Walter Robert Berger *47

Walter Robert Berger Jr. of Midland, Texas, died July 24, 2006. He became ill last year, and displayed grace and dignity throughout his illness.

Born in 1920, he received a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering in 1942 from Oklahoma University, and a master’s in the same field from Princeton in 1947. During World War II, he was a captain in the Army, specializing in ordnance and bomb-disposal operations.

Berger had a long and rewarding career in the oil and gas business as an independent geologist and petroleum engineer, after beginning his career with Humble Oil and Refining from 1947 to 1951. He was active in the business until his death.

He married his wife, Margaret, in 1945. She survives him, as do five children, 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.