DR. EDGAR CORTRIGHT

At Langley Research Center's Centennial, we look back on the remarkable contributions Ed made in his service to Langley and NASA HQ. On Ed's retirement as Langley's Director, he told me he actually recalled hiring me in 1970 from NCSU when new employees were scarce. I was impressed by his remarkable memory, intelligence, poise, praise for others and solid engineering judgement. I felt it a high honor to contribute to his favorite project, Viking, our first successful Mars landing. He was...

Dr. and Mrs. Cortwright were lovely people. i grew up knowing them through my parents' friendship with them. When they moved out of their home in Yorktown, Mrs. Cortwright gave me some lovely guest room furniture that I still have and enjoy today. I wish I had gotten a chance to talk to Dr. Cortwright more about his experiences with space exploration. It wasn't until I went to work with NASA about 5 years ago that I connected all the dots about his impressive career there. Up until then, I...

Lovely people, Bev and Ed. Their contributions to all they encountered are immersurable . They will be long remembered by friends and co- workers. Bill and Carolyn Grantham

We think of Ed and Bev so many times through the years and will greatly miss them. We send our condolences to the family.

I met Edgar a few times at NASA Langley Research Center, but was most impressed with his brilliance and warm friendliness.
These initial impressions were further deepened when we met in my lab at UVa where I was proud to have his son, Dave, as a student.

It is clear upon hearing of Dr. Cortright's outstanding accomplishments that he embraced life in all of its possibilities, a passion that he has passed along to his children and grandchildren. Through them, the impact of his full life remains strong and vibrant.

Ed was a very smart fellow. I enjoyed his company whenever the occasion arose. I will miss him. He had a great life, the dream of any engineer.

What a joyous reunion is happening as Ed and Beverly are together again in a new life. The kindness and love that both of them shared with each other and those who were blessed to have known them in the many and varied facets of the universe they shared, has enriched all of us. My husband, Bart admitted and respected his friend and colleague during the special years they shared both at NASA and as dear friends. I enjoyed all of it as well as sharing Beverly's name. (We often laughed at...

Dr. Cortright was a remarkable man, a great Center Director, and I always wished he had stayed on at Langley for many more years. My sympathy to his family.