Herbert W RidyardA member of the "greatest generation," Herb Ridyard has lived a long, full life. At age ninety-five, he has a good memory, the fruits of which he shares in Do Your Best. When he was young, looking at airplanes in the sky and building model versions, erb's dream was to find a career in aviation. It came true as he earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering at night school. As an aeronautical research scientist, he worked in the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory's hypersonic wind tunnel for eight years and at GE's missile and re-entry vehicle department for thirty-two years.

Today, Herb lives in a cottage at Masonic Village, a retirement community, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, with his wife of seventy years, Nancy Lou. They are often visited by their four children- Amy Lou and Leslie Ann, both schoolteachers; Herb Jr., a general surgeon; and Rob, a lead software developer-seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. In his spare time Herb sings tenor in the Sell Chapel Choir and Men's Chorus, participates in a weekly Bible study, is a member of the Veterans Committee and a Hospice volunteer. Read More Read Less