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In Memoriam Lynn Douglas Bartholomew (1946~2016) The WWDR Team was saddened to hear of the sudden, accidental death of lynn Bartholomew on January 4, 2016. lynn Douglas Bartholomew was born in Spokane, Washington, on June 26, 1946. In 1954, lynn was in- troduced to well drilling with cable tool rigs as a young boy when his dad Daryl started the family business of Bartholomew Drilling. In 1968, lynn received his first well drilling license; he was number 28 to do so in the state of Washington. He graduated from upper Columbia Academy and continued on to receive a degree in aircraft mechanics from Spokane Community College. After serving in the military during the Vietnam era, and a brief time using his aircraft mechanics degree in Alaska, he returned to Spokane to join his dad in the drilling business, just in time for the company’s upgrade to rotary drilling. Always up for a challenge, lynn jumped right into the transition. After his term in the military, lynn’s brother Gary also joined the family business. lynn and Gary’s dad later retired from drilling and lynn specialized in hydro-fracturing and well rehabilitation from then on. lynn was licensed in cable, rotary, and auger drilling. His experience included domestic, environmental, irrigation, and municipal drilling in the united States, as well as international drilling in India and Guatemala. In 2003, lynn worked with his brother Gary and nephew Rod to establish Water for life International, a nonprofit organization to drill wells and provide clean water for villages in Northern Guatemala. He was active in the organization until 2010. Certified with the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), lynn held drilling licenses for Washington and Idaho, and was a member in each state association. He was known for his zest for life, honesty, big voice, smile, along with his friendly and caring ways. Those fortunate to know lynn personally, said he had an incredible mind for envisioning how things worked belowground, and for coming up with solutions to situations which were out of the norm. He was owner/operator of Northwest Hydro-Fracturing for the past 30 years. lynn Douglas Bartholomew is survived by his wife of 46 years, Kathie; children Jeff (Carolyn), Janell (Paul), Sangi (Paul), and Dan (Ann); nine grandchildren; brother Gary (Angie); sister-in-law Carol; brother-in-law Ron (Marian); six nieces and nephews, other extended family, as well as countless friends. Lest we forget... 62 MARCH 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®