BRYAN F. GORE

BRYAN F. GORE Einan's at Sunset Bryan F. Gore, age 80, died from a heart attack, while walking with his wife Barbara and their dog Haida, in his neighborhood in Richland, WA on Friday, December 7, 2018. Bryan was born in Downers Grove, IL, in 1938 to Greenville "Doc" and Mary (Bryan) Gore. Greenville was head of the math depart-ment at Roosevelt University and Mary was an elementary school teacher. Through his parents, Bryan developed his interest in nature, science and all types of music. Bryan played clarinet in band and orchestra in high school and college, and was assistant drum major in the marching band at Cornell. He received his BS/MS in physics at Cornell University in 1962, and was active in the Triangle engineering fraternity. Bryan met his wife Barbara during graduate studies at University of Michigan, where he earned a PhD in high energy particle physics. Bryan and Barbara were married in 1963 in Dexter, MI, and Daughter Marcy was born in 1965. Bryan taught physics and astronomy and completed post-doctoral studies at Central Washington State University, University of Idaho, and University of Maryland. Son Russell was born in Pullman, WA in 1968, and son David Gore was born in Cheverly, MD in 1969. In 1972, Bryan and his family moved to Richland, WA and took a position at the WSU Graduate Center. In 1973 he started working for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he worked at the Critical Mass Lab, licensing nuclear reactor operators, and in the International Nuclear Safety Program. He was president of the local chapter of the American Nuclear Society. In 1995, Bryan went to Slavutych, Ukraine for 2 years, to assist with risk analysis and safe closure of the Chornobyl nuclear site and Barbara joined him to live there for a year and a half. With his Russian language skills, friendly demeanor, beard, and leather jacket, he was accepted, and invited into the homes of his neighbors and local team members, and occasionally mistaken for a local. Bryan's family was the center of his life. Weekends were typically spent together, often in the outdoors hiking, jeeping, camping, skiing, SCUBA diving, and backpacking. Dad and the boys rode and repaired dirt bikes together, and he helped Marcy take care of and rode horses together. Bryan coached his boys' football and baseball teams. He taught himself to sail, and the family spent many weekends sailing, waterskiing and wakeboarding. Bryan loved running, often with Barbara, and later also with his children and grand-children. He ran countless races, and over 40 marathons, including the Boston Marathon, and climbed multiple volcanoes and 14,000+ ft peaks with his family. Bryan always found the good in people, and he was liked by everyone, many of whom called him 'bro". When the kids and their friends got their own boats and cars, everyone asked if Bryan and Barbara wanted to go too. At 60, Bryan bought a 2-seat aerobatic airplane and taught himself loops, rolls, spins, hammer-heads, and etc. He competed at the advanced regional level, and he and Barbara flew to the mountains for camping and hiking. One of our favorite memories is how he loved to dance, especially with his wife, who was his best friend. He was always proud of his beautiful, athletic wife. Bryan was a wonderful, loving husband, father, son, uncle, grandfather, friend, and bro. He was preceded in passing by his parents Greenville and Mary, parents in law Erwin and Margaret, Brother-in-law Donald, and Bro-in-law John. He is survived by: wife Barbara; children Marcy (Francis), Russ (Teresa), Dave (Maria); grandchildren Alexandria (Josh), Kelly (Jordy), Bryan, Rachael, Bradley, Alexander, and Isabella; nephews Ruben and Alfonso (Amber); sisters and bro in law Mary, and Dorie (Brooks). In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your favorite charity, or to SIGN, homeless/wounded Veterans, and Native Americans. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for January 5, 2019, at 3pm. Einan's at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements. Please bring stories and memories to share. Express your thoughts and memories on our online Guestbook at www.einansatsunset.com