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- William B. Moreland
(August 16, 1923 - January 12, 2012)
William B Moreland passed away peacefully on January 12, 2012, surrounded by his loving children and dedicated caregivers. Born on August 16, 1923, in Sparks, Nevada, to William F Moreland and Bertha M Weis, he was the older of two children. His early childhood in Nevada and later in southern California was shaped by his father's lifelong work as a locomotive maintenance foreman with the Southern Pacific Railroad. Whether understanding the workings of a steam locomotive or that of the earth's atmosphere, his passion for scientific inquiry was a guiding principle throughout his life. His sense of adventure that began with his family's railroad tradition progressed to the skies as the aviation industry was taking flight in the 1930s and 1940s. He coupled his sense of adventure with the call to duty by enlisting in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as a base weather forecaster and participated in weather reconnaissance missions as a member of multiple B-29 flight crews. Following an honorable discharge from military service, he acquired civilian employment as a meteorologist at Trans World Airlines (TWA). It was at TWA, where he met his future wife and life partner, Edith Schindler. They married in October 1946. Upon graduation from UCLA (bachelors and masters degrees), he began his scientific career with the US Weather Bureau in 1948. The highlight of his 13 years of service was his participation in the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958. He was posted in Antarctica at the Little America station as the meteorologist in charge where his research focused on the ozone layer and its atmospheric effects. His findings were published in various geophysical journals. His scientific career continued in several research positions with organizations in both the private and public sectors that included the US Air Force (Scott Air Force Base, Illinois), Boeing, Inc. (Seattle, Washington), Jet Propulsion Laboratories (Pasadena, California), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, California). He and his family were able to return to their home of southern California in 1974, where he continued to work for independent environmental research firms that included Tetra Tech, Inc, and AeroVironment, Inc., until his retirement at age 70. In 2004, he and his wife, Edith, sold their long-time home in La Crescenta, California, and moved to Lompoc, California, to be closer to family living on the central coast. He is survived by a son, Geoffrey Moreland of Morro Bay, California; two daughters, Elaine Huggins of Lompoc, California, and Cindy Moreland of Kansas City, Missouri; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his life partner of 65 years, Edith G Moreland, and his younger sister, Dorothy Mueller of Modesto, California. A graveside service with military honors were held in the Garden of Remembrance at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, on January 17, 2012.
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1923 - 2012 (88 år)
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