In Memory

Ed Odenwalder died on November 2, 2024 at the age of 93.

Ed's obituary: https://www.crowderfuneralhome.com/obituaries/edgar-paul-odenwalder-jr/ 

Earlene passed away on October 28, 2024 at the age of 82. She retired from NASA after a 23-year career at JSC.

The link to Earlene's  obituary is:  https://www.emken-linton.com/obituaries/earlene-miner

Stanley L. Faber passed away October 8, 2024 at the age of 97.   Stanley was first listed in the Space Task Group 1959 phone book.  From 1963 to 1974, he was the Chief, Flight Simulation Branch-Flight Crew Operations Division (later, the Flight Crew Support Division/CF5; then Crew Training and Simulation Division/CE2; and finally, Flight Simulation Division/FE2).  From 1974 to 1980, he was the Special Assistant, Flight Simulation Division/FE.  He is listed from 1980 to 1993 under Aerospace Corporation.

Stan's obituary: https://www.jlevyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Stanley-Faber 

Charles passed away on October 6, 2024 at the age of 83. He retired from NASA after a 40-year career at MSC/JSC.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bay_area/name/charles-alford-obituary?id=56599934-perez

Donald A. Barron passed away on September 28, 2024 in Bryan, Texas at the age of 82.  

Don's obituary is at the HIiller Funeral Home website:  https://www.hillierfuneralhome.com/obituaries/donald-barron

Dianne Milner passed on Sept 26, 2024 at the age of 80. Some years during her career she went by Dianne Brizzolara.

Obituary for Dianne: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/baytown-tx/dianne-milner-12008595 

Ron passed away on September 20, 2024 at the age of 87. He retired from NASA after a 30-year career at MSC/JSC.

Obituary for Ron: https://jeterfuneralhome.com/ronald-dwayne-mercer/ 

Nancy passed away on September 20, 2024. She retired from NASA after a 19-year career at MSC/JSC.

She  worked for the VA prior to joining MSC/JSC.

Not aware of an Obituary

Gordon passed away on Aug 20, 2024 at the age of 91.

Gordon is first listed in the 1966 MSC phone book in the Flight Safety-Quality Assurance/AR55.  Throughout the remainder of his career, he was in the Reliability and Quality Assurance Division/ND and retired in 1988 from Safety Division/NS.

Obituary for Gordon: https://www.crowderfuneralhome.com/obituaries/gordon-lee-house/ 

Astronaut Joe Engle passed away on July 10, 2024 at the age of 91.

He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew two flights in the Shuttle program's 1977 Approach and Landing Tests. Engle was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.

Joe Engle's biography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Engle 

Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/houston-tx/joe-engle-11892588