Howard E. Schick, a former aeronautical engineer who later established Centurion Realty, died Jan. 19 at his home in the Hampton neighborhood of Towson of vascular disease. He was 95.
The son of Alvin F. Schick, a banker, and Caroline M. Zimmerman Schick, a homemaker, Howard Earl Schick was born and raised in Dover, Ohio, where he graduated in 1937 from Dover High School.
Inspired by the Wright Brothers, as a boy Mr. Schick enjoyed drawing and building models of aircraft.
After earning a bachelor's degree in 1941 in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan, he joined the old Glenn L. Martin Co. in Middle River.
During his 25-year career at what eventually became Martin Marietta, Mr. Schick worked on such projects as the Martin Model 404 and B-57 bomber, lunar excursion module engineering, and guided missile and multiple stage rocket development.
He was a member of the team that worked on the Gemini and Apollo capsules and the Space Simulator, and helped develop the implementation plan for the Ionosphere Satellite.
Mr. Schick left Martin Marietta in the late 1960s, and in 1973, founded Centurion Realty in Towson, which specializes in real estate sales and appraisals.
"He was active until 2005 and maintained his license until 2010," said a daughter, Janis Aline Schick Boehk of Hampton, who now operates the business.
Mr. Schick enjoyed playing his trombone, photography and making home movies and videos for family members. He also liked hunting, fishing and hiking.
"A true engineer at heart, he was always tinkering, planning and designing projects both inside and outside of his home," said Ms. Boehk.
In 1941, he married his hometown sweetheart, the former Jane Arline Haney, who died in 1994.
Services are private.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Schick is survived by another daughter, Judith Ann Schick Rinaldi of Towson.