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George W. Parshall

Vernon, Alabama

1929 - 2019 (Age 89)

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DIED
July 28, 2019
AGE
89
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Vernon, Alabama

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George W. ParshallWilmington - 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...

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My deepest condolonces to the Parshall family. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

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

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.