Spencer, was born in Los Angeles, CA of parents Elsie and Aldo Myer Lehmann
on September 23, 1916. Spencer passed away on Friday November 24, 2017 of natural
causes in Mission Viejo, CA at 101 years old. He was an only child. Spencer attended
John Burroughs Jr. High, LA High School (Grad. 1934) and graduated from Standford
University with honors (Phi Beta Cappa) in 1938. He was a member of the Delta Upsilon
Fraternity. Spencer left California to attend Brown University where he received his Phd
in Chemical Engineering in 1942. During WWII Spencer worked for the Dept. of the Navy on special assignments. He worked on the Manhattan Project (atomic Bomb) which
relocated him to Oakridge,TN. He was also in the Civil Air Patrol in Washington DC where he met wife to be, Rosalie Lowther. They married in Santa Monica, CA on
December 28, 1943. They were together for 62 years having a large extended family:
Twin boys Larry (Mission Viejo, CA), Bruce (Tucson, AZ), two Grand Children, Greg
(Laguna Beach, CA) and Christie (Rancho Santa Margarita,CA) in 2012 an addition
from Larry's second marriage to Shelley, Justin (Highlands Ranch, CO), and Suzanne
(Rancho Santa Margarita, CA). Lastly, 7 Great Grand Children.

Spencer joined Shell Oil Co. in 1946 at their Emerville, CA research lab near SF.
He had many interests and was involved in garden clubs, card clubs, art and the
Fallbrook,CA music society. Retiring to Fallbrook in 1976, he was active as President
of the local Rotary Club. He raised avocados on his 3 ½ acre ranch along with orchids,
apples, oranges, lemons, macadamia nuts, grapefruit, and several vegetable gardens.

Spenc loved CA. His favorite area was the Sierra Nevada mountains where he enjoyed camping, hiking, fly fishing, and horse back riding. He became an Eagle Boy Scout at 18.
As a sportsman he enjoyed hunting, dove, quail, rabbit, and ducks. Attending the annual
Mammoth Jazz Festival in the Sierras with Larry was always a top priority for him.

As a worldly traveler he visited to many places in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Bermuda, China, Japan, and was able to see all the states and capitals in the USA. Spenc was a big believer in a man's good character, strong values, setting goals, planning, and loving unconditionally. To this day no one has ever heard him swear. There were very few things that he did not like. He had patience, knowledge, and knew the need for exploring new technologies. Spenc worked hard to understand others, their needs, and how he could help out. Being shaped and molded from 101 years of history, he always made it a goal to go to new places and make new friends and community connections. A goal which helped him through over 18 corporate career moves. Spenc, what a man; father, mentor, leader, teacher, husband, supporter, and friend to all. You will be deeply missed. Love you Dad.