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Arun Bajoria lit a candle
Friday, May 21, 2021
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Deepest condolences
-Arun Bajoria, Kolkata
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Jorge Barba lit a candle
Monday, January 22, 2018
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I had the honor to work with Jay when I was working with the Semantics Team, he was the glue to the many people working with Semantics, be in the US or the Mexican center, Jay made sure everybody was engaged and having fun and feeling good about the work done. Jay really made a difference while focusing on performance and delivery he cared more about how people felt and made his best to have everybody onboard and happy. Jay will always be remembered. My condolences to his family.
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Bill Beauregard posted a symbolic gesture
Monday, January 22, 2018
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Dear Nupur, Pia and Shayan, I too worked with Jay for many years. I've always appreciated his willingness to drop what he was doing to give a listening ear and lend a helping hand. It was inspiring to see his patience and cheerfulness no matter how he was feeling. You were clearly important to him and he was proud of you. If I stopped by his office to discuss something, he'd often ask about my family and he'd share a tidbit about some family trip or activity or your recent successes. I'll miss Jay. Please accept my deepest condolences. Bill
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Goutam Kulkarni lit a candle
Sunday, January 21, 2018
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Souri Das posted a condolence
Saturday, January 20, 2018
It was a typical New Hampshire winter morning in February, 1994 -- not snowing, but lots of snow on the ground. I was waiting nervously in the ZK01 lobby of Digital Equipment Corporation office in Nashua.
"Hello, Souripriya. I am Jayanta Banerjee."
That was the first time I met Jay. I had a phone interview with him a few days before that.
He took me down to a small conference room next to the hallway in ZK03 and talked with me for a few minutes. That conversation was so caring and reassuring that I no longer felt nervous. It gave me the confidence to answer any difficult or unfamiliar questions -- posed during rest of the interview sessions that day with veteran and brilliant DEC Rdb database people including Peter Spiro, T K Rengarajan, Rick Anderson, Ashok Joshi and Arun Gopalan -- grounded on my understanding of the fundamentals of computer science.
I was hired. I thought I was going to be here in this sleepy rural town of Nashua, NH for may be a year or two before heading back to the bustling cosmopolitan New York city area I was so used to as a graduate student.
Working under Jay was exciting. There was a lot of freedom in choosing what I wanted to work on. Work typically involved a lot of research, intense brainstorming, writing papers, filing patents and yes, productization of some of the ideas. Jay's ability to understand to the finest detail the technical merits of project proposals gave us the guidance we needed.
If I want to write all the memories I have of Jay, it will probably exceed the quota limit. Here are just a couple:
In April 2003, my colleague Eugene Chong and I went to Jay's office and showed him a small example of what can be done using RDF semantic graphs. We proposed that we start exploring graphs and consider providing graph support in Oracle. This was a time when, barring a few people actively involved in it like Tim Burners-Lee, R. V. Guha, et. al, nobody else knew about RDF. We were not sure if Jay would agree. Jay not only asked us to continue exploring, but also encouraged us to build prototypes and let other people join in our effort.
In summer 1996, we had a company picnic day at the Hampshire Dome in Milford, NH. A soccer game was organized in the afternoon and since playing soccer has always been my passion, I was enjoying every moment of the game. I was pleasantly surprised to see Jay joining us -- I did not know that managers and/or 40+ year olds would play soccer. We were on the same team and combined to score quite a few goals. Like me, he too was passionate about soccer.
It has been almost 24 years since that winter day in 1994. I never left Jay. How can you leave a manager who is so passionate about innovation, brave enough to let you do a project that seems outlandish at first, had a smile on his face even in trying circumstances?
I know you did not want to leave us, Jay. How we wish you did not have to leave us, but nature never cared about what we minions wished.
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Sue Mavris lit a candle
Saturday, January 20, 2018
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Jay Banerjee was my manager for most of my years at Oracle. He was the best kind of manager… hands off but available. He was always there if I needed anything. Despite his medical issues, Jay always smiled and always kept his positive attitude. He was an inspiration. My deepest condolences to Nupur, Pia and Shayan and all who mourn his passing.
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Anindita Das posted a condolence
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Jayanta da
You were a very big part of my life, you taught me so many things like a big brother, but more importantly you taught me the value of friendship, how to be patient and learn to balance my career and family. I looked up to you for advise and guidance, and you never failed in showing me the right path. Your positive attitude at everything around you was infectious, and made me feel happy even during my deepest sorrow.
I truly feel blessed to have had your affection and friendship, I miss you and will remember you for ever.
Love from your younger sister.
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Anindita and Souri Das lit a candle
Saturday, January 20, 2018
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Jags Srinivasan posted a condolence
Friday, January 19, 2018
It was a privilege to work under Jay.
I enjoyed technical discussions, brainstorming ideas with him, and his keen sense of humor. So many of our patents were refined by his suggestions.
I was also touched by his kindness, thoughtfulness, and his energetic drive.
I will share one incident:
Jay and I had visited Washington D. C. for a customer meeting, and we were supposed to take early morning flight to Manchester. We reached the airport only to find that the flight was cancelled. I was in no particular hurry to get back and was willing to wait for next flight which would put us in Manchester late afternoon.
However, Jay wanted to get back, because his mother-in-law was leaving for India in the afternoon by an international flight from Boston, and he was supposed to drop her to the airport.
So he decided that we will rent a car and we will drive to Nashua. The drive from Washington D.C to Nashua was doable but I was not keen as I thought we would barely make it.
Yet, he insisted and so we started. Jay was in the driver's seat and I the reluctant passenger. He was driving well over speed limits and we were doing good time and then we decided to stop at a rest area on my insistence. I wanted to calm him down.
We resumed, and I was urging Jay to drive slowly. We must have driven for about fifteen minutes or so again over the speed limits when I mentioned to Jay that it feels like as if we are not making progress. The scenery looks familiar. He said what do you mean? I said I am afraid we are going in the wrong direction. What had happened was at the rest area when we resumed we exited incorrectly and starting driving in the reverse direction. As soon as we realized that we made a U-turn and continued but we had lost another precious half-an-hour.
To make matters worse, we hit traffic around NYC and things started getting further delayed. In between, her daughter kept calling asking when we will reach.
After we crossed NYC area, I reasoned that there is no way we can make it and we can as well take a break and inform his family. But then he decided that we will directly drive to the Boston airport and thus save time of going to Nashua and then heading to the airport. Accordingly he instructed his family and yes indeed with that change of the plan we drove directly to the airport and I also had the opportunity to meet his mother-in-law at the airport and see her off. Of course, Jay had a the biggest smile of his face telling me see I told you we will make it ...
Yes, Jay, you were a major part of my professional life, and I thank you for that.
I admire your zest for life, and you ability to fight back and despite illnesses, you barely missed office, and at the earliest opportunity you would be back to office as usual working, on phone attending meetings, and greeting us all with that gentle smile ...
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Matt Perry posted a condolence
Friday, January 19, 2018
Please accept my deepest condolences. I was so sad to hear that Jay passed away. He was my manager for almost 9 years, and it was such a privilege to have him as both a colleague and a friend. I have many fond memories of Jay, especially from the times I spent with him on trips for conferences and trainings. Jay was such a kind and sincere person. I will always remember how much he supported and trusted us as a team and gave us the freedom to try new things and innovate. He will truly be missed.
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Gabriela Montiel uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay with Zhe,and the Multimedia, Spatial, and Graph MDC teams in Guadalajara downtown during his visit in Mexico
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Gabriela Montiel uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay with the Zhe and the MDC Graph Team at Guadalajara
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Gabriela Montiel uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay with Zhe,and the Graph MDC team in Guadalajara downtown during his visit in Mexico
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Gabriela Montiel uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay with Zhe,and the Multimedia, Spatial, and Graph MDC teams in Guadalajara downtown during his visit in Mexico
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Gabriela Montiel uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay, with Zhe and the MDC Graph team during his visit in Guadalajara
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Kevin Duffy lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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I’ve known Jay since his first days working in the Rdb group. He was well liked and a pleasure to work with from the beginning. All of us in the Rdb team today will miss him greatly.
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Jane Tao lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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I have worked in Jay's team for more than three years. He is a great manager and mentor! Although we are in west cost, Jay met us many times when he visited us in HQ or joined the open world meetings and conferences. Jay always motivated us to be great engineers. He is very nice and caring!
Very sorry for the loss of Jay! He will be missed by us! Rest in peace!
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Jeffrey Xie lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay’s passing is a big loss for his family and the people surrounding him. I am deeply saddened. He has always been extremely nice, gentle, encouraging, and inspiring. It was an honor to have known and worked with such a great person and I will truly miss him. May he rest in peace!
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steve serra uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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This is 1998 , Jay's team received an Innovation Award. sorry for the picture quality.
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Steve Serra uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay's group at NEDC, Oct 2016
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Richard Jiang lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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I am very sadden by Jay's passing. He interviewed and hired me here at DEC KODA group long time ago. I always remember his smiling, his knowledge and his humor in our conversations. He is a very caring manager, provides guidance and encouragement to our work and innovation. He will be deeply missed. My deep and sincere condolences to Jay's family.
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Jim Steiner lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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We are all so sorry to lose Jay. He will be missed. He and his work have touched so many lives, mentored so many people and made a continuing contribution to all of us.
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Baris Kazar lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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I am deeply saddened by Jay's passing. Please accept my deepest condolences. He was blessing in our lives. We will miss the presence of truly amazing and kind person. May his soul rest in peace.
With sympathy, baris
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Ananth Raghavan posted a condolence
Friday, January 19, 2018
I want to express my deepest condolences to Jay's family and friends. I was a 24 year old kid when I joined DEC back in 1988. Within months of joining I was asked to interview Jay for a position as manager of the team (KODA) that I was working in. Jay must have been quite amused to be interviewed by such an inexperienced kid but he hid it well.
I am so glad he joined our team. I learned a lot reporting to Jay. I must say he is one of the best managers I've ever worked for. Over the years we kept in contact and I used to enjoy meeting him when ever he visited HQ or came for Oracle Openworld.
I look back very fondly on those years I worked in KODA with Jay and the rest of the KODA gang. We had a wonderful group dynamic and Jay enabled that.
He was a wonderful person am I'm glad to have know him.
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Jim Stenoish lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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I've worked with Jay for many years. He was always a intelligent, wise and kind leader for those who worked with him. We will miss him.
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Ying Hu lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay was very kind and supportive. The memories will remain forever in my heart. My deepest condolence.
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Steve Serra uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay and the Spatial MDC team
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Steve Serra uploaded photo(s)
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay , Zhe and Graph team at MDC
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Fengting Chen lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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I first met Jay in an interview almost 20 years ago. He was kind, gentle and knowledgeable , more like a scholar than a hiring manager, which made me respect him but without pressure. That is my impression of him from then on. I believe he has been a bless to the people around him. My sincere condolences to Jay's family and relatives.
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Steve Serra posted a condolence
Friday, January 19, 2018
I worked as a manager under Jay for over 20 years. He had a hands off management style but was always there if you needed any advice or guidance. He was a great technologist and started many leading edge projects at Oracle.
Our conversations would almost always include talking about our kids. He was very proud of Pia and Shayan.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Nupur , Pia , Shayan and all of Jay's family and friends.
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Rick Anderson posted a condolence
Friday, January 19, 2018
I had the privilege of working with Jay during my time at Oracle and Digital.
I will always remember Jay's ever-present smile, his sense of humour and how he always
let us do our job and innovate. Jay will always be those people I will remember forever.
With sympathy, Rick Anderson.
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Manjari Yalavarthy lit a candle
Friday, January 19, 2018
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Jay was a gentle and friendly person. I remember his big smile. His presence will be missed by all us at Oracle. I pray that he rests in peace and is blessed on his onward journey. My condolences to Jay's family and pray that you have the strength to cope with this loss.
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michael rubino posted a condolence
Friday, January 19, 2018
My condolences to Jay's family. I had the pleasure of working with Jay in years past on a number of projects. Jay was a friendly, kind and very smart man who will be missed here at Oracle. With sympathy, michael rubino
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andrew witkowski lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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I had privilege to work with Jay during my work at Oracle. Jay has always been very cooperative, had great sense of humor, encouraged many people to do inventive and important work. I will always keep him in my memory. Blessing to his family members.
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Isai Barajas lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Something which will dwell in my memory is the calming voice that always came through the telephone. Even if we did not interacted in person with him, his conversation made us feel as if he was next to us.
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Víctor Antonio López lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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I was lucky to meet Jay and have him as my manager for a little over 3 years. I'll always be grateful for giving me a chance to be a part of his team. He was a very effective leader and an extremely kind person, this is what I'll remember the most. He provided extremely good insights, guidance and made everyone feel comfortable around him. So far, I've met very few people with these traits combined, which made work and life so much more enjoyable. I will sorely miss him.
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Ana Paula Estrada lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Jay was such a great person, so clever and kind. It was so nice to meet him.He was an excellent leader, I am so thankful with him for letting me be part of his team. I hope that his soul is now resting in the peace of God.
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José Ramírez lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Jay was such a nice guy. He was always kind. I did not interact with him too much but I could notice he was always available to help us in whatever thing we needed. He was always looking for things to innovate in the company and we felt that spirit. We are going to miss him. It was a big lost for the team. Thanks for every thing. Rest in peace Jay Banerjee.
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Eduardo Pacheco lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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I only had the chance to talk to Jay a few times but I have witnessed the great respect and appreciation that all the MDC team had for him.He will truly be missed by all of us. I pray God will grant you the serenity and peace that you need to get through this.
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Carlos Manuel López lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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We will never forget his kindness and willingness to help. Jay will remain in our memories and hearts as a great leader, colleague and human being. Rest in Peace our dear Jay.
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Miriam Mecate lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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I will always remember him as a wise and a kind man, Jay Banerjee will be missed. It was an honor to be part of his team.
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Juan Fco. García lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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I will always remember Jay as a great person. He gave me the opportunity to join this team when he was in charge of it, and I will always be very grateful. I remember him always being polite and close to the team members. I am proud to have met him and have been part of this team under his leadership.Definitely, we all will miss him, but will have our best rememberings. Good bye Jay and thanks for all.
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Hugo Labra lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Jay Banerjee was a kind and caring boss. He was always willing to listen to us when there was anything wrong and trying to make us more comfortable.We will miss him
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Gabriela Montiel Moreno lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Jay was a great and kind person who always motivated us to do our best.
I will remember Jay not only as a boss but as a mentor who had inspired me to be what I know I can be. His guidance, knowledge, kind words,and support have helped me become not only a better professional but a better human being. I will always be grateful for having the opportunity to be part of his team. He will be deeply missed but will remain in our memories.
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Seema Sundara lit a candle
Thursday, January 18, 2018
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Parthiban (PT) Thilagar posted a condolence
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Jay was a great person who helped me and many others when I started working for him. He was always kind and gentle and put up with all my silly jokes.
He will be missed forever.
-Parthiban (PT) and Vani Thilagar
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Melli Annamalai lit a candle
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
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Melli Annamalai posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
I am deeply saddened by Jay's passing. From the time he interviewed me till the time he was my manager he was always supportive, encouraging, and always looking for the best interests of his team members. We miss him. I pray for his soul to rest in peace.
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The family of Jayanta Banerjee uploaded a photo
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
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