Born 11/28/1940, in Putnam, Connecticut, and passed away 11/29/2022, in Kettering, Ohio.

Nate attended high school in Noank, CN. His father was a car salesman and his mother was teacher, and he and his sister had 19 younger cousins. The family was very proud that he was appointed to United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. At the Academy he won the Wing Judo Championship and graduated in 1962 with a double major.

He received a master's degree in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, (1964). He served as an officer in the US Air Force from 1962-1968, stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, Eglin AFB in Florida, then back to Wright-Patterson and the Dayton area where he made his home. Nate continued to work at the Wright-Patterson Materials Laboratory from 1969-1989 and consulted in the same industry until retirement in 2015. In the late 70’s he was Deputy Chief of the Metals Advanced Development Program, co-located in the Flight Dynamics Laboratory. This Program at that time consisted of the Primary Advanced Bonded Structures Technology (PABST), Built-up Low Cost Advanced Structures Technology (BLATS), and Cast Aluminum Structures Technology (CAST). The BLATS program, involving superplastic forming and diffusion bonding, developed technology and design concepts that were used in the redesign of the F-15E by McDonnell Douglas. The CAST program developed aluminum cast technology for primary structures. On a visit to Boeing to look at ways to improve the manufacturing cost of the Air Launched Cruise Missile, Nate suggested they look at replacing expensive machined forgings for the body of the missile with aluminum castings. Boeing did and won the competition for the missile, saving an estimated $150,000 per vehicle. Later he served as the Assistance Division Chief in the ManTech Division.

Well-known at Bosco's and Geez, Nate appreciated good food and good scotch. He met his partner, Della J. Bostick, at Bosco's, and was welcomed and embraced by her large, loving extended family.

An avid reader, he also loved word puzzles, watching golf and football, and fishing. For 41 years Nate and a group of friends took an annual fishing trip to different spots mainly on the Great Lakes, including a memorable fly-in trip to Northern Canada. He and Della fished in Alaska, where she caught a record salmon.