Dimitrije
Mita Postich, a resident of Portola Valley since 1972 and widowed since 2011,
died peacefully on the 27th of April, 2013. Dimitrije
was born on the 15th of July, 1932 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia where he grew up, later
attending the University of Belgrade where he earned his master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering in Telecommunications and Electronics in 1957.
Dimitrije immigrated to the United States in 1959 at the age of 27 to join his
mother, Mirjana, and father, Milivoj Postich. In 1969 he met the love of
his life, Zlata, they were married in 1971, built a home in Portola Valley and
began a family. He was and a loving father and grandfather, an brilliant
scientist, avid private pilot since the early 1960s, president of the Saint
John’s Serbian Orthodox Church Board, vice president of the Serbian National
Defense, member of the First Serbian Benevolent Society, the “Dusan Silni”
Historical Society, the Nicola Tesla Society, IEEE, AOPA, and a co-founder of
the ETF BAFA - an engineering alumni foundation supporting education at the
University of Belgrade.
Dimitrije is survived by his mother-in-law Vera Solovkov, sons
Mark and George, daughter-in-law Jenny grandchildren, Natalia and Alexander,
and Niece Angelique and Nephew Clarence. His strong personality,
charisma, and an ever inquisitive mind will be deeply missed.
