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Obituaries

Obituary: Robert R. Holmes

by Linda Wang
July 31, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 30

 

Robert R. Holmes, 91, died on Feb. 25 in Poway, California.

“Bob served in the Chemistry Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for more than 40 years, having joined the faculty in 1966. He also acted as editor of the journal Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements for more than 20 years before retiring in 2008. He published more than 250 articles covering main group chemistry, especially structural, mechanistic, and synthetic phosphorus and silicon chemistry. He enjoyed painting, sailing, traveling the world, the beauty of New Hampshire, and tinkering on projects. He treasured his time with his family most of all.”—Martin D. Rudd, friend and colleague

Most recent title: Professor of chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Education: BS, chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1950; PhD, organic chemistry, Purdue University, 1953

Survivors: Daughters, Mary Anne Jones and Kathryn Webber; son, Robert

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