title: L. J. Sevin
text: # L. J. Sevin
  
  Leonce John "L. J." Sevin, Jr. (August 28, 1930 - September 12, 2015) was described by a Dallas newspaper, when he died, as "Mostek co-founder, venture capitalist." He was also co-founder of Sevin Rosen Funds.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sevin co-founded Mostek when, in 1969, he left Texas Instruments; he was the company's CEO for ten years.
  
  With Benjamin M. Rosen, he co-founded Sevin Rosen Funds in 1981.
  
  ## Service
  
  He served on the board at
  
  * Institute of Technology at Southern Methodist University,
  * the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University,
  * the Bulova Watch Company and
  * the Trade Policy Committee of the Semiconductor Industry Association.
  * Dallas Opera Board of Directors
  
  ## Early life
  
  He was born to Leonce John Sevin, Sr. and Pauline Perkins Sevin in Baton Rouge. He fought in the Korean War and, with funding from the G. I. Bill, attended and graduated from Louisiana State University, with a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering.
  
  In 1965, while working for TI, he wrote a book, "Field Effect Transistors" that was translated into seven languages.
  
  ## Family
  
  When Sevin died, his family included wife Jo Danna Sevin, daughters Christine Sevin Burke and Paula Sevin Webster Hayes, son Gordon Sevin, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
  
  In 1982 daughter JoAnna Sevin "died in an automobile accident."
  
  