Daniel William Repperger, Jr.

REPPERGER, Daniel William Jr., age 67 of Kettering , OH, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 3, 2010 in Dayton, OH . Much beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and uncle will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Dan was a graduate of Binghamton , NY city schools. He received a BSEE (1967) and MSEE (1968) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; PhD (1973) in electrical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. He was a David Ross Research Fellow at Purdue from 1971-1973 and a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow at Wright-Patterson AFB from 1973-1975 and has been at Wright-Patterson AFB, Air Force Research Lab, Human Effectiveness Directorate since 1975. Dan was a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi , is a Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio, and on the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Academy of Sciences. He was elected Fellow of the IEEE, Air Force Research Laboratory, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Ohio Academy of Sciences and Aerospace Medical Association. Dan authored over 400 technical journal articles, reports and conference publications, 8 encyclopedia and book chapters; selected as Associate Editor of 5 international journals, obtained 14 US patents, 28 Air Force invention registrations. His honors and awards include the Harry G. Armstrong Scientific Excellence Award, Human Effectiveness Directorate Mentor of the Year, IEEE Third Millennium Medal Winner and the IEEE Dayton Fritz Russ Award. Dan is listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering and American Men and Women of Science. He received international recognition in haptic controllers, human-machine interface performance enhancement, and math methods development. He conducted early space shuttle experiments. His mathematical and scientific innovations have revolutionized image and network complexity analysis. Born November 24, 1942 in Charleston , SC , Dan was preceded in death by his parents Daniel W and Mary Schurer Repperger. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Frances Sullivan Repperger; daughter Lisa Cornwell and son Daniel Repperger III; grandsons Marcus Cornwell and Austin Repperger; sister Marjorie Brown Reynolds of Rio Vista, CA; and niece and nephews, Brenda Brown, Julian Brown and Keith Brown. Family will receive friends at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 East Stroop Rd , Kettering from 4:00-7:00PM on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at 11:00AM at St. Paul 's Episcopal Church, 33 West Dixon Ave. , Oakwood. Private burial at Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, charitable memorial contributions may be made to the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation Inc., 110 East Monument St., Dayton OH 45402 and The Dayton Foundation, 500 Kettering Tower, Dayton OH 45423. Condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family at www.routsong.com

Funeral Home:
Kettering Routsong Funeral Home
2100 E. Stroop Rd.
Kettering, OH
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