Today at 2:35 PM...

[SoCalDave]

Condolences to you and the family. Sounds like he lived a good life.

 

[Havasu blue label]

Sorry for loss rip

 

[92562]

So sorry for your loss and thanks for the story. He seems like an amazing man. You were blessed to have him for 67 years and don't fool yourself. You see his greatest legacy every time you look in the mirror.

Rest in peace.

 

[rush1]

God speed to your father , sorry for your loss , as an old man myself and growing up with legends of industry such as your dad, I fear for the future of this country knowing we are loosing the "Men" that have built the country that it is today

 

[Joe mama]

Sorry for your loss rrrr, you can tell he taught you life the right way. He sounds like a great productive man..

 

[rivermobster]

Wow...

What a great life! He was obviously instrumental in building this great country. It takes great men to do such things.

Seems like he also raised a great son.

Great tribute.

 

[OCMerrill]

I just read of your loss. Your father was an amazing man. Sandia - not sure how many here understand just how important they were/are. Your dad’s accomplishments were amazing. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Sandia National Laboratories and the only reason I knew of it was my son who is a Nuclear Physics Major. Its a big deal in his world.

 

[rrrr]

I just read of your loss. Your father was an amazing man. Sandia - not sure how many here understand just how important they were/are. Your dad’s accomplishments were amazing. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Thanks for the compliments. My Dad had a Q clearance, which is close to the top of secret clearances. He had access to the most critical areas of LANL, SNL, and White Sands Missile Range. Access for the employees for some of the work he did was through temporarily built bare drywall corridors, so they wouldn't see the lab work going on.

 

[steamin rice]

Sorry for your loss. Godspeed

 

[rrrr]

I came across a couple more photos of the Los Alamos contaminated nuclear waste facility. This silo accepted high velocity exhaust air from treatment labs, and the particulates fell out and collected in the bottom. The air was then routed over to the incinerator on the left, and mixed with a natural gas fueled high temperature blast. I don't know much else about its operation.

I also wanted @playdeep to see the first photo. That's Roy Ford, my Dad's superintendent for over twenty years, and Bobby Ford's dad. Mike, Roy and his next door neighbor Joe Johansen raced stockers at Speedway Park roughly between 1957 and 1965. I was wondering if you could find some photos of them in action.

Thanks again to all that offered condolences. I really appreciate the thoughts and comments.

 

[Ducksquasher]

So sorry...RIP God Bless.