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Dan DeGarmo Obituary

DeGARMO Dan R. DeGarmo, age 52, Sunday, February 20, 2005, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a three year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Survived by wife, Suzanne, of 32 years; son, Shane (Julie), daughter, Abby, both of Columbus; mother, Nancy of Newark, Ohio; brothers, Brian and Mark (Michele), both of Newark, Ohio; and several nephews. Employed by Ashland Chemical as a research scientist for 32 years. The family would like to thank Dr. Erik Pioro and his staff at the Cleveland Clinic; family physician Dr. Dale Michalak; colleagues and friends at Ashland Chemical; brothers from the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity; and to all family and friends for their support. In lieu of a traditional funeral service, a celebration to honor Dan's life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to his son's home at 7844 Worley Drive, Blacklick, Oh. 43004 or the family residence. Arrangements entrusted to SCHOEDINGER NORTH CHAPEL, 5554 Karl Rd.

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Published by The Columbus Dispatch from Feb. 22 to Feb. 23, 2005.

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