Florian A. Mikulski *65

At the age of 86, Florian died Oct. 11, 2022, in Chatham Township, N.J.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he received a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College, and earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Princeton in 1965. 

He served in the Army Chemical Corps from 1962 to 1964 as an officer, ultimately leaving as a captain. After working as a chemist for several years at Allied Chemical, he joined the CIA, where he worked in the Clandestine Services, and later in the Directorate of Science & Technology, where he was one of the founders of the digital satellite system.

Florian joined Chase Manhattan Bank as a vice president and software specialist and later founded the bank’s international telecommunications network, a predecessor of the internet. After serving as president of Security Pacific Bank’s telecommunications subsidiary, he became an independent telecommunications consultant. He was the author of Supply Chain Management, Complex Procurements, which guides companies on how to make the right vendor choice. 

Predeceased by his wife, Ann, Florian is survived by his children, Thomas, Nancy Maluso, Michael, and Susan Mullin; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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