In Memory
Charles W. Casterline, 89, who retired from NASA in May 1982 with 20 years of service, has died. Casterline served as a metallurgical technician at Lewis Field. He also served two years in U.S. Army during World War II.
Edward Ducsay, 87, who retired from NASA in June 1974 with 17 years of service, has died. Ducsay was an electrician at Plum Brook Station. He also served 3 ½ years in the Air Force during World War II.
Edmund J. Karecki, 86, who retired from NASA in January 1984 with 20 years of service, has died. Karecki was a pipefitter and welder prior to retiring to devote his life to serving the St. Augustine Church community as a deacon.
Dean W. Sheibley, 71, who retired from NASA in May 1994 with 35 years of service, has died. Sheibley served as Radio Chemistry Section Head for the Nuclear Support Branch of the Instrument Development and Engineering Section at Plum Brook Station (PBS), before transferring to the Cleveland Laboratory where he was the project manager for the power generation and energy storage system of the International Space Station. Sheibley served the past 10 years as a part-time consultant on the Decommissioning Project for the PBS reactor.
Lewis E. Wallner, 83, who retired from NASA in May 1971 with 25 years of service, has died. Wallner began his Lewis-Glenn career as an aeronautical engineer conducting research on turbojet engine propulsion. Prior to retirement, Wallner worked on rocket propulsion and radiation shielding systems.
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