Lawrence "Larry" Sienkiewicz
1953-2020
Lawrence "Larry" Jerome Sienkiewicz was born in Milwaukee, WI on June 8, 1953, and passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 2, 2020 at his home in Houston, TX. Larry is survived by the love of his life, Aïda Sulzbach.
After graduating from Boys Technical High School in Milwaukee, he attended the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and earned a bachelor's degree in Geology in 1978. At that point he headed to New Orleans, LA, where he began his lifelong career in Geology to drill oil wells in several states and the Gulf of Mexico. He worked for NASA, Minerals Management Service, Gulf Oil, Chevron, Unocal, DLB Oil and Gas, ExxonMobil, and completed his career with Extex Operating Services in Houston, TX. Along the way, he earned a Master's Degree in Geology from Louisiana State University in 1987, sponsored by Chevron Oil Company. Larry joined HGS in 2009.
He wrote many oil industry "white papers", and was well respected by his peers for his expertise in Geology, Geophysics, and Directional Drilling.
Larry enjoyed travelling around the world, was a world-class athlete in many sports, and enjoyed meeting up with his friends from around the world to run and hike in the woods with an international running club of which he was an active member. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Summarized from the Life Tributes section of the Houston Chronicle dates 05/13/20.