Dr. Shreve S. Woltz

Dr. Shreve S. Woltz, "Jack", 85, passed away on November 27 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Theresa, and his two children, Larry and Barbara, and his grandchildren, Nathan, Sara, and Victoria. Jack was a research professor at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Bradenton, an extension of the University of Florida, from 1953 to 1992. He authored over 200 scientific papers on plant nutrition and on the effects of sulfur and fluoride air pollution on citrus, flower, and vegetable crops. Jack was born on April 9, 1924, in Clifton, Virginia. He graduated from Fairfax High School. He received a BS degree in agronomy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1943. He was married in 1947. He received a PhD in soils science from Rutgers University in 1951.