Bob Berlo
Aug. 1, 2012 - Robert Berlo, a Lab retiree and Livermore resident, died Aug. 1, from complications of kidney cancer. He was 71. During his career at the Lab, he was an editor in TID, editorial division leader and deputy department head. Born March 29, 1941 in San…
Stanley Louis Hanel
July 30, 2012 - Retired Lab engineer Stanley Louis Hanel died July 30 at Pacific Gardens in Santa Clara following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 86.Born Dec. 23, 1925, in Nebraska, he graduated from high school during World War II.He was in training as a navy…
Astra Gabriel
July 30, 2012 - Astra Gabriel, a Livermore resident and Lab retiree, died July 30 after battling cancer. She was 69.Born Oct. 8, 1942, in Latvia, she grew up in the United States. She lived in Ohio until she moved to California with her family in 1960.She graduated from…
William Miller
July 29, 2012 - Lab retiree William C. Miller, a resident of Lafayette, Calif. died July 29. He was 91.Born in 1921 in LaCrosse, Wis., he moved with his family to Alameda when he was six.He graduated from Alameda High School where he played on the varsity football team…
William John Herlihy
July 23, 2012 - William John Herlihy, a resident of Pleasanton, died July 23. He was 90.Born Sept. 27, 1921, in San Francisco to Ida and Joseph Herlihy, he was a resident of Pleasanton, Calif. for 47 years and worked at the Lab.He served his community both as a…
Janet M.H. Johnson
July 19, 2012 - Janet Johnson died July 19, after a short struggle with cancer. She was 82.Born Nov. 16, 1929, in Montclair, N.J., she graduated from Montclair High School in 1947. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1951 and her master's…
Jill Sandusky-Sprinkle
July 19, 2012 - Jill Sandusky-Sprinkle died July 19 in Fremont, Calif. She was 70.Born in Los Angeles, Calif., March 21, 1942, to Guilford Sandusky and Ruth Binswanger, she graduated from the California School for the Deaf in Riverside in 1962 and from Gallaudet…
William Michael Shea
July 13, 2012 - William Michael Shea, a member of the Environment, Safety, and Health Directorate, died July 13 after a lengthy illness. He was 59. After nine years in the Nuclear Navy, Shea started at the Lab in 1979. During his 33-year career, he worked in a variety…
Andrea Holck Dewey
July 10, 2012 - Andrea Holck Dewey died July 10 at her home in Tracy. She was 46. Born April 30, 1966, in Tracy to Norman and Christine Holck, she was crowned Miss San Joaquin County in 1970. She attended Lammersville School, was a cheerleader for Pop Warner Football…
Robin Menasco Fink
June 30, 2012 - Robin Menasco Fink died June 30 after a long battle with cancer. She was 43.Born Aug. 5, 1968, she attended Antioch schools, and Heald Institute of Technology.>She was previously employed at the Lab.She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Daniel…
Kenneth Leon Mueller
June 22, 2012 - Kenneth Leon Mueller, a long-time Livermore resident, died June 22, at Heather's Care Home in Fremont from complications of diabetes and kidney disease. He was 59.The son of Carol and Norman Mueller, he was an inspiration to all that knew him. Although…
William 'Bill' Spann
June 19, 2012 - Lab retiree William “Bill” Spann died June 19 at Alexander Cohen Hospice House in Hughson, Calif. He was 85.Born Nov. 29, 1926, he was a longtime resident of Tracy and a World War II veteran who helped build the Delta-Mendota Canal.A native of St. Louis…
Sherry Anne Emmons
June 18, 2012 - Sherry Anne Emmons died on June 18, her 55th birthday, at her home in Tracy after a long illness and complications from surgery.Born June 18, 1957, in Detroit, Mich., she moved to San Leandro, Calif., with her mother and brother in 1969. She married her…
Arthur L. Edwards
June 15, 2012 - Lab scientist and retiree Arthur L. Edwards died June 15. He was 79.Born Feb. 24, 1933, in Sacramento to Willard and Oleta Edwards, he graduated from high school in Honolulu, Hawaii at age 16. He was an accomplished ukulele player.He married Adele Paaso…
Carl Henning
June 13, 2012 - Livermore resident Carl Douglas Henning, who spent most of his career at the Lab, died June 13. He was 73.Born Feb, 28, 1939, Henning was a mechanical engineer, with a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a Ph. D. from the University of Michigan.At…
Sherman Leroy Newton
June 13, 2012 - Sherman Leroy Newton, a Lab retiree, died June 13. He was 82.Born Oct. 12, 1929, in Brookhaven, Miss., he attended Brookhaven schools and, graduated from Brookhaven High, where he played football and was a member of the theatrical club. He was awarded a…
Lawrence Spangenberg
June 9, 2012 - Lawrence "Spanky" Spangenberg, a Lab retiree and resident of Concord, Calif. died June 9. He was 80.He was born Feb. 11, 1932, in Nashville, Tenn. to Marshall and Evelyn Spangenberg.He served in the U. S. Navy from 1950 to 1975, during the Korean War and…
Lloyd Bushbee
June 6, 2012 - Lloyd Busbee, a Lab retiree who was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a 20-year Navy veteran, died June 6. He was 97.Born Oct. 9, 1914 in Bagdad, Fla. where he grew up, he worked for a time on his father’s barge on the Pensacola water ways. At 21, he joined…
Richard T. Peterson
May 31, 2012 - Richard T. Peterson, a retired Lab engineer and longtime Pleasanton resident, died May 31. He was 81.Born April 16, 1931 in Chicago, he graduated from Boystown in Omaha, Neb. and served in the Navy for four years. After his service in the military he…
James Alan Janzen
May 27, 2012 - James Alan Janzen, a resident of Livermore, died May 27. He was 68.Born March 26, 1944, in Chicago, Ill., he graduated from Reseda High School in Reseda, Calif. He received a bachelor's degree in physics from California State University, Northridge in…
