Throughout the Los Angeles, Pasadena and AltadenaĪreas. Implementing numerous Adopt-A-School programs He secured job opportunities, globally, for minorities,Ĭreating hiring pipelines mentoring at risk youth, and Underrepresented minorities at Historically Black CollegesĪnd Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Institutions. Years, and was the longest running ESA-operatedĪt JPL, Willis worked tirelessly to bring diversity to the Planned to last five years, Ulysses continued for another 15 Mission to assess the earth's total solar environment.
Ulysses, a $750 million joint effort between NASAĪnd the European Space Agency (ESA) was a fact finding Project Manager, leading the Ulysses Solar Exploration In 1990, Willis became JPL’s first African American Flight
Missions, such as Surveyor the first moon lander, MarsĪnd Venus missions, and Helios - the first and closest Mission Operations Project Engineer for planetary space NASA’s Deep Space Tracking Network, and then became He initially served as Network Controller for Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where he worked from 1966 The majority of Willis career was spent at NASA’s Jet Later, he studied international business at Stanford
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Was married, raising children, and working full time, WillisĮarned his Bachelor of Science and Master of BusinessĪdministration degrees from Cal State Los Angeles in eight Opportunity because he had no college degree. Increasing responsibilities but was denied a management Range, where he worked on missile technology. In 1965, his civilian career began at the USAF Western Test Which was and remains the USA’s first line o f defense fromĮnemy attack. Testing of the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Willis was involved with the development and Graduating from Rosenwald High School in 1956, WillisĮnlisted in the United States Air Force where he trained asĪn Electronic Technic ian and Avionic Specialist and servedĪs a Missile Guidance Systems Specialist and Cryptology Siblings - all boys - Willis was just one year old when hisįather died, leaving his older brother, Gilbert, as his roleĪlways driven to help others, Willis had his first job at ageġ2, working as a janitor to help support his family. Arrangements are under the care of Forest Lawn, Covina Hills, CA.
He resided in Rancho Cucamonga, CA at the time of his passing. Willis Meeks, 85, born on January 19, 1938, in Harlan, KY, United States, passed away March 21, 2023.
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