Obituaries

His marriage to Nancy Gent ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of eight years, Philippa Gent of Fort Eustis; three children from his first marriage, Elaina Gent and Mark M. Gent, both of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Pamela Gent of Alexandria; his father, Orval Gent of Alexandria; a brother, Bert Gent of Springfield; and his grandmother, Annabell Frederick of Alexandria.

-- Patricia Sullivan

William D. Green Jr.NASA Senior Engineer

William D. Green Jr., 88, a NASA senior engineer who participated in engineering and design work on the Gemini, Apollo, Sky Lab, Space Station and Space Shuttle programs, died July 24 at Suburban Hospital after a stroke.

Mr. Green worked for NASA from 1963 t0 2004. His many projects as a senior engineer included IMAX film development and Voyager course corrections. His service at NASA was recognized with several distinguished service awards.

William Duncan Green Jr., a Washington resident, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in New Rochelle, N.Y.

He received bachelor's degrees from Middlebury College in Vermont and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also received a master's degree in engineering.

He worked on radar development at MIT during World War II and later served under Charles Draper at the school's instrumentation laboratory. There, he helped create guidance systems for airplanes, guided missiles, satellites and spacecraft.

His marriage to Ann Bowns Green ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Grace Shattyn Green of Washington; two daughters, Ellen Ward of Washington and Lucy Green of New Hope, Pa.; two sisters; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.