GILBERT J. STILES, 82 years young, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at home in Ocean Grove where he and his wife, Jean, have lived since 1980. Born in Newark, NJ, Mr. Stiles was a US Navy veteran of WWII serving in the Pacific Theatre. Mr. Stiles was a graduate of the NJ Institute of Technology with a Masters Degree in Engineering. He retired from AT&T - Bell Laboratories in 1984 where he had worked as an electrical engineer for more than forty-two years. Mr. Stiles holds two patents in electronics and worked on such projects as the development of the transistor, the Echo project, and Telstar. He was a member of the AT&T Pioneers.

Mr. Stiles was a member of the Jersey Aero Club, serving as treasurer for more than 10 years. Gil and his wife, Jean, volunteered at the Ocean Grove food pantry for several years. They traveled all over the world in retirement. Mr. Stiles is survived by his wife, Jean, a son, Skip, of Freehold, NJ, two daughters, Dianne, of Adelphi, MD and Cindy of Perrineville, NJ, as well as three grandchildren Danielle Stiles, Rebeccah Stiles and Erika Stiles Damaré. Family and friends were invited to call at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove, on Saturday, December 17th from 2:00 to 3:45 PM. A brief funeral ceremony was held at 3:45 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383).