Obituaries
Victor Pershing Bracken
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
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
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
Michael Crocker, Dhahran 1965, passed away. Michael was the founder of ABI and ArabianCamelot.com.
Robert T. Olexa
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
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
Zdenka Helen Novotny passed away suddenly in her sleep, on Saturday November 17, 2012.
Devere Sue Hein
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
Thomas L. Barr, age 71, died Saturday, November 10th after a long illness.
John P. Zeglovitch
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
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
Baldo C. Marinovic ’53MA, retired assistant to the chairman of the board of Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), died October 31, 2012.