Capt. Alan Poindexter, 50, died Sunday after a water scooter driven by his 26-year-old son, Zachary, struck him at the back, Alan Poindexter is also driving a water craft, he was sent to the hospital but was declared dead in arrival.
Alan Poindexter Biography
Born November 5, 1961 in Pasadena, California
Wife Lisa A. Pfeiffer
NASA Astronaut Candidate (Pilot)
Two Children
Died July 1, 2012 (aged 50)
High school at Coronado High School in Coronado, California
associate degree in engineering from Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, Florida in 1983
Graduated Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986
commanded space shuttle Discovery’s second-to-last mission
Awards and honors
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Top Ten Carrier Aviator, Carrier Airwing Nine
NASA Aviation Safety Awards
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division Test Pilot of the Year 1996
Alan Poindexter Biography
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