Kurt Sinz

Kurt Sinz

Kurt Sinz Obituary

Published by Contra Costa Times on Aug. 11, 2005.
Kurt HPH Sinz Kurt Sinz passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2005, following a battle with lymphoma. He was born in Hamburg, Germany, Aug. 9, 1940 to the late Curt and Margarete Sinz, and immigrated with them to America at the age of sixteen. They resided in Glendale, CA where he attended Glendale Academy. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1967 with a Ph.D. in Physics. He was a California State Scholar, Graduate Fellow from Texas A&M, and a Resident Research Associate, NSF, NASA. Kurt was a physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 36 years. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; and four children, Erika, Philip, Katrina and Paul. A memorial service will be held at Lafayette Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at 4:00pm. Donations in his memory: LOPC Building Fund, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette, CA 94549 or Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1390 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94102. Wilson & Kratzer, Danville (925) 820-2999

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