Obituaries

Victor Pershing Bracken

11 November 1918 - 30 November 2012

Victor Pershing Bracken, 94, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family Friday, November 30, 2012. Victor worked for Aramco from 1961 - 1979 in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. He was involved with engineering design, inspection of existing and new refinery units. In 1964, he drove one of four Landrovers through the Rub' al Khali, the Empty Quarter of the Saudi Arabian Desert, and in 1969, drove a Landrover from London, England, to Saudi Arabia.

Wanda May Kaser

30 May 1933 - 30 November 2012

Wanda May Kaser died Nov. 30, 2012. Wanda was born an only child May 30, 1933, to William and Virginia Miethke. She grew up in Evans Valley and went to school in Silverton. Wanda was a drum majorette for the high school band.

Arnold Chase Satterthwait

8 April 1920 - 29 November 2012

Arnold Chase Satterthwait, an Aramco employee from 1950 to 1960 died November 29, 2012 in Pullman, WA at the age of 92. He was a linguist and was employed by Aramco to assist in teaching Arabic and to teaching English to the Arab speaking employees.

Michael Crocker

27 November 2012

Michael Crocker, Dhahran 1965, passed away. Michael was the founder of ABI and ArabianCamelot.com.

Robert T. Olexa

6 August 1955 - 26 November 2012

Robert T. Olexa, 57, of Broaddus, Texas, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at Woodlands Heights Medical Center, in Lufkin, Texas. Robert was born on August 6, 1955 in Bryan, Texas to Erwin Rudolf Olexa and Doris June Kuhn Olexa. Robert worked contractually in the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar, and Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia from 1992 until his passing.

Charles Monroe Swilley

21 November 1932 - 18 November 2012

Charles Monroe Swilley, 79, of Merryville, LA passed from this life on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. He was born November 21, 1932. He passed 3 days shy of his 80th birthday.

Zdenka Helen Novotny

17 November 2012

Zdenka Helen Novotny passed away suddenly in her sleep, on Saturday November 17, 2012.

Devere Sue Hein

20 November 1933 - 11 November 2012

Born Nov. 20, 1933, Devere Sue Hein died at home on Nov. 11, 2012, in Green Valley, Ariz., where she lived since the mid-1990s.

Thomas L. Barr

8 November 1941 - 10 November 2012

Thomas L. Barr, age 71, died Saturday, November 10th after a long illness.

John P. Zeglovitch

16 May 1927 - 6 November 2012

November 6, 2012, age 85, John was born on a farm in Milford, Pennsylvania to immigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, John and Rose (Paul) Zeglovitch.

Arthur Dale Adams

14 September 1943 - 4 November 2012

Arthur "Dale" Adams of Walla Walla, Washington passed away Novemver 4, 2012. Dale was born on September 14, 1943 to Ray and Geneva Adams in Stibnite, Idaho. He was in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962-1966 and attained the rank of Sergeant. Dale worked for PGE in Portland for 15 years then for Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for 11 years.

Baldo C. Marinovic

31 October 2012

Baldo C. Marinovic ’53MA, retired assistant to the chairman of the board of Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), died October 31, 2012.