George G. Lowry

1929 - 2014

GEORGE G. LOWRY George G. Lowry, 85, of Indianapolis, passed away on Nov. 1, 2014. He was born in Chico on Jan. 12, 1929, to the late Roy and Georgia Edith Lowry. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Mackey; daughters Susan Lowry, Barbara Fuller and Gretchen Flatto; son Robert Lowry; five grandchildren; and sisters Marilyn Reiswig of Chico and Charlotte McNamara of Tustin, Calif. His first wife of 54 years, Janet Lowry, preceded him in death in 2007. After graduating from Chico High School, Dr. Lowry earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Chico State College and an M.S. in Organic Chem-istry from Stanford University. He worked as an industrial research chemist at Dow Chem-ical Company in Midland, Mich., before returning to school to earn a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Michigan State University. From 1963 to 1993, he was a chemistry professor at Claremont Men's College in Claremont, Calif., and later at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich. He was also an independent consultant in chemical safety and author or editor of four books. In his earlier years, Dr. Lowry had been a photographer for his college yearbook and a professional jazz musician. While in Kalamazoo, he was an active volunteer with the Oshtemo Rotary Club and the Boy Scouts of America. After retiring, he moved to Charlottesville, Va., where he volunteered as a reader of chemistry textbooks for Books for the Blind before moving to Indianapolis in 2007. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, or to Doctors without Borders.