Dorothy A. Dean
Sept. 20, 2009 - Dorothy A. Dean died Sept. 20. She was 87.Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1921, Dean served as a marine before settling down in the San Francisco area. She worked at the Laboratory for 30 years as part of a U.S. government special team.Following her…
Dolores J. Stringer
Sept. 15, 2009 - Dolores J. Stringer, a former longtime Tracy resident, died Sept. 15 at San Ramon Regional Medical Center. She was 82.A native Californian, Stringer was born in Oakland, grew up in Tracy and graduated from Tracy High School. She worked at the phone…
Ida May Hudson
Sept. 12, 2009 - Ida May Hudson, a resident of Napa, died Sept. 12. She was 80.Born April 18, 1929, to Joseph Luke and Hazel Alice Davis in Eldora, Iowa, the family moved to California.She met her husband while working at the Lab. She was later employed by Moore Business…
Guy G. McMillan
Sept. 10, 2009 - Guy G. McMillan, a resident of Livermore, died Sept. 10. He was 72.McMillan was born Aug. 31, 1937, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.He was a sergeant in the 1st Marine Division Reconnaissance Company during the Korean War from 1952-1957. He worked at the…
Virgil F. Gregory
Sept. 10, 2009 - Virgil F. Gregory, a longtime Livermore resident, died Sept. 10. He was 81.Born Aug. 29, 1928, in Nebraska to Floyd and Orpha Gregory, he moved to Salem, Ore. at the age of 11.He married his wife, Hazel Gregory, in 1951 in El Paso, Texas.He served in the…
Wayne Carl Annala
Sept. 5, 2009 - Wayne Carl Annala, a resident of Ignacio, Colo. died Sept. 5. He was 53.Annala was born April 17, 1956, in Laramie, Wyo., to Roy L. and Loretta Annala. He attended grade school in Wyoming, and later, Florida Mesa Elementary near Durango, Colo. He…
Alex Lorenz
Sept. 4, 2009 - Alex Lorenz, a former Lab nuclear physicist, died Sept. 4 at the Care Center of Rossmoor. He was 80.Born in Brussels, Belgium on Jan. 9, 1929, Lorenz immigrated to the United States in 1946. After serving two years in the U. S. Army, he received a degree…
Gary James Clark
Sept. 3, 2009 - Gary James Clark, a former Lab employee, died Sept. 3 at his home in Tracy. He was 53. Clark was born and raised in Flint, Mich. and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1976, serving in Osan, Korea, and completing his service at Mather Air Force Base in…
Derek P. Hendry
Sept. 3, 2009 - Derek P. Hendry, a Lab retiree, died Sept. 3. He was 78.Hendry was born in Rosyth, Scotland near the Firth of Forth on May 24, 1931. He attended the University of Edinburgh and received his doctorate in psychology from Yale University. He taught…
Joseph A. McCarthy Sr.
Sept. 1, 2009 - Joseph A. McCarthy Sr., a resident of Castro Valley, Calif. and Lab retiree, died Sept. 1. He was 91.Born Oct. 30, 1917, in Oakland, Calif., he was a resident of Livermore from 1967 to 2005 and then a resident of Castro Valley until his death.McCarthy…
Harold Swartz
Aug. 31, 2009 - Harold Swartz, a Lab retiree, died Aug. 31 after undergoing heart surgery.A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 4 p.m. at the Mocho Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 950 Mocho St., Livermore. A reception will…
Harold Swartz
Aug. 31, 2009 - Harold Swartz, a long-time Lab employee and Livermore resident, died Aug. 31 from complications after open heart surgery. He was 61.Born May 17, 1948 in Beech Grove, Ind., he graduated from Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis. He moved to…
Perry K. Lovell
Aug. 21, 2009 - Perry K. Lovell died in his sleep Aug. 21. He was 81. Lovell was born April 3, 1928, to John Hyrum and Velda Perry Lovell. He grew up in Ririe, Idaho. Lovell spent his professional years as a health physicist for LLNL and Sandia National Laboratories,…
James Wilson Dolan Sr.
Aug. 13, 2009 - James Wilson Dolan Sr. died Aug. 13 in Bozeman, Mont. He was 87.Dolan was born June 7, 1922, in Alameda, Calif., to Dr. Paul E. and Veronica Concannon Dolan.He graduated from Livermore High School and attended Santa Clara University for two years.He…
Joan Ann Culford Rien
Aug. 12, 2009 - Joan Ann Culford Rien, a Lab retiree, died Aug. 12. She was 76.Born Oct. 27, 1932, in Livermore to the late Charlotte and Lloyd Culford, she graduated from Livermore High School with honors and went on to attend San Jose State University.Her life-long…
Beverly “Susan” Ratti
Aug. 11, 2009 - Beverly “Susan” Ratti, a micro-chip technician who worked at the Lab for 20 years, died Aug. 11. She was 58.Ratti was born March 5, 1951, in Bakersfield, Calif. She enjoyed spinning Alpaca yarn and was a member of Calpaca of Northern California. She also…
Matthew Scott Parker
Aug. 8, 2009 - Matthew Scott Parker died at his home in Manteca, Aug. 8. He was 34.Born July 21, 1975, in Sacramento, he lived most of his life in Stockton and Manteca.He graduated from Manteca High School in 1993. He then started working in construction and by the…
William R. Howard, Jr.
Aug. 8, 2009 - William R. Howard Jr., a Lab retiree and resident of Sacramento, died Aug. 8. He was 89.Howard was born Nov. 11, 1919, in Calvin County, Ky. and was raised in Corbin, Ky.After high school, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and received training as an…
Mary Ann Cook
July 23, 2009 - Mary Ann Cook, a former Tracy resident, died July 23 at her home in Hidden Valley Lake, Lake County. She was 69.A native of Hon, Ark., she moved with her family to Tracy in 1947, attended Central and West Park schools and graduated from Tracy High School…
Albert M. Garcia
July 22, 2009 - Albert M. Garcia, a resident of Livermore and a Lab retiree, died July 22. He was 88.Born March 15, 1921, he was raised in Los Angeles. He attended Cathedral High School. He joined the Army Air Force during World War II and after discharge, moved in with…
