J. Theodore “Ted” Sandberg
December 24, 1931 ~ July 13, 2008
Sandberg, J. Theodore “Ted”, 76, petroleum geologist, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2008. Visitation with the family will be 7:00 ~ 8:30 P.M., Wednesday, July 16, at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Services are at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, July 17, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church. Ted was born December 24, 1931 in Wichita. He was active in the Kansas Geological Society (past president and honorary member), a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, and past president of the Petroleum Club of Wichita. He is preceded in death by his son, Kurt and parents, S. T. and Florence Sandberg. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sue, sons, Clarke of Wichita and Joe of Las Vegas, Nevada, sister, Diane Sanders of Lawrence, KS, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb, Wichita, KS, 67206 and the Kansas Geological Society, 212 N. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202.
Visitation with the family will be 7:00 ~ 8:30 P.M., Wednesday, July 16, at Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
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Mom, thank you for having the strength and courage to let Dad go. I know the love you have for him made it the hardest decision you ever had to make! You are the kind of woman that any man would had loved to have for a wife. Dad was very lucky to win your heart. I fell very blessed to have him as a father & you, for my mother… I’m so happy that you have plans to travel, to do activities like bridge & voluntary things. Dad was able to keep going, doing what he did because of YOU! The Vegas gang Love’s you & we are look forward to alot of long visits…. Pratice your card counting. (-:
Sue, Clarke and the Sandberg family. I do not know where to start and I’m not sure I have the words to do this great man justice. The news of Ted’s passing comes with great sadness. I was blessed to know him, and will miss him terribly. His courage and strength through battling all his health issues was both remarkable and inspirational. Ted had the strength of 10,000 men. Ted and I became friends several years ago and later were able to tackle a few prospects together. Ted contacted me about looking at a prospect he had and I was able to find the folks to get it done. I was thrilled to be able to work with him. His reputation was that of a ‘Big Time’ oil finder. I thought working with Ted would be a great opportunity not only to find reserves but to teach me a thing or two. I always felt Ted was one the driving forces behind Slawson Oil becoming one of the top independent energy companies in the nation. I truely enjoyed our relationship. We shared several things in common, love of family, our chosen profession, anthropoligy, church, eating out and Grand Lake to name a few. I am normally out west on a well, but today I will sadly attend the service. My own father passed away suddenly in 1975 when I was 19 years old. I thought at the time and still do how blessed I was to even know him, and the years I had him, although not enough were better than most people ever expierence. I feel the same way of Ted. I’ll close with a quote which gave me a little strength when my seventeen year old niece Heather Henning passed away from cancer. In their affliction, they shall look for me: ‘Come, let us return to the Lord, For it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, to live in his presence. __Hosea 6,1-2. Your friend always Kim Shoemaker