CARL F. ROMNEY Jr.

Fond memories.

My mentor and dear friend from the VELA Seismological Center to the Advanced Research Projects Agency, to the Center for Seismic Studies to the Center for Monitoring Research, you are greatly missed.

I have both of Carl's books, "Detecting the Bomb" and "Recollections", and thoroughly enjoyed reading them both. They sit on top of my bookcase and I cannot fail to see them everyday, and think of Carl. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.

One of the very greatest in the world on nuclear disarmament. I valued the short times that I had with Carl over many years.

I so wanted to speak at the service today to express how much impact this man had on my life and career but I knew i would just break down in tears and not be able to finish. A wonderful boss and a wonderful friend. I will miss him. And every time I look up in the sky and see Venus, I will remember him looking at me like I had 2 heads when I didn't know that is what it was back in 89 ;-)

2014 July 29
It was such an enormous privilege to have worked for Carl at AFTAC in Alexandria and subsequently at the pIDC in Arlington and I was very appreciative of what he did for me. He was a gentle and extremely capable man who exuded a contagious love for living and I remember also the great, perceptive grin and the exuberance with which he danced to "YMCA" at an SAIC Christmas party. When he is not around, I'll always miss him.
I continue to research the Doughty."
May God bless.

For the better part of 12 years, I worked with the systems developed by Dr. Romney. All of those who worked this system were proud of the accomplishments made in our precise reporting of events. We were also proud that we could report events to prevent injury to our astronauts. Please accept our condolences for his passing. Because of his patriotic efforts you must be proud that he made such a positive difference in the world.

I was Carl's assistant for the Vela Seismological Center in his position as Director when we were both assigned to AFTAC in Alexandria, VA from June 1968 to August 1972 after which the organization moved to Patrick AFB, FL. I went with them but Carl stayed in VA and eventually went to ARPA in their nuclear monitoring group.

It did not take me long to realize that Carl was someone very special when it came to technical expertise. But that aside he was also a wonderful person to know...