Wellington Cornell's Obituary
Wellington Curtis “Duke” Cornell PE, 93, entered eternal life by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, Aug 21. Born Oct 20, 1917, Erie PA, son of Emma Kempf & Martin Cornell, MD. Preceded in death by parents, brother Martin Cornell. Woodrow Wilson High Dallas 1934, Texas A&M (BS Mechanical Engineering 1940). He lived for Jesus, loved family, served church/community. Redesigned B-26B bomber WWII. US Army officer 1941-53. Trained 473rd anti-aircraft for D-Day. Overseas 43rd Engineers in Philippines/Japan. Reserves. Married Ruth McGhee. Registered Prof. Engineer projects incl. Temco TT-1 jet trainer, NASA radio eqpt, DFW Airport. Retired Dallas Water Dept. Ruling elder Pres. Church of Amer.; TX board Reformed Univ. Fellowship; Evangelism Explosion trainer; member New St. Peter’s Pres. Church; Volunteers on Patrol. Survived by wife of 63 years, Ruth Cornell, daughter Susan Bauer & husb. Gary, son Paul Curtis Cornell, niece Karen Cornell, nephew Martin Cornell & wife Carole, granddaughters Sara Wolf (husb. Jared) & Claire Miller (husb. Carl), 5 great-grandchildren, special friends Richard Hom, Christine Sanchez. Visitation Thurs 6-8p Restland. Burial Fri 11:15a DFW Nat’l Cemetery. Memorial Service Sat 11a Lake Ridge Bible Church, 1020 Northwest Dr, Mesquite. Memorials to Reformed Univ. Fellowship, 1700 N Brown Rd #104, Lawrenceville GA 30043 (ruf.org) or Teach Beyond, Box 6248, Bloomingdale IL 60108 (teachbeyond.org) for granddaughter Claire & Carl Miller in Philippines.
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