Regier, Samuel (1922-2008)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2008 Sep 1 p. 13

Birth date: 1922

text of obituary:

SAMUEL REGIER

Samuel Regier, 86, died Aug. 2, 2008. He was born to Cornelius P. and Katharina Friesen Regier in Enid, Okla.

He graduated from Enid High School in 1940, from Oklahoma A&M in chemical engineering, and from the University of Tulsa with a master’s degree in administration and petroleum engineering. In 1944, while in the Airborne Engineers, he married his college sweetheart, Jo W. Westbrook.

He worked for Gulf Oil Co. in Port Arthur, Texas, Tulsa, Kuwait, London, Pittsburgh and Houston. He and his family were fortunate to experience these interesting and varied cities. He started as a project engineer and then worked with administrative responsibilities for gas projects in Europe, Africa and Asia. After retirement from Gulf Oil, he became a consultant for Chevron and other oil companies.

He was an active member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, serving on the Vestry and establishing “Who Is My Neighbor.” He was a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. For 15 years he was treasurer of Metropolitan Environmental Trust. He was active in the Oklahoma State Retirees Association and was busy with the Boy Scouts and various philanthropic organizations.

Survivors include his son John W. Regier of Zurich, Switzerland, and daughter Mary Jo Sartain and her husband, Gailard Sartain, of Tulsa.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jo, in 2002.