RICHARD HAGUE In Memoriam - Richard Summers Hague passed away at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, April 25, 2009, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Richard was born in Brookline, Mass., May 14, 1929.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948, and took part in the GI Bill to finance his college education. In 1952, he received his B.S. degree in geology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. Rick's first job was running a Boy Scout camp in New Hampshire.
In 1954, he began working for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Grand Junction, Colo., as a uranium exploration geologist. From 1962 to 1966, he served as a director in the AEC's International Exhibits and Conferences program with assignments in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and Geneva, Switzerland. He became a project engineer with the Plowshare Program to develop peaceful applications for nuclear explosives in San Francisco. Rick moved with his family to Fredrick, Md., while continuing to work for the Department of Energy (DOE). He then transferred to the Nevada Operations DOE in Las Vegas in 1969, and remained there until his 1990 retirement. Working five more years as a consultant with PAI in Las Vegas, he retired to become a gentleman farmer on a loved property in Clarkston, Wash. During his working years, he also served as president of the Fredrick Kiwanis Club and the Las Vegas YMCA, coached diving, and was an active member of Grace Community Church in Boulder City. Traveling with wife, Penny, and beloved dog, Atticus, Rick enjoyed visiting family in the Southwest, Northwest and New England. Friends meant a lot to Rick and he cherished having his kids and grandkids visit. He took pleasure in family dinners, political discussions, keeping up with world news on NPR, live theatre and walking his dog.
Rick also had an adventurous side that came out through skiing and sky diving. His friends and family will miss his optimistic and gentle spirit and always remember his sense of humor and quiet strength.
Rick is survived by his wife, Penny; sister, Betsy Erlandson; brothers, David and Cope Hague; sons, Steve, Larry (Cindy) and Ron (Felicia) Hague; daughter, Ginger Hague; stepdaughters, Lainie Berry Gaidies (John) and Robbie Berry (Michael Perilstein); and grandchildren, Crystal and John Hague, Tiffin and Aaron Hague, Jennifer and Don Hague, William and Grey Gaidies, and Jack Perilstein.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Helen Hague; and granddaughter, Janelle Hague. A burial service will be at 12:40 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. A church memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Contributions can be made to the Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation, (702) 796-3133; the American Parkinson's Disease Association, (702) 464-3132; or the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, (702) 794-5151.
Published in Las Vegas Review Journal 5.7.2009
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948, and took part in the GI Bill to finance his college education. In 1952, he received his B.S. degree in geology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. Rick's first job was running a Boy Scout camp in New Hampshire.
In 1954, he began working for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Grand Junction, Colo., as a uranium exploration geologist. From 1962 to 1966, he served as a director in the AEC's International Exhibits and Conferences program with assignments in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and Geneva, Switzerland. He became a project engineer with the Plowshare Program to develop peaceful applications for nuclear explosives in San Francisco. Rick moved with his family to Fredrick, Md., while continuing to work for the Department of Energy (DOE). He then transferred to the Nevada Operations DOE in Las Vegas in 1969, and remained there until his 1990 retirement. Working five more years as a consultant with PAI in Las Vegas, he retired to become a gentleman farmer on a loved property in Clarkston, Wash. During his working years, he also served as president of the Fredrick Kiwanis Club and the Las Vegas YMCA, coached diving, and was an active member of Grace Community Church in Boulder City. Traveling with wife, Penny, and beloved dog, Atticus, Rick enjoyed visiting family in the Southwest, Northwest and New England. Friends meant a lot to Rick and he cherished having his kids and grandkids visit. He took pleasure in family dinners, political discussions, keeping up with world news on NPR, live theatre and walking his dog.
Rick also had an adventurous side that came out through skiing and sky diving. His friends and family will miss his optimistic and gentle spirit and always remember his sense of humor and quiet strength.
Rick is survived by his wife, Penny; sister, Betsy Erlandson; brothers, David and Cope Hague; sons, Steve, Larry (Cindy) and Ron (Felicia) Hague; daughter, Ginger Hague; stepdaughters, Lainie Berry Gaidies (John) and Robbie Berry (Michael Perilstein); and grandchildren, Crystal and John Hague, Tiffin and Aaron Hague, Jennifer and Don Hague, William and Grey Gaidies, and Jack Perilstein.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Helen Hague; and granddaughter, Janelle Hague. A burial service will be at 12:40 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. A church memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Contributions can be made to the Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation, (702) 796-3133; the American Parkinson's Disease Association, (702) 464-3132; or the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, (702) 794-5151.
Published in Las Vegas Review Journal 5.7.2009
RICHARD HAGUE In Memoriam - Richard Summers Hague passed away at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, April 25, 2009, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Richard was born in Brookline, Mass., May 14, 1929.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948, and took part in the GI Bill to finance his college education. In 1952, he received his B.S. degree in geology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. Rick's first job was running a Boy Scout camp in New Hampshire.
In 1954, he began working for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Grand Junction, Colo., as a uranium exploration geologist. From 1962 to 1966, he served as a director in the AEC's International Exhibits and Conferences program with assignments in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and Geneva, Switzerland. He became a project engineer with the Plowshare Program to develop peaceful applications for nuclear explosives in San Francisco. Rick moved with his family to Fredrick, Md., while continuing to work for the Department of Energy (DOE). He then transferred to the Nevada Operations DOE in Las Vegas in 1969, and remained there until his 1990 retirement. Working five more years as a consultant with PAI in Las Vegas, he retired to become a gentleman farmer on a loved property in Clarkston, Wash. During his working years, he also served as president of the Fredrick Kiwanis Club and the Las Vegas YMCA, coached diving, and was an active member of Grace Community Church in Boulder City. Traveling with wife, Penny, and beloved dog, Atticus, Rick enjoyed visiting family in the Southwest, Northwest and New England. Friends meant a lot to Rick and he cherished having his kids and grandkids visit. He took pleasure in family dinners, political discussions, keeping up with world news on NPR, live theatre and walking his dog.
Rick also had an adventurous side that came out through skiing and sky diving. His friends and family will miss his optimistic and gentle spirit and always remember his sense of humor and quiet strength.
Rick is survived by his wife, Penny; sister, Betsy Erlandson; brothers, David and Cope Hague; sons, Steve, Larry (Cindy) and Ron (Felicia) Hague; daughter, Ginger Hague; stepdaughters, Lainie Berry Gaidies (John) and Robbie Berry (Michael Perilstein); and grandchildren, Crystal and John Hague, Tiffin and Aaron Hague, Jennifer and Don Hague, William and Grey Gaidies, and Jack Perilstein.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Helen Hague; and granddaughter, Janelle Hague. A burial service will be at 12:40 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. A church memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Contributions can be made to the Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation, (702) 796-3133; the American Parkinson's Disease Association, (702) 464-3132; or the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, (702) 794-5151.
Published in Las Vegas Review Journal 5.7.2009
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948, and took part in the GI Bill to finance his college education. In 1952, he received his B.S. degree in geology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. Rick's first job was running a Boy Scout camp in New Hampshire.
In 1954, he began working for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Grand Junction, Colo., as a uranium exploration geologist. From 1962 to 1966, he served as a director in the AEC's International Exhibits and Conferences program with assignments in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and Geneva, Switzerland. He became a project engineer with the Plowshare Program to develop peaceful applications for nuclear explosives in San Francisco. Rick moved with his family to Fredrick, Md., while continuing to work for the Department of Energy (DOE). He then transferred to the Nevada Operations DOE in Las Vegas in 1969, and remained there until his 1990 retirement. Working five more years as a consultant with PAI in Las Vegas, he retired to become a gentleman farmer on a loved property in Clarkston, Wash. During his working years, he also served as president of the Fredrick Kiwanis Club and the Las Vegas YMCA, coached diving, and was an active member of Grace Community Church in Boulder City. Traveling with wife, Penny, and beloved dog, Atticus, Rick enjoyed visiting family in the Southwest, Northwest and New England. Friends meant a lot to Rick and he cherished having his kids and grandkids visit. He took pleasure in family dinners, political discussions, keeping up with world news on NPR, live theatre and walking his dog.
Rick also had an adventurous side that came out through skiing and sky diving. His friends and family will miss his optimistic and gentle spirit and always remember his sense of humor and quiet strength.
Rick is survived by his wife, Penny; sister, Betsy Erlandson; brothers, David and Cope Hague; sons, Steve, Larry (Cindy) and Ron (Felicia) Hague; daughter, Ginger Hague; stepdaughters, Lainie Berry Gaidies (John) and Robbie Berry (Michael Perilstein); and grandchildren, Crystal and John Hague, Tiffin and Aaron Hague, Jennifer and Don Hague, William and Grey Gaidies, and Jack Perilstein.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Helen Hague; and granddaughter, Janelle Hague. A burial service will be at 12:40 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. A church memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Contributions can be made to the Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation, (702) 796-3133; the American Parkinson's Disease Association, (702) 464-3132; or the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, (702) 794-5151.
Published in Las Vegas Review Journal 5.7.2009
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