Obituaries

Ahmed M. Zahir

24 November 1975

Ahmed M. Zahir, superintendent of the Maintenance and Services Division of the Refinery and Terminal Maintenance Department, died on Nov. 24 in his home village of Awamiyah in Qatif Oasis.

Judith Nice

18 November 1975

Word has been received that Judith Nice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cole Nice, formerly of Dhahran, died on Nov. 18 after a short illness.

Colin John Budge

12 November 1975

Colin John Budge of Abqaiq died in a motor vehicle accident Nov. 12.

Owen J. E. Smith

18 October 1975

Memorial services were held this morning at the Dhahran Theater for Owen J. E. Smith, 44, who suffered a heart attack Oct. 18 in Dhahran.

Alfred F. Walchak

14 October 1975

Alfred F. Walchak, petroleum engineer with the Abqaiq Petroleum Engineering Department, died on Oct. 14 in a motor vehicle accident near Abqaiq.

Daniel H. Roberts, Jr.

2 October 1975

Daniel H. Roberts, Jr., construction engineer with the Project Management Department, died in a motor vehicle accident Thursday, Oct. 2.

Ahmed 'Ali al-Mohammad and Ali Musallam al-Mughawi

3 September 1975

Two Aramco employees died in an accident early Sunday morning at Safaniya.

Michael N. Cicatello

30 May 1975

The company has been notified of the death of Michael N. Cicatello on May 30 in Rome, Italy.

Robert Escobar

19 May 1975

Robert Escobar, Aramco annuitant and most recently an Aramco consultant, died on May 19 in Dhahran.

Lou Castro

8 May 1975

Lou Castro, a veteran Aramcon well known throughout the company communities, died in the Dhahran Health Center last Thursday, May 8, following a brief illness.

Richard N. Ford

5 May 1975

Services were held Saturday in the Abqaiq Theater for Richard N. Ford, 53, who died suddenly on May 5 in Abqaiq.

Fred A. Davies

17 April 1894 - 3 February 1975

Fred A. Davies, a geologist, mining engineer, and official of Aramco and other oil companies in the Middle East. Davies graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1916 with a degree in mining engineering. He was responsible for early explorations of the oil fields in Bahrain in the 1930s. In 1952 Davies was named CEO and Chairman of the Board for Aramco until he retired in 1959.