Randall Dudley Wood, Ph.D., 80, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Crestview Skilled Nursing after a long courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, November 27, at Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. Services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, November 28, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Bryan with burial following at the Aggie Field of Honor.
Randall was born in Palmer, Estill County, Kentucky, to the late Ocie B. Wood and Tena V. (Harris) Wood. He attended a one-room grade school and later graduated from Estill County High School, Irvine, Ky. He received a B.S. in Animal Husbandry from the University of Kentucky, 1959; MS in Animal Nutrition in 1961, with coursework at UK and research at University of Tennessee Atomic Energy Commission Agricultural Research laboratory; Ph.D., Biochemistry, Texas A &M University. January 1965, he was in the first graduating class at Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral training at Atomic Energy Commission Fellow Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Tennessee.
His academic experience included Scientist, ORAU Oak Ridge, TN; Assoc. Prof., Biochemistry Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University, Chicago and jointly as Scientist at Edward Hines Jr. V A, Hospital, Oaklawn, IL; Assoc. Prof. of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; Professor of Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics and Nutrition at TAMU.
Randall belonged to numerous biochemical and nutrition societies, primary of which was the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). In 1963, he received the first AOCS Honor Student Award which was for recognition of outstanding preparation for a career in the field of edible fats and oils. In 1967, he received the Bond Award Gold Medal which was AOCS recognition of excellence in technical content and manner of presentation of technical papers at meetings (1967). Randall was named an AOCS Fellow in 1998. He also received the Sigma XI Distinguished Member Award for Research Achievement in 1981.
He was a reviewer for several journals, Editor of the journal of Lipid Research and ad hoc grant and site reviewer of NSF, NIH and the Medical Research Council of Canada. Randall was the author of one book, over 100 refereed scientific articles, and several monographs and book chapters. He also organized several scientific convocations. He was a member of FarmHouse Greek Fraternity.
Randall married Betty Arlene Baker, on September 6, 1959, at Perryville Baptist Church, Perryville, Ky., just before starting his graduate work.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Juliette Wood Wyant; and granddaughter, Stephanie Dawn Guidry.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Arlene Wood, of Bryan; daughter, Marjorie Arlene Guidry and husband, Steven Craig Guidry, of Doylestown, Pa.; grandson, Randall Austin Guidry, of Charlottesville, Va.; sister, Linda Wood Sullivan and husband, J. G., of Irvine, Ky.: brothers-in-law and their wives, K. A. Baker and Mary, of Franklin, Ind., J. W. Baker, III and Norma, of Ringgold, Ga., W. K. and Ann Baker, of Yorktown, Va.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Baker Gullett and husband, James, of Okeechobee, Fla.; along with numerous nieces and nephews. J5
Randall was born in Palmer, Estill County, Kentucky, to the late Ocie B. Wood and Tena V. (Harris) Wood. He attended a one-room grade school and later graduated from Estill County High School, Irvine, Ky. He received a B.S. in Animal Husbandry from the University of Kentucky, 1959; MS in Animal Nutrition in 1961, with coursework at UK and research at University of Tennessee Atomic Energy Commission Agricultural Research laboratory; Ph.D., Biochemistry, Texas A &M University. January 1965, he was in the first graduating class at Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral training at Atomic Energy Commission Fellow Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Tennessee.
His academic experience included Scientist, ORAU Oak Ridge, TN; Assoc. Prof., Biochemistry Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University, Chicago and jointly as Scientist at Edward Hines Jr. V A, Hospital, Oaklawn, IL; Assoc. Prof. of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; Professor of Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics and Nutrition at TAMU.
Randall belonged to numerous biochemical and nutrition societies, primary of which was the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). In 1963, he received the first AOCS Honor Student Award which was for recognition of outstanding preparation for a career in the field of edible fats and oils. In 1967, he received the Bond Award Gold Medal which was AOCS recognition of excellence in technical content and manner of presentation of technical papers at meetings (1967). Randall was named an AOCS Fellow in 1998. He also received the Sigma XI Distinguished Member Award for Research Achievement in 1981.
He was a reviewer for several journals, Editor of the journal of Lipid Research and ad hoc grant and site reviewer of NSF, NIH and the Medical Research Council of Canada. Randall was the author of one book, over 100 refereed scientific articles, and several monographs and book chapters. He also organized several scientific convocations. He was a member of FarmHouse Greek Fraternity.
Randall married Betty Arlene Baker, on September 6, 1959, at Perryville Baptist Church, Perryville, Ky., just before starting his graduate work.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Juliette Wood Wyant; and granddaughter, Stephanie Dawn Guidry.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Arlene Wood, of Bryan; daughter, Marjorie Arlene Guidry and husband, Steven Craig Guidry, of Doylestown, Pa.; grandson, Randall Austin Guidry, of Charlottesville, Va.; sister, Linda Wood Sullivan and husband, J. G., of Irvine, Ky.: brothers-in-law and their wives, K. A. Baker and Mary, of Franklin, Ind., J. W. Baker, III and Norma, of Ringgold, Ga., W. K. and Ann Baker, of Yorktown, Va.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Baker Gullett and husband, James, of Okeechobee, Fla.; along with numerous nieces and nephews. J5
Randall Dudley Wood, Ph.D., 80, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Crestview Skilled Nursing after a long courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, November 27, at Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. Services will be at 2 p.m., Monday, November 28, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Bryan with burial following at the Aggie Field of Honor.
Randall was born in Palmer, Estill County, Kentucky, to the late Ocie B. Wood and Tena V. (Harris) Wood. He attended a one-room grade school and later graduated from Estill County High School, Irvine, Ky. He received a B.S. in Animal Husbandry from the University of Kentucky, 1959; MS in Animal Nutrition in 1961, with coursework at UK and research at University of Tennessee Atomic Energy Commission Agricultural Research laboratory; Ph.D., Biochemistry, Texas A &M University. January 1965, he was in the first graduating class at Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral training at Atomic Energy Commission Fellow Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Tennessee.
His academic experience included Scientist, ORAU Oak Ridge, TN; Assoc. Prof., Biochemistry Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University, Chicago and jointly as Scientist at Edward Hines Jr. V A, Hospital, Oaklawn, IL; Assoc. Prof. of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; Professor of Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics and Nutrition at TAMU.
Randall belonged to numerous biochemical and nutrition societies, primary of which was the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). In 1963, he received the first AOCS Honor Student Award which was for recognition of outstanding preparation for a career in the field of edible fats and oils. In 1967, he received the Bond Award Gold Medal which was AOCS recognition of excellence in technical content and manner of presentation of technical papers at meetings (1967). Randall was named an AOCS Fellow in 1998. He also received the Sigma XI Distinguished Member Award for Research Achievement in 1981.
He was a reviewer for several journals, Editor of the journal of Lipid Research and ad hoc grant and site reviewer of NSF, NIH and the Medical Research Council of Canada. Randall was the author of one book, over 100 refereed scientific articles, and several monographs and book chapters. He also organized several scientific convocations. He was a member of FarmHouse Greek Fraternity.
Randall married Betty Arlene Baker, on September 6, 1959, at Perryville Baptist Church, Perryville, Ky., just before starting his graduate work.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Juliette Wood Wyant; and granddaughter, Stephanie Dawn Guidry.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Arlene Wood, of Bryan; daughter, Marjorie Arlene Guidry and husband, Steven Craig Guidry, of Doylestown, Pa.; grandson, Randall Austin Guidry, of Charlottesville, Va.; sister, Linda Wood Sullivan and husband, J. G., of Irvine, Ky.: brothers-in-law and their wives, K. A. Baker and Mary, of Franklin, Ind., J. W. Baker, III and Norma, of Ringgold, Ga., W. K. and Ann Baker, of Yorktown, Va.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Baker Gullett and husband, James, of Okeechobee, Fla.; along with numerous nieces and nephews. J5
Randall was born in Palmer, Estill County, Kentucky, to the late Ocie B. Wood and Tena V. (Harris) Wood. He attended a one-room grade school and later graduated from Estill County High School, Irvine, Ky. He received a B.S. in Animal Husbandry from the University of Kentucky, 1959; MS in Animal Nutrition in 1961, with coursework at UK and research at University of Tennessee Atomic Energy Commission Agricultural Research laboratory; Ph.D., Biochemistry, Texas A &M University. January 1965, he was in the first graduating class at Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral training at Atomic Energy Commission Fellow Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Tennessee.
His academic experience included Scientist, ORAU Oak Ridge, TN; Assoc. Prof., Biochemistry Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University, Chicago and jointly as Scientist at Edward Hines Jr. V A, Hospital, Oaklawn, IL; Assoc. Prof. of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; Professor of Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics and Nutrition at TAMU.
Randall belonged to numerous biochemical and nutrition societies, primary of which was the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). In 1963, he received the first AOCS Honor Student Award which was for recognition of outstanding preparation for a career in the field of edible fats and oils. In 1967, he received the Bond Award Gold Medal which was AOCS recognition of excellence in technical content and manner of presentation of technical papers at meetings (1967). Randall was named an AOCS Fellow in 1998. He also received the Sigma XI Distinguished Member Award for Research Achievement in 1981.
He was a reviewer for several journals, Editor of the journal of Lipid Research and ad hoc grant and site reviewer of NSF, NIH and the Medical Research Council of Canada. Randall was the author of one book, over 100 refereed scientific articles, and several monographs and book chapters. He also organized several scientific convocations. He was a member of FarmHouse Greek Fraternity.
Randall married Betty Arlene Baker, on September 6, 1959, at Perryville Baptist Church, Perryville, Ky., just before starting his graduate work.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Juliette Wood Wyant; and granddaughter, Stephanie Dawn Guidry.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Arlene Wood, of Bryan; daughter, Marjorie Arlene Guidry and husband, Steven Craig Guidry, of Doylestown, Pa.; grandson, Randall Austin Guidry, of Charlottesville, Va.; sister, Linda Wood Sullivan and husband, J. G., of Irvine, Ky.: brothers-in-law and their wives, K. A. Baker and Mary, of Franklin, Ind., J. W. Baker, III and Norma, of Ringgold, Ga., W. K. and Ann Baker, of Yorktown, Va.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Baker Gullett and husband, James, of Okeechobee, Fla.; along with numerous nieces and nephews. J5
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