WAYNE L. BRITZ

  
WAYNE L. BRITZ (Age 72)  
Of Dallas, TX formerly of Chisago City died suddenly on October 12, 2013 of complications from the Type1A Flu at the age of 72. A funeral service was held in October. Wayne was born June 17, 1941 in Stillwater to Ephraim and Dorothy Britz. He graduated from Chisago City High School in 1959. He received his B.S. from St. Cloud State University, graduated from the US Merchant Marine Academy, received his M.S from Georgia Institute of Technology, and attended the Executive MBA Program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. After his graduation from the Merchant Marine Academy he was assigned to the N.S. (Nuclear Ship) Savannah, the first non-military nuclear powered ship. After leaving the Merchant Marine and graduating with his M.S in Nuclear Engineering he went to work for the US Atomic Energy Commission / Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington DC. After leaving Washington he moved to New Jersey to work for PSE&G as Manager of Radiation Protection Services at their nuclear power plants. After retiring from the NRC in 2006 he moved to from Dallas to White Bear Lake and then in 2008 he moved to Abu Dubai to work at the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation. Wayne was living in Dallas at the time of his death. He was the past President of the Savannah Nuclear Association and was an active member in the American Nuclear Society and the Health Physics Society. Wayne was an accomplished flute player. He liked to travel and had many friends all over the world.