Dr. Adam Pence Matheny, Jr.

MATHENY JR., DR., ADAM PENCE82, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014.Dr. Matheny retired from the University of Louisville in 2000 as a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. From 1986 until his retirement, he was Director of the Louisville Twin Study -- at the time the largest longitudinal study of twins in the world. From 1969 until 1986, he was Associate Director of the Louisville Twin Study. He served on the University of Louisville Faculty Senate from 1980 until his retirement in 2000, as well as on many boards and committees both at the University of Louisville and in the State of Kentucky. He is the author of more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters, and co-author of a textbook on genetic counseling.Born in Stanford, KY, he attended Western Kentucky State College (now Western Kentucky University) and Columbia University, earning his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He served as a radar operator on the U.S.S. Kidd during the Korean War. In professional positions prior to coming to Louisville, Dr. Matheny had been a research chemist at Colgate-Palmolive, a human-systems engineer at Martin Space System Division (working on the Gemini and Apollo space programs), a clinician at Johns Hopkins, and a researcher and clinician at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam P. Matheny Sr. and Dorotha Steele Matheny; and brothers, Dr. Robert B. Matheny and James Graham Matheny Sr.He survived by his daughter, Laura Steele Matheny (Dan Macool) of Rutledge, PA; son, Dr. Jason Gaverick Matheny (Bhavya Lal) of Silver Spring, MD; their mother, Mary Tolbert Matheny of Baltimore, MD; brother, Joe Steele Matheny (Pegi), sister, Pat Matheny Ashbrook (Terry); sisters-in-law, Ann Dudley Brown Matheny and Judith Heaton Matheny; uncle, Bruce Steele (Ann); grandchildren, Ryan and Kinjal; 9 nieces and nephews; and extended generations of family members.A memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 p. m., Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Gardencourt, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY.Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program Foundation (www.gsp.ky.gov/gifts.aspx) .Arrangements were entrusted to Embry-Bosse Funeral Home.