Obituary
Amos
Salvador
Dr. Amos Salvador died December 2, 2007 of complications from pneumonia
and a malignant brain tumor. He was 84. Amos was born April 14,
1923 in Madrid, Spain to Rosario Diaz and Fernando Salvador. He
left Spain with his family in 1938 for Havana, Cuba where his father
was stationed as First Secretary of the Spanish Embassy, which
at that time was still that of the Republican government. When
the Republicans lost the Civil War to France Amos and his family
moved to Caracas, Venezuela where he lived until he graduated in
1945 from the Universidad Central de Venezuela with a degree in
Geology. While in Venezuela he worked as a surface geologist with
Mene Grande Oil Co (Gulf Oil) and had the good fortune to be guided
and advised by Hollis D. Hedberg who was his friend and mentor
for many years. With the help and encouragement of Hollis in 1948
he left Venezuela to attend Stanford where he received his Ph.D
in Geology in 1950. He and his wife, Lynn Sherwood, were married
in 1950 following their graduation from Stanford. From 1950-1955
Amos worked with Gulf Oil based in New York where he did work as
a regional and surface geologist in North Africa, Europe and South
America. In 1955 Amos left Gulf Oil and went to work for Creole
Petroleum Corporation, an affiliate of Esso (now Exxon Mobil) in
Venezuela and from then until 1980 worked for several Esso affiliates
retiring as chief geologist of Exxon in 1980. In 1980 Amos and
Lynn moved to Austin where he taught geology as the Alexander Deussen
Professor of Energy Resources until his retirement. Since retirement
Amos kept very busy with his geological interests, writing papers
and collaborating with the many colleagues and friends he had in
the geological community around the world. Among his many publications
three are noteworthy: The Gulf of Mexico Basin, Vol J, Decade of
North American Geology (ed); Energy: a historical perspective and
21st Century forecast; and several editions of International Stratigraphic
Guide. Amos's life long interest in stratigraphy dates from his
experience as a young surface geologist riding a mule in the back
country of Venezuela. He believed that stratigraphy is a fundamental
element of geology and its recent neglect disturbed him. Another
abiding concern of his was the growing demand on the Earth's resources
by its expanding population. In lieu of flowers those wishing to
do so many make a donation in his memory to Planned Parenthood
of the Texas Capitol Region (512- 275-0171) which serves 10 counties
in Central Texas. Amos is survived by Lynn, his wife of 57 years
and his children, Phillip, Michael and Rosario, and by his grandchildren
Solomon, Leo, Claire, Lucas and Carla. He is also survived by his
brother Miguel and wife Mari of Caracas, Venezuela, his very dear
first cousin Lolita Ceballos of Birmingham, Alabama and by his
niece Cristina and nephew Fernando, and by wonderful relatives
in Spain and Canada. The family wishes to thank the 5th floor staff
of St. David's Hospital, especially nurses Martha and Sheila who
gave welcome support and advice at a difficult time. We also thank
the staff of The Skilled Nursing section of Brighton Gardens and
Al and Brandy of Heart to Heart Hospice for making Amos's last
days comfortable. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. at the Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar,
on Friday, December 7, 2007. At a later date Amos's ashes will
be scattered at a private family service. Obituary and guestbook
online at http://wcfish.com
Gustavo
Coronel
Petroleumworld
News 12/14/07
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