Jerome B. 'Jay' Wyble
Jerome B. Wyble     
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Jerome Burton Wyble, 88, the founder and former president of J.B. Wyble  Associates, a consulting firm in
Bethesda specializing in mechanical and electrical engineering, died Nov. 13 at his home in Washington. He had
prostate cancer.
Mr. Wyble started his business in 1952 and remained involved until his death. His sons took over daily
operations about 15 years ago.
Mr. Wyble, a native Washingtonian, was a 1935 graduate of McKinley Technical High School and a 1939
mechanical engineering graduate of Catholic University. In college, he was on the boxing team.
During World War II, he served in the Navy Seabees in the Pacific, including on Okinawa. He retired from the Navy
Reserve as a captain in 1977.
He was a founding member and former president of the Consulting Engineers Council of Metropolitan
Washington. The Maryland Society of Professional Engineers elected him to its Christie Society for his long
service.
His memberships included the Bethesda Rotary Club and the building committee of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. He was a
coach for his children's Catholic Youth Organization sports teams.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Mary Long Wyble of Washington; three children, James B. Wyble of Potomac, J. Thomas Wyble of
Kensington and Marianne P. Wyble of Bethesda; a brother; a sister; and nine grandchildren
2005