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Passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 of complications from congestive heart failure. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Frances Elliot Storey, in 2014. He is survived by his four children, Gwen Feher, Bayard, Jr., John, and Frances Storey, and seven grandchildren. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University, and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT. After finishing his Ph.D. in 1958, Frances and he moved to Philadelphia where he worked for Rohm and Haas and the University of Pennsylvania, retiring from Penn in 1997 as a full professor. Bayard and Frances were patrons of the arts in Philadelphia, and Bayard was active in state and national progressive politics. A Memorial Service will be held in the fall to celebrate Bayard's life. The family requests donations be made to The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), Penn Wissahickon Hospice, or Planned Parent-hood in lieu of flowers.

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Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News on Jun. 14, 2017.

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Vanessa DeRose

August 1, 2017

I arrived in Philadelphia in 2000 to work on a campaign and stayed. Bayard and I remained close due to the fact that he supported PP and candidates who were pro-choice. We would meet often and chat politics over the 17 years. He would come to events and brighten the room. I'm very sorry to hear that he fell ill and passed. I will be making a contribution in his memory to Planned Parenthood. My thought are with his family as they mourn the passing of one of the most dynamic individuals I have met in my time in Philadelphia.

One of my dearest friends

Linda Hoover

June 30, 2017

Good lunch, wonderful conversation

Linda Hoover

June 30, 2017

Therese Marmion

June 30, 2017

Bayard and Francy were such wonderful supporters of the Penn Museum. I had the pleasure of working with Bayard over the years. He was a fiercely caring and loyal person, and I and my colleagues at the Penn Museum will miss him greatly.

Janet Monge

June 30, 2017

I met Bayard about 25 years ago at a Penn lecture that my mentor and advisor was presenting. He scared the pants off me with his challenging questions and comments. So quick in grasping the holes in an academic argument but presented with such finesse and clarity! I admired him so. Meeting up with him in the last 20 years, refined my opinion. A wonderful loving person; full of joy and curiosity; passion for life and family and places like the Penn Museum. I will cherish these memories forever and wish great comfort to his family and friend.
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M. Patricia West

June 15, 2017

Bayard has been such a force for good and for progressive politics as long as I have lived in Philadelphia. His commitment to use his resources to make change was enduring. He not only opened his checkbook, but he made time for the organizations that mattered to him. His wit, wisdom and generousity will be missed.

Ned Donoghue

June 14, 2017

Bayard was an outstanding neighbor and enjoyed our occasional Christmas parties and we enjoyed his presence, good wine, and lively intelligence and sense of humor many times. His gym comings and goings were an inspiration as he gamely trudged back and forth to keep going. He will be sorely missed. Heartfelt thoughts to all his family.

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