Obituary

Remembering Bob Roush

June 27, 2008

Bob Roush at a StorageTek PicnicThis afternoon brought one of those emails that one never wishes to get. It was the sort of email that has a simple subject, just a person's name, and asks to give a call to the sender. While grateful for my friend who shared the news I always wish the news was better. Today it was the sad news of Bob Roush, 44, passing earlier this week.

Fred Anderson (1922-2008)

January 11, 2008

A very sad passing this week. Fred Anderson was Mr. Nevada Boys' State. For decades Anderson has been the face of Nevada Boys' State both in Nevada and at national conventions. It is hard to imagine just what next summer's session will be without Fred's "oh golly" and recounting of how this year's group of kids is the best we've seen.

Fred W. Anderson

Fred W. Anderson passed away on January 7, 2008 at the age of 85. Born March 21, 1922 in Colrein, MA to Fred W. Anderson and Ida Larson Anderson. Fred moved to Fallon, NV in 1926 at the age of 4. He attended Fallon schools and graduated from Churchill County High School in 1940. After high school he worked for the railroad until entering the Navy in 1943. He was released from the Navy in 1946. Fred then attended Utah State Agricultural College from 1946-1951 (graduated in 1950) and entered the Army in June of 1951-November 1952. Fred also attended the University of Washington. He moved back to Fallon where he taught school from 1953-1981. During his school teaching years and to date, he was very active in the American Legion serving every office on the Post level, District level, and Department level. He also served as State Commander in 1971-1972 and as National Vice Commander over the 13 western states in 1975-76. Fred was the American Legion Baseball Chairman for 4 years, State Oratorical Chairman for 3 years, and was Director of Nevada Boys State from 1973 through 1992. He served as State Adjutant of American Legion 4 years between 1982 and 1987. Fred has been a volunteer at the Reno Veterans Hospital from April 1983 until present and was selected as Volunteer of the Year in 1995. For 3 years he served on the American Legion National Commission on Children and Youth and then served on National Security Commission from 1978 through the present time. In addition to this, Fred was an avid college football fan and enjoyed recording as many stats as humanly possible in one Saturday afternoon.

Fred is survived by his wife of 36 years, Ivy G. Anderson, step sons: Gerald York (Marlene) and Charles York, sister: Margaret Wheeler, nephews: John Gill and Jim Gill, grandchildren: Bryan York, Theresa York, Risa Lopez, Leanne Crawford, and Susan Alexander.

Fred was a very generous and caring individual who always put others first. He was a dedicated servant to the public and asked nothing in return. He will be missed but not forgotten by not only his family, but by all the others whose lives he touched.

A funeral service with military honors for Fred will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday January 12, 2008, at Walton Funeral Home Sierra Chapel, 875 W. 2nd St., Reno.

Published in the Reno Gazette-Journal from 1/10/2008.

Ed Bradley (1941-2006)

November 9, 2006

Sad news today of the passing of veteran journalist Ed Bradley. I was fortunate enough to hear Bradley speak at UNLV in the early 90's. Though I had not yet chosen to study journalism he was an absolutely inspirational person. "When it gets to the point where it's not fun anymore, I've always hoped that I would have the courage to say goodbye and walk away from it," Bradley said. Sadly leukemia caught up with Bradley and we are left with memories of this great journalist.

Bradley said of himself "I had had no training as a journalist and I used to listen to the CBS News hourly reports. That was my classroom." A great reminder to all the citizen journalists of the world that it doesn't take a degree and a lot of experience to get into the field. Instead it takes hard work and persistence.

William Floreck (1949-2006)

July 16, 2006

William Edward Floreck (1949-2006)For weeks now I've had this item on my to-do list. It is time to send an update to the folks on the list and let them know what we're up to in life. Without fail when I sent that note I would have gotten a thoughtful beautiful response from Bill.

When checking email this afternoon, however, I saw an email from a friend with the subject Bill Floreck. When a friend emails and the subject is the name of another friend the news is never good. And it was the worst sort of news possible.

"Bill Floreck passed away on Friday, July 14th," the message began. A very sad day indeed.

Lloyd Brauer (1916-2001)

June 11, 2004

Obituary for Lloyd Brauer as published in the Las Vegas Review Journal in June 2001.

Lloyd W. Brauer, 85, died May 24, in Beaver, Utah.

He was born March 12, 1916, in Portland, Ore. A retired Air Forces veteran of World War II and former base commander for Nellis Air Force Base, he was awarded the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster and Theater of Operation medals for all theaters, and was a former resident of Las Vegas.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ellanore of St. George, Utah; sons, James of Indian Springs and Richard of Beaver; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Burial will be Thursday at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Oplin Mortuary of Beaver handled arrangements.

Susann F. Biddulph (1916-2003)

September 5, 2003

In the late summer days of 1916 Susann Fry was born in , Oklahoma. She was born to Melvin Fry, a physician who was born in Greenville, Ohio and Hattie May Leslie Fry a 28-year-old housekeeper. In a sign of a different time the birth certificate asks for the father's occupation and suggests "Spinner, Sawyer, Bookkeeper etc." as the possible options while the trades suggested for mothers are "Housekeeper, typist, nurse, clerk etc."

Orlin Biddulph doing field work.

Twenty-six years later in the summer of 1942 in Billings, Montana Susann married Orlin Nathan Biddulph a widower of Pullman, Washington. Eight years her senior, Orlin was then a professor of botany at Washington State University. Orlin's son Stuart was four years old when his sister Ann was born in the summer of 1943. Susann earned her doctorate in botany a year later from Washington State University.

Susann and Orlin both made distinguished careers of the study of botany before retiring in the 1970's. In that time they each published considerable original scientific research in the field of botany and were recognized for their work with awards such as Orlin's from the Northwest Scientific Association in 1972.

Both Susann and Orlin were active in their retirement to Leisure World in Mesa, Arizona. Orlin took on lawn bowling as a new passtime in addition to the woodworking and silver smiting he had done earlier. Susann volunteered in the library at Leisure World, in local schools, sang in the choir and did some of her final pottery work in Arizona. When not otherwise occupied both enjoyed spending time at the and walking the hills of the Superstition mountains.

Susann and Orlin were grandparents to 8 grandchildren. In the spring of 1987 Orlin passed away after a brief illness. In the late summer of 2003, Susann passed away two days short of what would have been her 61st wedding anniversary. Susann is survived Ann, Stuart and by 7 surviving grandchildren and 8 great-grand children.

It's difficult to say what will be missed the most. Both touched so many lives and contributed so much to our understanding of the world. They encouraged us to try new things and never stopped discovering and learning.

We miss you grandma & grandpa.

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