IN MEMORIAM


and remote sensing. He researched the groundwater of the NC Piedmont and used early LANDSAT satellite data to analyze land use. He authored, co-authored, or edited over 30 scientific papers and special reports; regularly presented research results at professional meetings; chaired numerous section and sub-section meetings; and was an invited speaker at international conferences. Charles, with others, consulted on groundwater for the Leakey’s at Olduvai Gorge in the 1970s, and on nuclear plant localities in the Philippines. He was a licensed geologist in California, South Carolina, and North Carolina, where he supported the formation of the North Carolina Board for Licensing Geologists and was an expert witness on groundwater issues.


He was elected a fellow in both the Geological Society of America and the American Water Resources Association; was an active member and/or officer of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and others; and, also, actively supported local chapters.


It is requested that memorials be made in Charles’ memory to the N.C. State College of Sciences Foundation for the Charles & Eleanor Welby Geology Scholarship Endowment, P.O.


John Maclyn Ewing, CPG-01784 Metairie, Louisiana August 9, 2020


Member Since 1968


John M. Ewing, 92, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020. He is survived by his daughters, Virginia E. Potocki and her husband, William E. Potocki, of New Iberia, LA; Renee deV. Andrews and husband, Dr. Walter S. Andrews of Kansas City, KS. Mr. Ewing was a WWII veteran, serving in the U.S. Army with the rank of Spec 4. He was a graduate of Case Western Reserve in Ohio and the University of Michigan with a Master’s degree in Geology. He was a resident of Metairie since 1965. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National WWII Museum. For expressions of sympathy, please visit www.tharpsontheimerfh.com.


Gordon A. Clopine, CPG-06125 Beaumont, California


November 28, 1936 - May 17, 2018 Member Since 1982


We have received this message from Sara Clopine, wife of Gordon Clopine


“It is with sadness that I tell you that Gordon died on May 17, 2018. He truly loved his profession and affiliation with your professional organization.”


Gordon Alan Clopin, age 81, passed away on May 17, 2018, at his home in Beaumont, CA. Gordon was born November 28, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Walter Gordon and Sarah Elizabeth Donahue Clopine. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Redlands in 1958 and a master’s degree in geology from the University of Houston. After 36 years with the San Bernardino Community College District, he retired from Crafton Hills College as vice presi- dent of administrative services. Gordon also taught courses at the University of Redlands and the University of California,


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Riverside. He touched the lives of countless students, faculty, and staff during his career, thoroughly enjoying every day.


In addition to college teaching and administration, Gordon founded his geological consulting firm, Clopine Geological Services. He was a member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists and a Fellow with the Geological Society of America.


Gordon’s friends and family are collecting donations to endow a scholarship with the Crafton Hills College Foundation to honor Gordon’s memory. Donations can be made at www. craftonhills.edu/foundation; enter Gordon Clopine Memorial Scholarship as Designated Program. Or by check payable to Crafton Hills College Foundation 11711 Sand Canyon Rd., Yucaipa, CA 92399.


Neal Mcrae Parker, CPG-06297 Parrish, Florida May 20, 2020


Member Since 1983


Neal M. Parker, Sr., age 78, passed away on May 19, 2020 in Parrish, FL. He was a loving husband, married to Charlotte for fifty- two years. Neal was a Professional Geologist for over forty years. In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to Moffitt Cancer Center or Tidewell Hospice.


Samuel Arthur Friedman, CPG-06535 Norman, Oklahoma September 22, 2020


Member Since 1984


Sam Friedman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and passed away on September 22, 2020 in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 93. He earned a BS in Geology from Brooklyn College in 1950, and a Master’s degree from Ohio State University in 1952. Sam began his profession- al career as a coal geologist with the Indiana Geological Survey, and in 1967 moved to the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Knoxville, TN.


From 1971-1995 he was a coal geologist at the Oklahoma Geological Survey and Adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma, becoming an acknowledged expert on the stratig- raphy and sedimentology of the middle Pennsylvanian period. Sam published 98 technical papers on Geology.


Sam was a CPG of AIPG and a Senior Fellow of the Geological Society of America as well as a member of the Energy Minerals Division (EMD) of the AAPG. He received the Distinguished Service Award of the Coal Geology Division, GSA (1992), Distinguished Founders Award of EMD(1993), the Gordon Wood, Jr., Memorial Award of the Eastern Section of AAPG (1994), the Distinguished Service Award of the AAPG(1995), and the Distinguished Alumni Award of Brooklyn College of CCNY, among others. He was also a member of SEPM and the Society for Organic Petrology.


Sam served on innumerable committees and panels for the GSA, the ASTM, the AAPG and the AIPG.


He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Friedman, his children Aaron and Mother M. Benedykta, as well as his stepchildren Jim Healey, Siobhan Miller and Kate Bailey.


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