Albert J. Fry Ph.D.

1937 - 2024

Albert J. Fry, PhD
February 1, 2024
Albert J. Fry, PhD, of Middletown, CT, passed away on February 1, 2024, at age 86. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 12, 1937, the son of Russell and Margaret Fry. He attended St. John the Baptist High School in Philadelphia, earned a BS in Chemistry at the University of Michigan, and a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. After post-graduate work at CalTech, he joined the faculty at Wesleyan University, where he taught for 50 years before his retirement in 2017. Professor Fry was the E.B. Nye Professor of Chemistry and a member of American Chemical Society and the American Electrochemical Society. He published more than 170 research articles and two books on organic electrochemistry.
Al is survived by his wife of 58 years, Melissa (Betton) Fry; his daughter, Anne Fry, and son-in-law, Steve Bozeman; son Peter Fry and daughter-in-law Rebecca Springer; son Jon Fry and daughter-in-law Kim Mergenthaler Fry; and grandchildren Morgan Bozeman, Molly Fry, Maggie Fry, Will Fry, and Mackenzie Fry. Al loved traveling, reading, and music, and enjoyed playing the euphonium with the Middletown Symphonic Band. There will be a private family service at D'Angelo Funeral Home in Middletown. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made to The Leopold Schepp Foundation, 950 Third Avenue, Suite 3100, New York, NY 10022.