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Obituaries

Obituary: Alan J. Parcells

by Alexandra A. Taylor
January 20, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 3

 

Alan J. Parcells.
Credit: Courtesy of Barbara A. Parcells
Alan J. Parcells

Alan J. Parcells, 93, died Nov. 14, 2022, in Lowell, Michigan.

“Dr. Parcells was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Los Angeles. After serving in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War, he obtained his bachelor’s degree and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He retired after 31 years as a biochemist with the Upjohn Company. He was a member of the American Chemical Society since 1959.”—Barbara A. Parcells, daughter

Most recent title: Biochemist, the Upjohn Company

Education: BA, biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1954; PhD, biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1958

Survivors: Wife, Virginia; daughters, Barbara, Carolyn, Therese, and Mary; sons, Christopher Gunnell and David Gunnell; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren

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