JAMES JAQUET Jr.

James R. Jaquet, Jr.

Age 80, of Wilmington, DE, died Tuesday, March 16th, at the Franciscan Care Center of complications related to Alzheimer's disease. He was the co-founder, corporate officer, and technical director of Infinetics, Inc., which manufactured magnetic cores for aerospace computers, including those used in the Apollo, Gemini and Lunar Module space programs, and later branched off into the manufacture of metal detecting devices that were installed in airports beginning in the 1960s after a rash of high-profile airplane hijackings. Infinetics also made other security devices, including electronic nightsticks under the trade name Friskem, used by the Wilmington Police, among other law enforcement agencies. Jim was born in Gothenburg, NE in 1929, and was a graduate of Texas Tech University. Before co-founding Infinetics in DE in 1961, he worked for Westinghouse Corp. He was a lifetime member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a member of the Wilmington Rotary Club. He advocated for school bus safety measures in the 1960s and was active in state Democratic Party politics. He was also a member of the Classic Car Club of America and enjoyed photography.

He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Theresa of Wilmington; his brother, Edwin of Stuart, FL; his two children, Janine R. Jaquet of New York, NY, and James R. Jaquet, III., and his wife, Cari, of Morgan Hill, CA and two grandchildren, Alana Biden and Lilianna Jaquet. His son Richard predeceased him. Friends and family are invited to gather at the family home in Wilmington on Friday, March 19, from 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Christiana Care Evergreen Centers for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease, 3000 Newport Gap Pike, Bldg F, Wilm. DE 19808.

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