MEISINGER JACK ARTHUR July 11, 1926 January 16, 2017; Jack was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Arthur G. Meisinger and Ethel (Murphy) Meisinger. He was baptized into his Christian faith. Jack was married to Ivy Raebel of Milbank, South Dakota on August 6, 1960 in Falls Church, Virginia. He is survived by his wife; Ivy, with whom he shared 56 wonderful years; and four children, Christopher of Winchester, VA, Scott of Leesburg, VA; as well as daughters; Lynne Melton of Newark, OH, and Lesa Palmer of Cynthiana, KY; daughters- in-law, Sandra (Miller) Meisinger and Jana (Gordin) Meisinger; and sons-in-law, Bill Palmer and Steve Melton. In addition, he is survived by 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, along with other relatives and friends. Jack's career spanned 56 years and involved 23 years with the military service, starting with the Army Air Forces (later renamed the USAF) in 1943. He retired from the USAF in 1966. During this time he completed the Aviation Cadet Program, and was subsequently involved in various flight operations. Later he was trained in, and assigned to counter- intelligence and intelligence field operations in Europe, the Far East and domestically. His military career was followed by 20 years with the Federal service and 12 years with the private sector. In this latter career segment, he joined Vector Research, Inc., a Rockville, MD based defense contract firm. As a senior program analyst and administrator, Jack was involved in SSN-21 (Seawolf) submarine research and development efforts. He enjoyed life... including those cherished moments when flying around the beautiful Virginia countryside or boating with his children and grand- children in various reaches of the Potomac. But, he especially enjoyed the fullness of the life shared with his loving wife, Ivy, and his involvement in the building of his church, Our Savior's Way Lutheran in Ashburn, VA. Viewing, Celebration of Life and Reception will be held on January 28, 2017 at Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church in Ashburn, VA. 3:00 p.m. Viewing, 4:00 p.m. Celebration of Life Service, 5:00 p.m. Reception in the Church's Great Room; Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Road, Ashburn, VA 20148. Send condolences to: www.adventfuneral.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb