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Joseph C. Christilles, Jr. 

August 8, 1937 - February 20, 2025 

Joseph C. Christilles, Jr. died peacefully on February 20, 2025 in Manchester, NH at the age of 87.

Joe was born on August 8, 1937 in San Antonio, TX to Helen and Joseph Christilles. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics and Physics. He married Connie McCarthy in 1961 in Petaluma, California.

Joe worked for NASA on the Apollo program. After leaving the Apollo program he moved to New Hampshire and continued his career at Sanders Associates.

Joe is survived by his wife, Connie; his children, Joseph and his wife, Tracey, Michael, Caryn, James and his wife, Maureen; his grandchildren, Rachel and Harrison Christilles; his brother, Donald Christilles and his wife, Margaret; his sister, Diane Strauch and her husband, Roger, all of San Antonio, TX.

SERVICES: A funeral Mass is scheduled for March 6, 2025, at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Manchester, NH.