Obituary of Robert Aumueller

Robert W. Aumueller, 73, of Howell, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 9, 2010. Robert received his bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Steven's Institute of Technology. He worked as a civilian for the U.S. Army for 36 years, before retiring in 1994. In that time he earned the U.S. Commander's Award for Civilian Service in 1994 for Director, Survivability Equipment Division; Official Commendation for Outstanding Performance as Chief, Electronic Warfare Systems Division and was awarded a medal from CECOM Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate. He was Supervisory Electronics Engineer from 1988 to 1994 at US Army CECOM, Ft. Monmouth and served as Division Director of the Survivability Equipment Division, responsible for research and production of electro-optical, radar and infrared countermeasure systems, providing 95% of all electronic warfare systems to the U.S. Army. His division was responsible for over 40 contracts with companies ranging from small business owners to "Fortune 500" companies, with a total value of over 1 billion dollars. He was a member of the United States Army Acquisition Corp. Bob was a member of the CrossPoint Baptist Church in Farmingdale and served as assistant pastor. He was also actively involved with Dedication Evangelism, a world wide outreach ministry located in Towaco. Born in Passaic, Bob grew up in Garfield, moving to the Monmouth County area in 1958. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Arlene Hartmann Aumueller; sons, Brian Aumueller and his wife Karen of Newtown, Conn., Tim Aumueller of Farmingdale; daughter, Cheri Aumueller of New York; and a grandson, Zach of Newtown, Conn. Visiting at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524) Freehold Township, on Wednesday, May 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the CrossPoint Baptist Church, 462 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Farmingdale, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory are requested to CrossPoint Baptist Church or Dedication Evangelism, P.O. Box 10, Towaco, NJ 07082. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, please visit www.claytonfuneralhome. com.