Steven William Terlecki
1953 — 2022
Steven Terlecki passed away just shy of his 69th birthday, having fought pancreatic cancer for almost a year. Steve grew up in Chicago but headed to the University of New Mexico (UNM) in 1970 to study geology. There, he joined the mountaineering club, met his future wife, and spent weekends investigating new areas in the state: the mountains, deserts, mines, and exotic lands. After UNM, he began a lifelong career in petroleum exploration geology working for or consulting with many companies in Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Utah and Texas. He was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Tulsa Geological Society (TGS), Oklahoma City Geological Society (OCGS), and...