Robert (Bob) was born on a farm near Macksville, Kansas, on March 9, 1924, and died on January, 28, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clare and Charles Graebner and his brother, Donald Graebner. He is survived by his wife, Esther, and their children, son, Dr. Mark Graebner, daughters, Donna and Carol (Wall), son-in-law, Dr. Bruce Wall, granddaughter, Katie Wall, and step-grandson, Alex Wall, sister, Charleen (Graebner) Knickerbocker, sister-in-law, Betty Graebner, and two nieces, Mary Helen Mendelson and Ann Graebner.
After graduating from the high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Bob attended the University of Colorado for one semester before enlisting in the U. S Army, where he served three years during World War II, including nine months in the European Theater of operations. After the war, he returned to the University of Colorado, where he graduated with honors with BS and MS degrees in physics. He had a lifelong career in geophysics. He was active in the development of the seismic method for exploration in the petroleum industry. He was employed by Geophysical Service Inc, the parent company of Texas Instruments, for 40 years and for Halliburton for another 6 years. He served in managerial positions in research and development, data processing, and marketing. In the last few years, he has been a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a lifetime member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and the Dallas Geophysical Society in addition to many other professional societies. He was a lifetime member of the Dallas Petroleum Club and of the Petroleum Club Wildcat Committee. He was a member of the Board of Trustees External Visiting Committee of the Department of Geophysics at the Colorado School of Mines for fourteen years and served on the Advisory Board of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado for four years. He received numerous honors and awards for his achievements in professional endeavors. Among them were the Colorado Springs High School Hall of Fame awarded in 2007, the Doctor of Science degree granted in 2006 by the University of Colorado, and in 2005, the Maurice Ewing Metal, the highest honor conferred by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists . If desired, in lieu of flowers, please direct gifts to the University of Colorado Foundation, College of Engineering and Applied Science, 422 UCB, Boulder, Colorado, 80301.
The family would also like to acknowledge the kind and loving attention of Faith Presbyterian Hospice, Acapella, and Dr. J. Paul Sanders.
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