Theodore “Ted” Reinhart, age 72, of Oakwood, died on Sunday, August 10, 2003. Ted was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 10, 1931, son of the late Theodore and Lucille Reinhart. After service in the U.S. Air Force, Ted graduated from Case Institute of Technology in 1955 with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. He devoted his long career to the field of composites: development, application, and research. Ted retired as a Branch Chief in the Materials Lab of Wright Patterson Air Force Base after 37 years in Civil Service. His achievements included many awards and patents, membership in the team that developed the B-2 Stealth Bomber, participation in data-exchange programs with several European governments, teaching composite courses at UCLA and the University of Surrey, England, and authoring numerous textbook and journal articles. Ted was a member of several professional societies, including American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Society of Aerospace and Materials Processing Engineers (SAMPE) where he was an elected Fellow. After retirement from WPAFB, Ted worked for the University of Dayton Research Institute in the Materials Engineering Division. Ted loved being a mentor to young engineers, fostering their development as valuable contributors to the Air Force and to the country.