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(Ron Knecht) – I wrote the following remembrance two-and-a-half years ago. Surrounded by her loving family, Christena Kathryn Jensen departed peacefully for Heaven Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at age 97. Daughter Kathy Knecht, granddaughter Karyn Knecht and son-in-law Ron Knecht all loved her dearly and will miss her forever. She was born May 2, 1921 […]
Robert Edson Hoffman, 76, of Cleveland, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Robert was born on Sept. 15, 1944, in Ontario, Ore. He grew up in Texas, graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of science and master of science in aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics. After college, he moved to San Francisco, Calif., where he met and married Bonnie A. Holsbach of Rio Creek, Wis. They resided in San Mateo, Calif., where they had their daughter Sarah, until their divorce in 1991. Robert then relocated to Boise, Idaho, to be closer to his parents. He w...
And his thoughts on NASA's future By: Chris DeRose and last updated 2021-01-11 12:52:52-05 BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton. âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But then I remembered w...
And his thoughts on NASA's future By: Chris DeRose and last updated 2021-01-11 12:44:24-05 BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton. âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But then I remembered w...
How an astronaut got from a MT ranch to outer space By: Chris DeRose and last updated 2021-01-08 14:54:01-05 BILLINGS â Itâs hard to imagine that a child born on a ranch just outside of Lewistown during the Great Depression would not only grow up to be a leading mind in the field of astrogeophysics, but spend a week of his life in space studying the sun. But such is the story of Loren Acton. âI was the youngest of six,â he recalled. âAnd by the time I came along, it was the days of FDR and rural electrification. As a little kid, we had gas lamps. But t...