Frederick Rosen

Frederick Rosen March 17,1938 - April 15, 2024 Equal parts genius and goofball who danced like no one was watching, never minced a word and was always working on the master plan. Fred was a first generation American born in 1938 in Philadelphia to Eastern European Jewish parents, Jake and Lillian Rosen. Living proof of the power of the American dream, he worked his way through school getting both his BA and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. He married Pamela June Clark and had two charming daughters, Leslie and Jessica Rosen. Fred was hired at General Electric shortly after graduation where he spent the rest of his career working in one building as the name of the company changed and the US space program was born around him. If you've ever heard the saying when someone isn't very smart, "they are no rocket scientist"…well, Fred actually was a rocket scientist. If you have ever used anything that works with GPS, you can thank Fred for helping to design and build the satellites that made that possible. Have you ever seen pee floating inside a rocket ship? No?! Thanks Fred. He worked on the suction unit on the space toilet. Fred loved an adventure. He and his 2nd wife, Joan Ide visited over 60 countries. When they were at home in Royersford, he loved cycling, windsurfing and canoeing and also volunteered as a math tutor for Saint Gabriel's Hall. He had a million crazy jokes that no one loved more than him. He was a teller of tall tales. He sang funny songs. He had almost no filter for his perspective on everything. His work friends made him a plaque that said "Tell us how you really feel Fred." He hung it up in the kitchen. He is survived by his daughters, Leslie and Jessica Rosen and his nephews Jacob Rosen, Vincent Andre Canales and Joseph Charles Davido and niece Alicia Bloch - Extended family; Marilyn Jorgensen, Isabella Jorgensen, Sophia Jorgensen, Lora Yadao, Greg Keller, Brian Croom, Donna Dougherty, Karen McCormick Oy vey, Freddie…we can hardly express what a privilege it's been to know you.