Thursday, July 28, 2022
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I am Mark (Margaret) Anderson. I worked with Dieter since 1994. I also changed jobs as he did from Springs to Clark-Schwebel to Hexcel-Schwebel to Hexcel and finally to JPS Composite Materials. He accepted me (Margaret, whom he knew from her traveling with me, and my eldest son, Jr, who wrote a HS class paper on Dieter - got an A). I felt right at home. I came to the Anderson Plant as a textile engineer and Dieter immediately began to teach me the ballistic business. I had several immediate supervisors but always reported to Dieter, He accepted many of my recommendations and we investigated the ones that were not accepted. In fact, we are co-inventors on a patent for a ballistic fabric. Dieter tended to not hold back information about the business he thought I should know. We travelled to many law enforcement and military ballistic trade shows while also introducing me to the industry leaders. I am very grateful for his support, leadership and friendship. He looked out for me. He often talked about Steven and Karen(Weimaraner). I miss him and I pray for peace for the family. May God bless you all.
