Corinth, Vt. — Robert McCrillis Carter III, 88, of Corinth, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Hanover, N.H. He was born on Jan. 5, 1930, in Syracuse, N.Y. to Robert McCrillis Carter II and Helen Spinney. On March 2, 1952, he married Christine Spaulding who predeceased him on April 4, 2018.

Robert grew up in Sutton, Vt. and graduated from the University of Vermont in engineering. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed at RCA in Burlington, Mass., where he was part of the team that designed the radar for the LEM Module that went to the Moon with the Apollo program.

When he moved to Vermont in 1971 he became a self employed professional engineer specializing in environmental engineering. He enjoyed tinkering and restoring antique cars.

He was a lifelong member of the Lamoille Lodge # 6 of F &AM Masonic Lodge in Fairfax, Vt.

He is survived by his children: Noreen Hinton and her husband Russell of Newport, Vt., Andrea Kidder of Eden, Vt., Dan Carter of Corinth, and Calvin Carter of Stowe, Vt.; by his grandchildren: Alexander Russell and his wife, Christine of Newport, Vt., Jesse Russell and Julia Morse of Berlin, Vt., Sonya Hinton and companion, Matt Vreeland of Bradford, Vt., Skyler Hinton of Newport; his great-grandchildren: Liberty and Ivy Russell, Althea and Emmett Russell; and by many nieces and nephews.

There will be a family gathering at the Waits River Cemetery, date and time to be announced.

Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made in Robert’s memory to the Christian Science Benevolent Association, 910 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.

Online condolences at curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.