Joseph C. Ackman dies;
space program veteran
The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 14 May 1983
A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph C. Ackman, who worked on the U.S. space program as an employee of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, will be offered at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Dominic's church, 5310 Harford road.
Mr. Ackman died Tuesday in Glen Cove, N.Y., after a long illness. He was 67.
Born in Catonsville, Mr. Ackman attended Baltimore Politechnic Institute.
He worked for the Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River from 1937 to 1956, when the company transferred him to East Norwich, N.Y. In 1962 he began to work for McDonnel Douglas, where he was eventually put in charge of subcontracting for parts in the construction of craft being built for U.S. space missions.
He had been a member of the Knights of Columbus Council or St. Michael's in Overlea. After moving to New York, Mr. Ackman remained active with the organization, becoming a fourth-degree Knight in Council 1206 in the Oyster Bay Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Ackman is survived by his wife if 43 years, the former Albertina Taylor; a daughter, Carol Androski, of Ansonia, Conn.; a son, Ronald J. Ackman, of Newport, R.I.; three sisters, Eileen Noble and Mary Breeding, both of Finksburg, and Nellie Flanigan, of Baltimore. A fourth sister, Mrs. Frances Groome, died three years ago.
He is also survived by five grandchildren.
space program veteran
The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 14 May 1983
A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph C. Ackman, who worked on the U.S. space program as an employee of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, will be offered at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Dominic's church, 5310 Harford road.
Mr. Ackman died Tuesday in Glen Cove, N.Y., after a long illness. He was 67.
Born in Catonsville, Mr. Ackman attended Baltimore Politechnic Institute.
He worked for the Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River from 1937 to 1956, when the company transferred him to East Norwich, N.Y. In 1962 he began to work for McDonnel Douglas, where he was eventually put in charge of subcontracting for parts in the construction of craft being built for U.S. space missions.
He had been a member of the Knights of Columbus Council or St. Michael's in Overlea. After moving to New York, Mr. Ackman remained active with the organization, becoming a fourth-degree Knight in Council 1206 in the Oyster Bay Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Ackman is survived by his wife if 43 years, the former Albertina Taylor; a daughter, Carol Androski, of Ansonia, Conn.; a son, Ronald J. Ackman, of Newport, R.I.; three sisters, Eileen Noble and Mary Breeding, both of Finksburg, and Nellie Flanigan, of Baltimore. A fourth sister, Mrs. Frances Groome, died three years ago.
He is also survived by five grandchildren.
Joseph C. Ackman dies;
space program veteran
The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 14 May 1983
A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph C. Ackman, who worked on the U.S. space program as an employee of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, will be offered at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Dominic's church, 5310 Harford road.
Mr. Ackman died Tuesday in Glen Cove, N.Y., after a long illness. He was 67.
Born in Catonsville, Mr. Ackman attended Baltimore Politechnic Institute.
He worked for the Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River from 1937 to 1956, when the company transferred him to East Norwich, N.Y. In 1962 he began to work for McDonnel Douglas, where he was eventually put in charge of subcontracting for parts in the construction of craft being built for U.S. space missions.
He had been a member of the Knights of Columbus Council or St. Michael's in Overlea. After moving to New York, Mr. Ackman remained active with the organization, becoming a fourth-degree Knight in Council 1206 in the Oyster Bay Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Ackman is survived by his wife if 43 years, the former Albertina Taylor; a daughter, Carol Androski, of Ansonia, Conn.; a son, Ronald J. Ackman, of Newport, R.I.; three sisters, Eileen Noble and Mary Breeding, both of Finksburg, and Nellie Flanigan, of Baltimore. A fourth sister, Mrs. Frances Groome, died three years ago.
He is also survived by five grandchildren.
space program veteran
The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 14 May 1983
A Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph C. Ackman, who worked on the U.S. space program as an employee of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, will be offered at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Dominic's church, 5310 Harford road.
Mr. Ackman died Tuesday in Glen Cove, N.Y., after a long illness. He was 67.
Born in Catonsville, Mr. Ackman attended Baltimore Politechnic Institute.
He worked for the Glenn L. Martin Company in Middle River from 1937 to 1956, when the company transferred him to East Norwich, N.Y. In 1962 he began to work for McDonnel Douglas, where he was eventually put in charge of subcontracting for parts in the construction of craft being built for U.S. space missions.
He had been a member of the Knights of Columbus Council or St. Michael's in Overlea. After moving to New York, Mr. Ackman remained active with the organization, becoming a fourth-degree Knight in Council 1206 in the Oyster Bay Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Ackman is survived by his wife if 43 years, the former Albertina Taylor; a daughter, Carol Androski, of Ansonia, Conn.; a son, Ronald J. Ackman, of Newport, R.I.; three sisters, Eileen Noble and Mary Breeding, both of Finksburg, and Nellie Flanigan, of Baltimore. A fourth sister, Mrs. Frances Groome, died three years ago.
He is also survived by five grandchildren.
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