Charles Samuel Gillespie
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NASA
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• Son of George Sharp Gillespie (1888 - 1981) and Nora Mae McElwee (1891 - 1989) - Ancestry.com
• "Charles Gillespie graduated from Madison School and served in World War II. He married Juanita (Nita) Prince (1922- ) on June 7, 1944. They had two sons. Michael Charles (Mike) Gillespie (1947) and Jerry Samuel (1949-1980). Mike is the father of two daughters, Kim (1969) and Allison (1979), and is currently Chairman of the Madison County Commission." - Heritage: Hailey
• Married Virginia Juanita Prince (1922-2001) in 1944. - Ancestry.com
• "He was an elder at First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Gillespie worked with Dr. Wernher von Braun and retired as a chief equipment specialist-Test Division with NASA after 29 years of service. He worked at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for the past 27 years. Mr. Gillespie was a charter member of the South Huntsville Kiwanis Club. He had a lifelong passion for family and friends and truly was the man who never met a stranger. He also was a great story teller.
Survivors include a son, Mike Gillespie; granddaughters, Kim Gillespie and Alison Gillespie Trefry; great-grandson, Weston Michael Trefry; nieces, nephews and other relatives." - Find A Grave
• Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor 1990, South Huntsville - Kiwanis
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• George Sharp Gillespie
• Michael Gillespie
| Born: | December 11, 1922, Alabama |
| Died: | March 31, 2011, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Buried: | Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Son of: | George Sharp Gillespie |
| Father of: | Michael Gillespie |
Notes:
• Son of George Sharp Gillespie (1888 - 1981) and Nora Mae McElwee (1891 - 1989) - Ancestry.com
• "Charles Gillespie graduated from Madison School and served in World War II. He married Juanita (Nita) Prince (1922- ) on June 7, 1944. They had two sons. Michael Charles (Mike) Gillespie (1947) and Jerry Samuel (1949-1980). Mike is the father of two daughters, Kim (1969) and Allison (1979), and is currently Chairman of the Madison County Commission." - Heritage: Hailey
• Married Virginia Juanita Prince (1922-2001) in 1944. - Ancestry.com
• "He was an elder at First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Gillespie worked with Dr. Wernher von Braun and retired as a chief equipment specialist-Test Division with NASA after 29 years of service. He worked at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for the past 27 years. Mr. Gillespie was a charter member of the South Huntsville Kiwanis Club. He had a lifelong passion for family and friends and truly was the man who never met a stranger. He also was a great story teller.
Survivors include a son, Mike Gillespie; granddaughters, Kim Gillespie and Alison Gillespie Trefry; great-grandson, Weston Michael Trefry; nieces, nephews and other relatives." - Find A Grave
• Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor 1990, South Huntsville - Kiwanis
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• Ancestry.com - Page owned by ebarks6258 and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/41693629/person/19663259990.)
• Find A Grave - Page created by Heather.
• Heritage: Hailey - Article titled "The Gillespie - Hailey Family" by Mrs. Gene Hailey for The Heritage of Madison County, Alabama, by The Madison County Heritage Book Committee, John P. Rankin, Chairman, page 203.
• Kiwanis - List of Kiwanis Lieutenant Governors. (Originally found at http://alabama.kiwanis.org/public_district/pub_Content.aspx?PageID=396.)
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The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• George Sharp Gillespie
• Michael Gillespie