Background
Furst, Raymond Bruce was born on August 20, 1924 in Los Nietos, California, United States. Son of Guy Thomas and Mary Erma (Bruckman) Furst.
Furst, Raymond Bruce was born on August 20, 1924 in Los Nietos, California, United States. Son of Guy Thomas and Mary Erma (Bruckman) Furst.
Associate of Arts, Fullerton (California) Junior College, 1943; student, California Institute Technology, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1957; business certified, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983.
Project engineer, C.F. Braun & Company, Alhambra, California, 1948; project engineer, AiResearch Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles, 1949-1958; manager fluid Mechanics, Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, California, 1958-1986; consultant, Propulsion Associations, Vernon, France, 1986-1990; consultant, R. Furst & Associations, Dana Point, California, since 1990.
Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute for Advancement of Engineering. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman San Fernando Valley chapter 1976-1977, Worthington medal for contributions to pump industry 1989).
Married Patricia Sheila Fitzgerald, October 28, 1996. Children: Christopher, Colleen, Janice, Sheila, Erin, Robert, Patricia.