Gary Edward Conley
March 19, 1940 – November 25, 2016
Gary Edward Conley was born in Missoula, MT 3/19/1940 and passed away after a brief illness at Benefis Hospital, Great Falls, MT 11/25/2016 in the presence of his family.
He graduated Missoula County High Class of 1958. Entered the US Navy Oct 1, 1958 with the first perfect test score. He served as an E5 Electronic Technician aboard the USS Mullany DD528 until Sept. 30, 1964. While on night watch in the Philippines circa 1959, he spotted pings on the radar reporting it to his superior. It was Sputnik.
Gary and Linda married in 1961 and stayed in So Calif, upon discharge from the navy, where he worked at Volt Technologies on the Atlas Missile Program Launch Control Procedures; also at Electro Optical Systems R&D Environmental/Space Lab where he produced the solar wind spectrometer that was left on the moon’s surface by Niel Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo moon landings. At JPL, he was involved with the Voyager Spacelab. He also developed the starlight scope for the Military during the Vietnam War. He was a color tech at Xerox R&D developing color printers and QMRP, Quick Map Response Program, for the US Army.
Gary was a gifted and accomplished man, his hobbies included woodworking, making furniture and a gliding horse. He built a working steam engine and enjoyed riding his backyard train with his grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, camping and just being in his beloved Montana.
He was recently reunited with his Mullany shipmates.
Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine and step father Merle Rognrud. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda (Krout) Conley, daughter Catherina Conley, son David Conley, granddaughter Peyton, grandson Trevor; sister Roxie (Larry) Peterson, brothers Col. Gordon Rognrud & Dean (Bobbie) Rognrud plus numerous nephews and step nieces.
A Funeral Liturgy will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Avenue. Burial with Military Honors will follow the service at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Hero’s Road, Fort Harrison. Memorials in Gary’s name may be made to the donor’s choice.
March 19, 1940 – November 25, 2016
Gary Edward Conley was born in Missoula, MT 3/19/1940 and passed away after a brief illness at Benefis Hospital, Great Falls, MT 11/25/2016 in the presence of his family.
He graduated Missoula County High Class of 1958. Entered the US Navy Oct 1, 1958 with the first perfect test score. He served as an E5 Electronic Technician aboard the USS Mullany DD528 until Sept. 30, 1964. While on night watch in the Philippines circa 1959, he spotted pings on the radar reporting it to his superior. It was Sputnik.
Gary and Linda married in 1961 and stayed in So Calif, upon discharge from the navy, where he worked at Volt Technologies on the Atlas Missile Program Launch Control Procedures; also at Electro Optical Systems R&D Environmental/Space Lab where he produced the solar wind spectrometer that was left on the moon’s surface by Niel Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo moon landings. At JPL, he was involved with the Voyager Spacelab. He also developed the starlight scope for the Military during the Vietnam War. He was a color tech at Xerox R&D developing color printers and QMRP, Quick Map Response Program, for the US Army.
Gary was a gifted and accomplished man, his hobbies included woodworking, making furniture and a gliding horse. He built a working steam engine and enjoyed riding his backyard train with his grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, camping and just being in his beloved Montana.
He was recently reunited with his Mullany shipmates.
Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine and step father Merle Rognrud. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda (Krout) Conley, daughter Catherina Conley, son David Conley, granddaughter Peyton, grandson Trevor; sister Roxie (Larry) Peterson, brothers Col. Gordon Rognrud & Dean (Bobbie) Rognrud plus numerous nephews and step nieces.
A Funeral Liturgy will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Avenue. Burial with Military Honors will follow the service at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Hero’s Road, Fort Harrison. Memorials in Gary’s name may be made to the donor’s choice.
Gary Edward Conley
March 19, 1940 – November 25, 2016
Gary Edward Conley was born in Missoula, MT 3/19/1940 and passed away after a brief illness at Benefis Hospital, Great Falls, MT 11/25/2016 in the presence of his family.
He graduated Missoula County High Class of 1958. Entered the US Navy Oct 1, 1958 with the first perfect test score. He served as an E5 Electronic Technician aboard the USS Mullany DD528 until Sept. 30, 1964. While on night watch in the Philippines circa 1959, he spotted pings on the radar reporting it to his superior. It was Sputnik.
Gary and Linda married in 1961 and stayed in So Calif, upon discharge from the navy, where he worked at Volt Technologies on the Atlas Missile Program Launch Control Procedures; also at Electro Optical Systems R&D Environmental/Space Lab where he produced the solar wind spectrometer that was left on the moon’s surface by Niel Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo moon landings. At JPL, he was involved with the Voyager Spacelab. He also developed the starlight scope for the Military during the Vietnam War. He was a color tech at Xerox R&D developing color printers and QMRP, Quick Map Response Program, for the US Army.
Gary was a gifted and accomplished man, his hobbies included woodworking, making furniture and a gliding horse. He built a working steam engine and enjoyed riding his backyard train with his grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, camping and just being in his beloved Montana.
He was recently reunited with his Mullany shipmates.
Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine and step father Merle Rognrud. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda (Krout) Conley, daughter Catherina Conley, son David Conley, granddaughter Peyton, grandson Trevor; sister Roxie (Larry) Peterson, brothers Col. Gordon Rognrud & Dean (Bobbie) Rognrud plus numerous nephews and step nieces.
A Funeral Liturgy will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Avenue. Burial with Military Honors will follow the service at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Hero’s Road, Fort Harrison. Memorials in Gary’s name may be made to the donor’s choice.
March 19, 1940 – November 25, 2016
Gary Edward Conley was born in Missoula, MT 3/19/1940 and passed away after a brief illness at Benefis Hospital, Great Falls, MT 11/25/2016 in the presence of his family.
He graduated Missoula County High Class of 1958. Entered the US Navy Oct 1, 1958 with the first perfect test score. He served as an E5 Electronic Technician aboard the USS Mullany DD528 until Sept. 30, 1964. While on night watch in the Philippines circa 1959, he spotted pings on the radar reporting it to his superior. It was Sputnik.
Gary and Linda married in 1961 and stayed in So Calif, upon discharge from the navy, where he worked at Volt Technologies on the Atlas Missile Program Launch Control Procedures; also at Electro Optical Systems R&D Environmental/Space Lab where he produced the solar wind spectrometer that was left on the moon’s surface by Niel Armstrong during the 1969 Apollo moon landings. At JPL, he was involved with the Voyager Spacelab. He also developed the starlight scope for the Military during the Vietnam War. He was a color tech at Xerox R&D developing color printers and QMRP, Quick Map Response Program, for the US Army.
Gary was a gifted and accomplished man, his hobbies included woodworking, making furniture and a gliding horse. He built a working steam engine and enjoyed riding his backyard train with his grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, camping and just being in his beloved Montana.
He was recently reunited with his Mullany shipmates.
Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Josephine and step father Merle Rognrud. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Linda (Krout) Conley, daughter Catherina Conley, son David Conley, granddaughter Peyton, grandson Trevor; sister Roxie (Larry) Peterson, brothers Col. Gordon Rognrud & Dean (Bobbie) Rognrud plus numerous nephews and step nieces.
A Funeral Liturgy will be 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E. 6th Avenue. Burial with Military Honors will follow the service at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Hero’s Road, Fort Harrison. Memorials in Gary’s name may be made to the donor’s choice.
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