Thomas E. Felter ’73 ScM, ’77 PhD

Thomas E. Felter ’73 ScM, ’77 PhD, of Livermore, Calif.; Aug. 2, of complications of multiple myeloma and amyloidosis. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from UC Santa Cruz and went on to postdoctoral positions at UC Santa Barbara and California Institute of Technology. While at Cal Tech, he spent four months in Novosibirsk, Russia, as part of a research exchange program. He began his career working at Sandia National Laboratory before moving to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 11 years and ultimately returning to Sandia, from which he retired in 2017. He was passionate about environmental issues and social justice and was the key funder in a microlending project in Zambia that promoted the sale of solar lanterns and biofuel stoves in remote villages. He enjoyed learning and tinkering and designing new things. He actively participated in his children’s activities of swim meets, water polo games, Boy Scout outings, band concerts, UCLA rowing regattas, family camping and ski trips, sailing, and biking. In retirement, Tom found new interests as he served on the board of the Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation and joined a remote-control airplane club, the Sons in Retirement social group, and Robot Garden. He is survived by his wife, Ann Calner Felter ’73; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; a granddaughter; a sister and brother-in-law; and nieces and nephews.