Walter LeCroy Passed Away Peacefully on May 10, 2023

Lecroy Walter Walter LeCroy, founder and leader of LeCroy from 1962 to 2012, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2023.

Created the world’s first digital storage oscilloscope (DSO)
Well-known and recognized professional analog and digital photographer
Loved adventure, life and those around him

Walter LeCroy had a rich, productive life and changed the lives of the many people who worked at LeCroy Corporation (becoming Teledyne Lecroy) for the 50 years from 1962 to 2012. He established and guided the company through 2 distinct technology periods, astutely recognized the opportunity for incorporating digital technology into oscilloscopes, and changed the direction of the test and measurement industry in the process.

Surrounding his life in test and measurement was an abiding love of photography, and he saw the same opportunity in photography that he recognized in the digitization of electrical signals. He was brilliant, articulate, funny, curious, optimistic and fearless. He had charisma and people loved being around him. He was generous to his friends, his family, and his favorite organizations. He enjoyed talking to and interacting with employees at the office and customers at conventions and technical symposiums. He passed away peacefully on May 10, 2023, ready for his next adventure. He is missed by all who knew him.

He said: “I’d like for the company to be known for making serious contributions to measurement technology. That is an enabling technology for everything else. It’s pretty fundamental for humanity, though much of humanity isn’t aware of it.”

LeCroy’s Early Years and Education

Born in Birmingham, AL
Early interest in science and photography
Newspaper delivery job led to photography bylines
Early studies in journalism
Chance enrollment at Columbia University led to B.A. in Physics
Spent his teen years in Decatur, AL, graduating from Decatur High School in 1952.

LeCroy’s Early Employment