Kenneth Alfred Wilde

1929 - 2017

Kenneth Alfred Wilde obituary, 1929-2017, Austin, TX

BORN

1929

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home

9700 Anderson Mill Road

Austin, Texas

Kenneth Wilde Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 17, 2017.

He was, quite literally, a rocket scientist. Raised in Coalville, Utah, he was his high school's salutatorian before earning his Ph.D in Physical Chemistry from the University of Utah; then he worked at Rohm and Haas in Huntsville, Alabama, developing rocket fuel for the nascent space program.

Later he was employed at Radian Corporation and the IRS in Austin. We loved him. We learned from him. He enjoyed reading The Skeptical Inquirer, was an expert hand at bridge, and I'm not sure what else to say.

He is survived by three daughters: Joy Lynette Pounds, Lisa Studdard, and Alison Urban (Karl Urban – spouse). Predeceased by his wife, Helen Wilde, he also is survived by seven grandchildren: Amy, Jennifer Hutchinson, Austin Harris, Brooke Studdard, Lindsay Urban Killeen, Curtis Urban, and Danielle Urban. He didn't want a service; we will gather at the graveside at Austin Memorial Cemetery to memorialize him at 2 pm on May 27th. Anyone who wishes may attend. Donate to your favorite charity if you wish. The end.

Please join us in remembering Kenneth by visiting our memorial at www.cookwaldenchapelofthehills.com. Through this site, we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories with our family.

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May 30, 2017

Charles Lowell

I will always remember being 4 or 5 years old and visiting my father's office where Ken worked.

When you're that age, you can count the number of grown-ups that talk to you on one hand, but he would always take time to turn away from his computer and answer all of the questions I had (which I'm sure were many)

He took all of them very seriously, and his answers were thorough and age-appropriate. It was from Dr Wilde that I first learned that you could program computers and I'll never forget him explaining to me his opinions on the C, Algol, and Fortran languages.

One of the smartest men that I ever knew (my father), considered him one of the smartest people that he'd ever known. That speaks volumes, but I will always remember the patience and kindness that he showed me as a child.

May 24, 2017

L

Sorrow makes us all children again- destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest knows nothing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
With deepest sympathy

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Austin Memorial Cemetery

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9700 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, TX 78750

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