Obituaries
David Walter Brown
David Walter Brown, 86, of Centennial, Colorado (recently moving from Independence, Missouri) passed away at Sunrise at Orchard Care Facility on July 13, 2023 following a ten-year battle with Parkinson's Disease, plus a five-year battle with Multiple Myeloma.
G. Wayne Laepple
G. Wayne Laepple, of Lancaster, died on July 10, 2023. Born in Philadelphia on July 12, 1947, to George J. and Susan E. Laepple, he lived there until 1954, when the family went to Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, where his father was employed by the Arabian American Oil Co. (ARAMCO).
Syed Sabir Shah
Syed Sabir Shah, 68, of Kamala, Attock Pakistan, after bravely fighting Leukemia took his last breath in the presence of all his loved ones on the afternoon of July 6th in Windsor, ON. "Surely we belong to Allah and to him shall return". ~Holy Quran
Willa Dean Wilson
Willa "Dean" (Brakefield) was born on October 23, 1932 near Yukon, in Canadian County, Oklahoma, and passed on July 5, 2023, at her home in Moore, Oklahoma. “Dean,” as she was known to friends, was raised on a dairy farm near the West Point Church and graduated from Yukon High School in 1951 as the class Valedictorian and captain of the girl’s basketball team.
Abbas Ali Khan
Our beloved friend Abbas Ali Khan, badge #74609, Saudi Aramco retiree, passed away after a long sickness on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Karachi around 12:00 Noon PST (Pakistan Standard Time).
Jacqueline Lee Callan
Jacqueline Lee Callan, 85, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed into the arms of our Eternal Father on the 29th of June, 2023. Jackie was born on July 5th, 1937 in Shreveport, LA to her parents Guy and Johnette (Stuart) Hawthorne.
Jeanette Kay Sherpy
Jeanette Kay Sherpy, née Walker, passed away on June 27, 2023, at Lexington Medical Center. She endured a courageous four year battle with cancer with her unbreakable spirit and determination. Jeanette was born on July 9, 1952 in Wichita, Kansas. She will be interred at Woodridge Memorial Park on July 13, 2023.
Robert McFatridge
Our beloved, Mac passed away on July 27, 2023 at the Department of Veterans Affair in Topeka, KS. He was 98 years young. He was born May 16, 1925 in Comanche, Oklahoma to Robert Lee and Christine Coffey – McFatridge. He served during World War II as an auto mechanic and a rifle expert under General Patton.
Cvetan Sinadinovski
It is with much sadness that I write to inform you of the passing of Cvetan Sinadinovski. I will remember him as a great colleague in Aramco and very exceptional person. Through the Dhahran Outing Group, Cvetan brought us to his country of origin to discover the treasury of Macedonia.
Niels Lawrence Nielson
Niels Lawrence Nielson, 89, of Upper Saucon Township, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 14, 2023. He was the husband of Enid (Buckley) Nielson. They would have been married for 62 years on June 24th. In his early years, he was an enthusiastic member of the Boy Scouts up through Eagle Scout and a Scout Master for a few years.
Daniel C. Boone
Daniel C. Boone passed away on June 12, 2023 at the age of 88 due to complications from pneumonia at Montecedro Retirement community in Altadena, CA. He was born March 8, 1935 in Duluth, Minnesota and moved at a young age to New York City.
Bruce Leon Baker
Bruce Leon Baker, 84, died on June 11, 2023 at his home in Pearland, TX. Born in Forum, AR on June 11, 1939. He was the son of late James Baker and Drue Gulledge Davis. He graduated from high school in St Paul, AR. He then attended and graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayettville, AR with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1962.