Chase Patterson Hearn of Williamsburg, VA 

August 12, 1939 – July 17, 2023

 
Chase Patterson Hearn, 83, passed away unexpectedly July 17, 2023. A native of Raleigh, NC, Chase’s parents were Henry H. and Ruby Blake Graves Hearn. 

Chase earned a BS in electrical engineering at North Carolina State University and an MS in electrical engineering at the University of Virginia. He joined NASA in 1961 as a research engineer/aerospace technologist, working at NASA Langley Research Center until retirement in 1995. His first assignment at NASA was testing retrorockets for the Mercury capsule, an exciting introduction to a wide array of research endeavors over 34 years.
 
Chase is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia Hurdle Hearn, and his son Christian W. Hearn (Kimberly) and two grandchildren. 

Source of Obituary: Nelsen Funeral Home, Williamsburg, VA