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I took a databases course under Professor DeWitt - it was one of the most rewarding and memorable classes that I took at UW Madison. Many years later I heard Larry warmly refer to David DeWitt. I forget whether that was at an all-hands meeting or a conference keynote.

On an unrelated topic, I was taking the course while US v. Microsoft was proceeding. DeWitt kept getting called as an expert witness. At one point he noticed someone wearing a suit in the classroom. He interrupted the class and asked the guy to hand over the subpoena so that he could continue on without being distracted. It turns out that the overdressed student was just prepared for an interview that was happening after the class.