Timothy Craven, who lost a five-year battle with cancer on April 17, was a mechanical engineer with a passion for welding, cars, motorcycles, and long distance cycling, the Albany Times Union reported. After graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Craven began his career with a seven-year stint at General Electric. Taking a break to earn an M.B.A. at Harvard, he then joined Intel Corp., where he became senior planning manager in 2000. In a on-line guestbook, friends recall Craven's drive and leadership, luring them "countless miles" on their biking trips, despite the "painful pace" he set. Despite his illness, he continued to travel with his wife and six-year-old daughter to Mexico, Florida, Hawaii, and Upstate New York, where he was born.