H. Douglass Gross

1924 - 2022

H. Douglass Gross
March 4, 1924 - June 11, 2022
Raleigh, North Carolina - Doug Gross passed away at home at the age of 98. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Jeannette.
Doug was born in Harrisburg, PA and grew up in Newark, NJ. He was a veteran of World War II. As an artilleryman in the Army, he fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany, and received the bronze star and the Combat Infantry Badge.
Doug graduated from Rutgers University with a Master's Degree in Agronomy. He was very active in athletics at Rutgers, lettering in five sports. After graduating he taught at Rutgers until he enrolled at Iowa State University, where he received his PhD in Agronomy. While at Iowa State he met and married Jeannette Knutsen.
Doug then joined the Crop Science department at North Carolina State University. During his career he taught, advised graduate students, and published papers resulting from his research projects. He and his family lived in Peru on two occasions while he helped that country develop its agricultural infrastructure. He later travelled around the world to share his expertise as part of the NCSU International Programs department.
Doug was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Raleigh.
Dr. Gross is survived by his four children, Kirsten, Douglass, Kirk, and Alice, as well as four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The family will hold a private service.