Robert Weber
A retired MIT physicist, died peacefully in his home on early Wednesday morning. Dr. Weber grew up in both Brooklyn and New Jersey. He had fond memories of his family life during the Depression and often spoke kindly of his parents, brothers and sisters. Under his father's influence, Dr. Weber became a teen expert in radio communications when he enlisted in the Army in 1944. He was assigned to Japan and honorably discharged in March of 1945. He then served as a technical advisor in Korea for the U.S War Department while working for RCA from 1945 to 1949. Dr. Weber met his late wife, Chung-Hi (Helen) Koh in Korea. They married in 1949 and they both drove across the United States in the early 1950's, a trip Dr. Weber remembered fondly. Dr. Weber and his wife raised seven children together: Robert G. Weber of Northboro, Lesley Gustafson of Northboro, William Weber of Columbus, Ohio, Linda Weber of New Hartford, New York, Anthony Weber, predeceased, Carl Weber of Biddeford, Maine and Teresa Weber of Northboro, MA. Dr. Weber was also a father in law to Gerry Gustafson, Tim Pierson and Kelly (O'Neill) Weber and a proud grandfather of seven children. In 1956 Dr. Weber received a BA/BS from the University of Vermont, and in 1958 his Master's Degree from the MIT Department of Physics. He then received his PH.D in physics from Tufts University in 1961. He worked for Lincoln Laboratory/ MIT for 34 years starting in 1962. During his career, Weber co-developed a program, LINEAR, which detected asteroids near Earth. As a result of his research, Dr. Weber and his team discovered seven asteroids in the mid 90's. Dr. Weber also led the team that developed the U.S. Air Force's deep space satellite tracking network. His work led him around the world to Spain, Italy, Portugal, China and the islands of the Indian Ocean. He was a Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, IEEE, and Sigma XI. In addition to his love of astronomy and science, Dr. Weber enjoyed sports - particularly baseball, all kinds of music, traveling, old movies, Asian and Italian culture, joke books, fixing radios, gardening, poker, and photography. In the months before his death, Dr. Weber enjoyed trips to the oceanfront in Ogunquit, Maine with his family, listening to CD's and classic movies. He will be remembered for, amongst other things, his great sense of humor and his intellectual curiosity. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Gladden Community House, 183 Hawkes Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. No calling hours. Funeral will be held Saturday, January 5 at 11 AM at the Leland Hayes Funeral Home, 56 Main Street, NORTHBORO. Burial immediately following service at Howard Street Cemetery, Northboro.
Published in the Boston Globe on 1/4/2008.
A retired MIT physicist, died peacefully in his home on early Wednesday morning. Dr. Weber grew up in both Brooklyn and New Jersey. He had fond memories of his family life during the Depression and often spoke kindly of his parents, brothers and sisters. Under his father's influence, Dr. Weber became a teen expert in radio communications when he enlisted in the Army in 1944. He was assigned to Japan and honorably discharged in March of 1945. He then served as a technical advisor in Korea for the U.S War Department while working for RCA from 1945 to 1949. Dr. Weber met his late wife, Chung-Hi (Helen) Koh in Korea. They married in 1949 and they both drove across the United States in the early 1950's, a trip Dr. Weber remembered fondly. Dr. Weber and his wife raised seven children together: Robert G. Weber of Northboro, Lesley Gustafson of Northboro, William Weber of Columbus, Ohio, Linda Weber of New Hartford, New York, Anthony Weber, predeceased, Carl Weber of Biddeford, Maine and Teresa Weber of Northboro, MA. Dr. Weber was also a father in law to Gerry Gustafson, Tim Pierson and Kelly (O'Neill) Weber and a proud grandfather of seven children. In 1956 Dr. Weber received a BA/BS from the University of Vermont, and in 1958 his Master's Degree from the MIT Department of Physics. He then received his PH.D in physics from Tufts University in 1961. He worked for Lincoln Laboratory/ MIT for 34 years starting in 1962. During his career, Weber co-developed a program, LINEAR, which detected asteroids near Earth. As a result of his research, Dr. Weber and his team discovered seven asteroids in the mid 90's. Dr. Weber also led the team that developed the U.S. Air Force's deep space satellite tracking network. His work led him around the world to Spain, Italy, Portugal, China and the islands of the Indian Ocean. He was a Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, IEEE, and Sigma XI. In addition to his love of astronomy and science, Dr. Weber enjoyed sports - particularly baseball, all kinds of music, traveling, old movies, Asian and Italian culture, joke books, fixing radios, gardening, poker, and photography. In the months before his death, Dr. Weber enjoyed trips to the oceanfront in Ogunquit, Maine with his family, listening to CD's and classic movies. He will be remembered for, amongst other things, his great sense of humor and his intellectual curiosity. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Gladden Community House, 183 Hawkes Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. No calling hours. Funeral will be held Saturday, January 5 at 11 AM at the Leland Hayes Funeral Home, 56 Main Street, NORTHBORO. Burial immediately following service at Howard Street Cemetery, Northboro.
Published in the Boston Globe on 1/4/2008.
Robert Weber
A retired MIT physicist, died peacefully in his home on early Wednesday morning. Dr. Weber grew up in both Brooklyn and New Jersey. He had fond memories of his family life during the Depression and often spoke kindly of his parents, brothers and sisters. Under his father's influence, Dr. Weber became a teen expert in radio communications when he enlisted in the Army in 1944. He was assigned to Japan and honorably discharged in March of 1945. He then served as a technical advisor in Korea for the U.S War Department while working for RCA from 1945 to 1949. Dr. Weber met his late wife, Chung-Hi (Helen) Koh in Korea. They married in 1949 and they both drove across the United States in the early 1950's, a trip Dr. Weber remembered fondly. Dr. Weber and his wife raised seven children together: Robert G. Weber of Northboro, Lesley Gustafson of Northboro, William Weber of Columbus, Ohio, Linda Weber of New Hartford, New York, Anthony Weber, predeceased, Carl Weber of Biddeford, Maine and Teresa Weber of Northboro, MA. Dr. Weber was also a father in law to Gerry Gustafson, Tim Pierson and Kelly (O'Neill) Weber and a proud grandfather of seven children. In 1956 Dr. Weber received a BA/BS from the University of Vermont, and in 1958 his Master's Degree from the MIT Department of Physics. He then received his PH.D in physics from Tufts University in 1961. He worked for Lincoln Laboratory/ MIT for 34 years starting in 1962. During his career, Weber co-developed a program, LINEAR, which detected asteroids near Earth. As a result of his research, Dr. Weber and his team discovered seven asteroids in the mid 90's. Dr. Weber also led the team that developed the U.S. Air Force's deep space satellite tracking network. His work led him around the world to Spain, Italy, Portugal, China and the islands of the Indian Ocean. He was a Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, IEEE, and Sigma XI. In addition to his love of astronomy and science, Dr. Weber enjoyed sports - particularly baseball, all kinds of music, traveling, old movies, Asian and Italian culture, joke books, fixing radios, gardening, poker, and photography. In the months before his death, Dr. Weber enjoyed trips to the oceanfront in Ogunquit, Maine with his family, listening to CD's and classic movies. He will be remembered for, amongst other things, his great sense of humor and his intellectual curiosity. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Gladden Community House, 183 Hawkes Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. No calling hours. Funeral will be held Saturday, January 5 at 11 AM at the Leland Hayes Funeral Home, 56 Main Street, NORTHBORO. Burial immediately following service at Howard Street Cemetery, Northboro.
Published in the Boston Globe on 1/4/2008.
A retired MIT physicist, died peacefully in his home on early Wednesday morning. Dr. Weber grew up in both Brooklyn and New Jersey. He had fond memories of his family life during the Depression and often spoke kindly of his parents, brothers and sisters. Under his father's influence, Dr. Weber became a teen expert in radio communications when he enlisted in the Army in 1944. He was assigned to Japan and honorably discharged in March of 1945. He then served as a technical advisor in Korea for the U.S War Department while working for RCA from 1945 to 1949. Dr. Weber met his late wife, Chung-Hi (Helen) Koh in Korea. They married in 1949 and they both drove across the United States in the early 1950's, a trip Dr. Weber remembered fondly. Dr. Weber and his wife raised seven children together: Robert G. Weber of Northboro, Lesley Gustafson of Northboro, William Weber of Columbus, Ohio, Linda Weber of New Hartford, New York, Anthony Weber, predeceased, Carl Weber of Biddeford, Maine and Teresa Weber of Northboro, MA. Dr. Weber was also a father in law to Gerry Gustafson, Tim Pierson and Kelly (O'Neill) Weber and a proud grandfather of seven children. In 1956 Dr. Weber received a BA/BS from the University of Vermont, and in 1958 his Master's Degree from the MIT Department of Physics. He then received his PH.D in physics from Tufts University in 1961. He worked for Lincoln Laboratory/ MIT for 34 years starting in 1962. During his career, Weber co-developed a program, LINEAR, which detected asteroids near Earth. As a result of his research, Dr. Weber and his team discovered seven asteroids in the mid 90's. Dr. Weber also led the team that developed the U.S. Air Force's deep space satellite tracking network. His work led him around the world to Spain, Italy, Portugal, China and the islands of the Indian Ocean. He was a Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Physical Society, IEEE, and Sigma XI. In addition to his love of astronomy and science, Dr. Weber enjoyed sports - particularly baseball, all kinds of music, traveling, old movies, Asian and Italian culture, joke books, fixing radios, gardening, poker, and photography. In the months before his death, Dr. Weber enjoyed trips to the oceanfront in Ogunquit, Maine with his family, listening to CD's and classic movies. He will be remembered for, amongst other things, his great sense of humor and his intellectual curiosity. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Gladden Community House, 183 Hawkes Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. No calling hours. Funeral will be held Saturday, January 5 at 11 AM at the Leland Hayes Funeral Home, 56 Main Street, NORTHBORO. Burial immediately following service at Howard Street Cemetery, Northboro.
Published in the Boston Globe on 1/4/2008.
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