George Richard Legters, Jr.

Dr. George Richard Legters, Jr. passed away at home Wed. May 6, 2026, of heart disease. He was 76. He was a remarkable man--a husband, father, a son, a good provider, friend and mentor to many. He was a scientist, a computer whiz, an avid tennis player and a man of all seasons. He loved music and had perfect pitch although he never sang anywhere. He had a wonderful sense of humor, loved puns. He enjoyed watching sci-fi with his family and reading sci-fi books. He read many scientific journals and was a lifelong learner.

He is survived by his wife Majel Smith Legters (married in 1979) and three children, George Richard Legters, III, a daughter, Elizabeth Majel Legters and a son, Gregg Walden Legters and daughter in law, Kate. His sister Francis passed before him.

He grew up in Findley Lake, New York and graduated from Clymer Central school, third in his class in 1969. He graduated from Houghton College with a BS in Physics in 1973. He played on the Varsity tennis team. He then received his master’s in physics from Penn State. During the recession in the mid-70'ies he also got his teaching degree from SUNY Fredonia, and taught high school science for one year in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He then attended University of Miami where he received his PhD in Physics and his MSEE. He worked at Underwater Accoustics before moving to Melbourne, FL to work at Harris in 1981. He left Harris after three years and worked at DBA in Melbourne before taking a job at SAIC. He worked there for most of his career, doing signal processing and even worked on the Star Wars project. He held patents in advanced radar. He was famous for finishing a contract with almost no time or charge money left. He had many talents and interests. He could repair a car and mow the lawn equally well.

He followed politics with interest, and early on realized the truth about Covid. He will be missed by his family, his tennis friends and fellow scientists. A memorial service is planned for his family in June. It is a great loss for our family.