Pete Balsells celebrated his 90th birthday with family, friends, Bal Seal employees and other guests including Balsells Fellowship program directors at Irvine, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Davis. His cake was decorated as a Catalan flag and the event was held at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Dana Point, California with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Pete Balsells and his 90th birthday cake.
The Pacific Ocean seen from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dana Point, CA
Roger Rangel (Irvine), Pete, Anita Oberbauer (Davis), Rob Davis (Boulder), and Dan Dandapani (Colorado Springs).
Plaque dedicated to Pete from the Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine.
Glass Anteater given to Pete by UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman.
Feb 2018: Pete Balsells Celebrates 90th Birthday