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| Plankowner Posts: 5024 Location: Gulfport, MS | Subject: Obit Messenger results for 12/28/08. - (Dallas Morning News) SHACKELFORD, Jr., Lewis Lemuel, 92, passed away quietly at his residence in Dallas, Texas, December 13, 2008. He was born June 23, 1916, in Waxahachie, Texas, and graduated from Waxahachie High School and Rice Institute (now Rice University) with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He interrupted his college years to enroll in the U.S. Naval Reserve and completed officer training school at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Following his graduation from Rice Institute in 1943 he entered active military duty during World War II and served in the U.S. Navy as Engineering Officer aboard the submarine USS Tuna (SS-203) in the Pacific Fleet. Following the war he remained in the Naval Reserve and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. During his youth he worked for several years as a member of a geophysical oil exploration crew in Venezuela and Columbia. He later had a long and distinguished career as a professional petroleum engineer in Dallas, and retired as principal partner in the engineering firm of Shackelford and Yukl. He was a member of the Dallas Petroleum Club and an active member of numerous professional organizations including the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES). He was preceded in death by his first wife Mary C. (Jean) Shackelford, his parents Lewis L. Shackelford and Love DuBose Shackelford, and by his sister Miriam Shackelford Harris of Waxahachie. He is survived by his current wife Louise Freeman M. Shackelford of Harlingen, Texas, his son Lewis L. Shackelford III of Dallas, his twin brother Marshal Dubose Shackelford of Atlanta, and several nieces and nephews. Interment will be private. Condolences may be left with Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas. - (Potomac News) STRANG, Jr., John Kenneth, 57, of Manassas, Va., passed away suddenly Tuesday December 23, 2008 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. John "Kenneth" was born July 1, 1951 in Oxford, England and was preceded in death by his Scottish-American parents, John and Mary (Conboy) Strang, Sr. Mr. Strang recently retired after 31 years of Civil Service at Fort Belvoir, Va. and 5 years of submarine service in the U.S. Navy. He was proud of his Scottish heritage and his work in helping to defend his country. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, LeAnn Strang, of Manassas; two sons, John Andrew Strang and James Matthew Strang, both of Manassas; two brothers, William Strang (Cindy), of Montclair, Va. and James Strang, of Woodbridge. The family will receive friends on Monday January 5, 2009 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mountcastle Funeral Home in Dale City where memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2009. The interment will follow at Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to his favorite charity, St. Judes Childrens Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. - (The Herald (Everett)) Dr. Marlin Lee Olson OLSON, Dr. Marlin Lee, 81, went home to heaven on December 26, 2008. Marlin Olson was born on July 29, 1927 in Triumph, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy; a highlight tour of duty included a trip to Antarctica with Admiral Byrd as a 3rd Class Electrician’s Mate aboard the submarine USS Sennet (SS-408). A dear friend encouraged him-upon discharge-to come to Seattle, WA. There, he met and married Gunvor Kelstrup and graduated from Seattle Pacific College. Later, he earned a Ph.D from Michigan State University. Dr. Olson spent his entire career as an educator in Seattle's Shoreline school district, on Taiwan at Morrison Academy, at Berean Church in Seattle, and as a professor and Academic Dean at Grace Bible College in Michigan. Marlin Olson is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Gunvor Olson; and their four children, Cheryl (Walt) Pullen, of Monroe, WA, Deborah (Jack) Dean, of Harbor Springs, MI, Jerry (DeAnna) Olson, of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and Marlei Olson, of Franklin, TN; and 11 grandchildren. In addition to being dearly missed by his family, Dr. Olson leaves behind 100s of students whose lives have been touched by this passionate educator. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Berean Church, 2345 N. 185th, Shoreline, WA. Memorial contributions can be made to Grace Ministries International/Olson Special Projects, P.O. 9405, Grand Rapids, MI. 49509 / gracem.org. | ||
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| COMSUBBBS Posts: 6180 Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Obit Messenger results for 12/28/08. Shipmate Marlin Olson, I have one consolation that lives with me today. That God is near to them, in his own special way. So God in all Your mercy, keep near Thyself the soul, Of every Submariner, still on his final patrol. Lord, this departed shipmate with Dolphins on his chest is part of an outfit known as the best. Make him welcome and take him by the hand. You'll find without a doubt he was the best in all the land. So, heavenly Father add his name to the roll of our departed shipmates still on patrol. Let them know that we who survive will always keep their memories alive. There is a port of no return where ships may ride at anchor for a little space. And then some starless night the cable slips leaving only an eddy at the mooring place. Gulls veer no longer, Sailor rest your oar. No tangled Wreckage will be washed ashore. Thank you, Marlin, for your Service and Dedication. | ||
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