William George “Bill” Sutcliffe, former LLNL physicist, died Jan. 10. He was 83.
Sutcliffe was a University of Michigan alumni and former U.S. Navy officer. He and wife Sally had lived in Livermore since 1968, when he began a career as a nuclear physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In the Navy, he served on an aircraft carrier and the first guided missile cruiser and was part of the blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the Cold War and after, he worked closely with international colleagues to support nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.
He was an avid pilot and flight instructor. Shortly after moving to the Tri-valley, he followed an antique biplane across town to a small airfield amidst the grapevines. He devoted weekends to maintaining and flying the 1918 Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” that is now on display at Hill Aerospace Museum. He spent much of his free time flying over the Livermore hills in an ultralight, biplane or 1958 Cessna 172. A longti
WINTER WONDERLAND It s been an unusually dry winter so far, but that doesn t mean there still aren t bitterly cold days ahead and times when the weather forces you to take shelter. With more storms on the horizon, this seems like the perfect time to look at some family activities (both indoor and outdoor) to enjoy during the winter months.
This museum is full of gorgeous displays and plenty of discoveries for kids, making it perfect for foul-weather days. Highlights include the Apex Predators display and the Protect Your Planet exhibit with its full mount elephant. Even if you don t live in Utah Valley, this destination can be worth the drive.
1923 ~ 2020
In the early hours of December 21, 2020, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Cyril Kay Stowell, Kay, passed away in his home at the age of 97 of natural causes.
Born on the cusp of the Great Depression in Rigby, Idaho on Nov. 10, 1923, Kay learned to work hard, delivering milk for his father s dairy as a young boy and hauling hay and potatoes for local farms as a young man. According to his late wife of seventy-three years, Amy Avery, If he [wasn t] busy, he [was] frustrated. His work ethic was unparalleled. Even in his last year of life, he could be seen in his yard on his hands and knees planting and harvesting the crops from his garden.
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