Violet Meta Churchill
Oct. 23, 2011 - Violet Meta Churchill, a former resident of Dublin, died from complications from a stroke on Oct. 23 in San Rafael, Calif. She was 64.Churchill was born in Minneapolis, Minn. on April 13, 1947.She moved from Minnesota to Oakland in 1969 and worked for…
Clarence Myers
Oct. 16, 2011 - Clarence Myers, a Lab retiree, died Oct. 16 in Ripon. He was 82.Born on Dec. 18, 1928, to Jesse C. Myers and Edith M. Olson, in Tracy, Calif., he served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 and fought in the Korean War.He was a fireman in Tracy from 1953…
Charles 'Chaz' Haisman
Oct. 7, 2011 - Charles "Chaz" Haisman, a Lab retiree, died at Providence Brookside Manor of Hood River, Ore., Oct. 7. He was 93. He was born Nov. 30, 1917, in Chicago, Ill., to Charles and Anna (Smid) Haisman. As a young man, he worked at the Chicago Rivet and Machine…
Jack D. Deligans
Oct. 4, 2011 - Lab retiree Jack Deligans died Oct. 4 at his Livermore home. He was 94.Deligans was born on Jan. 17, 1917 in Gowan Okla. to J.E. and Ruby Deligans.He grew up one of four boys in Gowan and Hartshorne, Okla. He worked in his father’s garage, the first car…
Earl Eugene Schultz, Jr
Oct. 2, 2011 - Earl Eugene “Gene” Schultz, Jr., a founder of DOE’s Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC), died Sunday, Oct. 2. He was 65.A memorial service for Schultz will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Cornerstone Fellowship, 348 North Canyons Parkway…
William Burtenhouse
Oct. 1, 2011 - Lab retiree William C. Burtenhouse of Apache Junction, Ariz. died after a battle with pneumonia. He was 86.A former resident of Livermore, he was born in Oklahoma on Oct. 26, 1924. Burtenhouse served in the Navy during World War II.He was the husband of…
Russell Lee McGlenn
Sept. 26, 2011 - Russell L. McGlenn, a former Tracy resident and Lab retiree died Sept. 26 in Modesto. He was 84.Born Nov. 3, 1927, in Sylvania, Ohio, McGlenn served in the U.S. Navy, meeting his wife while stationed in Shanghai, China.He moved to Tracy in 1958 and…
Hartford Lamont Rutan
Sept. 18, 2011 - Hartford Lamont “Root” Rutan, a Lab retiree and resident of Concord, died Sept. 18. He was 83.Born Jan. 9, 1928 to Myrtle Pierce and Lamont Rutan, he served in the Navy from 1945 to 1947 on the USS Leyte as an aviation machinist mate third class.Rutan…
Kenneth C. Bailey
Sept. 17, 2011 - Kenneth C. Bailey, a longtime Livermore resident, died Sept. 17 after a short battle with cancer. He was 78.Born June 16, 1933 at East Oakland hospital, he resided in the Bay Area all his life.Bailey served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during the…
Matthew J. Russo
Sept. 10, 2011 - Matthew J. Russo, a recent Lab retiree and resident of Tracy, died Sept. 10 after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He was 63.Born July 21, 1948, to Frank and Marie Russo in St. Louis, Mo., he grew up in Florissant, Mo.Russo graduated from the…
Robert Joseph Silva
Sept. 3, 2011 - Former nuclear chemist Robert Joseph Silva died Sept. 3.He was 84.Born on Feb. 16, 1927, in Oakland, Calif., to Dorothy Lurinda and Joseph Stanley Silva, he graduated from San Leandro High School. From 1945 to 1946, he served as Radioman Third Class in…
Frederick J. Cone
Aug. 31, 2011 - Frederick J. Cone of Concord died Aug. 31 at his home after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64.Born March 13 1947, in Connecticut, Cone had no siblings.He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1968. He earned a master of…
Gilbert Marguth
Aug. 19, 2011 - Livermore native Gilbert “Gib” R. Marguth died Aug. 19 after a nine-year battle with leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 77.Marguth was a former Livermore mayor and a California assemblyman.Born in Portland, Ore., he graduated from Oregon State…
Walter G. Boyle Jr.
Aug. 10, 2011 - Walter G. Boyle, Jr.., a retired Lab chemist, died Aug. 10 at his home in Walnut Creek. He was 83. Born June 27, 1928, Boyle grew up in Seattle, Wash. He served locally as an active reservist in the Army National Guard during the Korean conflict. He…
Dennis Patrick Barrett
Aug. 9, 2011 - Dennis P. Barrett, a longtime Lab employee, died Aug. 9. He was 55.A resident of Stockton for 22 years, Barrett was born Dec. 29, 1955, in Oakland, to the late Frank and Dolores Barrett.Barrett worked at the Lab for more than 33 years, most recently as…
Edward Villafana
Aug. 8, 2011 - Edward Villafana, a 20-year Lab employee, died Aug. 8.Villafana was a high-voltage technician assigned to the high-voltage crew in the Electric Utility Group.Born in New York City, Villafana's educational background included years of professional…
William Alan Jordan
Aug. 2, 2011 - William Alan Jordan of Livermore, died Aug. 2. He was 64.Born Feb. 1, 1947, Jordan worked as an electrician at the Lab.He is survived by his wife Lee Jordan; his daughter and son-in-law Debbie and Danny Faltings; son and daughter-in-law Billy and Melanie…
Louis Anthony Biagi
July 20, 2011 - Louis (Lou) Anthony Biagi of Vacaville, a retired Lab staff scientist, died July 20 at Vaca Valley Hospital from complications of congestive heart failure. He was 89. Born Feb. 11, 1922, to Louis and Angelina Biagi in Crockett, Calif., he graduated from…
Michael Mitchell
July 18, 2011 - Michael Mitchell, a longtime Lab employee, died July 18. He was 60.A resident of Turlock, Calif., Mitchell was born May 18, 1951 in Alameda, Calif. to Frank and Gloria Mitchell. He graduated from Hayward High School.For the past thirty-three years…
Hartley Lloyd Halunen
July 10, 2011 - Hartley Lloyd Halunen, a Lab retiree, died July 10 after a three-year struggle with cancer. He was 79.Halunen was born July 21, 1931, in Virginia, Minn. He married Lois Charnley on Valentine’s Day in 1952.After the birth of their three children, they…
