Obituary for Ivars L. Spechts
Ivars L. Spechts, known as Lee Spechts, 87, of Ogunquit passed away at his home on Thursday February 2, 2023.
Lee was born on January 11, 1936 in Riga, Latvia, the only son of Heinricks and Lucjia (Rosenbergs) Spechts. Driven out of his homeland, Lee and his family spent two years in a displaced persons’ camp in Germany waiting for a sponsor enabling them to come to the United States. The Spechts family was sponsored by a family from Tennessee and went to live and work on the family’s farm which raised Tennessee Walking Horses. Eventually, Lee’s family relocated to Elizabeth, New Jersey. Lee attended the Thomas Jefferson high school in New Jersey and college in Indiana, graduating with a B.S. in engineering.
Following college, Lee went to work for RCA in Cambridge, Ohio and was later transferred to RCA in Burlington, Massachusetts. While at RCA, Lee held a top secret clearance and worked on the design of weapon systems for the military. He also designed parts of the Moon Rover used in the earlier space explorations. While still with RCA, Lee spent three and a half years on Kwajalein in the Marshal Islands of the South Pacific, again involved in secret military operations.
In 1988 Lee joined EMC Corporation in Hopkinton, Massachusetts as their Manager of Mechanical Engineering. Lee was granted nine (9) patents during his tenure with EMC.
Lee was an avid golfer and enjoyed many happy rounds of golf with his friends at the Cape Neddick Country Club.
Lee is survived by his wife and soul mate, Fran (Salemme) Spechts of Ogunquit, Maine; his sister Guna Mazzitelle of Toms River, New Jersey and his daughter Leesa Astredo of Covington, Louisiana. Lee was predeceased by his son Donald Spechts of League City, Texas and his stepson Christopher Wrenn of Billerica, Massachusetts.
At Lee’s request, there will be no services.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence please visit Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com.
Lee was born on January 11, 1936 in Riga, Latvia, the only son of Heinricks and Lucjia (Rosenbergs) Spechts. Driven out of his homeland, Lee and his family spent two years in a displaced persons’ camp in Germany waiting for a sponsor enabling them to come to the United States. The Spechts family was sponsored by a family from Tennessee and went to live and work on the family’s farm which raised Tennessee Walking Horses. Eventually, Lee’s family relocated to Elizabeth, New Jersey. Lee attended the Thomas Jefferson high school in New Jersey and college in Indiana, graduating with a B.S. in engineering.
Following college, Lee went to work for RCA in Cambridge, Ohio and was later transferred to RCA in Burlington, Massachusetts. While at RCA, Lee held a top secret clearance and worked on the design of weapon systems for the military. He also designed parts of the Moon Rover used in the earlier space explorations. While still with RCA, Lee spent three and a half years on Kwajalein in the Marshal Islands of the South Pacific, again involved in secret military operations.
In 1988 Lee joined EMC Corporation in Hopkinton, Massachusetts as their Manager of Mechanical Engineering. Lee was granted nine (9) patents during his tenure with EMC.
Lee was an avid golfer and enjoyed many happy rounds of golf with his friends at the Cape Neddick Country Club.
Lee is survived by his wife and soul mate, Fran (Salemme) Spechts of Ogunquit, Maine; his sister Guna Mazzitelle of Toms River, New Jersey and his daughter Leesa Astredo of Covington, Louisiana. Lee was predeceased by his son Donald Spechts of League City, Texas and his stepson Christopher Wrenn of Billerica, Massachusetts.
At Lee’s request, there will be no services.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence please visit Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com.