Obituaries
Richard "Brock" Wallace Powers
Richard (Brock) Wallace Powers, age 84, passed away peacefully at the Christopher House in Austin, TX on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Brock was hired by the Arabian American Oil Co (Aramco), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, from 1947 to 1949. He was elected President of Aramco in November 1973.
In Memoriam: Peter Gubser
It is with great sadness that I write to say that Dr. Peter Gubser has lost his battle with cancer. Peter was not just a fellow laborer in the vineyard of trying to place the relationship between the United States and the Arab world on the firmest footing possible. He was not only a great teacher, scholar, and lucid writer as well as author of several very good books on Lebanon, Jordan, and Saladin.
Samuel G Bednorz, Sr.
Samuel G Bednorz Sr. ,WWII Veteran, 89, passed away peacefully in the home he built in Alamogordo on Friday, September 3, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Bednorz, his parents, Joe and Marie Bednorz, his sister Lucy and his brother Ted.
Rhea Putnam
Rhea Putnam, 89, of Holiday, Florida died September 1, 2010. He was Station Superintendent in Turaif, and later worked in Dhahran for Saudi Aramco. He retired in 1980.
Floyd Wayne Dolce
Floyd Wayne Dolce, 83, a longtime Cody resident and Wyoming native, died peacefully Aug. 26, 2010, at his home in Cody. Floyd was a great man, husband and father. To know him was to love him. He loved Cody and Wyoming and made sure you knew it.
Johnnie Polk Murphy
Johnnie "John" Polk Murphy, 76, known as J.P. to friends and family, passed away the 25th of August, 2010, in North Austin Medical Center after losing his four month battle to a sever attack of shingles. J.P. was born on October 31, 1933, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlie T. and Mattie Lou (Biggie) Murphy.
In Memory of Lou Bryant
Louis L. Bryant, born June 21, 1933 in Stamford, Texas to Amos D. and Ella Mae Bryant, died August 12, 2010 in Austin, Texas. He flew planes for Aramco in Saudi Arabia for eight years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Stanley Bryant.
Tribute to Jack Coley
All of us in the Nawwab family are very sad to hear of the passing away of our beloved friend Jack Coley (Clinton Jackson "Jack" Coley, Jr.) in Alexander City, Alabama, on Thursday, August 12, 2010. He was 76. May he rest in peace. I talked to Jack on the phone just a few weeks ago. At the time, he was stoically optimistic about his long, painful struggle with lung cancer. Despite his illness, he was as ebullient and witty as ever.
Jack Coley
Clinton Jackson "Jack" Coley, Jr. passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at his home. He was born on April 9, 1934 in Alexander City to Clinton Jackson Coley and Evelyn McCord Coley. Jack served in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958. He also worked for Saudi Aramco and lived in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Frank S. Pramuk
Frank S. Pramuk, of Fanwood, NJ, longtime Middle East executive of Exxon Corporation, died August 6, 2010, at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.
Sam Matson Passed Away
Aramco retiree, Sam Matson Jr. passed away in Austin, Texas, Aug. 2, 2010 after a long illness.
Brian Blakely
Aramco retiree Brian Blakely passed away on July 30, 2010, due to complications associated with cancer treatment side effects, with his wife Lisa and son Andrew at his bedside. He fought his illness with courage and dignity and always maintained a positive outlook, in spite of the nature of his disease.