Burlington Co Times; Burlington NJ; 2004-1-11

Tryon Smith "Lindy" Lindabury, Sr.
Formerly of Burlington, NJ

	Tryon Smith "Lindy" Lindabury, Sr., passed away on Saturday,
Dec. 27, 2003, in Missouri City, Tx, at the age of 86 years and 3 days.
	He was born Dec. 24, 1917, in Burlington, NJ, son of Glenn
Andrew Lindabury and Gertrude Belle Tryon Lindabury. He graduated from
Wilbur Watts High School in Burlington in 1934 and earned a Bachelor
of Science degree from Parks Air College in East St. Louis, IL, in
1936. Lindy married Ruth Mildred Cayse in her hometown of St. Louis,
MO, on Feb. 16, 1940. He served with the Fifth Air Force in the first
occupation forces in Japan after World War II.
	The highlights of Lindy's 47 year career as an aeronautical
engineer include his work at Rockwell International as a Senior Design
Engineer for the preliminary design of the flight controls for the Space
Shuttle. He was named to the Honor Roll of Inventors while he worked as
a Senior Design Specialist in Mechanical Systems and Flight Controls
at Lockheed. There he designed the actuator for the nose visor and
coordinated the design of functional systems in the wing of Lockheed's
C5A "Galaxy". He retired from Boeing in 1983 as a Principal Engineer in
flight controls and mechanical systems design.
	Lindy sang for twenty years with the St. Louis Gospelaires gospel
quartet and published two books on Bible prophecy. Notable among his six
patented inventions are a folding baby stroller and the single control
water faucet.
	He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Ruth Mildred
Lindabury; his parents; brother, Ronald Lindabury; sister-in-law, Dorothy
Proske; and two brothers-in-law; Harold Proske and William E. Cayse,
Jr. His loving survivors include his son Tryon Jr. and daughter-in-law
"Anne of Houston, TX; two sisters-in-law; Ginny Cayse of Cape Girardeau,
MO, and Eva Lindabury of Burlington, NJ; two nephews: Hal "Skip" Proske
of Oklahoma City, OK, and Ron Lindabury of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA;
and five nieces: Pamela Proske Kaye of Algonquin, IL, Jackie Cayse Boyer
of Norwalk, IA, Joy Cayse Pharis of Keller, TX, Joan Cayse Goehring of
Cape Girardeau, MO, and Janet Cayse Harding of Springfield, MO.
	Private burial was in the Houston National Cemetery in Houston,
TX. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made
to Gideons International, Nashville, TN. Aldine Funeral Chapel, Houston,
TX. (281) 591-6055.