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John M. (Jack) Wiesen, 87, passed away on June 25, 2009. He was born on December 21, 1921, the son of Carl and Isabell Wiesen, in Sharon, PA. He is survived by Helen, his loving wife of 67 years. He is also survived by six children, Julianne Kubicki and husband Larry of Atlanta, GA; Nancy Barry and husband Bob of Seattle, WA; Mark Wiesen of Albuquerque, NM; Mary Beth Corgan and husband Brian of Atlanta, GA; Jim Wiesen and wife Farah of Renton, WA; Kathleen Sanchez and husband John of Albuquerque, NM; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters Mary Lou Ayers, Alice Monson, Dorothy O'Hara, Elizabeth Morganstern and brother Raymond Wiesen. Jack served 38 months in the US Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged as an Aviation Machinist Mate First Class. He received his BS in Mathematics in 1949 and his MS in Statistics in 1951, both from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He retired from Sandia National Laboratories in December 1986, after 36 years, with the final position of Director of Systems Evaluation. Jack was active in the Quality and Reliability Fields throughout his professional career. He was a Fellow in the American Society for Quality Control and held many offices locally and nationally. He was associated with the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, serving on the Management Committee for several years, as General Chairman in 1977 and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1978. He was an active member of the St. Joseph Medical Center Auxiliary and served in several volunteer positions since 1986. He was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. The Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at French Mortuary, Lomas Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Lomas at Tennessee on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. with Father Edward Domme, Celebrant. Burial will take place at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Our Lady of the Assumption Church or a charity of your choice. Please visit our online guestbook for Jack at RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
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