Robert James LeFevre, 85, died March 5, 2020, after a 12-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was the husband of Darlene May (Williams) LeFevre.

Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of Charles and Emma LeFevre.

He was a 1952 graduate of Allentown High School.

He was in the U.S. Air Force and earned the rank of staff sergeant.

He worked as a machine repairman at B. Braun, formerly Burron Medical, in 1957. He registered more than 20 patents and invented the world’s first automatic IV infusion device. He retired in 1993 as vice president of international engineering. He had worked previously in furniture upholstery and mechanical repair.

He was a member of the Catasauqua Historical Society. He was also an airplane pilot and an artist.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, James and Thomas; two grandchildren, Reagan and Brendan; two brothers Gerald and Charles; and a sister, Madeline.

Contributions may be made to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, mmrf.org, or to Cure Childhood Cancer, curechildhoodcancer.org.

Arrangements were made by Schisler Funeral Home Inc., Northampton.