Age: 93
City: Grant, Florida
Profession: Electro-Optical Engineer
Passed Away: At Home
Day: Thursday
Date: March 16th, 2017
Location: (home) 3955 Grant, FL 32949
Born: (City, State) Eaton County, Michigan, to Clare Backus and May LePein (Backus)
Came to Brevard County in: 1954 (Cocoa) from: Tampa, FL and returned in 1968 (West Melbourne), from Danbury, Connecticut
Worked for/as: RCA as a downrange tracking engineer at Cape Canaveral (1954-1960), Perkin-Elmer as an Electro-Optical Engineer at Harris Corporation (1968-1986)
Veteran of: WWII USAF Pilot (Enlisted March 9, 1943)
Member of: Masonic Lodge, USAF Retired Officers Association
Survivors: His loving wife, Marie K. Backus (Sprague); daughters: Judith Backus Maxwell, Carolyn Backus Rowland (Michael); Brother: Larry Backus (Texas)
Grandchildren: Richard Maxell (Nina), Christopher Maxwell (Carrie), Lindsay Rowland, and Gabrielle Rowland
Great-Grandchildren: Austin Maxwell, Ella Maxwell
Predeceased by: His Parents, Clare and May LePein; his brothers: Wayne Backus (Michigan), Caryl Backus (Michigan), and Neil Backus (Florida)
Graveside Service with military honors: Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 in Florida Memorial Gardens at 2:00 pm.
Life Event Center at Florida Memorial, 5950 US HWY 1, Rockledge, FL 32955 is in charge of arrangements
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