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DR. RUTH PATRICK

Kansas City, Missouri

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Dr. Ruth Patrick, a freshwater ecologist whose pioneering research on water pollution set the stage for the modern environmental movement, died Sept. 23, 2013, at a retirement community in Lafayette Hill, Pa. She was 105 years old. Dr. Patrick was a world authority on freshwater ecosystems. She...

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I admire this person greatly. My condolences to her family, but with gratitude for her life.

Bill Graham

What a courageous woman of her time!! Her contributions are inspirational. I hope her works live on.

A fascinating woman and a true American hero - we are better off for her remarkable life and contributions to science and understanding our impact on the environment. To the Hodges - our deepest sympathies.