Walter J. Schob Jr., 91, was born in Philadelphia, PA. He was a retired USAF Officer, an experimental test pilot, and an aviation safety instructor who had broad experience in flight testing, aircraft accident investigation and aviation safety education.
Walter had an MS in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University and a BS in aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, International Society of Air Safety Investigators, Military Officers Association of America and the Daedalians.
He was director of Sun Safety, an organization dedicated to furthering the interests of aviation safety. He instructed aviation safety at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for 31 years. He was a pilot with over 6000 hours in fighters, transports, bombers, helicopters, general aviation aircraft and experimental craft.
Walter was also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, an avid scuba diver, an underwater photographer, underwater aircraft accident investigator and an underwater recovery team member. He dove in 23 different countries throughout the world.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years Leona and two sons; Don and Tod; his daughter Liza Atanasoff preceded him in death. He was grandfather to ten, Christopher, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Saralyn, Luke, Trinton, Nichole De La Riva, Cody Kelly, Kristen Nicholas and Bryan Derusso. He was a great grandfather to six, Jeremiah, Aaron, Madisyn, Aubree, Ava and Reagan Claire.
