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vol. xxxii. no. 14 pholo by Larry P. Aquino
Space pioneers iri 'disbelief' by Donna Horsley Much of the nation reacted with disbelief after learning the tragic fate of Space Shuttle Challenger, but those professionals involved directly (and indirectly) with NASA stood shocked and stunned at a fate they all knew possible, but over the years took for granted. Before Judy A. Resnik was accepted into the space program in 1978 and became the second American woman to fly in space in August 1984, she worked at RCA missile and surface radar division (MSR), Moorestown, N.J. Now remembered throughout the plant as a pioneer in the nations space program, Resnik's former boss, Bill Blumenstein, electrical engineer, said, "She was very nice ... bright. Our relationship was simply one engineer working with another."
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that one of the casings of rocket booster (welded together) seam cracked, causing the hydrogen and oxygen to mix, thus the explosion. "It was tragic," Fink said, "but like our president said, we must move on. I think it will be six months to a year before they'll find out exactly what happened." According to Fink, the satellite and two experimental satellites destroyed on Challenger were worth around $8 billion. Also, Fink said the Space Station, with hopes to be operational in the 1990s will be delayed because of the tragedy. Col. James 0. Horsley, electrical engineer, MSR, RCA, Moorestown, has been working on space programs going as far back as the early days of pioneering in space (1962.) "I've been involved with the Ranger series spacecraft, designing the command
'To us, Christa was our neighbor.We felt like we knew her and we didn't expect technology to fail.' -Lynn Murphy, clinical psychologist
According to Blumenstein, Resnik later took a more convenient job because her husband was in law school at the time, and it was after leaving RCA that she got involved with NASA. Ken Fink, chemical engineer, astro-electronic division (devoted mainly to space development), RCA, Heightstown, N.J., said that everyone was shocked. "I'd say the word spread so quickly that in 10 minutes 90 percent of the plant knew." As a manager for the quality control of space materials for re-use in future space launching, Fink believes what probably happened, based on photos and reports, is
and control module for the Lunar Orbitor Space Craft that pictorially mapped the moon before the first landing," Horsley said. Horsley also designed the telemetry system for the Gemini and Apollo missions. "I remember when it happened to Grissom, White and Chaffee -when they were burned to death in Apollo. But that didn't keep space travel down. NASA is under a lot of shock, but will resume with business as usual. I think NASA will be reluctant to include civilians in the near future, but ultimately they will."
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Chicago has sw~pt up the ticker tape from its streets, but Superbowl fever is still running high among football fans at Cabrini. Left to right, Freshmen Ka/paech Doshf, Steve Pascali, Terry Smith and Pete Bisconte are the starting line-up for the Cabrini Cavaliers' unofficial bid for the Superbowl championship. (photo by Allen K. Reyes)
John Remley:
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Remembering the man with the laughs by Virginia A. Smith John Remley had a joke for every occasion. When he heard cafeteria servers singing off-key he asked, "What did you do with the money ...you know, the money your mother gave you for singing lessons ..?" He started every accounting class with a joke about his wife's budgeting methods: "She operates our checkbook at a constant deficit." And because his students didn't believe that his favorite dish - cream of peanut soup - really existed, he went to a restaurant that served the item, "borrowed" the menu, and circulated it as proof positive. "He has got to be the funniest person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing," said Alison Schaffer, junior. Students and faculty alike were gathered in small groups this week sharing similar stories of the John Remley they remembered: the instructor of business administration, the lunch buddy, the comic, the benefactor, the adviser, the friend; sharing stories of his life to combat the shocking news of his sudden death of a massive coronary on Feb. 2, just weeks after a seemingly quick recovery from an initial attack in November. "Remembering his funny stories is what's getting everyone through this," said Laura Sullivan, junior. "It makes it seem
like he's_still here, like he'll walk in the cafeteria at the next meal and sit down with us and crack the same old jokes." "He would embarrass me in every single accounting class," said Schaffer. "I'll never forget the time Pat McKenna had made some flyers as a joke reading "Call Erotic Alison ... no Visa, cash only - stuff like that. I thought I'd destroyed all the copies, ,then that night, when Mr. Remley was reading class announcements, he said, 'I've been asked to make this public ...' and read the entire flyer to the class - in front of the continuing ed people and everything!" "If he was at a dance, you knew it was going to be good because he always got out there eventually and danced like crazy," said Denise Hee, junior. "At the Halloween dance he was supposed to be a South Street merchant in this blinking visor- cap, but he looked more like a traffic light." "He was always talking about the differences between he and his wife," added Sullivan-. "She liked to go to 'tea houses' and he preferred the 'dive bars.' He'd say, 'Picture me, this big guy, sitting there in this fancy-schmancy tea house with this Iittle tiny cup, acting like I'm having a good time."' The faculty secretaries know Remley as ''The Guy Who Wanted Umpteem Copies at 5:47 p.m. Everyday." "We'd be getting ready to leave, and he'd be rushing in to make copies saying, 'You
gals can leave - I'll lock up,"' said Rose Jamotta, faculty secretary. "He talked to everyone who came in the office and had a dozen running jokes with the staff and administration. He made himself known to everyone, not just business majors," she said. Besides his off-beat sense of humor, Remley was noted for his generosity and genuine care for the well-being of people around him. "He always said that if you really tried in accounting, he would give you a 'C' - for 'cavalier,"' said Jane Feeney, senior. "He wanted to help you, not fail you." "He spent a good 20 minutes with me and my friends after his first attack just trying to get us to understand how important it is for us to take care of ourselves now, while we're young," said Steve Westhead, junior. ¡ ''.At the last Faculty Senate meeting, he suggested that the college send a note of condolence to the family of Christa McAuliffe (the teacher/astronaut who died in the space shuttle explosion). That gesture just typifies him - always looking to help other people," said Jerome Zurek, chairman, English and communications department. "I think that his wife's request for donations to be made to the Cabrini scholarship fund in lieu of flowers says a lot about him. He was just so generous with his time and money, and really seemed to enjoy his work
here at Cabrini," said Peggy Becker, secretary, dean of students office. When not in his office or the classroom, friends !mew to meet him in the cafeteria, where he'd eat lunches with the faculty and dinners with the students. "He wasn't just a regular teacher," said Hee. "He was more of a good friend.'' ''.After his first attack he told us, 'If I die tomorrow, I'll die a happy man with not one single regret,"' said Arthur Young, assistant director, English and communications. "I think that because he didn't have children, ¡he made everyone else his family," said Westhead. "He was more than a friend to me; he was like my father," said Kathy O'Donnell, junior. "I miss him so much."