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He passed (at 82, I believe) about seven years ago. It was both sad and not sad, as he lived a long and amazing life. He programmed the guidance systems of on
by fizx 17y ago
He passed (at 82, I believe) about seven years ago. It was both sad and not sad, as he lived a long and amazing life.
He programmed the guidance systems of one of the Titan series rockets. He also was in the Navy in WWII. At one point, his destroyer was sunk, and spent a few days in the open ocean before being rescued. He was also present at the Japanese surrender ceremony.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of learning to play chess with him over Christmas vacation. He was a truly kind man, and an inspiration to many.
- jacquesm 17y agoQuite a guy, that's a grandfather to be truly proud of. You're privileged to have known someone like that from so near.
- ja27 17y agoMy dad passed away a few years ago. He worked in defense electronics for 30+ years. It's kind of weird that I know very little of what he actually worked on. I know he did a lot of work on what became GPS and on Tomahawk and F/A-18 projects, but so much of what he worked on will probably always be a mystery to me.
- scott_s 17y agoInteresting. My grandfather died about ten years ago at 86. He was in the Navy during WWII, and was among the first Americans in Tokyo after Japan surrendered. And after the war, he worked on the UNIVAC that was used for the census. We still have all of his UNIVAC programming manuals.