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Show In Memoriam Dr. H. Tracy Hall Mr. Thomas Three Honored MILLARD D. ANDRUS, 46, Hyrum, died Aug. 29, 1975, in a Logan hospital of heart failure. He graduated from Los Angeles State University, 1960 and taught accounting at Weber State College. Mr. Andrus was employed 15 years with the Internal Revenue Service, Ogden. Survivors include his wife, the former JoLynn Garner, three sons and one daughter. LAUREN E, DOW, 27, Tooele, died Aug. 26, 1975, of burns suffered while fighting a range fire., He was a sergeant with the Tooele County Sheriff’s office and had been a former postal employee. Mr. Dow had attended Weber State College and the College of Southern Utah. Survivors include his wife, the former Cheryl C. Park and two sons. MICHAEL H. DORIUS, 30, died Aug. 31, 1975 in Morgan of an apparent heart attack. He was an examiner for the Utah State Drivers License Bureau in South Ogden. He attended Weber State College and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1970. Surviving are his parents L. Howard and Thelma Eskelson Dorius, one brother and two sisters. Awards were presented to three men honored by WSC alumni at their annual banquet. Dr. Howard Tracy Hall was honored as the Outstanding Alumni while Mr. Thomas D. Dee received the Distinguished Service Award. A special Citation Award was presented to Don Spainhower for his service at Weber State College. Dr. Howard Tracy Hall, first scientist to produce an artificial diamond, has also invented a process that simulates conditions inside the earth and stars, repacking atoms to create materials which are unknown to nature. ‘““Mian-made diamonds have increased world productivity,” said Dr. Hall, ‘‘and man can create better industrial diamonds than nature.” ARTHUR PRESTON BROWN, Roy, died July 12, 1975 after a long illness. He was 79. Mr. Brown was county commissioner for 20 years, serving from 1940 to 1942 and 1946 to 1964. Prior to that he was employed with the county road department and owned and operated a fruit farm in Roy. He was a graduate of Weber Academy. Surviving are two sons and one daughter. Dr. Hall stated that if he could he would give mankind peace and happiness instead of diamonds. A 1939 graduate of Weber College, Dr. Hall received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physical chemistry from the EDWIN L. HOWES, 68, Ogden, died July 9, 1975 at a local hospital. He was reared and educated in Roy and attended Weber College. He had worked as a landscape gardener, and as a carpenter for the Ogden Union Railroad and Depot Co. and Union Pacific Railroad. Surviving are his wife, the former Ella Stanger, two sons and one daughter. In 1970 he was chosen to receive the Chemical Pioneer Award of the American Institute of CHARLES MAXWELL WAHLQUIST, 55, Ogden, died Aug. 6, 1975 in Ogden. He attended Weber State College and the University of Utah. He was a retired draftsman of Hill Air Force Base. Surviving are three sons and two daughters. FRANKLIN HESLOP, 78 of Elwood, died of a heart attack Aug. 5, 1975. Mr. Heslop attended Weber Academy and was a ee ELLIS A. STOKER, 62, Ogden, died Aug. 12, 1975, of a heart attack. He graduated from Ogden High School and attended Weber College. He was traffic manager and director of transportation in Ogden. Surviving are his wife, the former Beatrice Brownson, and one daughter. FRANK A. BRIGGS, 48, North Ogden, died Aug. 5, 1975, of a heart attack. He graduated from Weber State College and the University of Utah. Since 1950 Mr: Briggs was a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad and was secretary of the United Transportation Union of Engineers No. 30. He is survived by his wife, the former Faith Sickinger, and two sons and two daughters. University of Utah. Chemists. He is widely consulted by various industrial and governmental organizations and has had Auta A farmer. He is survived by his wife, the former Erma Lund, two sons and one daughter. NOEL B. RUPP, 27, Grantsville, drowned July 29, 1975. He had attended Weber State College and was manager of the Federal Building cafeteria. Surviving are his wife, the former Linda Joy Walters, and two daughters. JOE CLAIR FERRO, 53, Pittsford, New York, died Aug. 10, 1975 of a heart attack. He attended Weber College and was active in football and basketball. He moved to New York in 1952 where he was a salesman and representative for Stromberg Carlsen. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Deparri, and one son. by Alumni numerous papers published and holds many scientific patients. Until 1955 he was a research associate at General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, N.Y.,-when he returned to Utah to accept a position as director of research and professor of chemistry at BYU. His wife is the former Ida Rose Langford and they have seven children. Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award was Mr. Thomas D. Dee who stressed the belief that we should all ‘‘care what happens to our college, community and nation.”’ Mr. Dee is vice president and manager of the First SecurityBank of Utah and has been with the Ogden main branch since 1963. He is a member of the McKay-Dee Hospital Governing Board. A native of Ogden, Mr. Dee attended Ogden schools and received a bachelors degree at Stanford University. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Africa and the Middle East during World War II. He was discharged as a Major in the Honorary Air Force Reserve and was appointed an honorary Colonel in the Honorary Colonels Corps of Utah. A member and past president of the Ogden Rotary Club, he is also past president of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce and sre A, A a World War I Army Veteran and a retired Mr. Don Spainhower D. Dee P Ogden Country Club among many Civic positions. His wife is the former Elizabeth Brown. They have twosons. A special citation award was presented to Don Spainhower who is a veteran of more than twenty years in radio and television and is presently director of College Relations at Weber State College. He graduated from Utah State in 1954 with a bachelor degree in speech. He has worked at radio stations KVNU, KOVO, KLUB and KSL television as announcer, ‘newscaster, sportscaster and program director. His voice is featured as the announcer on Ogden City’s special slide presentation ‘“‘This is Ogden,” the Bonneville Council Boy Scouts of America Instructional Slide Presentation and numerous other narrations for business, civic and educational groups. In 1962 and again in 1972, Mr. Spainhower was named Utah Sportscaster of the Year. Mr. Spainhower was honored for his 12 years of service and dedication at Weber State College as the golden voice of the Weber State Wildcats. His wife is the former Karen Larsen and he is the father of eight children. Ay THE REV. ORLANDO LUCERO, 35, a member of the Jesuit order and associate pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Ogden, died Aug. 6, 1975 of a stroke while on a retreat in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended St. Joseph’s Elementary is survived by his wife, the former Kathryn Summers, two sons and one daughter. School and graduated from St. Joseph’s hospital of unknown causes. He attended — High School. He attended Weber State College. Father Lucero entered the Jesuit community in 1959 and attended a number of universities, culminating his studies in 1972 with a graduate degree in theology. He taught at St. Joseph’s School, Ogden 1972-74 and was ordained May 14 at St. Joseph’s Church, Ogden. He is survived by his parents, Ubaldo A. and Beatrice Abeyta Lucero; brothers and sisters. Weber State College and had been a computer operator at Hill Air Force Base. — Oakland, Calif., coming to Ogden in 1964. Surviving are his wife, the former Charlene Fowers, one son and one daughter. RODNEY B. HADLEY, 28, Huntsville, died in a motorcycle-automobile accident Sept. 2, 1975 in Huntsville. He was a Weber High School graduate and had attended Weber State College Electrical Trade School. He had been a master electrician in construction work and also a farmer. He WENDELL D. GILBERT, 43, South Ogden, died Sept. 8, 1975 in an Ogden He had lived in Yost, Brigham City and MARIAN J. JOHNSON, 88, North Ogden, died Sept. 11, 1975 at her residence. She had served as two terms as captain for — the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Camp No. 32 and had been an election judge for both general and local elections for many years. She attended Weber Academy. Her husband, John Henry Johnson, preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons and five daughters. y (Continued on Page 9) — |