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Jim, We'll Miss You!

¹ 2534 South Balsam Street, Lakewood, CO 80227-3136

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On April 28, 2007, the geologic profession lost a true crusader for engineering geology, forensic geology, and seismology. James E. Slosson influenced the lives and careers of countless geologists, seismologists, soil engineers, college students, and even collegiate and Olympic track stars. I have been asked to relate how Jim affected my life and career.

My 38 years of personal and professional friendship with Jim began in May 1969, when we each gave geological talks at the first Governor's Conference on Environmental Geology in Denver. Jim's talk used data from Los Angeles to prove that property damage and resulting financial loss could be avoided by applying grading codes, soil engineering, and engineering geology to construction projects. I was impressed. That evening and over the years, we often discussed that concept, which later resulted in the enactment of Colorado's statutory requirements for the consideration of geology prior to the subdivision of land.

My talk described my vision of the Colorado Geological Survey's role in environmental geology. That talk, by a then-neophyte State Geologist with only 3 months' experience on the job, impressed Jim. Our discussion about how to implement my plans for the Survey . . . [Full Text of this Article]