Ted died on 1 May 1970 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He was 39 years of age. His widow, Lynn, lives in Carson City, NV in a nursing home. His son, Theodore, Jr., and a granddaughter live in Los Gatos, CA and his daughter, Vicki Sue, recently passed away.

Ted was born in Chicago and attended Illinois University for a year and then worked for a year before joining the Navy in 1951. After a year and a half in the Navy, Ted entered the Naval Academy as one of our more senior classmates. While at the Academy, he was a member of the Chapel Choir. Upon graduation, Ted went to Pensacola, FL and earned his pilot wings. His Navy Air career included duty at NAS Miramar in San Diego, CA and service on the USS Hancock and USS Yorktown. At the time of his death, he was stationed at Fleet Weather Central, NAS Alameda, CA.

Graveside services and burial were at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL.