Walter
A Lipe
Walter
A Lipe
Birth: Aug. 26, 1936
Death: May 25, 2006
LIPE, Walter A. 69, died May 2006. Prior to joining JT3LLC retired from Edwards
Air Force Flight Test Center after 43 years of service. He was an elder at
Antelope Valley Christian Center. He is survived by his wife, Mona; son, Bruce;
daughter, Elaine; 4 grandsons; Ryan, Skyler, Troy, and Corey; and a sister,
Joan.
From http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SERVICE+AWARD+GIVEN+TO+RETIREE.-a0141776939:
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE - Walter A. Lipe
was honored with a Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award when he retired
after more than 40 years as a U.S. government employee.
Lipe, the Air Force Flight Test Center's Instrumentation Division chief engineer
since 1999, spent his last year performing the duties of the Instrumentation
chief as well as the chief engineer.
``Your service has exceeded all expectations and you have set an example for
others who serve,'' Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, the Flight Test Center commander,
said in a farewell letter.
Lipe's leadership in the design and development of advanced test instrumentation
systems saved the Air Force well over $100 million by standardizing data
acquisition systems and support equipment that would meet the needs of most
major test ranges, Bedke said.
Lipe received the Pioneer Award from the International Telemetry Foundation for
his career achievements, the first presentation of the award to an Edwards
employee.
Lipe, a Lancaster resident, started work at Edwards Air Force Base in 1961 as a
contractor employee working on the B-52H bomber. He took a civil service job in
1963 as an instrumentation engineer.
He was promoted to chief of the Instrumentation Engineering section in 1965, to
chief of the Instrumentation Design Branch in 1980, and to chief of the
Instrumentation Operations Branch in 1985.