Ernest A. LeBlanc ’59

Ernest A. LeBlanc ’59, of Pocasset, Mass., formerly of Needham, Mass.; June 3, of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and upon discharge, he attended Brown. Later he received his master’s from the University of Lowell. He had an engineering career that included work at Hazeltine and RCA Aerospace Division (later merging with GE and then Lockheed Martin). He was proud of all the systems and radar design projects he worked on or acted as team leader for, including ballistic missile early warning systems, lunar landing modules, and many other designs of national importance. Ernie often played accordion with his trio during the summers at the Captain Linnell House in Orleans, Mass., and for many years, he was a member of the South Shore Neptunes Diving Club, both for recreational diving and to support civil defense for search and rescue/recovery missions. In retirement, he had leadership roles in several organizations and volunteered at Otis Air National Guard Base proofreading maintenance logs on the helicopters. He received numerous service awards over the years for his efforts. He is survived by his wife, Marie; three children; and two grandsons.