Apr 2, 2021
Calvin A. Packard, Sr., 95, of Williamsport, died peacefully on April 1, 2021, at Rose View Nursing and Rehab Center.
He was born on May 19, 1925, in Jersey Shore, son of Laura (Wheeland) Packard.
Calvin was a WWII Army Air Corp. Veteran, he graduated from Lycoming College with a BS in mathematics, he was employed by the NASA Federal Manned Flight Center from 1960-1983. While employed with NASA, he was responsible for developing and operating a computer software system to support the freedom missions which started with the John Glen flight, America’s first manned mission into outer space, this system was continually used to support all near Earth manned flights and provided backup support for the Lunar flights. Calvin enjoyed fishing, hunting and wood working; he built his mother’s house and the family cabin. He was a bookkeeper, grew his own vegetables and planted fruit trees; he also wrote his own computer program, consulted with area business and taught computer