Obituaries
Robert C. Loeb
Robert C. Loeb of Lakeway, Texas passed away January 31, 2010, after a struggle with multiple systems atrophy. Born in Fresno, California on January 27, 1940, he was the son of the late Dolores and Charles Loeb. He was a computer programmer working for Chevron for 37 years and on loan to Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for 18 years. He met his wife, Barbara, in Dhahran.
Katharine Cato Blackford
Katharine Cato Blackford, 90, of Paris, passed from this life on Sunday January 24, 2010 at Paris Regional Medical Center.
Bob Richardson
Robert Edward Richardson, born February 1, 1942, passed away on January 23, 2010 in Houston, Texas of cancer. He was employed as a systems analyst at Saudi Aramco in Dhahran from 1982 to 2000.
Helen Overdiek
Helen Overdiek passed away Jan. 10, 2010.
Helen Manderscheid
Helen Manderscheid, 92, of Sarasota, Florida passed away on January 9, 2010. Helen lived in Dhahran with her family from 1953 to 1962. After Aramco, Helen and her husband John (who passed away in 1994) moved to Perth, Australia. They returned to Saudi Arabia in the mid-1970s, and finally settled in Sarasota.
James Elliot
James Elliot passed away Jan. 7, 2010. Mr. Elliot joined the company in 1964 and served.
Isabel Lee
Isabel Lee, born April 6, 1926, passed away on January 7, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Isabel was the third of seven children. Her parents were from Canton, China. She attended Kent State University and worked as a Medical Technician for forty years. She worked in Aramco Medical services for approximately 15 years.
Clifford Tompkins
Clifford Tompkins passed away Dec. 28, 2009.
Debra Lyn Gibson Morrison
Debra Lyn Gibson Morrison born October 27, 1954 passed away December 27, 2009 following a lengthy illness. Debbie was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, W. Brent Morrison, who died October 8, 2009. Debbie and Brent had been living in Houston, Texas for the past 19 years. They were annuitants of Saudi Aramco.
Mary Theresa Ford Owen
Mary Theresa Ford Owen, 85, of Doe Drive, Boone, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at her home. In 1958, she traveled to Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, where she worked for the Arabian American Oil Company. She met electrical engineer James Clarke Owen, a native of Asheville, in Arabic class in Abqaiq. They were married at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 11, 1958.
Gerard Napoletano
Gerard Napoletano passed away Dec. 9, 2009.
Saleh O. El-Balawi
Saleh O. El-Balawi passed away Dec. 9, 2009.