Frank H. Shelton

Frank H. Shelton was born on October 4, 1924 in Flagstaff, Arizona and passed away at the age of 90 on November 27, 2014. He spent his childhood in Boulder City, Nevada.

Frank graduated from Caltech with a B.S., M.S. and PHD in Physics. As a nuclear physicist, he was employed at the Sandia Corp. in New Mexico and was involved in nuclear weapons tests in Nevada and the Pacific. Frank was the Deputy Technical Director for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at the Pentagon. He was a Defense Department atomic expert and was responsible for developing military requirements for atomic weapons and for conducting atomic tests. In Colorado Springs, he was Vice President and Chief Scientist for Kaman Sciences. He was also a consultant for ITT. In 1997, he was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award from the Defense Special Weapons Agency. He was a WWII Veteran.

Science and genealogy were his passions. He authored numerous books pertaining to nuclear weapons and genealogy. He was a complex and remarkable man.

Frank was preceded in death by his wife Lorene, daughter Jill and son-in-law Bob. He is survived by his daughters Joyce and Gwen and son-in-law Bob.

Donations may be made to the Human Society and the Nature Conservancy.