Allen Katz, 81, of West Windsor, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by Sally, his beloved wife of 55.9672 years and daughters Alisha and Tova at 04:32 am on Thursday, June 20.
Allen was born on November 25th, 1942 to Norma and Max Katz of Verona, NJ and wanted to be an engineer from a very early age. An amateur radio operator since 13, Allen holds multiple world records in experimental high- frequency radio communications and was instrumental in pioneering EME, or Earth Moon Earth, communications.
A distinguished professor of Electrical Engineering at The College of New Jersey, Allen has taught and mentored thousands of students in his 54 years there. Prior to starting a successful satellite communications business, Allen was an IEEE Fellow, holds multiple aerospace/communications patents and has been a consultant to many aerospace projects and programs with Bell Labs, Martin Marietta, Lockheed Martin and RCA Aerospace.
He is survived by his wife Sally, sister Joan, daughters Alisha and Tova, grandchildren Shanti, Sandeep, Noa, Leora, Jack and nephew Joseph.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 21, at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel. He was laid to rest in Beth El-Perrineville Cemetery in Millstone Township, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Allen’s name to The College of New Jersey School of Engineering at https://crowdfunding.tcnj.edu/campaigns/electrical-engineering-2026
