R. Fred Iacobelli *54

Fred Iacobelli, who was a Navy officer from 1945 to 1965 and later worked at implementing Arizona’s vehicle-emissions program, died Nov. 2, 2011. He was 88.

Iacobelli graduated from the Naval Academy in 1945. In his 20-year naval career, he served aboard destroyers and later flew airplanes. In 1954, he earned a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Princeton. He also earned two other master’s degrees — one in finance from George Washington University and another in business from Arizona State University.

Upon retiring from the Navy as a lieutenant commander in 1965, he moved to Phoenix, Ariz. There, he worked for the AiResearch firm, and then for the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS), where he was responsible for implementing the state’s vehicle-emissions program until his retirement in 1984.

Iacobelli was active with the Arizona chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, and in 1967 was its 13th president. He also was a member of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, the Naval Airship Association, and the Lighter-Than-Air Association.

He is survived by Doris, his wife of 63 years, and three children.

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