James Keith Lowery, 90, of Oak Ridge, passed on to his heavenly home early Sunday morning, June 8, 2014.

He was born on June 27, 1923 in Morristown, Tenn., to the late Samuel Franklin Lowery Sr. and Ethel Florence Spears Lowery.

He graduated from Morristown East High School in 1943 and then came to Oak Ridge on December 27, 1943. He worked at K-25 gaseous diffusion plant in analytical chemistry. He also worked on pilot plants in industrial hygiene, in charge of field sampling. He was a recipient of the silver A bomb pin for 18 months of service. He retired in December 1989 after 46 years working at K-25.

On May 27, 1950, he married Helen Lucille Schultz from Talbott, Tenn. They had just celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. [Read more…]