Milo Backus III

I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. Please find peace and comfort in Psalms 119:76.

My sincere condolences to the family for the loss of your loved one. May prayers strengthen you and memories comfort you, and may our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loves us, comfort your hearts and "make you firm". (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)

Please accept my sincere condolences. May you please find comfort in the powerful words written in the bible for our comfort during these heartbreaking days, and moments. Matthew 5:4 reads.. "Happy are those who mourn since they will be comforted."

I only met Milo a few years ago as a result of our both living at the Bonaventure Condominiums in Dallas. I then found out we had both been in the oil and gas industry, both at The University of Texas at Austin, with Milo as a professor/teacher and me as a graduate of the Petroleum Engineering Department, but at different times so our paths did not cross. Milo was an exploration geophysicist while I was in exploration and production as a reservoir, production and drilling engineer. I wish I had met him sooner at the Bonaventure when he was more vibrant and we could have had some good discussions about the oilfield. I am glad I met you and wish it had been earlier as I now get to know my neighbors better sooner knowing that we all have an exit date.

My condolences to this kind gentleman who always had a smile and a friendly hello to his neighbors at the Bonaventure.

Milo will always be remembered for all he did for others.

I met Milo when I joined GSI in 1969. He was the director of Research and I (several layers below) a first year programmer. With his coke-bottle glasses and ever-present cigar (hard to believe those days!) he strode down the halls like he owned the place. Meetings which he attended were always dynamic, with people pursuing new ideas when they left. At a Christmas party, I remember he and Bill Schneider drawing marine cable layouts on a napkin. He will be missed.