Jerome ROSSOFF

ROSSOFF, Jerome Beloved father, grandfather and friend, died April 13, 2010. He was 84. Jerry was a long-time resident of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, where he raised a family with his wife Lyn, who predeceased him. Jerry was born in Starkville, Mississippi. As a boy, he worked in the family clothing store and played violin in a swing band. Jerry was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 and saw action in Europe as a soldier in the 8th Corps. After the war, Jerry graduated from Mississippi State University in 1949 with a degree in aeronautical engineering and went to work for McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis. He helped design the F4 and F101 fighter aircraft and was a member of the team that designed and built the Mercury and Gemini space capsules. Jerry's work in the space program continued at Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, where he worked from 1962 until he retired in 1990. Jerry was an avid golfer, a member of Congregation Ner Tamid and the Los Verdes Men's Club and a supporter of the Peninsula Symphony Association.
He is survived by his three children, Mack Rossoff of New York City, Bob Rossoff of Los Angeles and Lauri Kinney of Santa Clarita, and his five grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary on Monday, April 19th at 2:00 p.m. Family suggests contributions be made to Peninsula Symphony Association, PO Box 2602, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274. Hillside Mortuary (800) 576-1994