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RICHARD KING Obituary

KING, Richard M. On Sunday, January 29, 2017, eight days shy of his 86th birthday. He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth King Marple and her husband Brian Marple of Lunenburg, his son Daniel King and his wife Deberah King of Columbus, OH, and his stepson Stephen Marple and his wife Linda Marple of Westford. He is survived by five grandchildren: Anne Marple and her husband Peter Squires of Madbury, NH, David Marple of Ayer, Timothy Marple of Amherst, Lauren Marple and Jeremy Marple, both of Westford. Richard attained his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Lehigh University, PA and worked as a professor of chemistry at Ohio Wesleyan University. He later became staff scientist at Waters Associates in Milford, MA, in the research and development of liquid and gas chromatographs. Services have been held. Donations to The American Association For The Advancement Of Science are requested in lieu of flowers. More information regarding donations can be found via the web at www.aaas.org/giving/supportAAAS.

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Published by Boston Globe from Feb. 2 to Feb. 4, 2017.

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