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PassingsAlumniAlumniPassingsFast Passings Forward (cont.)“Like a bird singing in the rain,Let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.”To live in hearts we leave behind—Robert Louis Stevensonis not to die.—Thomas Campbell 1777-1844Jo s e “Jo e” F. Ag a p i t o ’73 of Grand Junction,Colo., died on November 25, 2009. Born in1937 in Fundao, Portugal, Joe began his careeras a mining engineer in British tin mines. Hereceived his degree in mining engineering fromCamborne School of Mines in England, where hewas awarded the prestigious associateship of theCamborne School of Mines. After receiving his degree in 1963,he immigrated to the United States with his wife, Veronica, andfamily. In 1964, he received a master’s degree from the Universityof Missouri–Rolla. He then enrolled at Mines and pursued adoctorate in mining engineering and rock mechanics. Whileearning his PhD, he taught undergraduate courses in senior-levelventilation and rock mechanics. Joe then settled in Colorado andworked for Atlantic Richfield Company and Golder Associates.He also served on the board of directors for the American RockMechanics Association. After moving with his family to GrandJunction in 1978, he founded an engineering consulting firm,Agapito and Associates, Inc., which is still in operation. Joe issurvived by his wife and best friend, Veronica; daughter, Debra;son, David; granddaughter, Liane; and mother, Maria.Jo s e p h “Jo e” K. Be c k e t t, Jr. ’58 died onMay 16, 2010. He was born in Bakersfield,Calif., in 1932 and graduated from Mines witha degree in geological engineering. Joe and hiswife, Jane, met in Washington, D.C., in 1959. Along-distance courtship ensued, and they weremarried on August 26, 1961, in Akron, Ohio. Theymoved to San Francisco, where Joe attended Hastings Collegeof the Law, graduating in 1964. He and Donald Roesch openeda law partnership in Redwood City, Calif. Joe later returnedto Bakersfield where he spent almost 40 years in the districtattorney’s office serving as deputy to four successive districtattorneys, where he enjoyed his role as courtroom prosecutor.Joe is survived by his wife, Jane; daughter, Linda Doyle; and twograndchildren.Dw i g h t H. Bi n g h a m, Jr. ’49 of San Angelo,Texas, died on May 28, 2009. Dwight was bornin 1949 in Lake Charles, La. A member of SigmaPhi Epsilon, he graduated from Mines with adegree in geological engineering. On the dayof his graduation, he married Louise MarieBerninghausen. Dwight worked as a geologicalengineer with Conoco for 29 years, 25 of which were spent ininternational petroleum exploration. He worked and lived withhis family in Venezuela, Argentina, Qatar, Nigeria, Madagascar,Thailand and Tunisia. Following his international career, Dwightworked as an engineering consultant for LAW Engineeringin Marietta, Ga. In 1986, he earned a master’s degree in civilengineering from New Mexico State University. He and Louisemoved to San Angelo in 1997. Dwight was predeceased by his wife,Louise, and his daughter, Deborah. He is survived by his daughter,Martha Pratt; and son, Jeffrey.Du a n e N. Bl o o m ’65 of Golden, Colo., died on December 7, 2009.He was born in 1933 in Shafer, Minn., and attended the Universityof Minnesota, where he earned a degree in geological engineering.In 1956, Duane married the love of his life, Betty. Duane served asa helicopter pilot in the Navy and attained the rank of lieutenant.After completing his tour of duty, Duane attended Mines andreceived a doctorate in geological engineering. As one of thefounders of Earth Sciences Inc., he helped develop the ShermanMine in Leadville, Colo., and the El Plomo Mine in Colorado’sSan Luis Valley, and pursued projects in Montana, Canada andCalifornia. He co-developed and implemented the Petrex system, ageochemical hydrocarbon prospecting technique. Duane was alsoactive in the Golden community. For 37 years he was a memberof Faith Lutheran Church, where he served as president andsang in the choir. He and Betty regularly attended the CentralCity Opera. Duane also maintained ties to Minnesota, where hedeveloped dairy, soybean, hay and maple syrup operations at theBloom family farm. He is survived by his wife, Betty; daughter,Beth Bugosh; sons, Daniel, David and Nelson; mother, Muriel;brothers, Byron and William; eight grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.Wi l l i a m “Bi l l” E. Br e m k a m p ’49 of GreenwoodVillage, Colo., died on December 8, 2009.Bill was born in 1922 in Brighton, Colo. Hemarried Josephine Rombeck on January 29,1949, in Denver. He graduated from Mineswith a degree in geological engineering, beforebeginning a lifelong career in the oil and gasbusiness. However, his other career, that of raising his family,always remained his foremost priority. Bill is survived by hiswife, Josephine; sons, Stephen ’81 and James; daughters, SusanLang, Carole Shank, Roxanne Sienkiewicz and Karen Carnahan;sister, Elizabeth Hattendorf; 13 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren.50 Fall/Winter 2010