Irving “Lee” Stillman, age 97, of Pittsboro, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021.
Mr. Stillman had been a resident of Galloway Ridge Retirement Community in Chatham County, N.C., since March 2006.
He was the third child of George Raymond and Lois Ruth (McKee) Stillman of East Aurora, N.Y. After graduating from high school there, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 until 1946. He then attended Purdue University, receiving his B.S.E.E. Degree in February 1950. One week later, on February 11, 1950, he and the love of his life, Lois H. Buzzard were married in the Methodist Church at Friendship, N.Y.
After a year of employment with RCA Corporation, he was employed by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (later to become Calspan Corp.) near Buffalo, N.Y. After 28 years there he had attained the position of Senior Research Engineer. During that time he and Lois adopted three infant girls, Ruth Ann, Beverly Jean and Carol Louise. and they owned a home in Clarence, N.Y.
In 1979 Mr. Stillman resigned from Calspan Corp. and took a position with Georgia Tech. Research Institute in Atlanta, George, where the family then owned a home in East Cobb County. There he also attained the position of Senior Research Engineer before retiring in 1992.
Besides the welfare and happiness of his wife and family, Mr. Stillman’s interests were in travel (domestic and abroad), music (popular and classical) and genealogy.
Irving (Lee) is survived by two daughters, Beverly (Carlisle) Craig and Carol (Bill) Manning, nine grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Lois, who died July 31, 2005, in East Cobb County, Georgia. He was also predeceased by his two brothers and their wives; Neil and Nora Stillman, Barton and Patrecia Stillman and his sister; Rowena (Stillman-Hequembourg) Annunziato and her two husbands. He also was predeceased by two nephews; Donald Hequembourg and James Stillman.
The cremated remains of Mr. Stillman and his wife, Lois will be buried at a later date at their grave marker in Maple Grove Cemetery at Friendship, N.Y.
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