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Oscar Touster Obituary
Nashville, TN
Oscar Touster, Professor of Biochemistry, Professor of Molecular Biology and Founder of the Molecular
Biology Department and Chairman for 40 years at Vanderbilt University, has died.
Memorial service is at Benton Chapel, Vanderbilt University, Saturday, March 21, at 2 p.m.
Survivors are his daughter, Alison, his granddaughter, Julia, and his grandson, Jeremy.
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Beverly Headley
March 21, 2015
Dr. Touster was a wonderful, brilliant man who brought knowledge, kindness & humor to the world. I am thankful to have known him. Blessings to his family. - Beverly Headley
The Gores
March 17, 2015
Love to Alison, Julia and Jeremy. We loved Oscar very much. He was a great man in every way.
Lee
March 15, 2015
My condolences to the family. May the family find much comfort in God's word at Matt. 5:4
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