In Memory of JSC Civil Servants

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

A memorial service will be held September 26 in Deer Park, TX (Details TBD)

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

His memorial service will be September 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Crowder Funeral Home, 111 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster, TX  77598

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.

A private memorial service was held September 5 in Arlington, TX

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

A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held at Clear Lake Presbyterian Church, 1511 El Dorado Blvd, Houston, TX 77062, on August 29, 2026, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Charles passed away on July 17, 2026 at the age of 94. He retired from NASA after a 20-year career at MSC/JSC.

John passed away on June 20, 2026 at the age of 92. He retired from NASA after a 39 plus-year career at MSC/JSC.

John's  obituary:  https://www.crowderfuneralhome.com/obituaries/john-eddie-frederick-jr/

Jim passed away on June 17, 2026 at the age of 90. He retired from NASA after a 30-year career at MSC/JSC.

Jim's  obituary is:  https://jeterfuneralhome.com/james-lynn-smothermon/

Astronaut John Fabian died on May 21, 2026 in Ludlow, WA at the age of 87.

He flew on STS-7 and STS-51-G missions and worked on the development of the Shuttle's robotic arm. He later led the Air Force's space operations.

Obituary:  https://memoritree.com/memorial/john-mccreary-fabian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Fabian

Charles died on May 18, 2026 at the age of 80.  He had a 39 year career with NASA beginning at Langley in the late 60s and ending at JSC.

Obituary: https://www.crowderfuneralhome.com/obituaries/charles-thomas-woolley/ 

John passed peacefully on May 17, 2026 at the age of 97. John was a Space Task Force member who came to Houston with Gilruth and Kraft.

John's Obituary: https://jeterfuneralhome.com/john-c-stonesifer/