Paul Erwin Lund

Paul Erwin Lund, life-long resident of Hayward, Calif., died on May 21. He was 85.

Lund was born May 8, 1928, to George and Amanda Lund in the family home built by his father on Montgomery Street in Hayward. He graduated from Hayward High School in 1946, attended University of California, Berkeley and Cal State University, East Bay, and received his bachelor of science degree in mathematics.

Lund was employed 30 years at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and retired in 1990. He was a group leader at what would become the National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center, responsible for the network interface between remote computing facilities and LLNL's supercomputers. This gave scientists around the world access to the supercomputers at Livermore -- a ground-breaking concept at that time and a model for subsequent U.S. and international supercomputing centers. Following retirement from LLNL, Lund managed the Zazueta Hair Company in Castro Valley for 16 years, alongside his partner Daniel Zazueta.

He is survived by his partner of 41 years, Daniel Zazueta of Hayward; his two children, Mark Steven Lund and Melody (Lund) Towns; and son-in-law, Eric Towns. He was preceded in death by his former wife, Leola Mosegard; his brother, George Peter Lund; and his parents -- all of Hayward. Lund remained active with kindergarten and Hayward High schoolmates in producing the "Haypress," a Hayward Union High School newsletter for the classes of the 1940s and 1950s. He is a past president of Dania, the Hayward Chapter of the Danish Grand Lodge.