Background
Besse, Robert Gale was born on February 11, 1923 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (parents American citizens). Son of Rene A. and Doria (Bray) Besse.
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Robert Gale Besse
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Attended, New Mexico.State Teachers College, 1941—1942. Bachelor of Science, Oregon State College, 1948.
Career
Superintendent, also in quality control Alderman Farms Frozen Foods, Dayton, Oregon, 1948—1950, plant superintendent, 1950—1954. Chief food technologist Kuner Empson Company, Brighton, Colorado, 1954—1960. Food technologist Northwest Packing Company, Portland, 1960—1962.
Food technologist Research and Development National Can Corporation, San Francisco, 1962—1967, manager Pacific Area technical research service, 1967—1970. Manager technical services Western Can Company, 1970—1986. Customer technical services Continental Can Company, 1986—1988.
Consultant to food and can industries RGB Consultant, from 1988. Director Material Metrics. With Signal Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Achievements
Membership
President St. Gregory's Theatre Guild. Volunteer hunting safety instructor California Fish and Game Department, from 1972. Member Society Plastics Engineers, Pacific Fish Technology (president), Institute Food Technologists (emeritus, secretary-treasurer Rocky Mountain section.
Executive committee Oregon chapter), Confrat. of Christian Doctrine Catholic (president), Northwest Canners and Packers, Packaging Institute (professional member), National Canners Association (member Western laboratory advisory committee), Northern California Decorating Association (president), Western Packaging Association, Society Manufacturing Engineers, Elks Club.
Connections
Son of Rene A. and Doria (Bray) B. (parents American citizens). Married Mary A. McKay, September 11, 1948. Children: Rene A., Madeleine E., Leon J., Alan G., Michele M., Marc P., Angelique C.
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Nationality
American
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1948