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OBITUARIES Paul E. Okarski, 89; WWII Navy Aviator Went On To Aerospace Career At Sperry HARTWICK – Paul Edward Okarski, 89, a retired defense contractor employed for 37 years with Sperry Gyroscope Corp., passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 30, 2015, at Bassett Hospital, just three days shy of his 90th birthday. Born Sept. 2, 1925, in Paul Okarski as a WWII Peabody, Mass., Paul was a naval aviator, right, and son of Frank Joseph Okarski more recently. and Anna née Krusciewicz Gyroscope, where as a Okarski. He was raised marketing representative he in Lynn and later Newton, was responsible for the conMass. tract administration of the On Aug. 11, 1942, Paul $100 million B-52 airborne joined the Navy, serving his integrated countermeasures country during World War system. This equipment II as a naval aviator. Ensign utilized high-accuracy mulOkarski was honorably tiple jamming techniques, discharged on Oct. 22, 1945. sophisticated receivers and He then attended Middleflight-test equipment, and bury College, graduating provided a new measure of in the Class of 1951 with a protection for U.S. superdegree in physics. bombers of that era. In July 1951, he joined In 1960 Paul advanced the Industrial X-Ray Divito senior marketing represion of Westinghouse as an applications engineer, and in sentative of the Radiation Division, responsible for September 1952 he began a marketing and contract career with the Sperry Gyroscope Co. that would span administration of the Navy’s TALOS missile program. four decades. In 1963, Paul became the Starting as a field engisenior marketing representaneer, he became involved tive for the Information and with the Sparrow I missile Communications Division program. Paul did on-site of Sperry Gyroscope. He installation, checkout, had overall responsibility for calibration and operational sales and contract adminisactivation of missile astration of Anti-Submarine sociated radar and ground Warfare (ASW) Systems support equipment, as well as in-plant contracts. He also including submarine fire controls and state-of-the-art served as a technical liaison sonar systems, as well as the between engineering and preparation and execution of field support personnel. market plans for sophisticatIn June 1956, he became a representative associate for ed intelligence equipment. Through acquisitions and the Air Armament Division, mergers in the 1970s and and in August 1957 he was 1980s, Sperry Gyroscope promoted to the Counter became Sperry Rand, Sperry Measures Division of Sperry versar y Our 125th anni
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Univac, then simply the Sperry Corp., and Paul’s responsibilities continued to grow. Elevated to senior overseas contract manager, he travelled extensively world-wide, and was considered by his peers to be one of Sperry’s top contract negotiators. He retired in 1989. Married in 1957 to Barbara E. Okarski, also employed by Sperry Gyroscope, they had four children, all of whom have fond memories of vacationing in Florida where many now reside, as well as learning to ski and sharing fun times at Scotch Valley Ski Area in Stamford. Paul loved being outdoors and enjoyed designing and building tree houses, doll houses, go-karts and even a backyard ice skating rink for his children and grandchildren. He loved a long road trip, a good grilled steak, and growing the best tomatoes. He paid attention to detail and believed any job worth doing was worth doing well. He imparted much wisdom to his family including having pride in our country, being happy, not worrying, and being brave. He was a man of science, who valued education, and was happy to share his knowledge with his family. He cared for us, participated in our lives, and made us better people. In his retirement, Paul built his dream house in Stamford, and enjoyed a relaxed lifestyle while skiing throughout New York and New England until age 82. For the past five years, he made his home in Hartwick with his youngest son, Steven, founding franchisee of the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge in Hartwick Seminary and its transition to Country Inn & Suites.. In addition to Steven, Paul is survived by his three other children; Lawrence Paul, Carol Ellen, and Scott Edward and his wife, Kristen, all of Ormond Beach, Florida; their mother, Barbara, of Port Orange, Fla.; four grandchildren, Brian, Jason, Kelli and Abby; two nieces, Christie Lyons-Otto and her husband, Luther, of Athol, Mass., and Mary Lyons of Paris, France; and two nephews, Joseph Lyons of Boston, Mass., and David Okarski and his wife, Diane, of Los Angeles, Calif. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Anna Elizabeth Okarski, and all of his siblings: Edward Okarski, Helen née Okarski Lyons and Joseph Okarski. Calling hours were Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home. A brief prayer service concluded the visitation, with the Rev. Paul R. Messner, pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hartwick Seminary, officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.
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