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Obituaries

Obituary: David C. Tompkins

by Nina Notman, special to C&EN
June 23, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 20

 

David C. Tompkins
Credit: Courtesy of Gayle Tompkins
David C. Tompkins

David C. Tompkins, 80, died March 5, 2023, in Green Valley, Arizona.

“Born in Ithaca, New York, Dave received his undergraduate education at the University of Rochester and his PhD at the University of Oregon. Following postdoctoral work at the University of Michigan, Dave accepted a position at Dow Chemical, where he worked for 26 years. After retirement, Dave served the Lord and his community as a longtime member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Midland and then of Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley. Singing was one of Dave’s great joys; he was a member of church choirs and a 21-year member of the Barbershop Harmony Society.”—Gordon W. Gribble, friend

Most recent title: Pharmaceutical process research associate, Dow Chemical

Education: BS, chemistry, University of Rochester, 1964; PhD, organic chemistry, University of Oregon, 1968

Survivors: Wife, Gayle Tompkins; daughter, Christine Kulka; son, Brian; three grandsons

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