Tag: obituary
Darrell J. Beckley ’53
Darrell J. Beckley ’53 of Brush, Colo., died August 29, 2012. Born in 1926, Darrell served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1947. Upon his discharge, he enrolled at Colorado School of Mines, where he joined Kappa Sigma...
Read MoreJoseph J. Rebeck ’53
Joseph J. Rebeck ’53 of Evergreen, Colo., died November 6, 2011. Bud, as he was known, was born in 1931. He earned a professional degree in mining engineering from Mines, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon...
Read MoreDonald ‘Don’ F. Asbra ’55
Donald ‘Don’ F. Asbra ’55 of Alexandria, Va., died July 1, 2010. Born in 1933 in Denver, Colo., Don graduated from Wheat Ridge High School and then earned a professional degree in geological engineering from...
Read MoreRussell Badgett Jr. ’40
Russell Badgett Jr. ’40 of Madisonville, Ky., died March 8, 2012. Russell was born in Wabbaseka, Ark., in 1918, and received the Silver Beaver Award as an Eagle Scout for distinguished service as a council leader. At...
Read MoreDenver M. Barb ’43
Denver M. Barb ’43 of Lakewood, Colo., died June 22, 2012. Denver was born in Alton, Kan., in 1921 shortly before his family moved to Golden so that his father, Clark Barb ’25, MS ’28, could attend Mines. He...
Read MoreWilliam H. Cooke ’53
William H. Cooke ’53 of Federal Way, Wash., died October 5, 2011. Born in Denver, Colo., in 1928, William was inducted into the CSM Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999 for his role on the 1951 football squad. Also a member of...
Read MoreFrederick ‘Fred’ F. Dueser ’49
Frederick ‘Fred’ F. Dueser ’49 of Breckenridge, Texas, died February 26, 2012. Fred was born in Ellinwood, Kan., in 1922 and was a Navy pilot in World War II. After marrying Dorothy Roth in 1945, he earned a...
Read MoreDonald ‘Don’ W. Gentry
Donald ‘Don’ W. Gentry of Bella Vista, Ark., died July 2, 2012. Born in 1943 in St. Louis, Mo., Don had a 25-year career at Mines as former head of the Mining Engineering Department, assistant to the dean of faculty,...
Read MoreVictor ‘Vic’ L. Hayes Jr. ’48
Victor ‘Vic’ L. Hayes Jr. ’48 of Charlotte, N.C., died March 22, 2012. He was born in Casper, Wyo., in 1922. Vic attended MIT before transferring to Mines in 1941, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega...
Read MoreJerry P. Ilgenfritz ’61
Jerry P. Ilgenfritz ’61 of Golden, Colo., died May 19, 2012. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1938 and moved to Wheat Ridge, Colo., in 1951. A member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Mines, he graduated with a...
Read MoreRobert ‘Bob’ A. Johnson MS ’56
Robert ‘Bob’ A. Johnson MS ’56 of Potomac, Md., died October 18, 2011. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Bob was born in 1929 and received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in 1950. After serving...
Read MoreLawrence H. Kumamoto MS ’73, PhD ’77
Lawrence H. Kumamoto MS ’73, PhD ’77 of Carson City, Nev., died October 4, 2011. Shortly after his birth in 1945, his family moved to San Francisco, Calif., where he spent his formative years. He earned a...
Read MoreDonald ‘Don’ B. Larson ’88, MS ’91
Donald ‘Don’ B. Larson ’88, MS ’91 of Grand Junction, Colo., died February 6, 2009. Born in Inglewood, Calif., in 1965, Don received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical...
Read MoreLaurence ‘Larry’ B. Leigh ’42
Laurence ‘Larry’ B. Leigh ’42 of Colorado Springs, Colo., died July 3, 2011. Born in Little Rock, Ark., in 1919, Larry spent many summers vacationing with his family in Colorado. A member of the Sigma Alpha...
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