Walter Clement “Walt” Nason, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts, surrounded by his family on Jan. 7.
Born in 1924 in Dorchester, he was the son of Vera Guild Nason and Walter C. Nason. Walter is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Charlotte Ann (Collyer), and his four children.
Walt was raised in South Weymouth and Braintree, MA, and graduated as valedictorian from Thayer Academy in 1941. From there he went to MIT where he earned a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1945 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering in 1949. He then worked for the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, on oxygenating pilots at high elevations.
Following Wright-Patterson, Walt worked for Cambridge Corporation, an Arthur D. Little affiliate, where he and two others developed a patented vacuum jacketed container, designed to carry liquid oxygen for use in aircraft.
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