2000 Member Remembrances
Beeler, B. Michael
March 6, 2000
Boyd, Don R.
December 20, 2000
Hanson, Bernold M. “Bruno”
April 13, 2000
Kimes, Lloyd Albert "Goldie"
February 14, 2000
Mann, Hugh T.
February 17, 2000
McFarlan, Edward Jr.
July 17, 2000
McKinlay, Philip F
April 21, 2000
Menzel, Ronald Martin
November 8, 2000
Montgomery, John A. Jr.
October 14, 2000
Moody, Evelyn Wilie
September 17, 2000
Nagle, James Stuart Jr.
Septemeber 26, 2000
Neale, Reginald N.
November 5, 2000
Otell, Harry Edmund
May 11, 2000
Rees, Forest B.
March 4, 2000
Rolf, James E. Jr.
May 28, 2000
Steenland, Nelson C.
December 3, 2000
Thornton, Robert C.
September 6, 2000
Voigt, Harold Edward
December 20, 2000
Watkins, Robert M.
July 10, 2000
Wurth, Robert H.
July 15, 2000
B. Michael Beeler died March 6, 2000, at the age of 75. After serving in the US Marines during World War II, Mr. Beeler attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1950 with a BS in Geology. He later earned his MBA from the University of Evansville. He founded and operated the Mike Beeler Oil Company for over 30 years. Mr. Beeler was a member of the HGS and the AAPG. A donation will be made to the Scholarship Fund of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
Don R. Boyd died December 20, 2000 at the age of 66. Mr. Boyd earned a BS from The University of Texas in 1958 and a Masters from LSU in 1959, both in Geology. He began his career with Pan American Petroleum and Texas Eastern before becoming an independent petroleum geologist. Mr. Boyd served his profession well as an active member of the HGS, an honorary member and Distinguished Service Award recipient of the AAPG, and a past president and honorary member of both the Corpus Christi Geological Society and the GCAGS. The highest honor bestowed by the GCAGS, the Don R. Boyd Medal for Excellence in Gulf Coast Geology, was established this fall. A donation will be made to the Geology Foundation of The University of Texas at Austin.
Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson died April 13, 2000, at the age of 71. Mr. Hanson graduated in 1951 from the University of North Dakota with a B.S. in engineering geology. He then received an M.A. in Geology from the University of Wyoming in 1954. After working for Magnolia Petroleum Company and Humble, he started Hanson Corporation as a consulting geologist and independent oil operator. Mr. Hanson had a life-long association with the Boy Scouts and served his profession as the President of the AAPG and the WTGS. A donation to the HGS Undergraduate Scholarship Fund will be made in his memory.
Lloyd Albert "Goldie" Kimes died February 14, 2000 at the age of 86. Mr. Kimes was a 1935 graduate of Oklahoma A&M College, now Oklahoma State University. He began his career with Petty Geophysical. He became a partner in Taylor Geophysical and later worked for Westland Oil. Mr. Kimes was a member of the AAPG and a fifty year member of the HGS. A donation will be made to the Alzheimer''s Association.
Hugh T Mann died February 17, 2000, at the age of 75. Mr. Mann was a 1949 graduate of Texas Christian University with a BA in Geology and a 1951 graduate from the University of Texas with his Masters in Geology. He retired after a 41 year career with Gulf / Chevron Oil Company. Mr. Mann was a member of the AAPG and the HGS. A donation will be made to the Houston Humane Society. <