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William Randall "Bill" Mayben

7 Sep 1937 – 28 Sep 2020

Birth	7 Sep 1937
Death	28 Sep 2020
Cemetery	All Saints Catholic Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Ellie Johns on 11 Oct 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232993082

Bio

William Randall "Bill" Mayben, born September 7, 1937, in Canyon, Texas, died July 28, 2020, in Denver, CO. Bill was born in Texas and moved to Colorado at a young age. He graduated from Arvada High School in 1956. He worked with his father as an electrician then attended the University of Colorado in Boulder where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1962. Bill started his engineering career with RW Beck and Associates working in Seattle, Denver and Columbus, Nebraska. Bill became the Managing Partner and CEO of RW Beck in 1987 and served in that role until 1994. From 1995 until he retired in December 2002, Bill was the CEO of Nebraska Public Power District in Columbus, Nebraska, providing power to an estimated 800,000 customers. After retirement, Bill served as a consultant for RW Beck and Associates and as a Board Member of PJM Regional Power Transmission company located in Pennsylvania. Bill was a power industry pioneer with unparalleled experience. Her served a pivotal public power role in setting up regional power transition organizations in the Midwest, assisted public power electric utility systems, and offered testimony when needed to Congress and other entities about the power industry. In 2002 Bill was awarded the Donavan Award, recognizing his substantial contributions in the electric utility industry with a special commitment to public power. After retirement, he and his wife Dee moved to Litchfield Park, AZ where they both enjoyed playing golf. Bill returned to Columbus, Nebraska after Dee's passing in 2014. Bill is survived by his daughters Krischa Jones (Kurt), Julie Arce (Fausto), Sara Mayben (Jeff Vanis), and stepson Joshua Young (Kimberly), grandchildren Nathan Quist, Fausto Joseph Arce, Grace Arce, William Jones and Camron Young. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Mayben and Margaret (Griffin) Mayben, his wife, Diana "Dee" (Sednak) Mayben, his brothers, Terry and Scott Mayben, his sons John Randall and Phillip Scott Mayben, and granddaughter, Sabrina Quist. Graveside services will be October 23, 2021 11:00 a.m. All Saints Cemetery Suggested edit: Married Diana Louise "Dee" Sedlak Young January 10, 1998. Contributor: Mari Matulka (50950498)

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Family

Parents

• Jesse Terry Mayben 1904–1965
• Margaret Frances Griffin Mayben-Kneeshaw-Rees 1909–1986

Spouse

• Katherine Smith Mayben 1942–2025
• Diana Louise "Dee" Sedlak Young Mayben 1949–2014

Siblings

• Scott Griffin Mayben 1929–2005
• Terry Robert Mayben 1930–1969

Children

• John Randall Mayben 1975–2006
• Philip Scott Mayben 1979–2007

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