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Robert Haas Obituary
of Hillcrest, NY
Robert Neil Haas, 73, of Hillcrest, NY, passed away quietly on Monday, August 25 after a 3½-year struggle with cancer. A Binghamton resident since 1967, he was a systems engineer with Singer Link Flight Simulation (now L-3 Communications) until retiring in 2002. This father of four is survived by his wife, Brenda V. Haas; daughter, Kirsten, of Atlanta, GA; sons, Rolfe, Matthew and Daniel, who all reside in New York, NY; hand-selected son, Dana Christensen of Richmond, VA; granddaughters, Clare and Ainsley; and sister, Reverend Carol Trax, of Vero Beach, FL. Robert graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a BSE in 1962. He is credited with two patents which revolutionized the flight simulation industry. He also worked on projects for NASA, the US Air Force, and other international military defense agencies. The family would like to thank Sharon Miller, Barbara Ryder and other employees of Lourdes Hospice for their caring support over the last few months.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wm. R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 737 Chenango Street, Port Dickinson, with Rev. Daniel Ling officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home on Friday, August 28, 2009. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, those interested may make a donation to Lourdes Hospice (607) 798-5692 and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=8477)
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Memories and Condolences
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Erica (Skrebes) Clark
August 31, 2009
Haas family-
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts are with you.
Harold Blanding
August 28, 2009
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Pat (Huggins) Randall
August 28, 2009
Brenda and family, So sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Terry Rockwell
August 28, 2009
Haas family,
I'll always remember Bob from my days working with him at Link. He helped me and others many times with technical problems we encountered while working on the simulators. Bob was extremely knowledgeable and always went out of his way to help out. Bob was always friendly and jovial, a pleasure to work with and associate with. I'll have nothing but fond memories of Bob.
thank you
Terry Rockwell
Skip Reymann
August 27, 2009
Bob was my cousin, and we spent a great year together at Univ. of Michigan. He introduced me to ham radio many years ago, and that was a life-shaping experience for me. He was a regular guy, a good family man, and, although we lived about 3000 miles apart, a friend, and I'll miss him.
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