[Leica] My father

[cochranpr at mac.com (David Cochran)]

Peter, thank you for sharing, not only the photos, but also the story. 
In a few short paragraphs you just made us "know" your father.
His smile, which seems to be a constant, surely made him a fellow to be 
around with. I am sorry for your loss and these photos pay a great 
honor of this man.

I hope that you find peace.

David



> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bquinn=sgi.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bquinn=sgi.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter
> Klein
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 11:14 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] My father
>
> You haven't heard from me in a while, and here's why.  My dad, Milton
> Klein
> passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22.   The funeral was Thursday.
>
> These were the two pictures that stood by the guest book at his 
> funeral.
>
> Dad in 1951, photo by my Mom, Bolsey B2, Kodachrome:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/EmMiltHoneymoon/20MiltCar
>
> Dad in late 2004, photo by me, M6TTL and V/C 50/1.5 Nokton, Tri-X:
> http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/family/06Milt.htm
>
> Dad was born in 1917 and grew up in the East Bronx, the son of poor
> eastern
> European Jewish immigrants.  His father was a tailor who had little
> understanding of the world beyond his job.  Dad was different from the
> rest
> of his family.  When his father gave him money to fix a hole in his
> shoe,
> Dad put cardboard in his shoe and used the money to buy books.  No one
> else
> in my father's immediate family went to college.  His two brothers and
> sister worked as a postal worker, a cab driver and transit worker, and 
> a
>
> secretary.  My father went on to earn a bachelor's in chemical
> engineering
> from City College of NY, then a master's in mathematics and a PhD in
> physics from NYU.
>
> He worked for the U.S. Census, then at Langley air base in Virginia
> during
> WWII.  His work on aerodynamics was considered important enough that he
> was
> in and out of the military in six days, and reassigned to his old job.
> He
> later taught at NYU, worked for General Electric and a couple of small
> companies, then spent most of the rest of his career as a civilian
> scientist for the U.S. Air Force in the Boston area.
>
> After he retired, one of his greatest pleasures was to sit in an easy
> chair
> with the New York Times Book Review and a book of advanced math in his
> lap,
> alternately reading about books and doing calculations that interested
> him.  He also loved classical music, particularly chamber music.
>
> --Peter
>
>
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