Thomas Edward Burnett (May 29, 1963 - September 11, 2001), was the vice president and COO of a Pleasanton, California, medical devices company, Thoratec Corporation. At the time of his death, Mr. Burnett resided in San Ramon, California. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson Senior High School in Bloomington, Minnesota in 1981 after leading the football team to the state semi-finals as their starting quarterback. Wikipedia
Thoratec Corporation is a world leader in providing technology to help patients with life threatening cardiac and vascular disease. We develop, manufacture and market medical devices for circulatory support and vascular graft applications, all of which in www.thoratec.com/condolences.htm
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As a young man, Tom Burnett used to think that if he could ever earn 25,000 a year and have a company car, he would be king of the world. www.post-gazette.com/headlines/20011028flt93burnettbiop8.asp
