Louis J. Borges

BORGES LOUIS J. BORGES (Age 88) A resident of Oakton, Virginia and a member of the 1st class of aeronautical engineers to graduate from Penn State passed from this life on the Thursday, October 15, 2009 at his home comforted by family. He served in the U.S. Navy as Lieutenant, worked in aeronautics at Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the FAA, the Department of Defense and at the Army Material Command. At the Army Material Command he was engaged in research and development of the air defense missile systems, R&D funding for aeronautical projects in Europe, and R&D on Army aircraft especially helicopters. He was an avid skier and he met his wife on a ski trip in Vermont, they skied together into his eighties and they taught their three children to ski. A sailor, pilot and fisherman/hunter, he was an outdoorsman. He traveled with his family to Maine for yearly camping and fishing trips which he loved. As a younger man he raced Lightenings on the Potomac River, in his later years he sailed with his family on the Chesapeake Bay and turned two of his children into ardent sailors. He maintained his pilot''s license through out his life flying out of the Manassas and Leesburg airports into his seventies. He lived for 35 years in a home he designed and built. Lou is survived by his wife, Rosemarie; his daughters, Jennifer Lynn of Encinitas, CA and Marie Louise of Truckee, CA, married to David Condon; his son, Louis James of Richmond, VA, married to Ellen Conway; his three granddaughters, Callie, Sophie and Peyton; and his sister, Pat Scrignoli of Hershey, PA. He was born in Middletown, PA on August 26, 1921. He was a great husband, father, brother and friend and will be missed. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11a.m., Saturday, October24, 2009 at St. Marks Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Road, Vienna, VA. In lieu of flowers, please contribute memorial gifts to the "Lou Borges Scholarship Fund in Aerospace Engineering" at Penn State, 101 Hammond Bldg., University Park, PA 16802In lieu of flowers, please contribute memorial gifts to the "Lou Borges Scholarship Fund in Aerospace Engineering" at Penn State, 101 Hammond Bldg., University Park, PA 16802