Thad Mclaughlin, a retired U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist, died September 25, 2002, in Denver, Colorado. Thad made major contributions to the understanding of groundwater resources in Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota, and the Middle East during his long career with the Kansas Geological Survey, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Tetra Tech Inc.
Thad was born October 16, 1913, near Valley Center, Kansas. After graduating from high school in 1931, he enrolled at the University of Wichita, graduating in 1935 with a major in geology and a minor in history. He then entered the University of Kansas graduate school, majoring in geology and physics. He received his Ph.D. in 1939. While in college, Thad was elected to membership in the honorary science fraternities, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Delta Epsilon, and Sigma Xi.
In 1942, he married Phyllis F. Forshee.
Thad was a Senior Fellow of the Geological Society of America, President of the American Water Resources Association, and was listed in American Men of Science and in Who's Who in the West. He received the University of Kansas Erasmus Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award. He was also given the Department of Interior's Meritorious Service Award to recognize his contributions to groundwater hydrology and technical administration of USGS water resource programs.
Thad is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and his sister, Marcia, who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Thad G. McLaughlin died at the age of 88 in Lakewood, Colorado. The son of Miles Oaken "Oak" and Lenora "Nora" Sanders McLaughlin donated 18 acres of property in Valley Center for a park in his parents' honor. Though Thad never got to see the completed project, he was proud of the progress that had already been made. McLaughlin grew up on a farm east of Valley Center and attended Valley Center High School before graduating from Wichita North in 1931
Thad was born October 16, 1913, near Valley Center, Kansas. After graduating from high school in 1931, he enrolled at the University of Wichita, graduating in 1935 with a major in geology and a minor in history. He then entered the University of Kansas graduate school, majoring in geology and physics. He received his Ph.D. in 1939. While in college, Thad was elected to membership in the honorary science fraternities, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Delta Epsilon, and Sigma Xi.
In 1942, he married Phyllis F. Forshee.
Thad was a Senior Fellow of the Geological Society of America, President of the American Water Resources Association, and was listed in American Men of Science and in Who's Who in the West. He received the University of Kansas Erasmus Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award. He was also given the Department of Interior's Meritorious Service Award to recognize his contributions to groundwater hydrology and technical administration of USGS water resource programs.
Thad is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and his sister, Marcia, who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Thad G. McLaughlin died at the age of 88 in Lakewood, Colorado. The son of Miles Oaken "Oak" and Lenora "Nora" Sanders McLaughlin donated 18 acres of property in Valley Center for a park in his parents' honor. Though Thad never got to see the completed project, he was proud of the progress that had already been made. McLaughlin grew up on a farm east of Valley Center and attended Valley Center High School before graduating from Wichita North in 1931
Thad Mclaughlin, a retired U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist, died September 25, 2002, in Denver, Colorado. Thad made major contributions to the understanding of groundwater resources in Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota, and the Middle East during his long career with the Kansas Geological Survey, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Tetra Tech Inc.
Thad was born October 16, 1913, near Valley Center, Kansas. After graduating from high school in 1931, he enrolled at the University of Wichita, graduating in 1935 with a major in geology and a minor in history. He then entered the University of Kansas graduate school, majoring in geology and physics. He received his Ph.D. in 1939. While in college, Thad was elected to membership in the honorary science fraternities, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Delta Epsilon, and Sigma Xi.
In 1942, he married Phyllis F. Forshee.
Thad was a Senior Fellow of the Geological Society of America, President of the American Water Resources Association, and was listed in American Men of Science and in Who's Who in the West. He received the University of Kansas Erasmus Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award. He was also given the Department of Interior's Meritorious Service Award to recognize his contributions to groundwater hydrology and technical administration of USGS water resource programs.
Thad is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and his sister, Marcia, who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Thad G. McLaughlin died at the age of 88 in Lakewood, Colorado. The son of Miles Oaken "Oak" and Lenora "Nora" Sanders McLaughlin donated 18 acres of property in Valley Center for a park in his parents' honor. Though Thad never got to see the completed project, he was proud of the progress that had already been made. McLaughlin grew up on a farm east of Valley Center and attended Valley Center High School before graduating from Wichita North in 1931
Thad was born October 16, 1913, near Valley Center, Kansas. After graduating from high school in 1931, he enrolled at the University of Wichita, graduating in 1935 with a major in geology and a minor in history. He then entered the University of Kansas graduate school, majoring in geology and physics. He received his Ph.D. in 1939. While in college, Thad was elected to membership in the honorary science fraternities, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Delta Epsilon, and Sigma Xi.
In 1942, he married Phyllis F. Forshee.
Thad was a Senior Fellow of the Geological Society of America, President of the American Water Resources Association, and was listed in American Men of Science and in Who's Who in the West. He received the University of Kansas Erasmus Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award. He was also given the Department of Interior's Meritorious Service Award to recognize his contributions to groundwater hydrology and technical administration of USGS water resource programs.
Thad is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and his sister, Marcia, who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Thad G. McLaughlin died at the age of 88 in Lakewood, Colorado. The son of Miles Oaken "Oak" and Lenora "Nora" Sanders McLaughlin donated 18 acres of property in Valley Center for a park in his parents' honor. Though Thad never got to see the completed project, he was proud of the progress that had already been made. McLaughlin grew up on a farm east of Valley Center and attended Valley Center High School before graduating from Wichita North in 1931
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