Arnold P. Acosta passed away in his home on the morning of April 13th.
He was born on September 19, 1927 in Hurley, New Mexico. He attended school in Hurley and received a degree from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1951.
In 1948, he married the love of his life, Rosalee White. They raised four children at their home in Arenas Valley, N.M.
During college, Arnold worked the mines in Grant County and in 1952 began a safety engineer career with Kennecott Copper.
He was an active member with the National Safety Council and MESA. In 1976, he was involved with the formation of MSHA. He was very active in politics and the community. Arnold was also Justice of the Peace in Grant County, serving the town of Central for many years.
In 1972, he was hired by Exxon Minerals and moved to Casper, WY, where he worked as a safety and environmental manager. In 1979, he accepted a position with UNOCAL at the uranium mine in Rawlins, WY, transferred to Grand Junction for the UNOCAL Oil Shale Project.
Arnold was appointed to a safety commission to study environmental and safety issues with oil shale, retiring in September 1990.
He is preceded in death by six siblings and most recently, his wife, Rosalee in 2011.
He is survived by his sister, Octaviana "Tana" Kramer, of Santa Ana, CA; his brother, Edward Acosta, of Hurley, NM; children: Skip (Joyce), of Bountiful, UT, Mike (Madeline), of Gillette, WY, Diane Babler, of Grand Junction, and Tim (Jan), of Loveland, CO; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He will be missed dearly by his family; however, they are comforted in knowing he is reunited with his sweetheart, Rosalee.
A memorial mass will be held Friday the 17th at 1:00pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Junction.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Apr. 16, 2015
He was born on September 19, 1927 in Hurley, New Mexico. He attended school in Hurley and received a degree from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1951.
In 1948, he married the love of his life, Rosalee White. They raised four children at their home in Arenas Valley, N.M.
During college, Arnold worked the mines in Grant County and in 1952 began a safety engineer career with Kennecott Copper.
He was an active member with the National Safety Council and MESA. In 1976, he was involved with the formation of MSHA. He was very active in politics and the community. Arnold was also Justice of the Peace in Grant County, serving the town of Central for many years.
In 1972, he was hired by Exxon Minerals and moved to Casper, WY, where he worked as a safety and environmental manager. In 1979, he accepted a position with UNOCAL at the uranium mine in Rawlins, WY, transferred to Grand Junction for the UNOCAL Oil Shale Project.
Arnold was appointed to a safety commission to study environmental and safety issues with oil shale, retiring in September 1990.
He is preceded in death by six siblings and most recently, his wife, Rosalee in 2011.
He is survived by his sister, Octaviana "Tana" Kramer, of Santa Ana, CA; his brother, Edward Acosta, of Hurley, NM; children: Skip (Joyce), of Bountiful, UT, Mike (Madeline), of Gillette, WY, Diane Babler, of Grand Junction, and Tim (Jan), of Loveland, CO; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He will be missed dearly by his family; however, they are comforted in knowing he is reunited with his sweetheart, Rosalee.
A memorial mass will be held Friday the 17th at 1:00pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Junction.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Apr. 16, 2015
Arnold P. Acosta passed away in his home on the morning of April 13th.
He was born on September 19, 1927 in Hurley, New Mexico. He attended school in Hurley and received a degree from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1951.
In 1948, he married the love of his life, Rosalee White. They raised four children at their home in Arenas Valley, N.M.
During college, Arnold worked the mines in Grant County and in 1952 began a safety engineer career with Kennecott Copper.
He was an active member with the National Safety Council and MESA. In 1976, he was involved with the formation of MSHA. He was very active in politics and the community. Arnold was also Justice of the Peace in Grant County, serving the town of Central for many years.
In 1972, he was hired by Exxon Minerals and moved to Casper, WY, where he worked as a safety and environmental manager. In 1979, he accepted a position with UNOCAL at the uranium mine in Rawlins, WY, transferred to Grand Junction for the UNOCAL Oil Shale Project.
Arnold was appointed to a safety commission to study environmental and safety issues with oil shale, retiring in September 1990.
He is preceded in death by six siblings and most recently, his wife, Rosalee in 2011.
He is survived by his sister, Octaviana "Tana" Kramer, of Santa Ana, CA; his brother, Edward Acosta, of Hurley, NM; children: Skip (Joyce), of Bountiful, UT, Mike (Madeline), of Gillette, WY, Diane Babler, of Grand Junction, and Tim (Jan), of Loveland, CO; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He will be missed dearly by his family; however, they are comforted in knowing he is reunited with his sweetheart, Rosalee.
A memorial mass will be held Friday the 17th at 1:00pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Junction.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Apr. 16, 2015
He was born on September 19, 1927 in Hurley, New Mexico. He attended school in Hurley and received a degree from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1951.
In 1948, he married the love of his life, Rosalee White. They raised four children at their home in Arenas Valley, N.M.
During college, Arnold worked the mines in Grant County and in 1952 began a safety engineer career with Kennecott Copper.
He was an active member with the National Safety Council and MESA. In 1976, he was involved with the formation of MSHA. He was very active in politics and the community. Arnold was also Justice of the Peace in Grant County, serving the town of Central for many years.
In 1972, he was hired by Exxon Minerals and moved to Casper, WY, where he worked as a safety and environmental manager. In 1979, he accepted a position with UNOCAL at the uranium mine in Rawlins, WY, transferred to Grand Junction for the UNOCAL Oil Shale Project.
Arnold was appointed to a safety commission to study environmental and safety issues with oil shale, retiring in September 1990.
He is preceded in death by six siblings and most recently, his wife, Rosalee in 2011.
He is survived by his sister, Octaviana "Tana" Kramer, of Santa Ana, CA; his brother, Edward Acosta, of Hurley, NM; children: Skip (Joyce), of Bountiful, UT, Mike (Madeline), of Gillette, WY, Diane Babler, of Grand Junction, and Tim (Jan), of Loveland, CO; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He will be missed dearly by his family; however, they are comforted in knowing he is reunited with his sweetheart, Rosalee.
A memorial mass will be held Friday the 17th at 1:00pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Junction.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on Apr. 16, 2015
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