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1938
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2024
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Joseph Kassuba Obituary
April 17, 1938 - July 8, 2024
Kennewick, Washington - Joe Kassaba, also known as "Joe" or "Papa Joe" married Bette Schick on June 27, 1959. In 1965 Joe began his 35 year career as an aerospace engineer at Boeing.
His first accomplishment at Boeing was to design the vacancy/no vacancy mechanism on the bathroom door of the 707, and adopted by all planes Boeing manufactured. He designed the electric circuitry on the moon buggy that is on the moon. He was one of the four navigators who developed the AWACS system.
Joe and his wife were very involved with the Toronto movement of the Vineyard Church, and is a charter member of the Imago Dei Community church.
Joe loved to tell fish stories. He loved spending hours on his boat fishing for salmon, halibut, rockfish, and lingcod. You could also find him out in H.I.S. Rod Shop designing and building his next fishing rod. He was very generous, giving three to five custom fishing rods away to children during the annual sportsman's show. Each grandchild will also tell you they have one too.
Joe is survived by Wife Thiry Jane, Sons Joe, Jeff, and Chip; Daughters Cindy, Julie, and Nikki, 2 sisters, 14 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
He was a wonderful and wise man. Loved by Jesus and Loved by all. Services August 3 at Bethel Church in Richland at 2 p.m.
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