Rex Corbin

Rex Corbin, 84, of Manchester, NJ passed away on Sunday December 2nd at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Born in Grant, IA he lived in South Pulteney, NY for 26 years before moving to Manchester in 2006. Rex was a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander having served in Korea and Vietnam. He was a systems analyst with Corning Glass Works in Elmira, NY and Data Processing Officer at Riggs National Bank in Washington, D.C. He was a member of Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Seaside Heights, NJ.

Rex grew up on a farm near Eliot, Iowa and later graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Physical Education and Naval Science. During Rex's naval career he served on the USS Iowa, USS Little, USS Valley Forge and USS Norton Sound. On the Norton Sound he was Range Communications Officer during the Pacific Nuclear Tests in 1962. He performed the countdown for the first and only firing of a deployable nuclear weapon since World War II. During the latter half of his naval career, Rex was as an operations control officer with Defense Communications Agency in Hawaii and Washington, D.C.

Rex was predeceased by his wife Jean Mae Cupp Corbin in 2008. He is survived by a daughter; Jane Minor and her husband David of NC; two sons, Jeff and his wife Anne Corbin of PA and Roger and his wife Darcie Corbin of MN and 3 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Judy.

A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday December 15th from 1 to 2 PM at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home 26 Mule Road, Toms River, NJ 08755. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.quinn-hoppingfh.com.

Donations in lieu of flowers can be sent to: The Myositis Association, 1737 King Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314.