David Travis , a pioneer in the home-video field who became a marketing executive for several Silicon Valley companies, has died. He was 79. A family rep said Travis died August 30 of metastasized colorectal cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Fund home in Woodland Hills, CA.

Travis was married for 44 years to Kathy Garver, who starred as Cissy on the 1960s sitcom Family Affair and went on to a long screen career.

Born on March 14, 1946, in Omaha, NE, Travis was president of his class at San Jose State University. In 1975, he was hired at General Recorded Tapes, a manufacturer of reel-to-reel, 8-track and cassette tapes that acquired several record labels amid its success. As compact discs began replacing that older technology, Travis worked for the up-and-coming Atari, travel

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