Obituaries
Abdul Rauf
With extreme sorrow and grief, it is to inform that Mr. Abdul Rauf, ex-employee of Saudi Aramco, badge No. 75571, has passed away on February 27, 2021 at the age of 62 years in Lahore, Pakistan.
Bonnie Hood
Bonnie Hood passed away in the presence of God and family on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Bonnie was born November 20, 1927 in Omaha, Nebraska to Orville Abijah Dillingham and Mina Beenken Dillingham.
Ervin Hayne Shumate, Jr.
Ervin Hayne Shumate, Jr. passed away at home in Huntsville, AL, on 24 February 2021. Hayne was born 22 May 1939 in Clearwater, FL, to Ervin Hayne Shumate, Sr. and Anne Menefee (Myers) Shumate.
Richard A. Johnson
Richard A. Johnson died in Houston, Texas on February 18, 2021. He was 86 years old. Richard worked in Dhahran from 1977 to 1995 as Project Manager with the Project Management Organization on several major projects throughout the Kingdom.
Katherine Louise Simon
Katherine Louise Simon, 65, died February 16, 2021 at her home in Keene, NH. She was born on October 31, 1955 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, daughter of Thomas Simon and Kit Nan Simon.
Adele LaBrecque
Adele LaBrecque during her nearly 94 years studied art at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, danced the flamenco in New York City, and journeyed to Dharan, Saudi Arabia, as a single woman in the 1950s to work in public relations for Aramco Oil Co.
Lorraine E. Ledlie
Lorraine E. (Nadeau) Ledlie, 95, of Smithfield, died on Tuesday February 9, 2021. She was the wife of the late James E. Ledlie, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.).
Thomas Alva Pledge, Jr.
Thomas Alva Pledge, Jr. left his earthly home on Feb 9, 2021. Tom was born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 14, 1934 and, obviously, was named after his father, who was named after Thomas Alva Edison. Since his father moved out when Tom was about two, he never got to know him or hear from him again.
James McDonald
James "Jim" McDonald passed away at age 87, on Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Knoxville, Tennessee. With courage and a sense of humor he battled serious medical issues in recent years.
Dympnia Judge Jessich
Dympnia (aka Dympna) Marie Judge Jessich passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 5, 2021 in Austin, Texas. She was 87. She was predeceased by her parents, Michael Judge and Mary Ann Fallen Judge, her husband, Frank Jessich, her twin brother, Fr. Mychal Judge, O.F.M., Chaplain, FDNY and her sister Erin McTernan.
Syed Shujaat Ali
Our beloved brotherly friend, Syed Shujaat Ali, badge #71757 passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, in Chicago, USA and burial was held on Monday, February 01, 2021 at Asar Prayer time.
Mohammad Wajihuddin
Ex-employee of Saudi Aramco, Mr. Mohammad Wajihuddin, ID No. 72755, fell prey to deadly Covid-19 on January 25, 2021 in a local Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.