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Richard Bywaters
requiescat in pace
Richard
Porter “Dick” Bywaters, 67, died on March 31, 2007 at his Dallas
home. He was born Sept. 2, 1939 in Dallas to Jerry and Mary
McLarry Bywaters. He graduated from Highland Park High School
in 1957 and Southern Methodist University with a B.S. in
mechanical engineering in 1962. He continued his studies at SMU
and received an M.S. in nuclear engineering in 1965 and a Ph.D.
in thermal and mechanical engineering in 1969. He began his
career as a professional engineer at Texas Instruments and
received a commendation from NASA for his work on the Mariner
Mars IX,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_9. He was an associate
professor of engineering at the University of Texas at Austin
and served as the Director of Industrial Energy Conservation at
the UT Center for Energy Studies. In 1979, he returned to
Dallas with his family and founded Bywaters and Associates,
Consulting Engineers. He was an avid tennis player, an
excellent dancer, a kind neighbor, and a loyal friend.
Dr. Bywaters
is survived by three children, Pat Bywaters and his wife
Catherine of Dallas; Leigh Swanson and her husband David of
Orlando, Fl.; Katie Cummings and her husband Phil of Houston.
He cherished his six grandchildren: Katie and Will Bywaters,
John David, Alex and Kaylee Swanson, and Leigh Cummings. He is
also survived by his sister and brother in law, Jerry and
Calloway Cochran; niece Mary Cochran, and nephew Robert
Cochran. He was preceded in death by his parents. His children
remain grateful to his longtime companion, Charlotte Clark, for
all her help and care during his prolonged battle with
appendiceal and peritoneal cancer,
http://www.pmpawareness.org/.
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