William Eston Shockley, age 85, of Oak Ridge, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at his home.
He was born Dec. 30, 1927 in Sparta, Tenn., the son of Eston and Blossom Gist Shockley.
Mr. Shockley retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked for 43 years as a senior engineering technologist at the X-10 plant.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church. In years past, he was a commodore of the Oak Ridge Boat Club, member of the Elks Clubs, and a coach with the Oak Ridge Boys Club. He was a member of the American Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and one of the named inventors on four separate patents. [Read more…]