noon on Friday, June 21th.
Please see arrangements below for Dr. Katz.
Allen Katz, 81, of West Windsor, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by
Sally, his beloved wife of 55.9672 years and daughters Alisha and Tova at 04:32
am on Thursday, June 20.
Allen was born on November 25th, 1942 to Norma and Max Katz of Verona, NJ and
wanted to be an engineer from a very young age. An amateur radio operator since
13, Allen holds multiple world records in experimantal high-frequency radio
communications and was instrumental in pioneering EME, or Earth Moon Earth,
communications.
A distinguished professor of Electrical Engineering at The College of New
Jersey, Allen has taught and mentored thousands of students in his 54 years
there. Prior to starting a successful satellite communications business, Allen
was an IEEE Fellow, holds multiple aerospace/communications patents and has
been a consultant to many aerospace projects and programs with Bell Labs,
Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin and RCA Aerospace.
He is survived by his wife Sally, sister Joan, daughters Alisha and Tova,
grandchildren Shanti, Sandeep, Noa, Leora, Jack and nephew Joseph. Funeral
services will be held at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel and he will be laid to
rest in Beth El-Perrineville Cemetery. The Funeral will take place at noon on
Friday, June 21th.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Allen’s name to The
College of New Jersey School of Engineering at
https://crowdfunding.tcnj.edu/campaigns/electrical-engineering-2026
(https://crowdfunding.tcnj.edu/campaigns/electrical-engineering-2026)
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