Old man of the sea.
Bob was a cruising buddy who I admired. He was full of laughter and was a genius.
Robert D. Isaak
Robert D. Isaak, 84, a lifetime man of the sea, passed away while swimming in Kauai, Hawaii on December 25, 2005. Born in Spokane, Washington January 1, 1921, son of William James and Ethel Deets Isaak. He received a B.S.in engineering at the University of Colorado in 1943 and his M.S.E.E.. in 1949. He married Margie Allen in 1944 in Akron, Colorado. He and Marge have been Ballard residents for the last 30 years. Bob served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy 1944 to 1946, and the Naval Reserve. An Instructor in Engineering at the University of Colorado from 1947-1952, he then moved to the US Naval Electronics Lab in San Diego in 1952 advancing to head of the sonic sonar and countermeasures division. In 1968 Bob was appointed the Director of Engineering at the Marine Systems Center at Honeywell, Inc. Seattle with assignments in Kiel, Germany and Bath, England. He retired in 1986 to ski, sail, swim, travel and tinker. Bob continued to ski through this fall, often with the "old bats on slats" group, and enjoyed boating with a group of Nordic Tug owners. He served as Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America, was a Member of I.E.E.E.,Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Eta Kappu Nu, the Presbyterian Club, the San Diego Yacht Club (where he built his own 26-foot Thunderbird sailboat). Bob was an active participant in the Corinthian Yacht Club where he and Marge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in May 2004. Robert Isaak developed acoustical communication and sonar detection equipment, digital computers, and digital signal procession (resulting in more than 5O patents and professional articles.) Bob received the Alumni of the Century award from University of Colorado in 1977, accepting with a speech entitled: "Nothing Can Be Uninvented." Characteristic of his work was the development of an acoustic automatic station keeping systems for sensing the environment and controlling an unanchored drilling ship so that it will stay precisely over a hole which is being drilled at the bottom of the ocean. In 1994, he was awarded the University of Colorado's Centennial Medal. He also appeared in various editions of Who's Who (most recently Who's Who of American Men and Women in Science). He is survived by his wife and children including Robert Allen Isaak (his wife Gudrun, and children: Sonya and Andrew), Marilynn Lee Ludwig (her son Donovan, her husband, Richard, and his son Eric) and James DeWitt Isaak (his wife Leonora, their daughters Michelle and Elaine, as well as Elaine's daughter Laurel). Memorial service to celebrate the life of Robert D. Isaak will be held Jan. 3rd, 1-3:30 at the Northwest Christian Church, 7503 18th Ave. NW. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle Millionaires Club, or the Boy Scouts of America are suggested.
Robert D. Isaak
Robert D. Isaak, 84, a lifetime man of the sea, passed away while swimming in Kauai, Hawaii on December 25, 2005. Born in Spokane, Washington January 1, 1921, son of William James and Ethel Deets Isaak. He received a B.S.in engineering at the University of Colorado in 1943 and his M.S.E.E.. in 1949. He married Margie Allen in 1944 in Akron, Colorado. He and Marge have been Ballard residents for the last 30 years. Bob served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy 1944 to 1946, and the Naval Reserve. An Instructor in Engineering at the University of Colorado from 1947-1952, he then moved to the US Naval Electronics Lab in San Diego in 1952 advancing to head of the sonic sonar and countermeasures division. In 1968 Bob was appointed the Director of Engineering at the Marine Systems Center at Honeywell, Inc. Seattle with assignments in Kiel, Germany and Bath, England. He retired in 1986 to ski, sail, swim, travel and tinker. Bob continued to ski through this fall, often with the "old bats on slats" group, and enjoyed boating with a group of Nordic Tug owners. He served as Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America, was a Member of I.E.E.E.,Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Eta Kappu Nu, the Presbyterian Club, the San Diego Yacht Club (where he built his own 26-foot Thunderbird sailboat). Bob was an active participant in the Corinthian Yacht Club where he and Marge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in May 2004. Robert Isaak developed acoustical communication and sonar detection equipment, digital computers, and digital signal procession (resulting in more than 5O patents and professional articles.) Bob received the Alumni of the Century award from University of Colorado in 1977, accepting with a speech entitled: "Nothing Can Be Uninvented." Characteristic of his work was the development of an acoustic automatic station keeping systems for sensing the environment and controlling an unanchored drilling ship so that it will stay precisely over a hole which is being drilled at the bottom of the ocean. In 1994, he was awarded the University of Colorado's Centennial Medal. He also appeared in various editions of Who's Who (most recently Who's Who of American Men and Women in Science). He is survived by his wife and children including Robert Allen Isaak (his wife Gudrun, and children: Sonya and Andrew), Marilynn Lee Ludwig (her son Donovan, her husband, Richard, and his son Eric) and James DeWitt Isaak (his wife Leonora, their daughters Michelle and Elaine, as well as Elaine's daughter Laurel). Memorial service to celebrate the life of Robert D. Isaak will be held Jan. 3rd, 1-3:30 at the Northwest Christian Church, 7503 18th Ave. NW. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle Millionaires Club, or the Boy Scouts of America are suggested.
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