In Memory of JSC Civil Servants

Grant died on October 11, 2026 at the age of 84. 

Grant joined NASA in the spring of 1969 as part of the team preparing for the Apollo 11 mission, and he was a critical science player throughout the Apollo era. 

Grant's obituary: https://losalamosreporter.com/2026/11/10/obituary-grant-harvey-heiken-oct-11-1942-oct-11-2026/ 

Milt passed away on October 1, 2026, at the age of 94.  

Milt's Obituary   

Mel passed away on October 1, 2026, at the age of 87.  He retired from NASA after 27 years of service at MSC/JSC. 

Obituary for Mel: https://carnesfuneralhome.com/obituaries/melvin-richmond-oct-2026 

Larry passed away on September 29, 2026 at the age of 82. He retired from NASA after a 42-year career at MSC/JSC.

The link to Larry's  obituary is:  www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/webster-tx/larry-walter-13061424

Bob passed away on August 28, 2026 at the age of 91. He retired from NASA after a 30-year career at MSC/JSC.

Bob spent his NASA career in engineering. He did some contract work at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (now Armstrong). In Houston he wrote programs for simulators that trained the Apollo astronauts.

Ford passed away on September 26, 2026 at the age of 60. He retired from NASA after a 33-year career at MSC/JSC.

Ford's  obituary:  www.flaniganfuneralhome.com/obituaries/william-dillon-25/#!/Obituary

Barbara passed away on September 5, 2026. She retired from NASA after a 42-year career at MSC/JSC.

Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/barbara-shock-obituary?id=62396265 

Hank passed away on September 2, 2026 at the age of 90. He retired from NASA after a 34-year career at MSC/JSC.

Hank's obituary is:  www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/henry-flagg-obituary?id=62366526

John passed away on September 1, 2026 at the age of 90. John spent 45 years at NASA working on Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, the Space Shuttle, and the International space station.

Laurence died on August 5, 2026 at the age of 87.

Obituary for Laurence: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/webster-tx/laurence-nyquist-12994273 

You can read in depth about Laurence's esteemed career at The Notable People Project here: https://notablepeopleproject.org/laurence_e_nyquist