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Funeral services are private. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, 1811 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 or ALS Association, 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855.
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Anupam Sharma
April 7, 2024
On this Day of Calm, 5 April 2024, we honor Nat Kobitz: WWII hero, aeronautical pioneer, family man, and lover of the arts. His life's work, spanning from swift naval vessels to space exploration technology, has left an inspiring legacy. We remember and thank him for his invaluable contributions and enduring spirit.
Anupam Sharma, New Delhi, India
Laura Ward Levy
April 10, 2020
I remember Nat from his Crystal City, VA. work days. Always enjoyed his wisdom, stories and even the opera he tried to get me to enjoy during our carpool travels from Balto. May he now Rest in Peace.
SES 100A on the Potomac
William White
April 8, 2020
Nat was a mentor and good friend for 45 years from his days as financial Director of PM17 i.e. JSESPO (Joint Navy and Marad Surface Effect Ships Project Office) and the Navy's PMS 304 (SESPO) where he was one of my bosses. Then there were his many years at NAVSEA, such as Director of R&D then the Spanish Aircraft Carrier Program etc. Following retirement in the late 90s, he went on to many years as a consultant to several COMNAVSEAs and many top level managers at the Pentagon and Congress. He was nice enough to include me in many of these endeavors over the years which was fun indeed. There were even a few trips to the White House warrens to talk with staffers about plans and budgets (I mostly carried the vugraphs and briefing handouts). I will miss him deeply both professionally and personally.
Bill White
Gerald Shields
April 7, 2020
I am sorry for your loss of a wonderful person. Nat's past service is an inspiration.
Larry Doctors
April 6, 2020
So sorry to hear about Nat. I remember him well, when I worked at the DTNSRDC in Carderock. Larry Doctors, Sydney, Australia
David Kaysen
April 6, 2020
Nat Kobitz was a dear friend and mentor. Among his "Grey Beard" peers, the members of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Advanced Surface Ships and Craft panel, he was known as an advocate for many advanced technologies for the US Navy. He was program manager for the Surface Effect Ship frigate and championed naval research and development.
A little-known footnote was that he helped develop the automotive seat belt while working at Cornell Labs.
As the Savoyards would say, "He was the very model of a modern" naval engineer.
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