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Obituary: Melvin B. Redmount

by Linda Wang
July 10, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 28

Melvin B. Redmount, 90, died on Nov. 11, 2016, in Ridgway, Pa.

“Melvin was a recognized expert in carbon electrode manufacturing, servicing companies in the iron and steel industry. He worked most of his career for Airco Carbon (later, part of British Oxygen) and in his retirement, worked as a consultant for Showa Denko in South Carolina. He was active in animal protection charities, local science fairs, community theater, and in his later years, family genealogy.”—Joel Redmount, son

Most recent title: director of forward planning, Airco Carbon

Education: B.S., chemical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1948; M.S., chemical engineering, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1950

Survivors: daughter, Esther; sons, Ian and Joel

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