page_title: Deaths in January 2017
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: Deaths in January 2017 / January
caption_attribution_description: English: In February 1970, MSFC Director Dr. Wernher von Braun was named NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and transferred to the Agency's Headquarters in Washington D.C. Prior to his departure, residents of Huntsville, Alabama, along with state local dignitaries, honored his years of service to the Army and NASA with a series of events. One included unveiling a plaque in von Braun's honor. Pictured with Dr. von Braun are (left to right), his daughter Iris, wife Maria, U.S. Senator John Sparkman and Alabama Governor Albert Brewer, Dr. von Braun, son Peter, and daughter Margrit.
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2017.
  Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death and most importantly a source.
caption: Albert Brewer
  1928 – 2017
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