Walter-O'Keefe-Obituary

Walter O'Keefe

Newark, New Jersey

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DIED
June 10, 2023
LOCATION
Newark, New Jersey
CHARITY
Shriners Hospitals for Children
CHARITY
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Picatinny Arsenal aerospace engineer, devoted family man, 86Walter O'Keefe passed away peacefully on June 10, 2023, from natural causes at age 86. He is survived by his four children, Kelly, Kevin, Michael and Lynne and six grandchildren, Connor, Tristan, Ashley, Brianna, Kathryn and Mitchell. ...

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I'm sorry to learn of the passing of your Dad, Walter, almost a year ago now. He was 'one of the good guys,' as people would say at Picatinny Arsenal, where we both worked. I met your Dad, shortly after I started working there in 1986, fresh out of college, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. A colleague recommended I visit his office to discuss a number of aeronautical aspects of the project I'd been assigned to work on. He was the first Aeronautical Engineer I ever met or knew,...