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Sherman Shou-Chou Wu

Las Vegas, Arizona

1928 - 2020 (Age 92)

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Sherman Shou-Chou Wu Sherman Shou-Chou Wu, born on April 9, 1928, died at 92 years of age on August 22, 2020 with family by his side. Astrogeologists know him as Dr. Mars for the integral role he played in creating the first topographical map of Mars and other interstellar bodies. The asteroid...

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Sherman has been a friend of mine since the mid-1980´s. I became involved with him when he was mapping the potential Yucca Mountain repository site in Nevada. He used to call me in Las Vegas from Flagstaff around noon every Friday. We became close friends, and after I recommended him for a position with the Remote Sensing Laboratory in Las Vegas, He began treating me and my wife to dinner every year on my birthday. He enjoyed playing blackjack and always won back his treat money when we...

Sherman has been a friend of mine since the mid-1980´s. I became involved with him when he was mapping the potential Yucca Mountain repository site in Nevada. He used to call me in Las Vegas from Flagstaff around noon every Friday. We became close friends, and after I recommended him for a position with the Remote Sensing Laboratory in Las Vegas, He began treating me and my wife to dinner every year on my birthday. He enjoyed playing blackjack and always won back his treat money when we...

I did not know Sherman extremely well, but I did have a bit of a chance to get to know him several years ago while working at the RSL Facility. He was a very kind soul and highly thought of by everyone. Rest in peace Sherman. Prayers and love to his family and friends.