James V. Braun Age 91 of Beavercreek, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. He was preceded in death by his first wife Japnell Braun, parents Robert and Fern Braun, sister Daisy, and brothers Robert, Leon, and Willis. He is survived by his wife Carolyn Braun; children Janine (Karl) Borneman, Joyce (Tim) Trapp, David Braun, and Suzanne Braun, and grandchildren Andrew Borneman, Maxwell Borneman, Robert Trapp, Joseph Trapp, and Jeffrey Trapp.
James was born in Baraboo, WI and grew up enjoying the surrounding natural beauty of the area, hiking, hunting, boating, and swimming, even building his own scuba gear to go diving! He had a curious and intelligent mind and used it to obtain a BS degree in biochemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin and later a master’s degree from the Ohio State University in his area of engineering expertise. James joined the ROTC in college, and served in active duty for two years with the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, working in the field of metal corrosion. Afterwards, he joined the Solid Rocket Propellant Section of the Power Plant Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, as an aerospace engineer. James was attributed an invention and recognized for many contributions during his career at Wright-Patterson. He retired in 1987.
James enjoyed a wide variety of interests throughout his life: he owned and worked a small farm for 10 years while working his full-time job at the base; kept bees and extracted honey and was called more than once to rescue bee hives that had swarmed; tried making wine, a thankfully brief stint; piloted small-engine aircraft, attaining an instructor's license; played and won prizes in chess; grew fruit trees and gardened; enjoyed woodworking and accumulated an impressive wood shop; studied financial investing and the stock market which paid for his children’s college education; enjoyed camping, fishing, and boating, often taking his family on excursions into nature; was active in the leadership of the local Boy Scouts troop 56; dabbled in learning Russian which may have been sparked by his job; loved science fiction novels; baked the best holiday pies; and loved watching college football always with a keen interest on the success of the Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
James had a gentle disposition, and a wry sense of humor and was never above poking fun at himself, especially with the many stories (mostly true) he told of growing up in Wisconsin, traveling for his job and using his engineering brain to fix, improve, and better enjoy his life. He will be greatly missed by his family.
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