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Frederick W. Garry
Pages 74-79

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From page 75...
... HOOD, JR. MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE Fred Garry, who died on February 10, 1993, taught Ted Williams among scores of othershow to fly, after he himself mastered the art by flying Corsairs and making carrier landings as a marine pilot in World War II.
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From page 76...
... On another occasion Fred, who had as a marine become accustomed to eating whatever was put in front of him without comment, called her to ask what she was having for dinner that evening. He announced his relief when she mentioned hamburgers because he had spent his entire day firing dead chickens into a jet engine on full power to test its tolerance of bird strikes, and had temporarily lost his appetite for fowl.
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From page 77...
... Neuman still remembers the increclible sense of humor Fred had in the darkest hours of seemingly intractable technical problems, a cheerful conf~dence that Neuman said "macle us all winners." In 1974 Fred left GE to assume the position of president of Rohr Industries and turned that company, by leadership and engineering savvy, into a first-rate manufacturing operation. In 1976 he was named chairman and chief executive officer of Rohr.
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From page 78...
... In 1990 a lifetime of achievement and excellence in the profession earned him a ceremony at the White House and the award by President Bush of the National Medal of Technology "For the design, manufacture and commercialization of high-performance jet engines that lead the world in performance, efficiency, life-cycle cost, and minimal environmental impact; and for his leadership in establishing a technical information exchange and manufacturing alliances assuring the United States global leadership in both commercial and military aircraft engines." That is an accurate description of one of Fred's many achievements, but it is the humanity, breadth, and accessibility of the man that remain in the hearts and memories of his many friends.
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