HR 403 Summary

• Mourns the death of Joseph C. Moquin of Madison, Alabama, who died on March 16, 2014, at age 89.

• Honors Moquin's military service as a World War II captain in the Army Corps of Engineers and his distinguished engineering career, including service as chief management engineer for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and contributor to the launch of Explorer, the country's first satellite.

• Recognizes his leadership as Executive Vice President and Chairman of Teledyne Brown Engineering and his influence in establishing Cummings Research Park, where a street was named in his honor.

• Acknowledges his post-retirement service as interim President of the University of Alabama in Huntsville and interim director of the Space and Rocket Center, plus his board service with multiple organizations and numerous accolades including induction into the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame.

• Extends sympathy to his survivors: wife Anita, six sons, two daughters, two step-children, nine grandchildren, and siblings.