Carl W. Green

1932 - 2016

Carl W. Green, 83 of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Lower Macungie Twp, passed away January 16, 2016. He was born July 30, 1932 in Sweetwater, Texas to Carl Raymond and Naomi (Chastain) Green. Carl graduated from Dumas High School in Dumas, TX in 1949, where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He graduated from Texas Tech University, BSEE in 1955 with honors, Tau Beta Pi national engineering scholastic honor society. At Texas Tech Carl was in the Army R.O.T.C. from 1951 to 1955. He also enrolled in the Bell Laboratories Graduate Training Program from 1955 to 1959. Carl served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps Reserves as a 1st Lieutenant from 1956 to 1964. Following college he was employed at AT&T Bell Labs from 1955 to 1989, eventually becoming head of the Integrated Circuits Test Technology Department where he developed two patents for electronic circuits and wrote numerous papers on the testing and reliability of integrated circuits. He worked for Bell Labs from 1990 to 1991 as a Contract Engineering Consultant and for Advantest America, Inc. from 1992 to 1997 as an Engineering Management Consultant. Carl was a member, secretary and director of the Emmaus Rotary Club, a private pilot and past president of Aircon Flying Club of Allentown. He was also a volunteer for Meals-On-Wheels and Citizens for Positive Government in Emmaus. His hobbies included politics, tennis, computers and bridge. In retirement Carl and his wife Lois enjoyed the "snowbird" lifestyle sharing time between Pennsylvania and Florida. They travelled extensively, including visits to thirteen countries in Western Europe and Eastern Asia and nine Road Scholar events in the U.S. and Canada. Survivors: Carl is survived by his wife Lois J. (Rehrig) Green, whom he married on December 26, 1998, his daughter, Julia Beth Spadt of Coopersburg, stepdaughter, Karen (Eric) Berg of Alexandria, VA, granddaughter Megan Elizabeth Spadt, and step grandchildren, Kevin Rafalko, Jordan, Allison and Ian Berg. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Meleva Dale (Pridham) Green in 1997, brother Harrell R. Green, son Chet Russell Green and stepdaughter Denise Modrick. Services: A memorial service will be held at a future date. Contributions: Memorial donations may be made to Bright Focus Foundation and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.