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LY MON C. RESE
Pages 250-255

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... Al-Rashid Chair Emeritus in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and one of the nation's most influential experts on laterally loaded piles and drilled-shaft foundations, died on September 14, 2009, at the age of 92. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1975 for "contributions in geotechnical engineering and education." The journalist Tom Brokaw proposed the term "The Greatest Generation" to describe the generation that grew up during the Great Depression, went on to fight in World War II, and came home to rebuild America into a superpower.
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... He served in the Aleutian Islands and on Okinawa constructing airfields. Following World War II, Lymon began civil engineering studies at Rice University, where he lettered on the golf team.
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... Working closely with his faculty colleague Hudson Matlock, they developed numerous applications of soilstructure interaction with both analytical and experimental breakthroughs. Lymon's pioneering papers on piles laterally loaded with wind and waves were recognized as breakthrough classics by the Offshore Technology Conference.
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... Just as Lymon Reese greatly influenced his students and his industry colleagues, he left an example of wisdom, dedication, and love for his family. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Eva Lee in September 2003 and is survived by daughter Sally Reese Melant and her husband Michael Melant, by son John Reese and his wife Judy Reese, by daughter Nancy Reese, and by 11 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
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