Obituary: Oland Dale Thompson Feb. 22, 1943–May 15, 2021
OLAND DALE THOMPSON Feb. 22, 1943 – May 15, 2021
Oland (Dale) Thompson, 78, of Los Alamos, NM, passed away after a short illness on May 15, 2021 with family by his side.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Oland Lay and Rosie Klechka Thompson, and his sister Barbara Sinclair.
Dale was born in Houston, TX and graduated from Sam Houston High School in Houston in 1961. He graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering. Years later, he also obtained a master’s degree in business administration from the University of New Mexico.
HENDERSON â The Tri-County Shrine Club will hold its annual fish fry today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Diners can pick up their plates at the Sherman & Boddie Building, 210 Industry Drive in Henderson, just past Loweâs Home Improvement Store and Mako Medical Laboratories.
âItâs going to be take-out only,â said Donald Seifert, club treasurer,
Perhaps a more precise description is âdrive-thru.â Fish aficionados can drive through the parking area to pick up their boxed dinners that include fish, slaw, potato salad and hushpuppies. The cost is $10 per plate.
Proceeds will be used for a variety of projects of the Tri-County Shrine Club, Seifter said. Funds have traditionally been raised for the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
St. Louis construction innovator Fred S. Kummer, founder of HBE Corp., dead at 92
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Fred S. Kummer, a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate who grew his one-man general-contracting business into the world’s largest design-build firm for health care and financial facilities, died Friday, April 30, 2021, in St. Louis. He was 92.
Starting in the basement of his home, Mr. Kummer opened a nursing home construction business in 1960. But he quickly realized that clients would benefit from an innovative approach that would integrate all phases of building – from planning and cost estimating to architectural, engineering and construction services. That insight enabled him to grow his Hospital Building Equipment Co., later called HBE Corp., into the world’s leading design-build firm for medical and financial facilities, with a construction portfolio of more than 1,100 health care facilities.
Sharon Randall
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The message from my sister was brief: âSissy, call me.â But I knew by the sound of her voice the news wasnât good. I wasnât sure if it was about her or our brother. Lately, they have both had some trips to the ER and several hospital stays. Bobbie is home recovering from a stroke. And Joe, who is blind and suffers from cerebral palsy, has had a few bad falls.
They live in South Carolina, 30 miles apart, and 3,000 miles from me in California. But as the sole survivors of the family we grew up in, we try to bridge the miles with phone calls. I took a deep breath and dialed my sisterâs number. No answer. Minutes later, she called back.
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The message from my sister was brief: “Sissy, call me.” But I knew by the sound of her voice the news wasn’t good.
I wasn’t sure if it was about her or our brother. Lately, they have both had some trips to the ER and several hospital stays.
Bobbie is home recovering from a stroke. And Joe, who is blind and suffers from cerebral palsy, has had a few bad falls.
They live in South Carolina, 30 miles apart, and 3,000 miles from me in California. But as the sole survivors of the family we grew up in, we try to bridge the miles with phone calls. I took a deep breath and dialed my sister’s number. No answer. Minutes later, she called back.