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Thomas L. Pettit

by Susan J. Ainsworth
November 29, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 48

Thomas L. Pettit, 57, an assistant professor of chemistry at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz., died on Sept. 18.

Born in Moline, Ill., Pettit earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, before earning a doctorate in 1986 at the University of Texas, Austin, under the guidance of Marye Anne Fox.

From 1996 to 2010, Pettit taught chemistry at Embry-Riddle. He had been an ACS member since 1982.

Pettit was active in many community organizations and was a member of Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

He is survived by his partner, Johanna Hawley; his mother, Eleanor; two sisters; and three brothers. He was preceded in death by his father, George; and a sister.

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