IN MEMORY
Dr. M. Dean Kleinkopf, CPG-593. The national geologic community and the Tobacco Root Geological Society in particular have lost one of our long term and most distinguished members. Dr. Kleinkopf passed away in Henderson, Nevada, Saturday, August 1. A three- year cancer survivor, he fought a cou- rageous battle with a positive attitude until the end. Dean loved his family, rocks, wine and spirits, pie, traveling with his wife, Nancy, and stayed in good enough shape to hike the Grand Canyon at age 77.
Appointed to West Point, Dean then served in the Navy during World War II. Returning home, he earned a mining engineering degree from what is now the Missouri University of Science and Technology at Rolla. He received his PhD in Geology from Columbia University in 1955, and promptly accepted a position at Chevron Oil as an exploration geolo- gist for petroleum in the Western United States and Alaska for ten years. In 1965, he moved his young family to Denver to work for USGS at the Federal Center in Lakewood.
In September 1988, Dean married Nancy. Over the last twenty-seven years, they spent many weeks abroad on adven- turous foreign travels: Europe, Asia, Africa, even the Middle East. Dean remained a civil servant until 2000. After retiring, the couple built a home in Mesa, Arizona. His status changed to Emeritus Geologist when he joined the USGS Tucson office, adding his expertise for several years before uprooting, and relocating to Nevada as a sincere retiree.
During his 33-year tenure as a Research Geophysicist/Geologist, Dean worked overseas extensively, including Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. He worked in many U.S. states as well, focusing primarily on geo- physics in Montana, Idaho, and Colorado. He produced innumerable USGS publi- cations, including professional papers, open-file reports, and aeromagnetic and Bouguer anomaly maps. He also worked extensively in the Belt, including older projects such as RARE II and the Upper Mantle Project. He studied the regional gravity and magnetic anomalies of the Stillwater Complex, and contributed to Special Publication 92 produced by the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. His journal articles and abstracts were published in the Geological Society of America’s Geology and GSA Bulletin, the American Geophysical Union’s Eos, and
the Tobacco Root Geological Society’s Northwest Geology.
Service work for professional societies was important to Dean, giving gener- ously of his time and council. His many memberships included the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the American Geophysical Union; he was certified by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and was elected President of the Arizona Section in 2004; he became a Fellow in the Geological Society of America, serving as President of the International Division in 2002- 2003, and serving a three-year term on GSA’s Annual Program Committee representing the International Division.
Dean was one of the first regular attendees of the Tobacco Root Geological Society, and rarely missed a meeting in its 40-year history. He made newcomers feel welcome, served on several committees, was elected President in 1987-1988, and then appointed to the Board of Directors in 1989. He received the Society’s highest honor, the “Hammer” award, in 2004, and was granted Honorary Member status in 2010.
Dean Kleinkopf had been a kind- hearted, knowledgeable, and compas- sionate man. He will be sorely missed by Nancy, his four children, twelve grandchildren, and a host of friends and colleagues.
Peter W. Hummel, CPG-2325, passed away July 25, 2015. Born on the 4th of July 1929, Peter dedicated his life to his family, his extended family, the Boy Scouts of American, the State of Nevada and the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School, Peter was active in minerals exploration in Nevada and the Rockies. He served on the Nevada Minerals Commission for 25 years and was instrumental in establish- ing current rules and regulations for mineral exploration in Nevada.
Peter was a member of the Reno Prospectors Club for 57 years. His social involvement included being a mem- ber of the Rancheros Visitadores, the Los Angeles Country club and was a Bohemian
Peter believed strongly in duty to his country, the valuable life lessons taught through the Scouting program and the important love connection between peo- ple and their animals. Peter led a full and adventurous life - may he rest in peace.
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