In Memoriam

In Memoriam

SIP Member Obituaries


Lest we forget: Obituaries of SIP members appearing in the SIP Newsletter.


  • 2023 - 2020

    Year of Death - Name - Newsletter Issue


    2023 - Alois M. Huger - 56(3)

    2023 - Terry Lee Couch -  56(3)

    2023 - Elizabeth (Betty) Davidson - 56(1)

    2022 - George Gomes Soares - 55(3)

    2022 - Irma Viktorovna Issi - 55(3)

    2022 - Max Bergoin - 55(2)

    2021 - Donald W. Roberts - 54(2)

    2020 - David Ellar - 53(2)


  • 2019 - 2010

    Year of Death - Name - Newsletter Issue


    2019 - Jim Maruniak - 52(3)

    2019 - Mitsuaki Shimazu -52(3)

    2019 - Nikolai A.M. van Beek - 52(2)

    2019 - Stephen Francis Garczynski - 52(1)

    2018 - Richard Stanley Soper Jr - 52(3)

    2018 - Phyllis T. Johnson - 51(3)

    2018 - Chris Prior - 51(2)

    2017 - Ingremar Fries - 51(1)

    2017 - Lawrence A "Lerry" Lacey - 50(3)

    2017 - Suzanne M. Thiem - 50(3)

    2016 - Allan A. Yousten - 49(3)

    2016 - Yoshinori "Joe" Tanada - 49(2)

    2016 - Karl Maramorosch - 49(2)

    2016 - Barbara Knowles - 49(2)

    2012 - Harold Lincoln "Harry" Zimmack - 48(1)

    2013 - Samuel Singer - 47(1)

    2013 - Clayton McCoy - 46(3)

    2012 - Constantin Vago - 47(2)

    2012 - Flavio Moscardi - 46(2)

    2012 - Denis Burges - 46(1)

    2012 - Jaroslav Weiser - 46(1)

    2012 - John Paul Kramer - 45(3)

    2012 - Albert K. Sparks - 45(3)

    2012 - Carlo M. Ignoffo - 45(3)

    2012 - Nancy E. Beckage - 45(2)

    2012 - Albert Pye - 45(2)

    2011 - Otto Schmidt - 44(3)

    2011 - Walter F. Hink - 44(3)

    2011 - Joel Margalit (Yoel Margalith) - 44(2)

    2011 - Keizo Aizawa - 44(2)

  • 2009-2000

    Year of Death - Name - Newsletter Issue


    2009 - Peter Faulkner - 42(3)

    2009 - Claire Vidal - 42(2)

    2008 - John Cunningham - 43(1)

    2008 - Sergio Alvez - 41(3)

    2008 - Roland Brousseau - 41(2)

    2008 - Liu Niancui - 41(1)

    2008 - Roslyn Cabbott - 41(1)

    2007 - Howard Whisler - 42(3)

    2007 - Keith Steinkraus - 41(3)

    2007 - Raymond Dedondier - 40(3)

    2007 - Marion Brooks-Wallace - 40(3)

    2007 - Usha Kirtilal Mehta - 40(2)

    2005 - Sophie Jakowska - 39(3)

    2005 - Thomas Angus - 38(3)

    2005 - Mabry Steinhaus - 38(3)

    2004 - Jean Adams - 37(3)

    2004 - Patrick Vail - 37(1)

    2003 - Gernot H. Bergold - 40(1)

    2003 - David Kelly - 36(3)

    2003 - Adrian Gillespie - 36(3)

    2003 - Andrzej Bednarek - 36(3)

    2003 - Raimon Beard - 36(3)

    2002 - John D. Briggs - 36(1)

    2002 - Geoffrey Clive Simmons - 37(2)

    2001 - Clarence C. (Hank) Thompson - 35(1)

    2001 - Chris J. Lomer - 34(3)

    2001 - Victor Sprague - 34(3)

    2001 - Tadeusz J. Poprowski - 34(1)

    2000 - Thomas C. Cheng - 34(1)

    2000 - Mauro E. Martignoni - 33(2)

    2000 - Peter Sikorowski - 33(2)

  • 1999-1990

    Year of Death - Name - Newsletter Issue


    1999 - Charles C. Doane - 33(1)

    1999 - Lois Miller - 32(3)

    1998 - Normand Dubois - 30(2)

    1998 - William McCarthy - 30(2)

    1998 - Susumu Maeda - 30(2)

    1996 - Norman Crook - 29(1)

    1994 - Howard Chittick - 27(1)

    1994 - Richard Nolan - 26(3)

    1993 - Howard Dulmage - 25(3)

    1993 - William Yendol - 25(2)

    1992 - P.A. Van der Laan - 25(1)

    1992 - Martin Rogoff - 24(2)

    1991 - Anna Chittick - 23(3)

    1990 - William Kellen - 23(1)

    1990 - Charles Reichelderfer - 23(1)

  • 1989-1969

    Year of Death - Name - Newsletter Issue


    1989 - Gao Shagyin- 23(1)

    1989 - Kurt Purrini - 22(1)

    1987 - Isaac Harpaz - 19(3)

    1986 - W.A. Ramoska - 19(1)

    1986 - George Balouet - 19(1)

    1985 - Bernhard C. Hertlein - 18(2)

    1985 - Edward Hazard - 17(2)

    1985 - Oleg Lysenko - 17(2)

    1984 - Truman B. Clark - 17(3)

    1984 - F.G. (Ted) Bird - 16(4)

    1982 - Gordon Bucher - 14(2)

    1980 - Kenneth M. Hughes - 12(2)

    1979 - Arthur M. Heimpel - 12(1)

    1978 - D. Kent Hunter - 10(2)

    1977 - Enrico Masera - 9(4)

    1976 - Robert-Philippe Dollfus - 9(2)

    1975 - J.M. Cameron -7(2)

    1973 - Leslie Alfred Stauber - 5(2)

    1969 - Edward A. Steinhaus - 2(4) 

Mauro E. Martignoni (1926 - 2000)


Mauro E. Martignoni was a founding member of SIP and a member of the first organizing committee that established SIP.  He has made significant contributions to invertebrate pathology as both teacher and researcher.  He willed funds for support of students to travel to the annual meetings of the Society.  The Mauro E. Martignoni Fund is SIP's premier award for student research.  

Mauro E. Martignoni Obituary

Chris Lomer (1957 - 2001)


Chris Lomer's career was defined by his desire to bring the benefits of microbial control to the farmers and inhabitants of the developing world. For this reason, the Chris Lomer Memorial Fund is used to provide grants to support travel to SIP meetings for insect pathologists working in the developing world.  

Chris Lomer Obituary

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