Obit.Tulsa,OK- Brad Alan Niemeyer
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Posted by: marysday@teleport.com on 9Aug2006

Brad Alan Niemeyer

Brad Alan Niemeyer, 45, of Newport died Aug. 4 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital 
in Portland. He was born March 4, 1961 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, 
Okla. to parents Carol and Virgil Joseph "V.J." Niemeyer.

Brad graduated from Memorial High School in Tulsa in 1979. He began his 
career as a processor aboard the Arctic Enterprise in 1986, and then held 
many positions over the past 20 years. He became the case up lead onboard 
the U.S. Enterprise in 1988 where he gained his nickname, "Box," and 
became the Trident factory manager a few years later.

Brad developed a good relationship with many of Trident's Japanese 
technicians and soon became the lead candidate to be trained in the 
art and technical aspects of surimi production as one of the first 
American surimi technicians to take full responsibility for production 
without any outside technical assistance.
 
All of the factory trawlers in the Trident fleet were part of Brad's 
life at one time or another through the years. Those who knew him respected 
his abilities and valued him as a shipmate. Brad also studied Pollock roe 
and had become one of the best roe technicians in Alaska and recently split 
his time between running the surimi line in Newport as their chief surimi 
technician and leading the Pollock roe program on the Arctic Enterprise.

Brad was well known for his outgoing personality and was one of those people 
who worked hard and had fun at the same time. His hobbies included his dogs, 
horticulture, horses and antiques.

Brad was preceded in death by his brother Mark Niemeyer. He is survived by 
his parents Carol and V.J. Niemeyer of Tulsa.

A memorial service will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at 
Yaquina Bay Yacht Club, located next to Englund Marine on SE Bay Boulevard 
in Newport. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the 
Brad Niemeyer Memorial Fund at Newport Bank of America, c/o Carol Niemeyer, 
10 S. Coast Highway, Newport, Ore. 97365. 

The News Times, Newport, OR     July 9, 2006