John Duddy III

John Howard Duddy III

Resident of Santa Fe, NM

Died on November 22, 2010 of congestive heart failure. John was born in Norristown, PA on December 7, 1932. He received his Bachelor of Industrial Design degree from Syracuse University, and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He served on active duty with the United States Air Force at the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, and continued in the USAF Reserve for 30 years, retiring as a Colonel. His service included work with the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the U.S Army Foreign Science and Technology Center.

John's civilian career was devoted to design and development of military and aerospace systems at Lockheed Missiles and Space. As a designer he worked on numerous projects including SkyLab, Hubbell Space Telescope and Shuttle Experimental modules.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Nancy Duddy of Santa Fe, NM. Together they enjoyed travel, typically to unusual places like Indonesia or Northern Africa, then returning to their beloved home in Santa Fe, overlooking the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. He is also survived by two sons, Dr. Steven Duddy of Ann Arbor, MI, and Dr. Blair Duddy, of Las Vegas, NV, a step-daughter, Lisa Nazzaro of Princeton, NJ; and one brother, Brantley Duddy of Cedars, PA, and his two daughters, Kim and Karen Duddy; and 6 Grandchildren.

John Duddy will be interred at the Santa Fe National Memorial Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.