Nickname "Skip". Only son of Manno F. Nelson Sr. and Emma Nelson. He had a sister, Marinne Thyrle Nelson (b. 1921, d. 1997).
Served in the U.S. Army during WWII (Army Intelligence) in Germany and North Africa. Received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Augustana College, Rock Island IL.
He married Adelle Hope Lyon (b. 1922) in 1944 and they had three daughters.
Skip worked in industrial research during the 1950's and 1960's, including Colgate Palmolive and Atlas Chemical Industries in northern New Jersey and Delaware. He accepted a professorship at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He moved his wife and youngest daughter there, where he taught Chemistry from 1970-1971. From there he accepted an Associate Professorship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine in Nashville TN 1971-1975. Keeping his home base in Nashville, he took a professorship at the University of Tripoli. Because the University had not yet been built in Libya, and Skip and Adelle lived on Malta where classes were held in the interim.
Skip and Adelle returned to middle Tennessee in 1977 and he was on the Governor's Board on Radiation Control, traveling around to hospitals and emergency rooms in Tennessee doing radiation education. He retired in the mid 1980's and moved with Adelle to St. Augustine, Florida. He was active in the Episcopal Church and a member of Al Menah Shrine Temple in Nashville.
During the late 1950's until his death, his great passion was HAM radio operation primarily under the call sign K3GKF. He collected many QSL cards and first day cover stamps from other HAM operators in many countries. He loved classical music and kept a large collection of classical recordings. Skip also was an avid salt water fisherman. Throughout his life he loved to travel and in later years was especially interested in religious items and churches of the world.
Toward the end of his life, he suffered from high blood pressure, respiratory problems, and severe cardiovascular disease. He underwent by-pass surgery in the Spring of 1999. Skip died in October of the same year as a result of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and complications of pulmonary asbestosis. He was survived by his wife of 54 years, who was unaware of his death because of her senile dementia (later diagnosed as Alzheimer's). He was also survived by his three daughters and four grandchildren.
Served in the U.S. Army during WWII (Army Intelligence) in Germany and North Africa. Received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Augustana College, Rock Island IL.
He married Adelle Hope Lyon (b. 1922) in 1944 and they had three daughters.
Skip worked in industrial research during the 1950's and 1960's, including Colgate Palmolive and Atlas Chemical Industries in northern New Jersey and Delaware. He accepted a professorship at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He moved his wife and youngest daughter there, where he taught Chemistry from 1970-1971. From there he accepted an Associate Professorship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine in Nashville TN 1971-1975. Keeping his home base in Nashville, he took a professorship at the University of Tripoli. Because the University had not yet been built in Libya, and Skip and Adelle lived on Malta where classes were held in the interim.
Skip and Adelle returned to middle Tennessee in 1977 and he was on the Governor's Board on Radiation Control, traveling around to hospitals and emergency rooms in Tennessee doing radiation education. He retired in the mid 1980's and moved with Adelle to St. Augustine, Florida. He was active in the Episcopal Church and a member of Al Menah Shrine Temple in Nashville.
During the late 1950's until his death, his great passion was HAM radio operation primarily under the call sign K3GKF. He collected many QSL cards and first day cover stamps from other HAM operators in many countries. He loved classical music and kept a large collection of classical recordings. Skip also was an avid salt water fisherman. Throughout his life he loved to travel and in later years was especially interested in religious items and churches of the world.
Toward the end of his life, he suffered from high blood pressure, respiratory problems, and severe cardiovascular disease. He underwent by-pass surgery in the Spring of 1999. Skip died in October of the same year as a result of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and complications of pulmonary asbestosis. He was survived by his wife of 54 years, who was unaware of his death because of her senile dementia (later diagnosed as Alzheimer's). He was also survived by his three daughters and four grandchildren.
Nickname "Skip". Only son of Manno F. Nelson Sr. and Emma Nelson. He had a sister, Marinne Thyrle Nelson (b. 1921, d. 1997).
Served in the U.S. Army during WWII (Army Intelligence) in Germany and North Africa. Received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Augustana College, Rock Island IL.
He married Adelle Hope Lyon (b. 1922) in 1944 and they had three daughters.
Skip worked in industrial research during the 1950's and 1960's, including Colgate Palmolive and Atlas Chemical Industries in northern New Jersey and Delaware. He accepted a professorship at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He moved his wife and youngest daughter there, where he taught Chemistry from 1970-1971. From there he accepted an Associate Professorship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine in Nashville TN 1971-1975. Keeping his home base in Nashville, he took a professorship at the University of Tripoli. Because the University had not yet been built in Libya, and Skip and Adelle lived on Malta where classes were held in the interim.
Skip and Adelle returned to middle Tennessee in 1977 and he was on the Governor's Board on Radiation Control, traveling around to hospitals and emergency rooms in Tennessee doing radiation education. He retired in the mid 1980's and moved with Adelle to St. Augustine, Florida. He was active in the Episcopal Church and a member of Al Menah Shrine Temple in Nashville.
During the late 1950's until his death, his great passion was HAM radio operation primarily under the call sign K3GKF. He collected many QSL cards and first day cover stamps from other HAM operators in many countries. He loved classical music and kept a large collection of classical recordings. Skip also was an avid salt water fisherman. Throughout his life he loved to travel and in later years was especially interested in religious items and churches of the world.
Toward the end of his life, he suffered from high blood pressure, respiratory problems, and severe cardiovascular disease. He underwent by-pass surgery in the Spring of 1999. Skip died in October of the same year as a result of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and complications of pulmonary asbestosis. He was survived by his wife of 54 years, who was unaware of his death because of her senile dementia (later diagnosed as Alzheimer's). He was also survived by his three daughters and four grandchildren.
Served in the U.S. Army during WWII (Army Intelligence) in Germany and North Africa. Received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Augustana College, Rock Island IL.
He married Adelle Hope Lyon (b. 1922) in 1944 and they had three daughters.
Skip worked in industrial research during the 1950's and 1960's, including Colgate Palmolive and Atlas Chemical Industries in northern New Jersey and Delaware. He accepted a professorship at the Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He moved his wife and youngest daughter there, where he taught Chemistry from 1970-1971. From there he accepted an Associate Professorship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine in Nashville TN 1971-1975. Keeping his home base in Nashville, he took a professorship at the University of Tripoli. Because the University had not yet been built in Libya, and Skip and Adelle lived on Malta where classes were held in the interim.
Skip and Adelle returned to middle Tennessee in 1977 and he was on the Governor's Board on Radiation Control, traveling around to hospitals and emergency rooms in Tennessee doing radiation education. He retired in the mid 1980's and moved with Adelle to St. Augustine, Florida. He was active in the Episcopal Church and a member of Al Menah Shrine Temple in Nashville.
During the late 1950's until his death, his great passion was HAM radio operation primarily under the call sign K3GKF. He collected many QSL cards and first day cover stamps from other HAM operators in many countries. He loved classical music and kept a large collection of classical recordings. Skip also was an avid salt water fisherman. Throughout his life he loved to travel and in later years was especially interested in religious items and churches of the world.
Toward the end of his life, he suffered from high blood pressure, respiratory problems, and severe cardiovascular disease. He underwent by-pass surgery in the Spring of 1999. Skip died in October of the same year as a result of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and complications of pulmonary asbestosis. He was survived by his wife of 54 years, who was unaware of his death because of her senile dementia (later diagnosed as Alzheimer's). He was also survived by his three daughters and four grandchildren.
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