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a brief illness, at age 87.  He was survived by his wife, two daughters and four grandchildren.  The funeral and burial services were held in Chatham, New Jersey.  
  Aviation pioneer extraordinary, Charles B. Kirkham devoted almost all of his unusually active lifetime to engine design and development and related aircraft projects.  One of the true pioneering greats, he was endowed with unusual creative vision and sound mechanical judgment in engineering matters.  
His valued contributions are legend in American aviation history.  He reportedly held over thirty aviation patents.  Few men matched his long and useful career.

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