Carl Raymond Riley (September 26, 1935 - November 12, 2021)
Carl Raymond Riley, 86, left this good Earth peacefully at home in Socorro, New Mexico, on Friday, November 12, 2021.
Carl was born on Thursday, September 26, 1935, at home in Dallas, Texas, to Charles Riley and Mogie Riley during the height of the Great Depression. His father was a talented upholsterer, and while growing up Carl helped out reupholstering and refinishing furniture.
In 1954, Carl joined the Air Force and trained as an electronic technician, maintaining airborne electronics on USAF aircraft.
After assignment to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska, Carl met Caroline Lentz, a student at the University of Alaska, while roller skating at the local rink. He proposed on Valentine's Day, and Caroline became his wife and partner in a great life adventure for 66 years.
Carl's career in electronics spanned several decades working as a senior engineer and maintenance supervisor for LTV Aerospace, Kentron International, NASA, Hughes Avionics, and the European Space Agency. Carl was involved in building the NASA space backpack for walks in space, thermal imaging devices for the ML Tank, worked as a blockhouse tech at Cape Kennedy, and extensive management at satellite tracking stations across the United States.
After retirement, Carl became a prolific and creative writer of more than 100 science fiction and Western adventure novels which he loved to share with others. His other hobbies included jewelry working, lapidary, coin collection, gold panning, metal detecting, and hunting for rocks.
Carl passed his love of adventure and travel on to his family, and is survived by his wife, Caroline; daughter Kelly (Zane); son, William (Caroline); grandchildren -- Glen, Erin, and Alan; great-granddaughter, Aleah; and brother, Harvey.
Carl left a legacy of life and adventure to everyone he met, and he will be greatly missed.
- based on obituary published by the Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska) on November 21, 2021.
Carl Raymond Riley, 86, left this good Earth peacefully at home in Socorro, New Mexico, on Friday, November 12, 2021.
Carl was born on Thursday, September 26, 1935, at home in Dallas, Texas, to Charles Riley and Mogie Riley during the height of the Great Depression. His father was a talented upholsterer, and while growing up Carl helped out reupholstering and refinishing furniture.
In 1954, Carl joined the Air Force and trained as an electronic technician, maintaining airborne electronics on USAF aircraft.
After assignment to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska, Carl met Caroline Lentz, a student at the University of Alaska, while roller skating at the local rink. He proposed on Valentine's Day, and Caroline became his wife and partner in a great life adventure for 66 years.
Carl's career in electronics spanned several decades working as a senior engineer and maintenance supervisor for LTV Aerospace, Kentron International, NASA, Hughes Avionics, and the European Space Agency. Carl was involved in building the NASA space backpack for walks in space, thermal imaging devices for the ML Tank, worked as a blockhouse tech at Cape Kennedy, and extensive management at satellite tracking stations across the United States.
After retirement, Carl became a prolific and creative writer of more than 100 science fiction and Western adventure novels which he loved to share with others. His other hobbies included jewelry working, lapidary, coin collection, gold panning, metal detecting, and hunting for rocks.
Carl passed his love of adventure and travel on to his family, and is survived by his wife, Caroline; daughter Kelly (Zane); son, William (Caroline); grandchildren -- Glen, Erin, and Alan; great-granddaughter, Aleah; and brother, Harvey.
Carl left a legacy of life and adventure to everyone he met, and he will be greatly missed.
- based on obituary published by the Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska) on November 21, 2021.
Carl Raymond Riley (September 26, 1935 - November 12, 2021)
Carl Raymond Riley, 86, left this good Earth peacefully at home in Socorro, New Mexico, on Friday, November 12, 2021.
Carl was born on Thursday, September 26, 1935, at home in Dallas, Texas, to Charles Riley and Mogie Riley during the height of the Great Depression. His father was a talented upholsterer, and while growing up Carl helped out reupholstering and refinishing furniture.
In 1954, Carl joined the Air Force and trained as an electronic technician, maintaining airborne electronics on USAF aircraft.
After assignment to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska, Carl met Caroline Lentz, a student at the University of Alaska, while roller skating at the local rink. He proposed on Valentine's Day, and Caroline became his wife and partner in a great life adventure for 66 years.
Carl's career in electronics spanned several decades working as a senior engineer and maintenance supervisor for LTV Aerospace, Kentron International, NASA, Hughes Avionics, and the European Space Agency. Carl was involved in building the NASA space backpack for walks in space, thermal imaging devices for the ML Tank, worked as a blockhouse tech at Cape Kennedy, and extensive management at satellite tracking stations across the United States.
After retirement, Carl became a prolific and creative writer of more than 100 science fiction and Western adventure novels which he loved to share with others. His other hobbies included jewelry working, lapidary, coin collection, gold panning, metal detecting, and hunting for rocks.
Carl passed his love of adventure and travel on to his family, and is survived by his wife, Caroline; daughter Kelly (Zane); son, William (Caroline); grandchildren -- Glen, Erin, and Alan; great-granddaughter, Aleah; and brother, Harvey.
Carl left a legacy of life and adventure to everyone he met, and he will be greatly missed.
- based on obituary published by the Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska) on November 21, 2021.
Carl Raymond Riley, 86, left this good Earth peacefully at home in Socorro, New Mexico, on Friday, November 12, 2021.
Carl was born on Thursday, September 26, 1935, at home in Dallas, Texas, to Charles Riley and Mogie Riley during the height of the Great Depression. His father was a talented upholsterer, and while growing up Carl helped out reupholstering and refinishing furniture.
In 1954, Carl joined the Air Force and trained as an electronic technician, maintaining airborne electronics on USAF aircraft.
After assignment to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska, Carl met Caroline Lentz, a student at the University of Alaska, while roller skating at the local rink. He proposed on Valentine's Day, and Caroline became his wife and partner in a great life adventure for 66 years.
Carl's career in electronics spanned several decades working as a senior engineer and maintenance supervisor for LTV Aerospace, Kentron International, NASA, Hughes Avionics, and the European Space Agency. Carl was involved in building the NASA space backpack for walks in space, thermal imaging devices for the ML Tank, worked as a blockhouse tech at Cape Kennedy, and extensive management at satellite tracking stations across the United States.
After retirement, Carl became a prolific and creative writer of more than 100 science fiction and Western adventure novels which he loved to share with others. His other hobbies included jewelry working, lapidary, coin collection, gold panning, metal detecting, and hunting for rocks.
Carl passed his love of adventure and travel on to his family, and is survived by his wife, Caroline; daughter Kelly (Zane); son, William (Caroline); grandchildren -- Glen, Erin, and Alan; great-granddaughter, Aleah; and brother, Harvey.
Carl left a legacy of life and adventure to everyone he met, and he will be greatly missed.
- based on obituary published by the Daily News-Miner (Fairbanks, Alaska) on November 21, 2021.
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