2001 Member Remembrances
Aitken, F. Kenneth
April 19, 2001
Albers, Charles Clarence
September 21, 2001
Brown, Charles F. Brown
July 9, 2001
Childers, Almer Floyd
May 11, 2001
Collins, Jerry Hicks
December 18, 2001
Cox, Kenneth J.
June 21, 2001
Critz, James S. "Jimmy"
January 22, 2001
Ebbert, Richard J.
November 18, 2001
Engel, Albert David
July 19, 2001
George, Jesse L. Jr.
July 24, 2001
Haas, Merrill W.
April 21, 2001
McKelvey, Willam Harold "Mac"
September 13, 2001
Payne, Bill R.
August 10, 2001
Penttila, William C.
February 3, 2001
Roberts, James Wayland
October 1, 2001
Scattolini, Richard
April 27, 2001
Siclen, DeWitt Clinton
September 25, 2001
Spindle, Fred Dean
November 21, 2001
F. Kenneth Aitken died April 19, 2001, at the age of 58. Ken received a BS in Geology from Loyola of Montreal in 1963 and a PhD in Mineralogy & Petrology from Penn State in 1970. His career included a stint as a "moon rock" specialist with NASA and service with three major oil companies. Ken was an active member of the AAPG and HGS, having been honored in 1999 with the HGS Distinguished Service Award. A donation will be made to the American Heart Association.
Charles Clarence Albers died September 21, 2001 at the age of 76. He graduated in 1948 with a BS in Geology from The University of Texas. Clarence worked for Amoco for 38 years as a micropaleontologist. He was an Emeritus member of the HGS and active in the Gulf Coast Section of the SEPM. Because of Clarence's commitment to Christian camping and outdoor retreats, a donation in his memory will be made to Cross Wise Ministries of La Grange.
Charles F. Brown, 68, died July 9, 2001. After serving in the US Air Force during the Korean War, Charles graduated from LSU with a BS in petroleum engineering. He was an active member of the Houston Geological Society and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. A donation will be made to the HGS Undergraduate Scholarship Fund.
Almer Floyd "Chili" Childers , 91, of Georgetown, died May 11, 2001. He was a 1934 graduate of the University of Houston with a BS in Geology. Chili began his geology career in 1928 with Gulf Oil and retired in 1984 after seventeen years with Mitchell Energy. He was a long time member of the AAPG and an Honorary Member and past-President (1948-49) of the HGS. A memorial donation will be made to Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown.
Jerry Hicks Collins died December 18, 2001, at the age of 73. Jerry graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 1954 with a BS in Geology. He was employed as a Geophysicist with Sinclair, Mobil, Monsanto, Burmah, Aminoil, and Pennzoil where he retired as District Geophysicist in 1986. Jerry was an Active Member of the HGS and an Emeritus Member of the GSH. A memorial donation will be made to the Friends of the Trinity County Museum in Groveton.
Kenneth J. Cox died June 21, 2001, at the age of 78. Ken served for 4 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy, including 2 1/2 years on the USS Saratoga in the South Pacific. He later earned a BS degree in geology from Texas Christian University and worked for over 30 years in the oil and gas industry. Ken was an emeritus member of the HGS and the AAPG. A donation will be made to the Shriners Hospital for children.
James S. "Jimmy" Critz died January 22, 2001, at the age of 82. He was a 1940 graduate of Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. Following graduation he served for five years in the US Army. Jimmy retired from Superior Oil Company in 1977 after 25 years and from a private consulting practice in 1990. He was an Active member of the HGS. A memorial contribution will be made to the Texas Wendish Heritage Society in Giddings.