Walnut Creek honors engineer Jim Bartlett with June celebration of life

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An abstract, impressionistic photograph in soft, warm tones depicting a blurred, natural landscape with faint outlines of environmental engineering structures in the background, conveying a sense of honoring a community member's contributions to the local area.The Walnut Creek community comes together to celebrate the life and legacy of engineer Jim Bartlett, whose work helped shape the local environment and infrastructure.Pleasant Hill Today

Walnut Creek residents are invited to remember engineer Jim Bartlett at a June 19 celebration of life at the Lindsay Wildlife Experience's Manzanilla Room. Bartlett spent much of his career at Brown and Caldwell in Walnut Creek and was known for his environmentalism, cycling up Mount Diablo, and designing wastewater treatment plants across the West.

Why it matters

The celebration of life for Jim Bartlett, a respected engineer in the Walnut Creek community, provides an opportunity for residents to honor his legacy and contributions to the local environment and infrastructure.

The details

Bartlett, who worked at Brown and Caldwell in Walnut Creek, was known for his environmentalism, love of cycling, and design of wastewater treatment plants across the Western United States.

  • The celebration of life for Jim Bartlett will be held on June 19 at the Lindsay Wildlife Experience's Manzanilla Room in Walnut Creek.

The players

Jim Bartlett

An engineer who spent much of his career at Brown and Caldwell in Walnut Creek, known for his environmentalism, cycling, and design of wastewater treatment plants across the West.

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The takeaway

The celebration of life for Jim Bartlett serves as a way for the Walnut Creek community to honor the legacy of an engineer who made significant contributions to the local environment and infrastructure through his work and passions.