John A. Regalbuto *62

At the age of 92, John died in Georgetown, Mass., Oct. 8, 2025.

Born in Cleveland, Jan. 2, 1933, John completed his undergraduate degree at Case Institute of Technology in 1954 before earning a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Princeton in 1962.

John began his career working on Sikorsky helicopters, and after his graduate degree, worked on F-16 fighter jets at General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas. He eventually applied his metallurgy expertise to develop explosives for the oil industry at the Jet Research Center in Arlington, Texas, and later for defense contractor Textron Systems in Wilmington, Mass.

In retirement, John continued to focus on aircraft by producing free flying and scale model airplanes and enjoyed flying sessions with friends in the Flying Aces Stealth Squadron #49 modeling club. At the age of 85, his ingenious design of a contra-rotating propeller led to two patents and two technical publications.

Predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Carole, John is survived by children Mary, John, David and Michael; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

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