John M. Geiger

GEIGER-John M., of Brightwaters on July 4, 2006. Mr. Geiger was born in Manhattan on November 24, 1913 to John Michael and Josephine Haber Geiger. He attended Fordham Preparatory School and graduated from Fordham University in 1934. He worked in the family insurance business, for the City of New York, and completed engineering coursework at Manhattan College before commencing employment with Sperry Gyroscope Corporation. At Sperry, he was involved in pioneering programs for aircraft navigation and high altitude targeting. He later held engineering, sales, marketing and management roles for a series of antimissile programs and concluded a 30-year career as an executive with the Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Navigation Program. After retiring from Sperry in the mid 1970's, he spent ten years in a second career, working for the W.A. Baum Co. Inc., providing production engineering management. Mr. Geiger was involved in the community, serving on the Parish Council at St. Patrick Church in Bay Shore, and in a variety of advisory roles there related to renovation of the Church building and facilities management. He was a Trustee in the Village of Brightwaters from 196671, and served as Harbor Master during a major renovation of the canal and piers. Avid sailors, the Geigers were active members of the Bay Shore Yacht Club, where John served as Secretary in the late 1960's. Mr. Geiger married Nancy Lynch in November 1939. They raised seven children, Julie (Ronald) Schroder of Rochester, NY, Nancy Jo (Erik) Rambusch of Rowayton, CT, Joan Geiger of Bellerose, NY, Jean (Philip) Power of Larchmont, NY, John (Debra) Geiger, Jr., of Sterling, VA, James (Kathleen) Geiger of Vienna, VA, and Mary Ellen (John) Folliard of Belchertown, MA. Mr. Geiger moved with his career from the Bronx, to Warner Robbins, Georgia before settling in Brightwaters in 1950. Ever embracing the practical use of technology, he maintained a weekly Internet chat with his family and researched a broad family history. His wife preceded him in death in 2001. Mr. Geiger is survived by his sister, Josephine Geiger Kearney of Simsbury, CT, his children, twenty-three grandchildren and ten great-grandchilden. Reposing at the Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons West Islip Funeral Home, 1225 Montauk Hwy., (¼ Mile West of the Robert Moses Cswy.). Celebration of the Liturgy of Christian Burial, St. Patrick's R.C. Church, Bay Shore, L.I. Saturday 9:30AM. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Patrick's R.C. Church, 9 North Clinton Avenue, Bay Shore, N.Y. 11706. Visiting Friday 2-4:30 and 7-9PM.