Interment: Jan 28, 2020
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Youngest of six, born and raised in Joliet at 1209 Center Street, he attended grade school at St. Raymond’s.
Following graduation from Joliet Township High School, he enlisted in the Navy serving aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea in post-war occupied Japan.
He later worked at Argonne National Laboratory as an I.A.M. Machinist Tool & Die Maker from 1959 to 1991. His projects included working in the 'hot' shop, with radioactive materials; he also assisted in building the bubble chamber, an experiment to detect neutrinos.
In the early 1960s, he was chosen to work on the Apollo Spacecraft, which was Top Secret at the time. His security status (and that of his family) was part of why America came out in the #1 position during the cold war 'Race for Space'.
He vividly told a story of constructing a super magnet for a Russian scientific exchange. The 18 wheeler had to be devoid of all American flags his shop had supplied. Politically incorrect!
He was ahead of his time in his love of the land and ecological awareness that led him to grow all his flowers and vegetables from seed in his own greenhouse providing fresh organic food for his family. He canned, composted, dried food, and promoted whole natural food & vitamins.
The birds benefited and enjoyed his early attempts at baking fresh bread. He loved dogs and cats and had many through the years.
For many years in winter he would drive to Mexico for vacation in his Peugeot 405.
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Youngest of six, born and raised in Joliet at 1209 Center Street, he attended grade school at St. Raymond’s.
Following graduation from Joliet Township High School, he enlisted in the Navy serving aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea in post-war occupied Japan.
He later worked at Argonne National Laboratory as an I.A.M. Machinist Tool & Die Maker from 1959 to 1991. His projects included working in the 'hot' shop, with radioactive materials; he also assisted in building the bubble chamber, an experiment to detect neutrinos.
In the early 1960s, he was chosen to work on the Apollo Spacecraft, which was Top Secret at the time. His security status (and that of his family) was part of why America came out in the #1 position during the cold war 'Race for Space'.
He vividly told a story of constructing a super magnet for a Russian scientific exchange. The 18 wheeler had to be devoid of all American flags his shop had supplied. Politically incorrect!
He was ahead of his time in his love of the land and ecological awareness that led him to grow all his flowers and vegetables from seed in his own greenhouse providing fresh organic food for his family. He canned, composted, dried food, and promoted whole natural food & vitamins.
The birds benefited and enjoyed his early attempts at baking fresh bread. He loved dogs and cats and had many through the years.
For many years in winter he would drive to Mexico for vacation in his Peugeot 405.
Interment: Jan 28, 2020
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Youngest of six, born and raised in Joliet at 1209 Center Street, he attended grade school at St. Raymond’s.
Following graduation from Joliet Township High School, he enlisted in the Navy serving aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea in post-war occupied Japan.
He later worked at Argonne National Laboratory as an I.A.M. Machinist Tool & Die Maker from 1959 to 1991. His projects included working in the 'hot' shop, with radioactive materials; he also assisted in building the bubble chamber, an experiment to detect neutrinos.
In the early 1960s, he was chosen to work on the Apollo Spacecraft, which was Top Secret at the time. His security status (and that of his family) was part of why America came out in the #1 position during the cold war 'Race for Space'.
He vividly told a story of constructing a super magnet for a Russian scientific exchange. The 18 wheeler had to be devoid of all American flags his shop had supplied. Politically incorrect!
He was ahead of his time in his love of the land and ecological awareness that led him to grow all his flowers and vegetables from seed in his own greenhouse providing fresh organic food for his family. He canned, composted, dried food, and promoted whole natural food & vitamins.
The birds benefited and enjoyed his early attempts at baking fresh bread. He loved dogs and cats and had many through the years.
For many years in winter he would drive to Mexico for vacation in his Peugeot 405.
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Youngest of six, born and raised in Joliet at 1209 Center Street, he attended grade school at St. Raymond’s.
Following graduation from Joliet Township High School, he enlisted in the Navy serving aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea in post-war occupied Japan.
He later worked at Argonne National Laboratory as an I.A.M. Machinist Tool & Die Maker from 1959 to 1991. His projects included working in the 'hot' shop, with radioactive materials; he also assisted in building the bubble chamber, an experiment to detect neutrinos.
In the early 1960s, he was chosen to work on the Apollo Spacecraft, which was Top Secret at the time. His security status (and that of his family) was part of why America came out in the #1 position during the cold war 'Race for Space'.
He vividly told a story of constructing a super magnet for a Russian scientific exchange. The 18 wheeler had to be devoid of all American flags his shop had supplied. Politically incorrect!
He was ahead of his time in his love of the land and ecological awareness that led him to grow all his flowers and vegetables from seed in his own greenhouse providing fresh organic food for his family. He canned, composted, dried food, and promoted whole natural food & vitamins.
The birds benefited and enjoyed his early attempts at baking fresh bread. He loved dogs and cats and had many through the years.
For many years in winter he would drive to Mexico for vacation in his Peugeot 405.
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MR3 US Navy, Korea
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