Carl Klima

KLIMA, CARL FRANKCarl was born on November 1, 1922 and deceased on July 10, 2012 at 90 years Young.
He was born in Tyndall South Dakota to Dr. Herm Klima and Libusa Klima. He had a Brother, Milo Klima and a Sister, Olga Kolbeck. All of the above listed preceded him in death.
Carl attended one through twelfth grade in Tyndall, attending college at The University of Iowa at Ames graduating with a Double E degree and a Minor in Geology. He also pledged Kappi Phi there.
Immediately after graduation Carl joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps and taught Radar School at Jupiter Island in Florida and Ft. Mammoth in New Jersey.
At the end of WW2, he worked for Brown and Root, he was responsible for planning the heating and cooling systems at The New Primate House in the Houston, Texas City Zoo.
He then worked for Schlumber Well Services as a Field Representative in Oklahoma, Texas and the Louisiana Gulf Coast. He was invited to transfer to the Home office and there he design instruments for oil field testing. After 22 years with Schlumberger and retired once, he went to work for DresserAtlas to design and build an environmental lab where many prototype oil field instrument were designed and built. After retiring from Dresser, he was a certified Professional Engineer operating his own Engineering firm for 5 years. He attended the school of hotel and restaurant management at the University of Houston. He owned and operated the Le Petite Apartments and Ferris Wheel Restaurant.
Carl met and married Nancy Klima his wife of 58 years in New Orleans
Louisiana. They had one daughter, the late Sally Byrne of Roswell, New Mexico. He is
survived by one son, Warren Klima of California, a SonInLaw, George Byrne of
Roswell, and a Granddaughter, Kimberly Byrne of Roswell. His wife still lives in the
family home in Roswell.
Carl was a member of the V.F.W and a member of the Restaurant Association of Houston. They were members of the Orchid Society after retiring to Roswell in 2000.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodges Hondo 74 of Roswell and The Ballut Abyad Shrine Temple in Albuquerque. He enjoyed riding his Little Red Fire truck in local Shrine parades in New Mexico. He was a hunter, a fisherman, and enjoyed camping with his family.
There will be no formal services as per his wishes, he will be cremated and a Masonic Ritual will be conducted at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation in his name to The Shriners Hospitals at Shriners Hospitals for Children L.A., 3160 Geneva, Los Angeles. California 90020.

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