Louis Eugene Dadin (Gene) was born in Charleston SC. He graduated from The Citadel in 1958 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After graduating, he worked as an engineer at the David Taylor Naval Research facility in Annapolis MD for 38 years. Later, he worked as a consultant with the engineering department at the University of South Carolina. Gene was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Lois; his son, Larry and his wife, Cathy; his daughters Susan Foster and her husband, David, and Kathie Rawlings and her husband, David; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on February 18 at Salem Lutheran Church in Catonsville at 10:30 am.