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Obituaries

Obituary: H. Robert Gerberich

by Nina Notman, special to C&EN
February 24, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 7

 

Bob Gerberich.
Credit: Courtesy of Tyler Dangerfield
H. Robert Gerberich

H. Robert Gerberich, 89, died Nov. 29, 2022, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

“At the University of Rochester, Bob met fellow student Ronnie who became his wife of 65 years. His postdoctoral work was at Carnegie Mellon University. He was a research chemist at Celanese for his entire career, where he received several patents. Bob remained close to those he worked with throughout his retirement. He liked to work on household carpentry projects and play golf. However, his real passion was contract bridge. He was a member of the South Texas Bridge Association, an American Contract Bridge League affiliate. He played weekly and enjoyed traveling to tournaments, accumulating 4,000 master points.”—Tyler Dangerfield, grandchild-in-law

Most recent title: Research chemist, Celanese

Education: BA, chemistry, the College of Wooster, 1955; PhD, physical chemistry, University of Rochester, 1960

Survivors: Wife, Veronica; son, Michael; daughters, Lisa Jones and Sheila Caruso; four grandchildren

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