
Obituaries
Obits - 2010
Barry Preston Glass, a 1970 alumnus with a Master’s in Science Teaching, passed away on March 14, 2010. Barry loved history, traveling, riding trains and with his brother Wayne shared a great admiration for the Baltimore Orioles. He enjoyed exploring New Mexico and was proud to have traveled all the…
Obits - 2013
Lawrence Eugene Nagle, USAR 1914—2013 Services for LTC Lawrence Eugene Nagle, 98, registered petroleum engineer, were held Saturday, January 19, 2013, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Military honors followed in the Garden at St. Luke’s. Lawrence was born in Buffalo, NY, on May, 28, 1914, to Edward and Amanda (Brodd) Nagle.…
Obits - 2012
Richard (Dick) C. Anderson 1928—2012 Dick Anderson arrived at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 1944 when it was known as the “School of Mines.” In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Army for two years and finished his time overseas in Italy. He returned to New Mexico School of…
Obits - 2011
Joseph William Keeney, (PhD in geosciences, 1968) 77, passed away Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Alamogordo. He was born Dec. 19, 1933, in Arkansas City, Kan., to William Hogan and Hellen Rosetta (Ronsick) Keeney. Joe graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1956 and earned a doctorate in geosciences from the New…
Obits, May through December 2010
Joshua “Poco” Kamas, 33, passed away November 6, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Josh obtained his bachelor’s in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from New Mexico Tech in May 2005. Josh "Polo" KamasOct. 23, 1977 - Nov. 6, 2010 A memorial mass was at noon Monday Nov. 15, 2010, at the Assumption Catholic Church…
Obituaries
Obituaries, Sept. 2009 to March 2010
C. B. Moore, emeritus professor of physics and emeritus director of Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, passed away on March 2, 2010. See the extended tribute to C. B. Moore. David Lee Baker, age 55, passed away January 18, 2010 in Albuquerque, of complications of diabetes. He earned a master’s degree…
Michael J. Fitzgerald
Michael J. Fitzgerald (1934-2009) Contributed by William X Chávez, Jr. and Andrew R Campbell Mike J. Fitzgerald was born on August 5, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the second oldest of eight children. Mike attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a B.S. in geological…
Obituaries, June to August 2009
Leonard Bjorn, 93, passed away after a long illness on Sept. 30, 2008. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Amy Anderson Bjorn of Glastonbury, Conn., three children and six grandchildren. He was born on Nov. 17, 1914, in …
Obituaries, Jan. - Feb. 2009
Obituaries, Jan. - Feb. 2009 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Michael Provenza 56, of Montrose, Colo., passed away on Jan. 30 near Lake City, Colo.
Obituaries, Nov., Dec. 2008
Obituaries, Nov., Dec. 2008 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] David Northrop, a 1988 graduate of New Mexico Tech with a bachelor's degree in computer science, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov.…
Obituaries, July 2007
Obituaries, July 2007 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] John Marshall, a 1996 graduate of New Mexico Tech and longtime lab associate in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, passed away…
Obituaries, Oct. 2003 to Jan. 2003
Obituaries, Oct. 2003 to Jan. 2003 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Martin Friberg, emeritus professor of mathematics at New Mexico Tech, passed away on Dec. 23, 2003, at the age of…
Obituaries, March to June 2003
Obituaries, March to June 2003 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Raymond D. Gumb, a computer science professor at New Mexico Tech from 1984-86, passed away on Nov. 20, 2002. He was…
Obituaries, Sept. - Oct. 2008
Obituaries, Sept. - Oct. 2008 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Linda Anne Lewis Ewing, a 1971 alumna, passed away on June 27, 2008, at the age of 60.
Obituaries, Mar. - Aug. 1999
Obituaries, Mar. - Aug. 1999 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Homer Dailey (35, BS, mining engr.) passed away on Feb. 3, 1999 at a Fort Worth, Tex., hospital. Homer Daily was…
Obituaries, August - Nov. 2007
Obituaries, August - Nov. 2007 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] James Dewald (96, BS, physics) passed away on Sept. 7, 2007, in Houston. He had received his doctorate from NMSU this…
Obituaries, May 1997-Dec. 1997
Obituaries, May 1997-Dec. 1997 Alan David Coston, 74, passed away in his home in Albuquerque. He was born on Oct. 4, 1921, in Salamanca, New York. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he earned master's degrees from the University of New Mexico and from New Mexico Insitute of Mining &…
Obituaries, Jan. - June 2006
Obituaries, Jan. - June 2006 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.]| Dr. Christina Balk, longtime professor of geology at New Mexico Tech, passed away on March 8, 2006. She…
Obituaries, March - May 2001
Obituaries, March - May 2001 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Willow M. Burand age 86, a 1953 alumnus and longtime friend of New Mexico Tech, passed away in Albuquerque on Sunday,…
Obituaries, July 2006 - Feb. 2007
Obituaries, July 2006 - Feb. 2007 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Richard W. Baxter, Jr. age 53, passed away peacefully at home on February 3, 2007, after a courageous battle with…
Obituaries, Jan. - March 2001
Obituaries, Jan. - March 2001 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Dr. Glen F. Brown passed away on Feb. 22 at a hospital in Fairfax, Va. He resided in Reston, Va. Brown was…
Obituaries, June - Nov. 2001
Obituaries, June - Nov. 2001 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Jeffrey Bollschweiler, a 1975 graduate of New Mexico Tech, passed away in late October 2001. He was a resident of Las…
Obituaries, July 1998 - Feb. 1999
Obituaries, July 1998 - Feb. 1999 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Robert A. Bieberman "Bieb," 75, passed away on Dec. 23, 1998. For 38 years, he was a petroleum geologist for…
Obituaries, June - Dec. 2000
Obituaries, June - Dec. 2000 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Ernest Blessing, age 97, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 13, 2000 in Salt Lake City of natural causes.…
Obituaries, July to October 2003
Obituaries, July to October 2003 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Gus Blaisdell, who taught philosophy and mathematics at New Mexico Tech for a while in the 1970s, passed away on Sept.…
Obituaries, before May 1997
Obituaries, before May 1997 William Earl Bertholf II died April 11, 1994, at his home in Irving, Texas. From 1958 through 1969, he was on the faculty of NMIMT, where he also served as vice president of finance and state resource economist. Bertholf was born on Aug. 7, 1915 in Savanna,…
Obituaries, Dec. 1997 - July 1998
Obituaries, Dec. 1997 - July 1998 Robert F. Benda (40, BS, mining engr.) passed away on March 2, 1998. The last issue of Gold Pan contained his reminiscence on marrying Blanche Downen Benda in New Mexico in 1939. Daniel S. Briggs, age 34, was killed in a skydiving accident on July 4,…
Obituaries, February - June 2007
Obituaries, February - June 2007 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Kenneth Bayer, a 1938 graduate in geological engineering, passed away January 27, 2007 at age 90. He was born in the…
Obituaries, Sept. 1999 - June 2000
Obituaries, Sept. 1999 - June 2000 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Lou Baudoin Louis P. Baudoin (Lou) Sr., a former Tech employee, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at his residence…
Obituaries, July 2004 to Feb. 2005
Obituaries, July 2004 to Feb. 2005 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] William "Bill" L. Bass, 67, of Willard, NM, passed away on July 20, 2004. He held a master of science…
Obituaries, Oct. 2002 to March 2003
Obituaries, Oct. 2002 to March 2003 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Ray W. Ballmer, age 76, passed away on Dec. 15, 2002, in Tucson. He was a prominent mining engineer and…
Obituaries, March to December 2005
Obituaries, March to December 2005 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Dr. Christina Balk, longtime professor of geology at New Mexico Tech, passed away on March 8, 2006. She…
Obituaries, June - Aug. 2008
Obituaries, June - Aug. 2008 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Jennifer D. Austin a 2005 graduate of New Mexico Tech with a bachelor's degree in biology, passed away in April 2008.…
Obituaries, April to October 2002
Obituaries, April to October 2002 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] John David Aumen passed away on April 16, 2002, in Gulf Breeze, Fla. He was a 1951 graduate of the New…
Obituaries, Dec. 2001 to March 2002
Obituaries, Dec. 2001 to March 2002 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Dr. George Atwood III an alumnus, recipient of numerous awards from New Mexico Tech, and longtime supporter of the institute,…
Obituaries, January to June 2004
Obituaries, January to June 2004 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Charles Andrada age 92, a retired civil engineer, passed away on February 15, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a…
Obituaries, Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2008
Obituaries, Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2008 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Robert O. Anderson passed away on Dec. 2, 2007, at his home in Roswell. He was a friend of New…
Obituaries, Feb. - June 2008
Obituaries, Feb. - June 2008 [Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.] Johanna Abney, a 2005 graduate of New Mexico Tech, passed away on April 18, 2008, after a battle with lung cancer.…
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