John J. Godell age 86, passed away on March 11,
2002. He was a 1940 graduate of the School of Mines with a bachelor's
degree in mining engineering. He had worked in the oil industry, and, in
addition, had owned a dry cleaning shop and a pizza restaurant. He was a
member of the President's Club and a Lifetime Member of the Alumni
Association. He is survived by his wife, Mary; son, John, and wife, Carol
Godell; son, James R. and wife, Yvonne Godell; and their families.
Frederick Hendershot, a 1938 graduate of the
New Mexico School of Mines, passed away on April 18, 2002 at Oaknoll
Retirement Residence in Iowa City. He was 89.
Mr. Hendershot was born on Nov. 27, 1912, in Newark, N.J.,
to F. Elias and Ethel (Vroom) Hendershot. He married Virginia
Ball on Feb. 3, 1938, in Bernalillo, N.M. She died in 1995.
He received a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering
from the New Mexico School of Mines, and served as a lieutenant
commander in the U. S. Navy from 1943 to 1947.
His profession of mining engineering took him to Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Canada. His engineering
experience included positions of chief engineer, chief of mine
planning, and general manager.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Iowa
City Noon Lions Club, Elks Lodge, Optimists, American Legion,
and the American Institute of Mining Engineers.
James E. Kapteina, class of 1952, passed away on
March 22, 2002.
James was the only son of Grace Anderson and Otto Kapteina. He served
in World War II in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps in North Africa,
Sicily, and Italy as a staff sergeant.
After the war, he moved to Socorro to attend the New Mexico School of
Mines, where he graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in petroleum
engineering. He married Virginia Fern Cross Grissom in Socorro on Aug.
26, 1950. James worked for the Standard Oil Company of Texas from 1952 to
1959, when he moved to Santa Fe to work for the Oil Conservation
Commission of New Mexico. He retired from state service in 1977.
Virginia predeceased him in 1993.
He is survived by his daughter, Linda, and her husband, Kenneth Hansen;
step-daughter, Barbara Grissom; two sisters, Jane Daniels and Martha
Gunia; and grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Philip B. Mudgett (30, BS, mining engr.), age
94, passed away on July 22, 2002, in Denver. He was a mining engineer,
retired from the U. S. Geological Survey. No further information was
available at press time.
J. Rogers (Rod) Pearcy died April 7, 2002 at
the age of 72 in Sidell, La. He was a 1960 graduate of New Mexico Tech,
with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering.
Pearcy was a resident of Granbury, Texas, for the past nine
years. He was a native of Gorman, Texas. Pearcy began his 32-year
career with the U.S. Geological Survey as a petroleum engineer
in Roswell, N.M. He moved to Mandeville, La., in 1968 and advanced
to become the Regional Director of the Gulf of Mexico Region for
the Minerals Management Service, a branch of the Dept. of Interior
in New Orleans. Pearcy was widely recognized in the oil industry
as an expert in reservoir engineering and management of offshore
production of oil and gas. Most notable of his many awards and
honors were his selection as Engineer of the Year for the U.S.
Dept. of the Interior in 1984 and recipient of the Distinguished
Service Award, the highest award given by the Dept. of Interior
in 1985. Pearcy had been a member of the Offshore Operating Committee;
a past president of the New Orleans Chapter of Petroleum Engineers
(AIME); and a former member of Beau Chene Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Pat; four sons: Bret, Houston,
TX; Vic, Austin, TX; Robert, Slidell, LA; and Jeff, Atlanta, Ga.;
three brothers; Neil, Morgan Point, Texas; Jan, Hico, Texas; and
Derrell, McComb, Okla. He is also survived by grandchildren and
step-grandchildren. Pearcy donated his body to LSU Medical School
for research.
Arthur P. Stanton, New Mexico Tech's longtime
registrar and personnel manager, died on Saturday, April 27, 2002.
Stanton was born in Albuquerque on October 9, 1912 to Antonio
and Mercedes Chavez, both of pioneer New Mexico families. He graduated
from Albuquerque High School in 1932 and from the University of
New Mexico in 1937 with a B.S. in mathematics. He served in the
South Pacific (Mariana and Gilbert Islands campaigns) until the
end of World War II.
In 1947, Stanton joined New Mexico Tech as registrar and personnel
manager. He instituted Tech's Honors Work-Study program in 1952.
After retiring from Tech in 1971, he joined the University of
New Mexico and developed the New Mexico State Student Loan Program.
His memberships include Sigma Phi-Epsilon fraternity, the Albuquerque
20/30 Club, Socorro Presbyterian Church and Socorro Rotary Club.
He served as president of the Rotary Club, was a Paul Harris Fellow
and District Governor Representative. His hobbies included home
improvement, golf and fishing.
Art was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Melba Bailey
and brothers Benjamin and Walter. He is survived by his beloved
wife, Jean; sister, Mercedes Garoffolo; daughter Ann Stanton and
husband, David Connor of Montpelier, VT; son, Thomas Stanton and
wife, Mary of Polvadera, NM; four grandchildren: Christopher and
Benjamin Stanton, Jesse Snipper and Nora Connor, and many beloved
nieces and nephews.
Jeremiah Wright, a senior in mechanical
engineering, was killed in a car accident on Sept. 28, 2002. Tributes and
a full obituary are at Jeremiah Wright, 1979 - 2002.
The Alumni Office received word of the passing
of Michael Terrell (73,BGS), a resident of Palos Hills, Ill. No
further information was available.
The Alumni Office received word of the passing of Andrew J. Zinkl (39, BS, petroleum engr.) on Feb. 12,
1999, of congestive heart failure resulting from respiratory
complications. No further information was available.
