William Guy Redmond Jr.

1922 - 2014

BORN

1922

DIED

2014

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William Redmond Obituary

REDMOND, JR., William Guy William Guy Redmond Jr, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 20 at the age of 92. Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1922, Guy is the son of the late William and Annie Mae Redmond. Guy attended North Dallas High School and graduated from SMU in 1944 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. From 1944 to 1946 guy served as a Radar Electronics Officer in the US Navy. Guy returned to SMU as a faculty member and completed his BS degree in Electrical engineering followed by receiving an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT. Guy was a truly passionate Engineer and Inventor. His engineering career spanned 60 years when he retired at the age of 89 from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control division in Dallas, Texas. He was not only a brilliant inventor, with many patents; he was a kind and patient mentor who generously shared his knowledge, wisdom, and enthusiasm to all. Guy is survived by his wife Joan Redmond; and son Steve Redmond of Dallas; son Ken Redmond and daughter-in-law Peggy Redmond of Denver; and is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. The family would like to express thanks to the staff of Signature Point on the Lake. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, Texas.

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Published by Dallas Morning News on Oct. 29, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for William Redmond

4 Entries

Walter Delashmit

January 29, 2015

I remember Guy very well from our years at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control and its predecessors (Loral Vought Systems and LTV.

nic

November 21, 2014

Early memories of my Papa are about that he loved cupcakes and shared them with me as a child, he also counted them and always knew when I had had one in the night. He whistled as he walked, he had duct tape on his shoes and we often watched movies of Ken at the soap box derby. I have early memories of him at his office the closet filled with wires of all colors in spools attached to the wall. I picked my colors as he punched holes in a penny to make me a necklace, more than once it was these efforts he made to make me happy. It was these memories many years later after he stopped working that made me desire to make him feel happy too. We had always had things in common like the intense love of my Nana a real source of his and my happiness and his work. Through out the years I had always asked him about what he had been doing at work and he peaked my interest with the projects he had done at NASA. It was his work that really defined his mindset I thought it was supercool and I bragged about it often that he was a rocket scientist. I became aware that it had always affected me and now his happiness or lack of it became my focus. Papa and I always talked about philosophy and science and my desire to combine them we also enjoyed talking about my Nana, he wanted to know how she was doing and about her birthday or Valentines days I could help him plan. It was when he got a little weaker our talks took on a more serious tone one where he shared some conflict of interest, best described in a quote by Einstein, "Peace cannot be kept by force it can only be achieved by understanding."It was his narrative about of lack of understanding as a whole. I responded and pointed out the basic laws of Nature. An understanding of that what makes us human and our relation to each other. He listened to me. It was his interest in our talks was now a crowning joy of my life. Knowing that he believed in the way I thought considered me interesting ,as his time well spent and always looking forward to our next conversation. His epic life would be best remembered as a pioneer in aerodynamics, thermo-dynamics, propulsion, and guidance control systems. My Papa has not only had an effect on me and my family but on the whole world. I myself feel he is forever Dynamic-Soaring. I love you now and always.

Lee

October 30, 2014

Joan...You have my deepest sympathy. May the memories you shared together carry you through the days ahead. Matthew 5:24

Charles Benson

October 29, 2014

My deepest condolences. What a great man. He lives in our hearts and prayers forever.

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