George F Stockdale

STOCKDALE, George F., age 87, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008. A long-time resident of Princeton, NJ, Mr. Stockdale recently moved to Dayton, OH. He was born in Spencerport, NY on July 13, 1921 to Winifred Madeline Dennis and George Maychin Stockdale. Mr. Stockdale earned a Bachelor's degree in physics from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and a Master's of Science in ceramics from the University of Illinois. In 1942, he joined the Corning Glass Works Research Laboratory where he worked on radio capacitors. After this, he worked as a research associate professor of ceramic engineering at the University of Illinois, and then joined IRC in Philadelphia, PA as technical director of the Minuteman High Reliability Resistor program. In 1961, Mr. Stockdale joined RCA Laboratories in Princeton, NJ where he worked for the remainder of his career on glass manufacture, kinescopes, flat panel displays and solid state devices. In his free time, Mr. Stockdale was a private pilot who enjoyed traveling and spending time at his camp in the Adirondacks of NY. He married Jean Atchison on August 20, 1949 who preceded him in death in 1990. Mr. Stockdale is survived by his two daughters, Anne Gardner (husband Paul) of Oakwood, OH and Carol Haggans (husband Charles) of Boulder, CO, and 4 grandchildren, Alex Gardner, Daniel Gardner, Vanessa Haggans and Sam Haggans, and his good friend and traveling companion Barbara Pinkham of Princeton, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1313 W. Dorothy Lane, Dayton, OH 45409. Private services will be held at a later date. Condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family by visiting www.routsong.com

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