New York – CE industry veteran
Gary Altunian, a freelance writer and former Yamaha national sales training
manager, passed away March 15 after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral arrangements weren’t
available as of this posting.
The Southern California native,
59, was director of training and development at regional CE chain The Federated
Group from 1975 to 1988, according to his LinkedIn biography. From 1988 to 2003,
he was Yamaha’s training and development trainer. In 2003, he launched a career
writing about audio components for such publications as Widescreen Review,
Ultimate AV and Home Theater Magazine.
Altunian resided in Oceanside and
Temecula, Calif., with his decade-long companion Marcia Walker and his dogs
Rosie and Aussie, according to an email sent to Yamaha employees. He has a
sister, Sue Holland of Shadow Hills, Calif., and a son, Jason Altunian, of
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Altunian, the letter states, “was
admired and respected by everyone that knew him, or that came into contact with
him over his long electronics industry career that spanned over 35 years.”
