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Gilmanton Iron Works, NH---Richard Philip Arms, of Gilmanton Iron Works, died at Lakes Region Hospital in Laconia, NH, on April 7, 2004. He was 84 years old and had been ill for some time.
Dick was born March 31, 1920, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Edith W. and John H. R. Arms. He graduated from Yale Engineering School, earning both a B.E. and a M.E in Mechanical Engineering.
He worked for General Electric for 49 years in Lynn, Massachusetts, and in Cincinnati, Ohio. During WWII he designed the turbines that allowed B-36s to reach Tokyo from the US mainland. He was engineering manager for the engines used in the B-47 bomber and in the USAF F-86 Sabre fighter in Korea. Prior to his retirement in 1981, he worked on GE helicopter engines.
An active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, he served during the 1950’s as a Director of the Cincinnati Board and as National Chairman of the ASME Aviation and Space Division. In 1964, he co-chaired the first joint ASME-SAE National Aviation Conference in New York. He was also a member of the Aeronautics and Astronautics Association.
Dick played tennis enthusiastically for 50 years. In addition he was an accomplished flutist and played with several small Symphony Orchestras, including the Melrose Massachusetts Symphony.
After retirement, he and his wife moved to Gilmanton Iron Works, where he became active in the Gilmanton Historical Society. He served as President and Museum Curator, and also on the Board of Directors.
He leaves his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Widger Arms of Gilmanton Iron Works, NH; a daughter, Judith Arms of Seattle, Washington; a grandson, Noah Sorscher of California; and a granddaughter, Sarah Sorscher of Seattle, Washington. A son, Bradley W. Arms, died in 2001.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gilmanton Historical Society at P.O.Box 236, Gilmanton, NH, 03237-0236, or to the Gilmanton Year Round Library Association at P.O. Box 413, Gilmanton, NH, 03837.
Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is in charge of the arrangements.
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