Arthur C. Green

ARTHUR CLAIR GREEN, son of Alvin B. Green and Clara Marian Crowe, was born June 22, 1921 in Valentine, Nebraska, and died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Austin, Texas on August 17, 2013.

In 1926 Clair's family moved from Nebraska to Harlingen, Texas where he attended school, graduating from Harlingen High in 1939. Clair went on to attend the University of Texas 1939-43. He left the University to serve in the US Army Air Corps with the rank of 1st Lt from 1943-46. As an Aircraft Maintenance Officer, he performed maintenance on B-17 and B-29 bombers. He was present in the Asiatic Pacific Theater on the island of Tinian with the 20th Air Corps, 398th Bomb Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 313th Bomb Wing.

Clair married Barclay Ann Bogel of Brownsville, Texas, in 1943. He returned to University of Texas in 1946 and graduated in 1947 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. In 1949, he earned an MS in Chemical Engineering. After graduation, he worked for Celanese Corp in Bishop, Texas and Lindon, New Jersey from 1948-56 as a manager in the Plastics Division. He became a lifelong registered Professional Engineer in Texas in 1951.

He was hired by FMC to manage a resin (fiberglass type) plant in Maryland, 1956. In 1957, Clair moved the family to Felton, California and worked for FMC in San Jose. When he was transferred to California, FMC gave him a case of Old Granddad whiskey. Clair wasn't much of a drinker but his oldest sons remember the enjoying the whiskey. Barclay died in 1960 and was laid to rest at Holy Cross cemetery in Santa Cruz, CA.

At FMC in the 1960s, Clair developed a deep dive system for the Navy that allowed divers to work at 900+ plus feet to rescue submarines. It was called the Deep Dive System MK1 and held the record for the deepest dive at the time. He was proud that not one diver died using his system. He also developed ablative armor for armored personnel carriers, similar to what is used today by troops and personal protective armor.

Clair married Jacqueline Joy Acree in 1963. During the early 1970s he worked on creating a waste water treatment system for ships that not only cleaned waste water, but made it so clean that it was virus free. Several units were sold to hospitals.

He then worked for several years in Russia building a baby food processing plant near the Black Sea and was in Moscow during the 1980 Olympics.

After Clair's retirement from FMC in 1982, he was a consultant for RMF in Kansas City, MO. Jacqueline died in 1986 and was laid to rest at Holy Cross cemetery in Santa Cruz, CA. His 2nd retirement occurred in 1994. Clair married Nancy Howell of Lovington, NM in 1992 and they moved to Austin, Texas in 1997.

In his golden years, Clair enjoyed traveling with Nancy and researching family genealogy. He belonged to the Mayflower Society, the Huguenot Society, and Sons of the American Revolution. After 45 years of researching the House and Crowe families, Clair wrote the book Crowe Family History with Associated Families. Limited copies are available by emailing [email protected].

Clair leaves behind his loving wife Nancy Howell Green, sons Bruce Beers-Green of Santa Fe, NM, David Green of Big Bend, CA, Richard Green of Washougal, WA, and daughter Marian Hofstein of Savannah, GA; Step-daughters Cathy Sims of Hobbs, NM, and Paige Kerr of Austin; Daughter-in-laws Sharon Beers-Green, Victoria Green, and Denise Green, and son-in-law Michael Hofstein; Grandchildren Naomi Clancy, Arlen Beers-Green, Robert Green, Ian Michael Green, Matt Buttrey, Kristen Green, Jeremy Green, Amanda Green, Jayson Green, Cherie Burton, Jonathan Ingram, Sherry Schindler, Sarah Green, and Sara Hofstein; And 33 great-grandchildren.

Clair was pre-deceased by his brother Bernard Hubert Green and sisters Marian Elizabeth Green and Alverna Bernice Brodecky.

He will be laid to rest with military honors at Fort Sam Houston on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations go to HospiceAustin.org.