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George Parshall Obituary
Wilmington - George W. Parshall, age 89, died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Delaware Hospice in Milford.
George was born in 1929 in Hackensack, MN, the son of George and Frances Parshall. He grew up in rural Minnesota during the Great Depression, often in a home without electricity or running water. He overcame these hardships and attended the University of Minnesota where he received a Bachelor of Science degree with highest distinction, followed by a Ph.D in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois. He joined the Central Research Department at the DuPont Experimental Station in 1954, eventually becoming Director of Chemical Sciences. Following his retirement from DuPont in 1992, he embarked upon a second career assisting the National Research Council in developing methods to safely dispose of the U.S. Army's stockpile of chemical weapons. George was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, received DuPont's Lavoisier Award, received two major awards from the American Chemical Society, was a guest lecturer and wrote many scientific articles and a textbook. In addition to his professional accomplishments, George will be remembered as a loving husband, brother, father and grandfather and as a thoughtful friend and mentor.
George was predeceased by his parents and first wife, Naomi. He is survived by his wife, Anna Mae; his brother, Jim; his three sons and their wives, Bill (Marilyn), Jon (Maryann) and David (Susan); his grandchildren, Kelly, Michael, Dan, Chandler, Nathan and Joshua; his stepdaughters and their husbands, Nancy (John) and Betsy (Mike); and his step-grandchildren, Michael, Kevin, Melissa, Tina and Michaela, all of whom will miss him greatly.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 2400 W. 17th St., Wilmington.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Michael's School and Nursery, 700 Walnut St., Wilmington, DE 19801.
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Linda Ferguson
August 5, 2019
My deepest condolonces to the Parshall family. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
August 5, 2019
George personified the sobriquet "a gentleman and a scholar". I fully agree with Doug Taber's assessment of his brilliance, and would add that George was a longtime, much-appreciated supporter of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware.
John L. Burmeister
Newark, DE
Doug Taber
August 1, 2019
As I young professor at the University of Delaware, I asked George how the company kept track of all the chemical research they had done. He just looked at me and said, "We think that we are pretty good at it." George was one of the smartest people I have ever met, and a kind and thoughtful person.
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