LTC (Ret.) Douglas Coleman Kline passed away unexpectedly at his home in Middletown, Va., on Nov. 20, 2012. Born March 1, 1943, in Somerset, he was preceded in death by father George E. Kline and mother Isabel (Coleman) Kline Mumbray. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Diane Speicher Kline. Also survived by sister, Alicia Kline Wetmiller and husband, George, of State College and sister-in-law Nancy Mencke and her husband, Edward, of Kirkland, Wash. He will be greatly missed by his extended family of numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a 1961 graduate of Somerset High School and a 1965 graduate of West Point Military Academy. He earned a master’s degree in physics from the University of Alabama. He served his country in Germany, Vietnam and stateside posts including the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. His career in R&D took him to Washington, D.C., where he served in the Army High Energy Laser Systems Project Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO). He retired from the military in 1986. He was called back to serve his country in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he served as the Architecture Integrator for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). Later, he co-founded and was Chief Operating Officer of Systems, Technology, and Science (STSLLC) consulting on national missile defense. Friends received 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home Somerset, where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday with Rev. J. Matthew Deal officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s UCC 202 West Union St. Somerset, PA 15501 or the charity of your choice. www.haugerzeigler.com.
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