have been instrumental in the growth of Roseville, has died.

After a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Alan Leroy Seely, died recently at his home in Carmel.

The former Placer County resident, who lived in the Loomis/Granite Bay area before retiring along the coast, is credited with assembling a team to build a new division of Hewlett-Packard in Roseville. He also served as the first manager for the local site.

“He was a real leader,” said friend and co-worker Dave Prindiville of Rocklin, who worked with Seely in 1977. “Alan was a major contributor to the community.”

So much in fact that Prindiville said Roseville wouldn’t be what it is today without Seely’s foresight.

“Alan was involved with the project from ‘ground zero,’ so to speak,” Prindiville said. “He arranged for the purchase of the land and worked closely with the Roseville community to ensure HP’s success in Placer County and the simultaneous growth of the area.

“He (Seely) went up and down the West Coast trying to find a place to (build) and decided on Roseville,” Prindiville said. “He went to San Luis Obispo, Chico, Marysville, Reno, Carson City – Al did all that.

“I strongly believe that without his decision, Roseville would not have become what it is today, by today,” Prindiville concluded. “I think the 65 bypass would have happened but not as quickly. I think Roseville would have grown, but not as fast. …The whole Foothills Boulevard expansion was because of our expansion and because of our size, I think.”

Prindiville, who worked alongside Seely as a site personnel manager, said he will always remember Seely as a respectful, hard-working man.

“There is nobody who represented the Hewlett-Packard way finer than Alan,” Prindiville said. “His extremely high ethics, his dedication to hard work and quality, was seen by everyone who worked with him or associated with him. It was a great, great honor to work with him.”

Seely was born Jan. 2, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to California during high school and, after serving in the Navy for four years, met his wife of 44 years, Kathleen, in Colorado.

Seely joined Hewlett Packard in 1960, where he spent a 30-year career.

While living in the foothills, Seely enjoyed the great outdoors and hiking and skiing in Auburn and Lake Tahoe.

His wife said she’ll remember her husband for his love of life, enthusiasm and uplifting spirit.

Services were held Friday in Monterey.
By: Jamie Trump, The Press-Tribune
Saturday, April 2, 2005 12:55 PM PST

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Alan Leroy Seely

1/2/1935 – 3/11/2005

Carmel, California – Alan Leroy Seely passed away peacefully at his home in Carmel with his loving family by his side. Alan was born January 2, 1935 in Columbus Ohio.

Alan moved to California during high school, and upon graduation enlisted in the Navy. After serving four years in the Hawaiian Islands, he enrolled in the University of Colorado, Boulder, to study electrical engineering. It was there he met his wife of 44 years, Kathleen. In 1960, he joined the Hewlett Packard Company and enjoyed a variety of assignments. He assembled a team to build a new division in Roseville, serving as Site Manager, and concluded his 30-year career as the Division Manager at Stanford Park.

Alan spent his retirement years enjoying the great outdoors in Auburn, Carmel and Lake Tahoe. He loved fishing, skiing, golfing and hiking. Alan was a member of the Carmel Presbyterian Church where he was active in the Stephens Ministry and men’s Bible study group. He was also a member of SIRS and Ombudsman.

Alan is survived by his mother, Margaret Irene Dorris, of Columbus, Ohio; daughter, Terri Lynn Seely, of San Francisco; son, Matthew Alan Seely of Elk Grove; and his wife, Kathleen. His brother, Joseph Seely, of Reno, Nevada, preceded him in death.

Alan will long be remembered for his love of life, his great enthusiasm for all activities and his uplifting spirit. He bore his lengthy illness with Parkinson’s with great dignity and courage. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Published in the Roseville Press-Tribune April 2, 2005


Alan Leroy Seely passed away peacefully at his home in Carmel with his loving family by his side. Alan was born January 2, 1935 in Columbus Ohio. Alan moved to California during high school, and upon graduation enlisted in the Navy. After serving four years in the Hawaiian Islands, he enrolled in the University of Colorado, Boulder, to study electrical engineering. It was there he met his wife of 44 years, Kathleen. In 1960, he joined the Hewlett Packard Company and enjoyed a variety of assignments. He assembled a team to build a new division in Roseville, serving as Site Manager, and concluded his 30-year career as the Division Manager at Stanford Park. Alan spent his retirement years enjoying the great outdoors in Auburn, Carmel and Lake Tahoe. He loved fishing, skiing, golfing and hiking. Alan was a member of the Carmel Presbyterian Church where he was active in the Stephens Ministry and men’s Bible study group. He was also a member of SIRS and Ombudsman. Alan will long be remembered for his love of life, his great enthusiasm for all activities and his uplifting spirit. He bore his lengthy illness with Parkinson’s with great dignity and courage. He will be missed by all who knew him. Alan is survived by his mother, Margaret Irene Dorris, of Columbus, Ohio; daughter, Terri Lynn Seely, of San Francisco; son, Matthew Alan Seely of Elk Grove; and his wife, Kathleen. His brother, Joseph Seely, of Reno, Nevada, preceded him in death. A private memorial will be held in Monterey. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any contributions to be made to Hospice of the Central Coast, 2 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Ryan Ranch Professional Center, Suite D210, Monterey, CA 93940.

Published in the Monterey Herald on March 25, 2005.

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