Bernard George King passed from this life at age 90 on May 9, 2013. He was a resident of Ambassador Manor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 27 years, Joan Townsend King in 1976, and his son, Phillip George King in 1983. He is survived by: his 4 sons, Charles Townsend King and wife, Paula, Bernard Justin King and wife, Mary, Adam Cornelius King, and wife, May, and Quintus Lawrence King; his grandchildren Caleb King, David King, Joanna King, Christopher King, Caroline King O'Connell and Claire King; great-grandchildren, Phillip and James King. The only child of Albert Maximillon and Margaret Helen Koenig, he was born in Kitchener, Canada on December 22, 1922 and became an American Citizen in 1952. He earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1955 and worked for AT&T Bell Labs for 35 years. While there, he invented the Totem-Pole OutPut for digital circuits that is a major contributor to the high speed computers and communications hardware we all use every day. He will be cremated and remains sent to Sycamore, Illinois, where the service will be held at the Townsend Family Plot, June 1st (pending). Arrangements under the direction of The Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 918-291-3500.