Del passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011, after being diagnosed with lung cancer late last year.\u00a0 His death was a shock to everyone, including his family.<\/p>\n
I’m still waiting for the Obituary promised by the family and will post it on the Website as soon as I receive it.\u00a0 In the meantime I would like to share a memorial written by one of his Litton friends.<\/p>\n
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REMEMBRANCE FOR A GOOD FRIEND<\/p>\n
Del\u00a0 and\u00a0 I worked together on several projects\u00a0 for over 20 years at both DSD and DCS.\u00a0 In the early days we worked mostly on proposals with my fondest memories of the AN\/TSQ-73\u00a0 proposal.\u00a0 We worked around the clock in cramped quarters in a trailer.\u00a0 Del was the system engineer on the project and came up with many new inventive ideas and was able to explain these ideas in a manner that an evaluator from the government could understand.\u00a0 No small task.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think he ever looked at his watch as he was always on the job during this proposal effort.\u00a0 Winning new business is the life blood of any company.<\/p>\n
Del\u00a0 then transferred to DCS along with several DSD employees to start the new division in1979.\u00a0 Del was the senior scientist on the project and provided the structure for engineers\u00a0 to put on the details\u00a0 for the largest air defense system ever to be\u00a0 built from the ground up in the world.\u00a0 Del\u2019s ability to work with everyone and provide guidance in such a way that everyone thought that it was their idea was uncanny.\u00a0 I watched him work with awe and admiration.<\/p>\n
During our working years my wife and I shared many fun times at Christmas parties, etc., with Del and his wife Wilma.\u00a0 We got to know Wilma very well and what a great support for Del.\u00a0 We will truly miss you.<\/p>\n
Bob Seitz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Del passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011, after being diagnosed with lung cancer late last year.\u00a0 His death was a shock to everyone, including his family. I’m still waiting for the Obituary promised by the family and will post … Continue reading