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ERNEST GUNTHER HOLZMANN, an accomplished electrical engineering researcher, who came to the New Orleans area eight years ago, died on August 20 of pancreatic cancer. He was 92.<\/p>\n
Professionally he worked as an electrical engineer researcher for numerous large corporations that included Shell Oil, Ford Research, General Electric and, finally, SAIG, where he was employed with the government contracts division. His research contributions included work done for the Apollo space program, most significant that which led to the success of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), also known as the lunar excursion module or LEM. In 1969, Holzmann completed his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. His thesis researched crystal formations and growth through mathematical descriptions and equations. <\/p>\n
Born in Furth, Germany in 1921, Holzmann participated in the last kindertransport from Germany to London when he was 17 years old. He was separated from his two younger brothers and parents during the entire Nazi occupation of Germany. Unbeknownst to him, however,they had successfully escaped to Bolivia. The entire family reunited in the United States a decade later. <\/p>\n
While living in London, Holzmann attended the University College of Nottingham where he received his first of many electrical engineering degrees. Additionally, he also studied at British Thomson-Houston and Rugby College in England. In 1949 he immigrated to the United States. <\/p>\n
Holzmann married his first wife, Martha Eulalie (n\u00e9e Meadows) in Quincy, MA. and they raised a family together for 33 years until Martha died of cancer in 1985 in Fairfax, VA. Holzmann remained in the Virginia area until 2006, when he relocated to Gretna to be closer to Mary Myers. Myers and Holzmann were married in April 2007. They were devoted to each other during their eight-year relationship. Holzmann enjoyed using various froms of technology and was an ardent music lover. He enjoyed studying about religion and learning and recording his genealogy. He developed many strong friendships over the years. <\/p>\n
Holzmann is survived by his wife Mary; his four sons Theodore, John, Peter and David Holzmann; his two daughters Ruth Naomi Holzmann Hartog and Miriam Rebecca Holzmann; 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Holzmann was interned next to his first wife at the National Memorial Park in Falls Church, VA. <\/p>\n