A. WELLS
A. Judson Wells, Jr.
A. Judson Wells, Jr., age 90, of Kennett Square, PA, died on February 19, 2008, after suffering a stroke.
He had a 39-year career at the DuPont Company followed by a 27-year career as a researcher/activist on smoking and health. Mr. Wells was born in 1917 in Chicago, IL, and was awarded one of the first National Scholarships to attend Harvard College, where he graduated second in his class in 1938, summa cum laude, and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Harvard in 1941.
His started his career with the DuPont Company as a research chemist at the Experimental Station. He directed the Yerkes Research Laboratory in Buffalo, NY (1953-1955), and then, returning to Wilmington, directed research in the Film and Electro-chemicals Departments. In 1969 he became director of the Industrial Products Division (later the Specialty Products Division) of Fabrics and Finishes. After retiring in 1980 he trained himself in epidemiology related to smoking and health and became active as a volunteer for the American Lung Association and in the smoking and health research community, focusing on passive smoking. In 1988 he published his meta-analysis of dozens of scientific papers showing that 50,000 Americans died annually from other people's smoke, a figure considerably higher than other estimates. He assisted the EPA in preparing its landmark 1992 report which led to classifying environmental tobacco smoke as a Class A carcinogen. The EPA staff presented a medal to Mr. Wells in recognition of his key role in preparing the report. He then assisted OSHA in analyzing the health effects of smoking in the workplace, and consulted with the governments of California and Ontario. Partly as a result of his work, 22 states have now banned smoking in the workplace. His recent work has demonstrated that both active and passive smoking increase the risk of breast cancer. He served on the Delaware Advisory Council on Cancer Incidence and Mortality, the Delaware Cancer Consortium, and the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition.
Since 1955, he has been an active member of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, First and Olivet Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church and was president of Family Service of Northern Delaware and on the Allocation Committee of the United Way of Delaware. He served as chair of the New Castle Presbytery Metropolitan Mission Committee and as co-chair of the New Castle Presbytery Work Group Against Racism. In all of these roles, he focused on promoting racial integration and opening equal opportunities. For Harvard, he served on Overseers Committees for the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, and Related Research Facilities, as President of the Association of Harvard Chemists and the Harvard Club of Delaware, and as Chairman of the Harvard Graduate Society Council. He was vice president of the Council for Delaware Education and in 1969 served for three months as education group leader on the Governor's Economy Committee. Mr. Wells was an avid sailor, cruising extensively on the Chesapeake Bay, in New England, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and Scotland. He was a member of the Elk River Yacht Club, the Tred Avon Yacht Club, and the Greenville Country Club.
Mr. Wells was married in 1937 to Mary Brewster Gunn, who died in 1993. In 1994 he married Nancy Jessup Edgar. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Edgar Wells; 6 children Anne Harms, Harriet Shaw, Lucy Hausner, David Wells, Jack Wells, and Jane Wells; 3 stepchildren, Samuel Edgar, Michael Edgar, and Kate Edgar; 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday, March 8, at 11 am, at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Rd., Wilmington, DE. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, 100 W. 10th St., Ste. 1115, Wilmington, DE 19801.
[published 02/24/2008]
A. Judson Wells, Jr.
A. Judson Wells, Jr., age 90, of Kennett Square, PA, died on February 19, 2008, after suffering a stroke.
He had a 39-year career at the DuPont Company followed by a 27-year career as a researcher/activist on smoking and health. Mr. Wells was born in 1917 in Chicago, IL, and was awarded one of the first National Scholarships to attend Harvard College, where he graduated second in his class in 1938, summa cum laude, and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Harvard in 1941.
His started his career with the DuPont Company as a research chemist at the Experimental Station. He directed the Yerkes Research Laboratory in Buffalo, NY (1953-1955), and then, returning to Wilmington, directed research in the Film and Electro-chemicals Departments. In 1969 he became director of the Industrial Products Division (later the Specialty Products Division) of Fabrics and Finishes. After retiring in 1980 he trained himself in epidemiology related to smoking and health and became active as a volunteer for the American Lung Association and in the smoking and health research community, focusing on passive smoking. In 1988 he published his meta-analysis of dozens of scientific papers showing that 50,000 Americans died annually from other people's smoke, a figure considerably higher than other estimates. He assisted the EPA in preparing its landmark 1992 report which led to classifying environmental tobacco smoke as a Class A carcinogen. The EPA staff presented a medal to Mr. Wells in recognition of his key role in preparing the report. He then assisted OSHA in analyzing the health effects of smoking in the workplace, and consulted with the governments of California and Ontario. Partly as a result of his work, 22 states have now banned smoking in the workplace. His recent work has demonstrated that both active and passive smoking increase the risk of breast cancer. He served on the Delaware Advisory Council on Cancer Incidence and Mortality, the Delaware Cancer Consortium, and the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition.
Since 1955, he has been an active member of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, First and Olivet Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church and was president of Family Service of Northern Delaware and on the Allocation Committee of the United Way of Delaware. He served as chair of the New Castle Presbytery Metropolitan Mission Committee and as co-chair of the New Castle Presbytery Work Group Against Racism. In all of these roles, he focused on promoting racial integration and opening equal opportunities. For Harvard, he served on Overseers Committees for the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, and Related Research Facilities, as President of the Association of Harvard Chemists and the Harvard Club of Delaware, and as Chairman of the Harvard Graduate Society Council. He was vice president of the Council for Delaware Education and in 1969 served for three months as education group leader on the Governor's Economy Committee. Mr. Wells was an avid sailor, cruising extensively on the Chesapeake Bay, in New England, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and Scotland. He was a member of the Elk River Yacht Club, the Tred Avon Yacht Club, and the Greenville Country Club.
Mr. Wells was married in 1937 to Mary Brewster Gunn, who died in 1993. In 1994 he married Nancy Jessup Edgar. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Edgar Wells; 6 children Anne Harms, Harriet Shaw, Lucy Hausner, David Wells, Jack Wells, and Jane Wells; 3 stepchildren, Samuel Edgar, Michael Edgar, and Kate Edgar; 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday, March 8, at 11 am, at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Rd., Wilmington, DE. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, 100 W. 10th St., Ste. 1115, Wilmington, DE 19801.
[published 02/24/2008]
A. WELLS
A. Judson Wells, Jr.
A. Judson Wells, Jr., age 90, of Kennett Square, PA, died on February 19, 2008, after suffering a stroke.
He had a 39-year career at the DuPont Company followed by a 27-year career as a researcher/activist on smoking and health. Mr. Wells was born in 1917 in Chicago, IL, and was awarded one of the first National Scholarships to attend Harvard College, where he graduated second in his class in 1938, summa cum laude, and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Harvard in 1941.
His started his career with the DuPont Company as a research chemist at the Experimental Station. He directed the Yerkes Research Laboratory in Buffalo, NY (1953-1955), and then, returning to Wilmington, directed research in the Film and Electro-chemicals Departments. In 1969 he became director of the Industrial Products Division (later the Specialty Products Division) of Fabrics and Finishes. After retiring in 1980 he trained himself in epidemiology related to smoking and health and became active as a volunteer for the American Lung Association and in the smoking and health research community, focusing on passive smoking. In 1988 he published his meta-analysis of dozens of scientific papers showing that 50,000 Americans died annually from other people's smoke, a figure considerably higher than other estimates. He assisted the EPA in preparing its landmark 1992 report which led to classifying environmental tobacco smoke as a Class A carcinogen. The EPA staff presented a medal to Mr. Wells in recognition of his key role in preparing the report. He then assisted OSHA in analyzing the health effects of smoking in the workplace, and consulted with the governments of California and Ontario. Partly as a result of his work, 22 states have now banned smoking in the workplace. His recent work has demonstrated that both active and passive smoking increase the risk of breast cancer. He served on the Delaware Advisory Council on Cancer Incidence and Mortality, the Delaware Cancer Consortium, and the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition.
Since 1955, he has been an active member of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, First and Olivet Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church and was president of Family Service of Northern Delaware and on the Allocation Committee of the United Way of Delaware. He served as chair of the New Castle Presbytery Metropolitan Mission Committee and as co-chair of the New Castle Presbytery Work Group Against Racism. In all of these roles, he focused on promoting racial integration and opening equal opportunities. For Harvard, he served on Overseers Committees for the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, and Related Research Facilities, as President of the Association of Harvard Chemists and the Harvard Club of Delaware, and as Chairman of the Harvard Graduate Society Council. He was vice president of the Council for Delaware Education and in 1969 served for three months as education group leader on the Governor's Economy Committee. Mr. Wells was an avid sailor, cruising extensively on the Chesapeake Bay, in New England, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and Scotland. He was a member of the Elk River Yacht Club, the Tred Avon Yacht Club, and the Greenville Country Club.
Mr. Wells was married in 1937 to Mary Brewster Gunn, who died in 1993. In 1994 he married Nancy Jessup Edgar. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Edgar Wells; 6 children Anne Harms, Harriet Shaw, Lucy Hausner, David Wells, Jack Wells, and Jane Wells; 3 stepchildren, Samuel Edgar, Michael Edgar, and Kate Edgar; 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday, March 8, at 11 am, at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Rd., Wilmington, DE. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, 100 W. 10th St., Ste. 1115, Wilmington, DE 19801.
[published 02/24/2008]
A. Judson Wells, Jr.
A. Judson Wells, Jr., age 90, of Kennett Square, PA, died on February 19, 2008, after suffering a stroke.
He had a 39-year career at the DuPont Company followed by a 27-year career as a researcher/activist on smoking and health. Mr. Wells was born in 1917 in Chicago, IL, and was awarded one of the first National Scholarships to attend Harvard College, where he graduated second in his class in 1938, summa cum laude, and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Harvard in 1941.
His started his career with the DuPont Company as a research chemist at the Experimental Station. He directed the Yerkes Research Laboratory in Buffalo, NY (1953-1955), and then, returning to Wilmington, directed research in the Film and Electro-chemicals Departments. In 1969 he became director of the Industrial Products Division (later the Specialty Products Division) of Fabrics and Finishes. After retiring in 1980 he trained himself in epidemiology related to smoking and health and became active as a volunteer for the American Lung Association and in the smoking and health research community, focusing on passive smoking. In 1988 he published his meta-analysis of dozens of scientific papers showing that 50,000 Americans died annually from other people's smoke, a figure considerably higher than other estimates. He assisted the EPA in preparing its landmark 1992 report which led to classifying environmental tobacco smoke as a Class A carcinogen. The EPA staff presented a medal to Mr. Wells in recognition of his key role in preparing the report. He then assisted OSHA in analyzing the health effects of smoking in the workplace, and consulted with the governments of California and Ontario. Partly as a result of his work, 22 states have now banned smoking in the workplace. His recent work has demonstrated that both active and passive smoking increase the risk of breast cancer. He served on the Delaware Advisory Council on Cancer Incidence and Mortality, the Delaware Cancer Consortium, and the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition.
Since 1955, he has been an active member of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, First and Olivet Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church and was president of Family Service of Northern Delaware and on the Allocation Committee of the United Way of Delaware. He served as chair of the New Castle Presbytery Metropolitan Mission Committee and as co-chair of the New Castle Presbytery Work Group Against Racism. In all of these roles, he focused on promoting racial integration and opening equal opportunities. For Harvard, he served on Overseers Committees for the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, and Related Research Facilities, as President of the Association of Harvard Chemists and the Harvard Club of Delaware, and as Chairman of the Harvard Graduate Society Council. He was vice president of the Council for Delaware Education and in 1969 served for three months as education group leader on the Governor's Economy Committee. Mr. Wells was an avid sailor, cruising extensively on the Chesapeake Bay, in New England, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, and Scotland. He was a member of the Elk River Yacht Club, the Tred Avon Yacht Club, and the Greenville Country Club.
Mr. Wells was married in 1937 to Mary Brewster Gunn, who died in 1993. In 1994 he married Nancy Jessup Edgar. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Edgar Wells; 6 children Anne Harms, Harriet Shaw, Lucy Hausner, David Wells, Jack Wells, and Jane Wells; 3 stepchildren, Samuel Edgar, Michael Edgar, and Kate Edgar; 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Saturday, March 8, at 11 am, at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Rd., Wilmington, DE. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, 100 W. 10th St., Ste. 1115, Wilmington, DE 19801.
[published 02/24/2008]
Family Members
Children
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
