Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, sorry to hear of your loss. Best wishes to all the family Cheers Peter Klein writes: > You haven't heard from me in a while, and here's why. My dad, Milton > Klein passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22. The funeral was Thursday. > > These were the two pictures that stood by the guest book at his funeral. > > Dad in 1951, photo by my Mom, Bolsey B2, Kodachrome: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/EmMiltHoneymoon/20MiltCar > > Dad in late 2004, photo by me, M6TTL and V/C 50/1.5 Nokton, Tri-X: > http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/family/06Milt.htm > > Dad was born in 1917 and grew up in the East Bronx, the son of poor > eastern European Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor who had > little understanding of the world beyond his job. Dad was different from > the rest of his family. When his father gave him money to fix a hole in > his shoe, Dad put cardboard in his shoe and used the money to buy books. > No one else in my father's immediate family went to college. His two > brothers and sister worked as a postal worker, a cab driver and transit > worker, and a secretary. My father went on to earn a bachelor's in > chemical engineering from City College of NY, then a master's in > mathematics and a PhD in physics from NYU. > > He worked for the U.S. Census, then at Langley air base in Virginia during > WWII. His work on aerodynamics was considered important enough that he > was in and out of the military in six days, and reassigned to his old job. > He later taught at NYU, worked for General Electric and a couple of small > companies, then spent most of the rest of his career as a civilian > scientist for the U.S. Air Force in the Boston area. > > After he retired, one of his greatest pleasures was to sit in an easy > chair with the New York Times Book Review and a book of advanced math in > his lap, alternately reading about books and doing calculations that > interested him. He also loved classical music, particularly chamber > music. > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Alastair Firkin www.afirkin.com www.familyofman2.com