Richard ‘Dick’ C. Brackney
ITU regrets to announce the death of Col. Richard ‘Dick’ C. Brackney (Ret.).
Dick was a well-known and respected authority on international cybersercurity and had contributed greatly to ITU’s work in the field over a period of more than ten years.
In August he sent a message to his colleagues: “Dear colleagues at MS and International Standards Community: I have enjoyed my work in the Standards community over the years. But, the time has come for it to end. I’ve learned over this summer that time is VERY precious and my time has ended. Thank you all for your support! —Dick”.
Dick had a wide and varied career including 35 years at the US National Security Agency and 3 at Microsoft. He served in combat during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and was the recipient of numerous service decorations including two National Defense Service Medals, and a Meritorious Service Medal.
He will be sadly missed by all including ITU staff, delegates of Study Groups 13 and 17 and the standards and cybersecurity communities at large.
A viewing/memorial service will take place on September 17th (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. EDT at the following location: Howell Funeral Home 10220 Guilford Road Jessup, Maryland 20794. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Dick to the American Heart Association at http://honor.americanheart.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=260931&fr_id=1030&pg=fund.
I remember Dick and his pleasant leadership when we worked together on the FG IdM, for which he served as Vice-Chairman. I am very sorry to hear such a bad news, I pray for his soul to rest in peace. Bye Dick, Stefano
I have enjoyed working with Dick over the years
I was missing him already during this September SG 17 meeting
Q10/17 is not the same without him
All the best to his family
Thanks to a career that is full of contributions
It was truly a pleasure and a privilege to know and work with Dick.
I’ve worked and collaborated with Dick for many years in the ITU-T going back to the days of the FG on IdM. His friendship, leadership and quest for excellence in security standardization will be greatly missed.
While working on merging technological matters on security from SG13, I had the pleasure to also get to know Dick as a gentleman and an excellent colleague in ITU-T. His memory stays with many of us at ITU-T.