Thank you Walt, and this is indeed a sad moment. I personally have fond
memories of Earl from way back in his Union Carbide days and early Pfizer
days. In fact, Earl loved his sailboat back then and I had the opportunity
on a couple of occasions to sail with he and his wife along the Connecticut
coastline.
He will be dearly missed by all of us NMR "old timers" I'm sure, as well as
his more recent colleagues.
My kindest regards to all of his family and friends.
Jon
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From: Walter Massefski [mailto:dfci.nmr_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 8:51 PM
To: ammrl_at_ammrl.org
Cc: Walter Massefski
Subject: AMMRL: Earl B. Whipple
Warm wishes to the NMR community -
Earl Whipple, who many of you knew as an outstanding contributor to the NMR
of chemical systems, died of cancer in mid-October. He was 85, and had been
living with his son and daughter-in-law in Asheville, North Carolina since
2007. Earl told the family that he loved chemistry until the end and loved
to tell stories of his experiences over his long career in NMR, of the many
people he worked with, and how many of them have won major recognition.
Earl was an NMR scientist at Union Carbide in Tarrytown, NY and then at
Pfizer in Groton, CT where I met him at the beginning of my industry career
in 1991. At the start of my interview dinner with Earl and two of his
colleagues from Pfizer, Earl said "Walt, around this table you've got a
Northern Conservative, a young Liberal, and a Southern Democrat, so there's
no way you're going to make all of us happy." He was right, of course, but
they hired me anyway. He had a sharp mind, a sharp wit, and he was an
exceptional colleague, mentor, and friend. I still keep a copy on my desk of
his unpublished 'Structure Units' methods paper for solving unknown chemical
structures.
The family will be holding an informal Memorial, January 2, 2016 at 2PM in
The Garden Cabin on the campus of Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC.
Members of the NMR community are welcome to visit.
Best to everyone,
Walt Massefski
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Received on Wed Dec 09 2015 - 08:49:04 MST