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Dr. Jefferson Franklin Lindsey III, DEE, age 62
Carbondale
One year and sixteen days after being diagnosed, Jefferson F. Lindsey III
lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. With his family by his side, he
died Sunday night August 21, 2005 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jefferson F. Lindsey Jr. and his
mother, H. Lucile Lindsey. He is survived by his wife, Sandra S. Lindsey
of Carbondale, his daughter, Laura L. Lindsey West and her husband Eric D.
West of Fresno, CA, his son, Jefferson F. Lindsey IV of Carbondale, IL,
his sister, Helen L. Lindsey and husband, Bradley R. Baker of Ft. Walton
Beach, FL as well as numerous aunts, uncles and nieces. Jefferson F.
Lindsey was born October 9, 1942 in E. St. Louis, IL. After his family
moved to San Antonio TX, he became an Amateur Radio Operator, K5AAK, at
age 12. At 14, his family moved to Ft. Walton Beach, FL. where he
graduated from Choctawhatchee High School and worked as a civilian for the
USAF with the early warning radar system. He was active in the Episcopal
Church Dr. Lindsey earned a BSEE at the University of Texas-Austin where
he met his wife. From there he moved to Houston, TX, and attended the
University of Houston for his MSEE and Lamar University for his DEE in
electrical engineering. In Houston he worked for NASA, McDonnell Douglas
and taught classes at the University of Houston. His areas of special
interest were antennas and communications. He designed and tested antennas
for NASA's space program starting with the Mercury project all the way
through to the Space Shuttle. His most recognized patent is for the
antenna used on the Apollo astronauts' backpack and on the lunar rover
that landed on the moon. It was Lindsey's antenna that enabled Neil
Armstrong to broadcast the famous words, "That's one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind". That antenna now resides in the Smithsonian
Museum in Washington DC. In 1980, Lindsey and his family moved to
Carbondale, IL. He taught at Southern Illinois University in the
Electrical Engineering Technology Department until his retirement in 2004.
At SIU, he sponsored Tau Alpha Pi, formed the amateur radio club, started
a local IEEE chapter, and held an annual antenna contest that continues
today. During his 36 years of teaching he was loved and respected by many
of his students and colleagues. He formed Lindsey Associates, a successful
design and consulting business. The family held a private service at Mount
Pleasant Jerusalem Cemetery in Jackson County. For those desiring to do
so, memorials should be made out to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
and mailed to: C. June Shinners American Cancer Society Hope Lodge 4215
Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63108
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