HILGERT, Ronald J(oseph) 1934-2002

PERSONAL:

Born August 5, 1934, in St. Paul, MN; died July 2, 2002, in Washington, DC; son of John Frank and Mary Katherine (Grabowenski) Hilgert; married Cecelia Helwig, November 4, 1967. Education: University of Minnesota, B.S., 1956; graduate study at American University, 1960-62. Hobbies and other interests: Magic.

CAREER:

U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC, labor economist and statistician at Bureau of Labor Statistics in Chicago, IL, 1956, business economist, 1959-65, price economist, 1965-66; U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, program officer with Economic Development Administration, 1966; Civil Aeronautics Board, Washington, DC, economist, 1967-78, assistant chief of Routes Authority Division, Bureau of Domestic Aviation, 1978-82, chief of Monitoring and Licensing Division, beginning 1982; retired as a senior economist, 1993. Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Washington, DC, former staff member; also aviation consultant. Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, volunteer. Military service: U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, 1956-58; served in Germany.

MEMBER:

American Economic Association, American Statistical Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Civil Aeronautics Board, sustained meritorious performance award, 1968, special achievement awards, 1971, 1980.

WRITINGS:

Houdini Comes to America, Houdini Historical Center (Appleton, WI), 1996.

OBITUARIES:

PERIODICALS

Washington Post, July 6, 2002, p. B7.*