Background
Leigh, Gerald Garrett was born on September 10, 1931 in Burley, Idaho, United States. Son of Wilbur Garrett and Iva Grace (Morehead) Leigh.
Leigh, Gerald Garrett was born on September 10, 1931 in Burley, Idaho, United States. Son of Wilbur Garrett and Iva Grace (Morehead) Leigh.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineer, University Idaho, 1955. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Mechanics, Arizona State University, 1971.
Commissioned, United States Air Force, 1955; retired, United States Air Force, 1976; senior research engineer, New Mexico Engineering Research Institute, Albuquerque, 1976-1993.
Married Ruth Ann Kurtz, December 28, 1957 (divorced February 1983). Married Ann Christen Galloway, March 5, 1983. Children: Christi Leigh, Lauren Schieffer, Thomas Crawley (stepson).