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Marles Lee (Mac) McCurdy
November 17, 2022
Dr. Marles Lee “Mac” McCurdy, of Fort Worth, TX, passed away on January 19, 2022 at the age of 72.
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Donald Lawrence Strandburg
August 1, 2022
March 16, 1930 – July 13, 2022 —
Donald Strandburg, low temperature physicist and former chair of the physics department at San Jose State University, passed away on July 13 at the age of 92, following a heart attack.
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Robert Beck Clark
June 20, 2022
Former AAPT President, Robert Beck Clark, passed away at home in Murray, Utah on June 4, 2022.
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Alex Dickison
April 28, 2022
Alexander K. Dickison was a colleague and friend of physics teachers in Florida and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
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Frieda Stahl
November 8, 2021
Frieda Stahl (CSU Los Angeles), professor emerita of physics, died in October 2021 at the age of 99.
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Elizabeth Frazier Karplus
October 6, 2021
Elizabeth "Betty" (Frazier) Karplus passed away at home in Orinda, California, on September 22, 2021, at the age of 96.
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Warren Hein - Obituary
July 1, 2021
Warren Walter Hein, former AAPT Executive Officer, passed away suddenly on June 11, 2021, while living in Fenton, Michigan.
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Jack Willis - Obituary
January 12, 2021
Jack Willis died at home in hospice on Oct. 27, 2020 from metastasized prostate cancer at age 95.
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Uri Haber-Schaim - Obituary
October 23, 2020
Uri Haber-Schaim, a leader in science education for nearly half a century, died September 16, 2020 in his home in Jerusalem, Israel, at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Shlomith, two daughters, a son, and three grandchildren.
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Charlie Reno - Obituary
September 1, 2020
Charles was born on December 21, 1939 and died on August 25, 2020. He joined AAPT in 1991 and was actively involved in the Ohio Section of AAPT. He has served as Treasurer of the Ohio Section since 2001.
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