Richard Harlan "Dick" Gunderson was born on June 4, 1937 in Ada, Minnesota. He was the eldest of five children of Ray and Hazel Gunderson. He graduated Valedictorian from Twin Valley High School in 1955. He attended Concordia College before transferring to North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University). While attending NDSU, he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering with Honors. He continued his studies through a National Defense Education Scholarship and obtained his Ph.D in Civil Engineering at University of Arizona.
He married Corrine Marilyn Gunderson on August 27, 1960. During their 56-year marriage they lived in Tucson, AZ, Bryan, TX, Houston, England, Scotland, and finally settling in The Woodlands, TX in 2001.
Dick was an accomplished Engineer. He was a professor at the University of Houston and Texas A & M University. His career was primarily at Exxon. While there he was project manager for a joint project with Shell, designing and retrofitting tanker ships to off-load crude oil from a fixed deep sea oil platform in the North Sea. This project required the family to move to England, which became the defining point for a lifelong passion for both Dick and Corrine of all things British and refined. He continued to work on many large projects throughout the world; primarily offshore structures. He holds many patents and has been a featured speaker at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX.
Dick and Corrine were lifelong Lutherans and committed to their faith as active members of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church. They enjoyed traveling the world and were loving parents and grandparents.
Dick was an active volunteer for the Habitat for Humanity group where his ability to design, build and fix almost anything came in handy. He had a knack for knowing how things worked and was very "hands on" in those regards.
He was a skilled woodworker and created many beautiful heirloom quality pieces including cradles and rocking horses for his grandchildren. He designed and crafted museum quality furniture, such as a Sam Maloof rocking chair, and numerous dovetail chests and boxes. He also had a fascination with creating and tuning African drum instruments from exotic woods.
He was preceded in death by his wife Corrine and his parents. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Reynolds (McKinney, TX), husband Eric and children Courtney and Matthew; Robert Gunderson (Sugar Land, TX), wife Cynthia and children Chloe, Ross and Evan; and David Gunderson (Katy, TX), wife Sandra and children Samantha and Rachel. He is also survived by brothers Allan Gunderson (Bonnie) of Xenia, OH, and Paul Gunderson (Lidy) of Casa Grande, AZ, sisters Sandra Goff (Bob) of Great Falls, MT, and Gail Jutila (Ray) of Wayzata MN. He was loved and respected by many friends, co-workers, and family and will be greatly missed.
He married Corrine Marilyn Gunderson on August 27, 1960. During their 56-year marriage they lived in Tucson, AZ, Bryan, TX, Houston, England, Scotland, and finally settling in The Woodlands, TX in 2001.
Dick was an accomplished Engineer. He was a professor at the University of Houston and Texas A & M University. His career was primarily at Exxon. While there he was project manager for a joint project with Shell, designing and retrofitting tanker ships to off-load crude oil from a fixed deep sea oil platform in the North Sea. This project required the family to move to England, which became the defining point for a lifelong passion for both Dick and Corrine of all things British and refined. He continued to work on many large projects throughout the world; primarily offshore structures. He holds many patents and has been a featured speaker at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX.
Dick and Corrine were lifelong Lutherans and committed to their faith as active members of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church. They enjoyed traveling the world and were loving parents and grandparents.
Dick was an active volunteer for the Habitat for Humanity group where his ability to design, build and fix almost anything came in handy. He had a knack for knowing how things worked and was very "hands on" in those regards.
He was a skilled woodworker and created many beautiful heirloom quality pieces including cradles and rocking horses for his grandchildren. He designed and crafted museum quality furniture, such as a Sam Maloof rocking chair, and numerous dovetail chests and boxes. He also had a fascination with creating and tuning African drum instruments from exotic woods.
He was preceded in death by his wife Corrine and his parents. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Reynolds (McKinney, TX), husband Eric and children Courtney and Matthew; Robert Gunderson (Sugar Land, TX), wife Cynthia and children Chloe, Ross and Evan; and David Gunderson (Katy, TX), wife Sandra and children Samantha and Rachel. He is also survived by brothers Allan Gunderson (Bonnie) of Xenia, OH, and Paul Gunderson (Lidy) of Casa Grande, AZ, sisters Sandra Goff (Bob) of Great Falls, MT, and Gail Jutila (Ray) of Wayzata MN. He was loved and respected by many friends, co-workers, and family and will be greatly missed.
Richard Harlan "Dick" Gunderson was born on June 4, 1937 in Ada, Minnesota. He was the eldest of five children of Ray and Hazel Gunderson. He graduated Valedictorian from Twin Valley High School in 1955. He attended Concordia College before transferring to North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University). While attending NDSU, he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering with Honors. He continued his studies through a National Defense Education Scholarship and obtained his Ph.D in Civil Engineering at University of Arizona.
He married Corrine Marilyn Gunderson on August 27, 1960. During their 56-year marriage they lived in Tucson, AZ, Bryan, TX, Houston, England, Scotland, and finally settling in The Woodlands, TX in 2001.
Dick was an accomplished Engineer. He was a professor at the University of Houston and Texas A & M University. His career was primarily at Exxon. While there he was project manager for a joint project with Shell, designing and retrofitting tanker ships to off-load crude oil from a fixed deep sea oil platform in the North Sea. This project required the family to move to England, which became the defining point for a lifelong passion for both Dick and Corrine of all things British and refined. He continued to work on many large projects throughout the world; primarily offshore structures. He holds many patents and has been a featured speaker at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX.
Dick and Corrine were lifelong Lutherans and committed to their faith as active members of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church. They enjoyed traveling the world and were loving parents and grandparents.
Dick was an active volunteer for the Habitat for Humanity group where his ability to design, build and fix almost anything came in handy. He had a knack for knowing how things worked and was very "hands on" in those regards.
He was a skilled woodworker and created many beautiful heirloom quality pieces including cradles and rocking horses for his grandchildren. He designed and crafted museum quality furniture, such as a Sam Maloof rocking chair, and numerous dovetail chests and boxes. He also had a fascination with creating and tuning African drum instruments from exotic woods.
He was preceded in death by his wife Corrine and his parents. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Reynolds (McKinney, TX), husband Eric and children Courtney and Matthew; Robert Gunderson (Sugar Land, TX), wife Cynthia and children Chloe, Ross and Evan; and David Gunderson (Katy, TX), wife Sandra and children Samantha and Rachel. He is also survived by brothers Allan Gunderson (Bonnie) of Xenia, OH, and Paul Gunderson (Lidy) of Casa Grande, AZ, sisters Sandra Goff (Bob) of Great Falls, MT, and Gail Jutila (Ray) of Wayzata MN. He was loved and respected by many friends, co-workers, and family and will be greatly missed.
He married Corrine Marilyn Gunderson on August 27, 1960. During their 56-year marriage they lived in Tucson, AZ, Bryan, TX, Houston, England, Scotland, and finally settling in The Woodlands, TX in 2001.
Dick was an accomplished Engineer. He was a professor at the University of Houston and Texas A & M University. His career was primarily at Exxon. While there he was project manager for a joint project with Shell, designing and retrofitting tanker ships to off-load crude oil from a fixed deep sea oil platform in the North Sea. This project required the family to move to England, which became the defining point for a lifelong passion for both Dick and Corrine of all things British and refined. He continued to work on many large projects throughout the world; primarily offshore structures. He holds many patents and has been a featured speaker at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX.
Dick and Corrine were lifelong Lutherans and committed to their faith as active members of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church. They enjoyed traveling the world and were loving parents and grandparents.
Dick was an active volunteer for the Habitat for Humanity group where his ability to design, build and fix almost anything came in handy. He had a knack for knowing how things worked and was very "hands on" in those regards.
He was a skilled woodworker and created many beautiful heirloom quality pieces including cradles and rocking horses for his grandchildren. He designed and crafted museum quality furniture, such as a Sam Maloof rocking chair, and numerous dovetail chests and boxes. He also had a fascination with creating and tuning African drum instruments from exotic woods.
He was preceded in death by his wife Corrine and his parents. He is survived by his children, Kathryn Reynolds (McKinney, TX), husband Eric and children Courtney and Matthew; Robert Gunderson (Sugar Land, TX), wife Cynthia and children Chloe, Ross and Evan; and David Gunderson (Katy, TX), wife Sandra and children Samantha and Rachel. He is also survived by brothers Allan Gunderson (Bonnie) of Xenia, OH, and Paul Gunderson (Lidy) of Casa Grande, AZ, sisters Sandra Goff (Bob) of Great Falls, MT, and Gail Jutila (Ray) of Wayzata MN. He was loved and respected by many friends, co-workers, and family and will be greatly missed.
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