James Olin Fishbeck, of Edgartown, died on April 26. He was 82.
Jim was born in 1943 in Helena, Ark., along with his twin sister Jan, to parents Donald and Doris Fishbeck. The family settled in Lansing, Mich. after World War II.
He graduated from Everett High School in 1961 and earned a degree in electrical engineering from Michigan State University in 1966, later returning for an MBA.
He worked for a year at Collins Radio and then had a 30-year career at Analog Devices where he retired as director of corporate communications.
He was an avid pilot, learning to fly at MSU and owning his own plane.
He is survived by his life partner Lee Morgan, twin sister Jan Heston, brother John Fishbeck, niece Jennifer Miller, great-niece Dalayna Miller and great-nephew Wyatt Miller.
No funeral or memorial service is planned at this time.