Martin STILES

STILES Martin, 83, retired chemist and thoroughbred breeder, husband of writer Martha Bennett Stiles, died Jan 16, 2011, in Lexington. A graduate of the Ohio State University (1950), he received a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1954), later studied at the University of Munich as a Guggenheim Fellow. He was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) until 1978, when he became Adjunct Professor at the University of Kentucky. He was Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (1969-1975), prior to which he had been Assistant Editor of the Journal of Organic Chemistry. He was a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and to the chemical industry. His research dealt largely with the chemistry of reactive intermediates. He published numerous papers in professional journals and lectured widely in the US and Europe. Survivors include, in addition to his wife, a sister, Carol White of Manchester, OH. He was preceded in death by a son, John Martin. His remains he bequeathed to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. There will be no services. Memorial contributions may be sent to the University of Michigan Department of Chemistry Strategic Fund, c/o LSA Development Office, 500 South State Street, Suite 5000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.