Obituaries
Elizabeth Mae Snyder
Elizabeth Mae Snyder passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 at her home in Rossmoor, at the young age of 99. Betty was born in California and raised & educated in the East Bay Area.
Shaikh Abdullah Foad
From a friend to all Armacons, Ali Al-Baluchi, comes word of the recent passing of Shaikh Abdullah Foad—known as “Abu Foad” to his countless friends. Old-timers among our readership may well remember Abu Foad, who joined the company as a telephone operator in the ’30s before leaving to start his own business.
Catherine C. "Kate" Fitzpatrick
Catherine C. "Kate" Fitzpatrick died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, November 30, 2015, at the Hanover Hospital. She was the wife of James L. Fitzpatrick who died May 15, 2013.
Herta von Müffling Ellerbe
On Thanksgiving Day, 26th of November 2015, Herta von Müffling Ellerbe passed away peacefully with all of her children, their spouses, and three of her grandchildren at her side.
Hisham Mohieddin Nazer
Hisham Mohieddin Nazer died on 14 November 2015 at the age of 83 in the United States. He was awarded an honorary degree by American University in Cairo in 1991. He is known to be a poet and soccer fan.
Dr. Naila Faran
The first female Saudi nuclear medicine expert has died on 12th of November 2015, according to local media. Naila Faran, 37, was the first Saudi woman to have specialized in nuclear medicine.
Gary A. Grandusky
Gary A. Grandusky, 70, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at South Miami Hospital in Miami, Florida.
Larry J. Burgess
Larry passed away on November 9, 2015. He was born on October 7, 1950 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 65 years ago while his father was employed by the Aramco Oil Corporation. He grew up in Redondo Beach, California.
Kenneth S. Weeks
Kenneth S. Weeks, 93, died peacefully at home in West Yarmouth, MA with family by his side November 5, 2015, having recently moved there from Atria in Darien, CT.
Bonnie Jewel (Lambert) Seip
Bonnie Jewel Seip, long time resident of Henderson, TX, passed away peacefully Thursday November 5th, 2015 in Flower Mound, Texas. The daughter of James and Alvie Lambert, Bonnie was born January 21, 1924 in Overton, Texas.
Captain Homer Francis Smith II
CEC, US Navy (ret) has set forth on his final voyage to the hereafter. He was born in Akron, Ohio, to Homer F. and Elizabeth Laudenbach Smith. Homer attended King Lake elementary school, Kent State University High School and later graduated from the US Naval Academy with honors.
Tommy Edward “Squeaky” Yates
Our beloved Tommy Edward “Squeaky” Yates (72) of Spring, Texas, born May 25, 1943 to George Edward and Alta Juanita Mayhew Yates, passed away surrounded by his loving family on October 31, 2015.