OLD LYME—Theodore “Ted” Gordon of Old Lyme, Connecticut formerly from Glastonbury, Connecticut and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away in his home on January 30th. Ted was predeceased by the love of his life of over 65 years, Ann (Jason), who died in 2020. Ted was a role model and mentor to many and was adored by his four children: Katie Gordon (Sam Ventres) of Barrington, RI, Tom Gordon (Carol Mills) of Glastonbury, CT, Lisa Greenspan (David Greenspan) of Bala Cynwyd, PA and Michael Gordon (Constance Fox) of Croton on Hudson, NY, and his 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. …
Ted started his career at McDonnell Douglas and was rapidly promoted to launch control officer at Cape Canaveral, FL for the fledgling NASA space program. He advanced to Chief Engineer where he led a 3,000-person team that developed the Saturn launch vehicle used in the Apollo program …
Most recently, Ted was the cofounder and member of the board of directors for The Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank that connects futurists around the world …
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Visit this link to read the full obituary published Feb. 9, 2024 by the Hartford Courant.