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John Thomas Polhemus

Denver, Colorado

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Dr. John T. Polhemus, age 83, of Englewood, Colorado, passed away on the evening of 21 May 2013. John worked for many years at Martin Marietta as an electrical engineer, and was also a world-renowned scientist who specialized on the classification and identification of aquatic insects. Over the...

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I am very sorry to learn of John's passing. I am the son of Mona and Rich Busby. We spent a lot of time with the Polhemus family while I was growing up near Denver, CO. Prayers to Irma, Dan and John.

Dear Polhemus family,
I'm so sorry to hear the news about John's passing. He was such a whirlwind of positive energy. I'll never forget his reference to himself as a "forager." My heartfelt condolences and kindest regards. Marc

Dear Polhemus family,
My husband John has many happy memories of your family. He went to school in Ames Iowa and had John's room while he stayed at his mom's home as a boarder. My husband called her Mrs. Polly and talked about her wonderful cookies she made. He knew about and saw the bug collection that your John had. When Mrs. Polly moved out to Boulder Colorado, my John drove her and her sister out to Colorado. He talked of her and her family often, as it was probably the best part...