Daniel W. Eastman

Mr. Daniel W. Eastman, 81, of Bartlesville, died early Friday morning, November 30, 2012 at his home. Memorial services for Mr. Eastman will be held at 2 P.M. on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tari Carbaugh officiating. Cremation arrangements were directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. The Eastman family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Lung Association (for lung cancer research). The address is 1010 East 8th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120-4404. Mr. Eastman was born on Evanston, Illinois on December 21, 1930 the son of William Henry and Ann (Wilson) Eastman. He grew up and received his education in Evanston, Illinois and graduated from high school there. He continued his education at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and the University of Chicago where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 1957 and his Masters degree in Geology (sedimentology) in 1959. Mr. Eastman served in the United States Coast Guard from 1952 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict serving in the South Pacific. He was married to Holly Alison Wilcox on March 15, 1957 at Evanston, Illinois. They made their home in Evanston and later moved to Bartlesville with Mr. Eastman’s employment with Phillips Petroleum Company. Mr. Eastman was active as a geologist with Phillips until his retirement in 1987 and then for another year as a contracted consultant. He enjoyed his retirement years between his homes in Bartlesville and Vail, Colorado where he was an active member of the Vail 50 Club. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Mr. Eastman is survived by his wife, Holly Eastman of the home; three daughters, Holly Ann Whistler and husband Richard of West Jordan, Utah; Dian Stogsdill and husband Jim of Lawrence, Kansas; Laura Lynn Renaud and husband Jerry of Saudia Arabia; one son, William Wilcox Eastman of Atlanta, Georgia; one sister, Nancy Stiles of Riverside, California; and seven grandchildren, Bill, Jessica, Christopher and Jennifer Stogsdill, Lauren and Jeremy Renaud and Holly Kay Whistler. Mr. Eastman was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Roger Eastman and William Eastman. PDF Printable Version

Daniel W. Eastman

December 21, 1930 - November 30, 2012