Reed, Robert James

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Robert James Reed
b: 18 JUL 1941
d: 28 NOV 1985
Biography
Around age 13, became serious ill with a rare muscle degenerativedisease. He was totally bed-ridden for about a year. With extensivephysical therapy and experimental drugs he made a full recovery.

Andrew Jackson High School, 1959
University of Florida, Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, 1965.

He was hired immediately by NASA in the early days of the mannedspaceflight program. While at NASA, he was the Manned Spacecraft TestConductor for the Apollo program; investigated the fatal Apollo capsulefire; led the NASA team in California conducting the acceptance testingof the first space shuttle; and worked on the International Space Stationproject.

Memorial Service held December 1, 1985 in Titusville, Florida
Facts
  • 18 JUL 1941 - Birth - ; Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
  • 2 DEC 1985 - Burial - ; Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
  • 1945 - Census - Florida State Census ; Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
  • 28 NOV 1985 - Death - ; Titusville, Brevard, Florida
  • Nobility Title - Jr.
Ancestors
   
Coral Mark Reed
3 JUL 1882 - 22 FEB 1961
 
 
Robert James Reed
6 FEB 1904 - 24 DEC 1977
  
  
  
Bessie May Hollar
24 DEC 1881 - 5 OCT 1957
 
Robert James Reed
18 JUL 1941 - 28 NOV 1985
  
 
  
William Robert Champion
6 APR 1886 - 31 AUG 1958
 
 
Margaret Merdella Champion
14 JUN 1915 - 13 DEC 1965
  
  
  
Merdella Parker
29 MAY 1889 - 12 NOV 1915
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Robert James Reed
Birth6 FEB 1904Plumwood, Madison, Ohio
Death24 DEC 1977 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage7 OCT 1939to Margaret Merdella Champion at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage13 SEP 1930to Frances Marion Stacy at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
FatherCoral Mark Reed
MotherBessie May Hollar
PARENT (F) Margaret Merdella Champion
Birth14 JUN 1915Bluff Springs, Escambia, Florida
Death13 DEC 1965 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage7 OCT 1939to Robert James Reed at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
FatherWilliam Robert Champion
MotherMerdella Parker
CHILDREN
Private
Birth
Death
Marriage26 MAY 1960to Private at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage14 MAR 1972to Emmett Mitchell Wright at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
MRobert James Reed
Birth18 JUL 1941Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Death28 NOV 1985Titusville, Brevard, Florida
Marriage6 NOV 1965to Private at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage13 AUG 1977to Dolores Ann Moroz at Lake, Florida
Marriage20 JUL 1985to Anne Marie DeAngelo at Titusville, Brevard, Florida
FMerdella Margaret Reed
Birth27 APR 1950Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Death7 MAR 2012Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage(never married)to Raymond Collins
Marriage15 JUN 1974to Gene Charles Huckleberry at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
MJohn Champion Reed
Birth12 JUN 1944Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Death24 FEB 2012Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Marriage28 AUG 1965to Private at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Robert James Reed
Birth18 JUL 1941Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Death28 NOV 1985 Titusville, Brevard, Florida
Marriage6 NOV 1965to Private at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage13 AUG 1977to Dolores Ann Moroz at Lake, Florida
Marriage20 JUL 1985to Anne Marie DeAngelo at Titusville, Brevard, Florida
FatherRobert James Reed
MotherMargaret Merdella Champion
PARENT () Private
Birth
Death
Marriage6 NOV 1965to Robert James Reed at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
Private
Birth
Death
Marriage4 MAY 1991to Amanda Camille Brooker at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriageto Shannon at Jamaica
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Robert James Reed
Birth18 JUL 1941Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Death28 NOV 1985 Titusville, Brevard, Florida
Marriage6 NOV 1965to Private at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage13 AUG 1977to Dolores Ann Moroz at Lake, Florida
Marriage20 JUL 1985to Anne Marie DeAngelo at Titusville, Brevard, Florida
FatherRobert James Reed
MotherMargaret Merdella Champion
PARENT (F) Dolores Ann Moroz
Birth
Death
Marriage13 AUG 1977to Robert James Reed at Lake, Florida
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Robert James Reed
Birth18 JUL 1941Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Death28 NOV 1985 Titusville, Brevard, Florida
Marriage6 NOV 1965to Private at Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Marriage13 AUG 1977to Dolores Ann Moroz at Lake, Florida
Marriage20 JUL 1985to Anne Marie DeAngelo at Titusville, Brevard, Florida
FatherRobert James Reed
MotherMargaret Merdella Champion
PARENT (F) Anne Marie DeAngelo
Birth
Death
Marriage20 JUL 1985to Robert James Reed at Titusville, Brevard, Florida
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
Evidence
[S259]Birth Certificate/Record
[S263]Obituary/Death Notice
[S265]Photograph
[S266]Find A Grave
[S260]Census
[S262]Death Certificate/Record
Descendancy Chart
Robert James Reed b: 18 JUL 1941 d: 28 NOV 1985