Obituary for Brian Gibson
Brian Lloyd Gibson passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, following an 8-year battle with Parkinson's and Parkinson's dementia.
Brian is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Carol Ann Docherty Gibson, and daughter Heather Lynn Gibson, both of Sarasota, FL; brothers Dwight Gibson (Patricia) and Lyndon Gibson (Carolyn) of Norwood, NY; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson, and his brother Wayne Gibson.
Brian was born in Norwood, NY on November 30, 1943 to Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson. He was a 1961 graduate of NNCS. Brian entered the United States Air Force at age 18, and following his aptitude test which indicated a proficiency in language, he was sent to Yale University to undertake a 3-year course condensed into nine months of study within the Far Eastern Languages program. While in New Haven, he met and became engaged to the love of his life, Carol Ann Docherty, prior to being stationed with the 6987th Security Group at Shu Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, where he translated intercepted radio transmissions.
He and Carol were married on October 31, 1964 at the First Congregational Church of Norwood, NY.
Brian completed his USAF service at Suffolk County AFB in Westhampton, NY. Following his honorable discharge, he enrolled as a full-time student at SUNY at Stony Brook, where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in mechanical engineering. His first post-college employer was EBASCO Services; he wound up working at locations in New York City (one of the first tenants to move into the then-brand-new World Trade Center), Atlanta, and Princeton. The latter position was located at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory, where his group built a prototype of the Russian Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.
During the sixteen years prior to Brian's retirement in 2006, he managed a team of 240 engineers and technicians supporting a contract for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
Brian was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, and friend to all those who had the good fortune to know him. Often a man of few words, when Brian spoke, he made those words count. Brian was a kind, gentle soul who provided the strong and supportive backbone to his immediate family. He loved animals, and animals (both wild and pets) loved him, a special gift he inherited from his mother Muriel. He had a dry sense of humor and was articulate in both the spoken and written word. He was a fan of the original Star Trek series and the humor of Monty Python's Flying Circus. An engineer in the truest sense of the word, he could build and fix anything, and anything he fixed worked better than before it had been broken. He loved golf, billiards, boating, fishing, kayaking, the beach, and music; some of his favorite artists were Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Dave Brubeck, Vince Gill, Fleetwood Mac, and more. Many of his fondest times were summers spent with family and friends on the Maryland shore at Assateague Island and Ocean City, along with boating and waterskiing with his brothers at Higley Flow on the Racquette River in Colton, NY during hometown visits, where he, his siblings and his parents had built a family camp many decades earlier.
Brian will be deeply missed by friends, family, colleagues, and all those who knew him.
Brian Lloyd Gibson passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, following an 8-year battle with Parkinson's and Parkinson's dementia.
Brian is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Carol Ann Docherty Gibson, and daughter Heather Lynn Gibson, both of Sarasota, FL; brothers Dwight Gibson (Patricia) and Lyndon Gibson (Carolyn) of Norwood, NY; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson, and his brother Wayne Gibson.
Brian was born in Norwood, NY on November 30, 1943 to Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson. He was a 1961 graduate of NNCS. Brian entered the United States Air Force at age 18, and following his aptitude test which indicated a proficiency in language, he was sent to Yale University to undertake a 3-year course condensed into nine months of study within the Far Eastern Languages program. While in New Haven, he met and became engaged to the love of his life, Carol Ann Docherty, prior to being stationed with the 6987th Security Group at Shu Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, where he translated intercepted radio transmissions.
He and Carol were married on October 31, 1964 at the First Congregational Church of Norwood, NY.
Brian completed his USAF service at Suffolk County AFB in Westhampton, NY. Following his honorable discharge, he enrolled as a full-time student at SUNY at Stony Brook, where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in mechanical engineering. His first post-college employer was EBASCO Services; he wound up working at locations in New York City (one of the first tenants to move into the then-brand-new World Trade Center), Atlanta, and Princeton. The latter position was located at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory, where his group built a prototype of the Russian Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.
During the sixteen years prior to Brian's retirement in 2006, he managed a team of 240 engineers and technicians supporting a contract for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
Brian was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, and friend to all those who had the good fortune to know him. Often a man of few words, when Brian spoke, he made those words count. Brian was a kind, gentle soul who provided the strong and supportive backbone to his immediate family. He loved animals, and animals (both wild and pets) loved him, a special gift he inherited from his mother Muriel. He had a dry sense of humor and was articulate in both the spoken and written word. He was a fan of the original Star Trek series and the humor of Monty Python's Flying Circus. An engineer in the truest sense of the word, he could build and fix anything, and anything he fixed worked better than before it had been broken. He loved golf, billiards, boating, fishing, kayaking, the beach, and music; some of his favorite artists were Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Dave Brubeck, Vince Gill, Fleetwood Mac, and more. Many of his fondest times were summers spent with family and friends on the Maryland shore at Assateague Island and Ocean City, along with boating and waterskiing with his brothers at Higley Flow on the Racquette River in Colton, NY during hometown visits, where he, his siblings and his parents had built a family camp many decades earlier.
Brian will be deeply missed by friends, family, colleagues, and all those who knew him.
Obituary for Brian Gibson
Brian Lloyd Gibson passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, following an 8-year battle with Parkinson's and Parkinson's dementia.
Brian is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Carol Ann Docherty Gibson, and daughter Heather Lynn Gibson, both of Sarasota, FL; brothers Dwight Gibson (Patricia) and Lyndon Gibson (Carolyn) of Norwood, NY; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson, and his brother Wayne Gibson.
Brian was born in Norwood, NY on November 30, 1943 to Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson. He was a 1961 graduate of NNCS. Brian entered the United States Air Force at age 18, and following his aptitude test which indicated a proficiency in language, he was sent to Yale University to undertake a 3-year course condensed into nine months of study within the Far Eastern Languages program. While in New Haven, he met and became engaged to the love of his life, Carol Ann Docherty, prior to being stationed with the 6987th Security Group at Shu Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, where he translated intercepted radio transmissions.
He and Carol were married on October 31, 1964 at the First Congregational Church of Norwood, NY.
Brian completed his USAF service at Suffolk County AFB in Westhampton, NY. Following his honorable discharge, he enrolled as a full-time student at SUNY at Stony Brook, where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in mechanical engineering. His first post-college employer was EBASCO Services; he wound up working at locations in New York City (one of the first tenants to move into the then-brand-new World Trade Center), Atlanta, and Princeton. The latter position was located at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory, where his group built a prototype of the Russian Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.
During the sixteen years prior to Brian's retirement in 2006, he managed a team of 240 engineers and technicians supporting a contract for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
Brian was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, and friend to all those who had the good fortune to know him. Often a man of few words, when Brian spoke, he made those words count. Brian was a kind, gentle soul who provided the strong and supportive backbone to his immediate family. He loved animals, and animals (both wild and pets) loved him, a special gift he inherited from his mother Muriel. He had a dry sense of humor and was articulate in both the spoken and written word. He was a fan of the original Star Trek series and the humor of Monty Python's Flying Circus. An engineer in the truest sense of the word, he could build and fix anything, and anything he fixed worked better than before it had been broken. He loved golf, billiards, boating, fishing, kayaking, the beach, and music; some of his favorite artists were Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Dave Brubeck, Vince Gill, Fleetwood Mac, and more. Many of his fondest times were summers spent with family and friends on the Maryland shore at Assateague Island and Ocean City, along with boating and waterskiing with his brothers at Higley Flow on the Racquette River in Colton, NY during hometown visits, where he, his siblings and his parents had built a family camp many decades earlier.
Brian will be deeply missed by friends, family, colleagues, and all those who knew him.
Brian Lloyd Gibson passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021, following an 8-year battle with Parkinson's and Parkinson's dementia.
Brian is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Carol Ann Docherty Gibson, and daughter Heather Lynn Gibson, both of Sarasota, FL; brothers Dwight Gibson (Patricia) and Lyndon Gibson (Carolyn) of Norwood, NY; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson, and his brother Wayne Gibson.
Brian was born in Norwood, NY on November 30, 1943 to Lloyd Gibson and Muriel Carpenter Gibson. He was a 1961 graduate of NNCS. Brian entered the United States Air Force at age 18, and following his aptitude test which indicated a proficiency in language, he was sent to Yale University to undertake a 3-year course condensed into nine months of study within the Far Eastern Languages program. While in New Haven, he met and became engaged to the love of his life, Carol Ann Docherty, prior to being stationed with the 6987th Security Group at Shu Linkou, Taipei, Taiwan, where he translated intercepted radio transmissions.
He and Carol were married on October 31, 1964 at the First Congregational Church of Norwood, NY.
Brian completed his USAF service at Suffolk County AFB in Westhampton, NY. Following his honorable discharge, he enrolled as a full-time student at SUNY at Stony Brook, where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in mechanical engineering. His first post-college employer was EBASCO Services; he wound up working at locations in New York City (one of the first tenants to move into the then-brand-new World Trade Center), Atlanta, and Princeton. The latter position was located at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory, where his group built a prototype of the Russian Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor.
During the sixteen years prior to Brian's retirement in 2006, he managed a team of 240 engineers and technicians supporting a contract for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
Brian was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, and friend to all those who had the good fortune to know him. Often a man of few words, when Brian spoke, he made those words count. Brian was a kind, gentle soul who provided the strong and supportive backbone to his immediate family. He loved animals, and animals (both wild and pets) loved him, a special gift he inherited from his mother Muriel. He had a dry sense of humor and was articulate in both the spoken and written word. He was a fan of the original Star Trek series and the humor of Monty Python's Flying Circus. An engineer in the truest sense of the word, he could build and fix anything, and anything he fixed worked better than before it had been broken. He loved golf, billiards, boating, fishing, kayaking, the beach, and music; some of his favorite artists were Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Dave Brubeck, Vince Gill, Fleetwood Mac, and more. Many of his fondest times were summers spent with family and friends on the Maryland shore at Assateague Island and Ocean City, along with boating and waterskiing with his brothers at Higley Flow on the Racquette River in Colton, NY during hometown visits, where he, his siblings and his parents had built a family camp many decades earlier.
Brian will be deeply missed by friends, family, colleagues, and all those who knew him.
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