I had the delightful opportunity to speak with Wes in May-June of 2015 via telephone on a number occasions.<p>I have been researching an image called the Digital Mona Lisa for many years, and in a round of searching last year, I came upon Wes&#x27;s name in association with the creator of the Digital Mona Lisa, H. Philip Peterson, as they both worked on the TX-0 and TX-2 early computing projects.  Wes was the project director as we all know.<p>I decided to give Wes a phone, (and keep in mind I didn&#x27;t know him prior), and see if he could help me learn more about Mr. Peterson.  Once we started talking in that first phone conversation it was like I had known him for years. 
A simply wonderful, engaging person that helped me learn more about Mr. Peterson but importantly I got to know about Wes and his vast interesting career, (being at a conference where Oppenheimer was part of the event, his early days at the Hanford nuclear facility, his contribution to the ARPA project and much more).  Fascinating stuff from a fascinating person!!<p>I also found out that Mr. Peterson&#x27;s first name was Harold, but Wes said he liked to be called Phil and that Mr. Peterson was born in Utah, among other items.<p>Wes asked me if my last name was of greek descent, which I am, and he proceeded to speak to me in greek.  His wit and humor are two things I&#x27;ll always remember about him, even from such a brief time we spent getting to know one another.<p>He certainly was a computing pioneer.  I hope that his memory is eternal and that we look to past to learn from the careers of others like Wes that paved the way forward.