Ben F. Irvin, Jr, AA0AV SK April 2, 2010 Age 85

Ben F. Irvin, Jr, AA0AV SK

10-10 Number: 51040


Ben F. Irvin, Jr. of Tulsa, OK, 85, was born November 29, 1924, in Vinita, OK to Mary and Ben F. Irvin.

He passed away April 2, 2010, in the company of his son, Ben Irvin III and grandson, Guy G. Irvin.



Ben is survived by loving wife of 65 years, Betty Jean Irvin; son, Ben F. Irvin III; grandson, Guy George Irvin; sister-in-law, Roline Wise of Tulsa; brother-inlaw, J.C. Wise of Oklahoma City; nieces: Renea Hudson and Diane Wise, both of Tulsa, Dana Luft of Bixby, Gaylene Wise of Oklahoma City, Becky Carter of Midland, TX, Kathy Friedman of Fort Worth, TX, Linda Thompson of Morrison, CO, Carol Halford of Greensboro, NC and Debbie Steinman of Eugene, OR; nephews: Roger Wise of Denver, CO, Gary Wise of Oklahoma C ity, Keith Lamb of Ft. Myers, FL, Mark Lamb and Robert Lamb, both of Chicago, IL.

Ben was a U.S. Navy sailor that saw combat in World War II. He dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to volunteer for the Navy.
In 1944, he married the love of his life, Betty Jean Wise of Oilton, OK in Providence, RI. After the war he was admitted to what is now called Oklahoma State University to major in electrical engineering.

Ben finished the usual five-year degree in only three years, all the while supporting a wife and child. In 1954, he became an electrical engineer for Schlumberger, where he rose to the position of District Manager. In 1986, he retired from Schlumberger and lived in Grand Junction, CO.

He was an active trout fisherman and most summers found him fishing and camping on the Gallatin River Valley in Southern Montana.

Ben had many other hobbies that included ham radio (received the Genghis Khan Award for having talked to every nation on earth), rock hunting, agate marble making, gardening, and mastering mathematic riddles. He was probably most proud of the awards he had procured in ham-radioing (a couple dozen). During the past 14 years he gave all his effort and undivided attention to caring for his wife Betty, who suffers from Alzheimer’s and a heart condition.

Ben will greatly be missed by his many friends, neighbors and family.
Bequests may be directed to the American Cancer Society, 4110 S. 100th E. Ave., Grant Bldg. #101, Tulsa, OK 74146, 918.743.6767, www.cancer.org. Memorial service: 2PM, Saturday, April 10 at the Broken Arrow Chapel. Kennedy-Amis-Kennard Funeral Service, 918-251-5331 www.kakfs.com

This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 4/9/2010.

https://tulsaworld.com/archive/ben-f-irvin-jr/article_b9961147-16db-59aa-ac86-3953089b09a8.html