In Memoriam

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

Perry K. Lovell

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…

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…

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…

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…

Mark V. Caress

Mark V. Caress

July 22, 2009 - Mark V. Caress, a resident of Livermore who worked in the Lab’s Security Escorts Office as the field supervisor, died July 22. He was 54. Born July 29, 1955, he began his career at LLNL in 1985 as an officer in the Protective Force Division. He was…

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…

Kevin Jewel Fogle

July 22, 2009 - Kevin Jewel Fogle, a Lab retiree, died July 22. He was 52.He was born July 23, 1956, in Ann Arbor, Mich. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.He retired from the Lab after many years of service. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, riding…

Marvin Stanley Hollander

July 14, 2009 - Marvin Stanley Hollander died July 14. He was 86.Hollander was born in Oakland, Calif. on July 30, 1923, the second son of William and Lillian Hollander. His father was a prominent Oakland attorney and well known as a baseball coach and promoter of youth…

Marvin Eugene Lehman

July 13, 2009 - Marvin Eugene Lehman, a Lab retiree and resident of Brentwood, died July 13. He was 76. Born May 17, 1933, in Stockton to Ellis and Martha Lehman, he was the youngest of three children. He grew up on a farm in Tracy. He married Louanna Grieve in 1955 in…

Lawrence A. Chandler

July 4, 2009 - Lawrence “Larry” Chandler, whose Laboratory career in the Fire Department and Security Department spanned more than three decades, died July 4 in Eureka, Calif. after a short illness. He was 63.Chandler attended Castro Valley High School and, after…

Henry R. Cavagnolo

July 1, 2009 - Henry R. Cavagnolo, a Lab retiree, died July 1 in Pleasanton. He was 89.He was born February 21, 1920, in San Francisco to Emilio and Mary Cavagnolo.Cavagnolo was a senior research technician at the Lab for 32 years, where he worked on such projects as…

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