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- The following note from Quinton Moore Sherrer:
LeRoy earned a math degree at FSU and an engineering degree at University of
Houston.
- Obituary:
LeRoy Sherrer Obituary
LeRoy Raymond Sherrer, age 81, of Niceville, Fla., went to meet his Savior and Lord on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, from Destin Healthcare Center.
Born in Bay City, Texas, on April 6, 1928, he was preceded in death by his parents, Dora and John Sherrer. In Bay City he served as captain of his high school football and basketball teams. Later he played football for Sam Houston State College on a scholarship. He served four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. Then LeRoy earned a math degree from FSU and a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Houston. He was among the first NASA aeronautical engineers involved in space launches at Kennedy Space Center, where he spent his 20-year career.
He felt it a privilege to work on the Saturn Apollo program and to finally be in the control room when the first men were launched to the moon. He also served on the first shuttle team. He received several awards for his outstanding service to the space industry, the community and church while living in Titusville, Fla.
After retiring from NASA his family moved to Destin, Fla., home of his mother-in-law, Jewett Moore, where he built houses and worked on military projects for Lord and Son Construction Co. Later he attended Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas and after ordination moved to Colorado Springs to serve on a church staff. When he finally retired he returned to Northwest Florida.
He is survived by his wife, Quin Moore Sherrer (married in 1955); three children, Quinett Simmons, Keith A. Sherrer and Sherry Ruth Lee; six grandchildren, Lyden and Victoria Simmons, Kara, Evangeline and Ethan Sherrer, and Samuel Oersnaes; and two sisters, Norma Ramsey and Lottie Hinds of the Houston area.
He was a devoted Christian and family man and will be greatly missed.
Memorial services for Mr. Sherrer will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Immanuel Anglican Church, 250 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Covenant Hospice or Immanuel Anglican Church.
Brackney Funeral Service of Crestview, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
Published by Northwest Florida Daily News from Aug. 25 to Aug. 26, 2009.
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1928 - 2009 (81 years)
