John J Astl

February 7, 1929 - August 8, 2021

John Joseph Astl, 92, of Delray Beach, died August 8th. John was born in Northampton, Pennsylvania to the late Stephen and Josephine (Klepeis) Astl. He was the widower of Georgina Margaret (Booros) Astl. He grew up in Northampton and attended Northampton High School. He always fondly recalled his physics teacher as a major influence in his life. John served in the military for two years in both New York and Boca Raton, Florida. During his time in the military he studied and worked in the field of electronics and radar, utilizing the latest technologies designed to land aircraft in adverse weather conditions. John continued his technical education after the military and worked for multiple companies such as the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Elion Instruments, and the Adam David Company. He was a highly regarded expert in the field of Electron Microscopy and other high-end technologies. He traveled extensively during his career both internationally and domestically. He greatly enjoyed billiards, chess and checkers, and card playing. He prided himself on his ability to perform all his own repairs throughout his life, from automobiles to tending to all home and other repairs. He enjoyed hand crafting his own state of the art Hi-Fidelity Sound System. John enjoyed many enduring friendships both locally and online. John is survived by five children, two son-in-law, three grandchildren and one Great-Grandchild. John is also survived by a brother and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.