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Subject: [CAYolo] Edgar PAINTER (1908-2003) (obit.)
Date: 4 Mar 2003 16:15:19 -0700
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Surnames: PAINTER, CLAPP, NICITA, BORGHI
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Edgar Painter
Edgar Painter died Feb. 22, 2003, at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Born on Oct. 2, 1908, in Schuyler, Neb., he was 95 years old.
He received a bachelor of science in 1932 and a master's of science in 1935 from South Dakota State College. In 1939, he received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Minnesota. In 1947, he joined the department of chemistry at UC Davis where he taught and carried out research until his retirement in 1975. From 1976 to 2001, he operated a farm in the Capay Valley where he raised cattle and garden vegetables.
He was active in Davis Little League, the Boy Scouts of America and the Sierra Club during the 1950s. He was active in the Yolo County Democratic Party for many years. As a youth, he excelled at track and was the South Dakota high school champion in the 440-yard race. After moving to Davis, he became an avid backpacker and mountain climber with 11 ascents of peaks over 14,000 feet.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Painter; brother, Charles Painter of Austin, Minn.; children, Jane Clapp of Sacramento and Page Painter of Davis; grandchildren, Michael Clapp, Jillian Clapp and Carol Painter Nicita of Sacramento and Christine Painter, Genna Painter, Patrick Godwin Painter and Kelly Borghi of Davis.
Great-grandchildren Mathew Clapp and Kylie Nicita also survive him.
A memorial service will be held on a date to be announced. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, gifts be made to a scholarship fund in his memory at UC Davis department of chemistry.
(Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, February 26, 2003, (Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>;. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)
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