Obituaries

LEE FRANCIS BROWN Feb. 23, 1929 – June 30, 2021

Dr. Lee Francis Brown, 92, beloved husband, father, grandfather, engineer, mathematician, researcher, teacher, skier, lover of Shakespeare, musician, climber, mountaineer, sailor, veteran, photographer, mechanic, poet, essayist, Notre Dame fan, world traveler, and reader, passed away peacefully at home in Albuquerque on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

Lee was born Saturday, February 23, 1929 in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Walter and Hazel (Dutton) Brown, the middle of three brothers. He studied chemical engineering, earning a Bachelor’s from Read More

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JANET THOMASON TALLMAN May 7, 1932 – June 25, 2021

Janet Thomason Tallman, long term resident of Los Alamos, passed away at home on Friday, June 25, 2021 with family by her side, after a brief hospitalization subsequent to stroke.

Janet was born May 7, 1932, in Pomona, CA, to Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Dale and Vesta Ames Thomason, and was subsequently adopted at age 3 by Mrs. Dorothy Ames Thomason after Janet and her sister, Joan, lost their mother to cancer.

As a child, Janet lived in the small, Southern California town of San Dimas, where her father was a general practitioner. Citrus agriculture was in full Read More

RICHARD H. (DICK) ROCHESTER Jan. 25, 1931 – June 20, 2021

Devoted husband and proud father.

Predeceased by one son.

Survived by his wife of 60 years, four children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Forever in Our Hearts.

In September, when life allows, the family will celebrate the life of this remarkable man with a gathering at his beloved Rancho Nambe.

Announcement forthcoming.

 

Richard H. (Dick) Rochester with his faithful companions. Courtesy photo Read More

GWENDOLYN ROBERTA MAUST ORR Oct. 1, 1932 – June 16, 2021

Gwendolyn Roberta Maust Orr, age 88, passed away on June 16, 2021, in Parker, Colorado. 

Gwen, a long-term resident of Los Alamos, New Mexico was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1932. She was a Graduate from University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.

She is survived by her five children; David, Bruce, Alison, Kristofer, and Keith, her five grandchildren; Elaina, Christina, Samantha, Lance and Andrew, two great grandchildren; Ella and Connor and her beloved husband Read More

GEORGE PERRAULT Feb. 18, 1936 – June 18, 2021

George Perrault passed away on June 18, 2021.

George was born in Denver, Colorado, February 18, 1936. George and his Family moved to Los Alamos in 1969 where George started a job with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Weights and Measures Department.

After his retirement from the laboratory, he enjoyed fishing and had many hobbies.

George is survived by his wife Gail and their children, Gina Perrault, Keddy and husband Jeff, Geri Perrault, Gary Perrault and many grandchildren.

There is no service planned at this time.

In lieu of flowers, the Read More

ROBERT EARL HOOKER JR. July 16, 1930 – June 8, 2021

Robert Earl Hooker, Jr., age 90, loving, supportive husband and father, born July 16, 1930, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Known to most as Bob, he served one-year active duty in the Army and seven years in the National Guard. He attended college in Troy, NY and after graduating he and his family relocated to Albuquerque, NM where he was offered a position at Sandia National Laboratories.

After his work at Sandia, he obtained work at Los Alamos National Laboratory where he stayed until he retired in 1995.

In Bob’s younger years, his passion being Read More

FORREST WILLIAM BRINKLEY JR. June 25, 1930 – June 12, 2021

Forrest William Brinkley Jr., age 90, passed peacefully at home June 12, 2021. 

Forrest was surrounded by the love of his wife, Anne Brinkley in his passing.

Also surviving are his two sons, Patrick “Rick” (Freda) Brinkley of San Mateo, California, Timothy Brinkley of San Diego, California and two granddaughters, Erika (Jon) Lewis of Danville, California and Miranda Brinkley of San Mateo, California. Also mourning his loss are caregivers Mike and Bea.  

Forrest was born in Memphis, Tennessee June 25, 1930 to Forrest William Sr. and Read More

COL. HOUSTON T. ‘TERRY’ HAWKINS, Ret. United States Air Force (USAF)

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BURTON F. BUEHRER March 28, 1930 – May 19, 2021

Burt Buehrer, longtime Los Alamos High School coach and physical education teacher, passed away on May 19, 2021, in Walnut Creek, California, after a long illness.

Burt was born in 1930 in Toledo, Ohio. He fondly remembered his boyhood years spent in Blissfield, Michigan. His love of basketball began while playing on the Blissfield High School basketball team. 

Burt went to Alma College in Michigan for one year, and then because of health issues he moved with his first wife Kathleen to Silver City where he earned his BA and teaching certificate at Read More