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Subject: [CAYolo] George Nelson NEWHALL (1911-2003) (obit.)
Date: 24 Oct 2003 12:36:36 -0600

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George N. Newhall

George Nelson Newhall, a Davis resident for 35 years, died Oct. 21, 2003, in Woodland. He was 92.

He was born Jan. 22, 1911, in Johannesburg, South Africa, where his father worked in the gold mining industry improving ventilation systems for miners. His parents, Percy Melrose Newhall and Minna Nelson Newhall, brought the family to the United States in 1925.

He graduated from Berkeley High School, then UC Berkeley, where he was a member of Sigma Phi fraternity. He completed a degree in civil engineering in 1933.

He worked for the U.S. Forest Service from 1933 until his retirement in 1966. His career was interrupted by four years of active duty in the U.S. Navy during World War II, when he served in Trinidad, developing a fresh water supply for a submarine base, and for the Great Lakes Supply Command, expediting war materials to the South Pacific. He remained in the Naval Reserve after the war, retiring as a commander.

He was a member of Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor societies. In his retirement, he consulted on engineering projects part-time, continued his interest in water conservation and management, and published a book, "Sunspots, Dust and Rainfall."

He was preceded in death by his his brother James Newhall and his sister Elizabeth Scott.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley Stapleton Newhall; four children, Robert and Chris Newhall, both of Seattle, Shirley Heal of Davis and Margaret Conli of Fair Oaks; nine grandchildren, Kelley (Heal) Donato of Fair Oaks, Kacey Heal-Weinberger of San Carlos, Ryan Heal of Mountain View, Serena and Ian Newhall of Seattle, Joe Conli of Loomis, and Christy, Andy and Katy Conli, all of Fair Oaks.

According to his wishes, he will be cremated and laid to rest in Berkeley. A private memorial service is planned for family members.

Memorials may be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.

(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, October 24, 2003, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>;. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)

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