LeRoy Eyring passed away peacefully on November 28, 2005. He was born December 26, 1919 in Pima, Arizona. He followed in his oldest brother Henry Eyring's footsteps, choosing chemistry as a career. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Arizona and served in the Navy from 1944-1946, before earning his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1949. His first faculty position was at the University of Iowa. He spent 1958-1960 in Europe and Australia, the recipient of National Science Foundation, Guggenheim, and Fulbright-Hays research grants. These years initiated many scientifically productive international contacts and friendships. Upon his return, he was actively recruited by Arizona State University, and came home to his native state in 1961 as Chairman of the Chemistry Department. During his tenure, he established the department as one of the finest in the country and was the driving force behind the development of the Center for Solid State Science. LeRoy was named a Regents' Professor of Chemistry in 1988 and published more than 150 articles and books. He is recognized as a world-wide authority on rare earth oxides. The Ph.D,s and post-docs who studied with him now teach at prestigious institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and work in many major industrial laboratories. In addition to having a distinguished academic career, LeRoy was also a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife LaReal; his four children: Michelle, Patricia, Cynthia, and Gregory; and his four grandchildren: Drew, Ryan, Katherine, Benjamin.
Published by The Arizona Republic from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, 2005.
Lt(JG) Leroy Eyring
United States Navy
World War II
(Mil ID#399534)
Published by The Arizona Republic from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, 2005.
Lt(JG) Leroy Eyring
United States Navy
World War II
(Mil ID#399534)
LeRoy Eyring passed away peacefully on November 28, 2005. He was born December 26, 1919 in Pima, Arizona. He followed in his oldest brother Henry Eyring's footsteps, choosing chemistry as a career. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Arizona and served in the Navy from 1944-1946, before earning his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1949. His first faculty position was at the University of Iowa. He spent 1958-1960 in Europe and Australia, the recipient of National Science Foundation, Guggenheim, and Fulbright-Hays research grants. These years initiated many scientifically productive international contacts and friendships. Upon his return, he was actively recruited by Arizona State University, and came home to his native state in 1961 as Chairman of the Chemistry Department. During his tenure, he established the department as one of the finest in the country and was the driving force behind the development of the Center for Solid State Science. LeRoy was named a Regents' Professor of Chemistry in 1988 and published more than 150 articles and books. He is recognized as a world-wide authority on rare earth oxides. The Ph.D,s and post-docs who studied with him now teach at prestigious institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and work in many major industrial laboratories. In addition to having a distinguished academic career, LeRoy was also a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife LaReal; his four children: Michelle, Patricia, Cynthia, and Gregory; and his four grandchildren: Drew, Ryan, Katherine, Benjamin.
Published by The Arizona Republic from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, 2005.
Lt(JG) Leroy Eyring
United States Navy
World War II
(Mil ID#399534)
Published by The Arizona Republic from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, 2005.
Lt(JG) Leroy Eyring
United States Navy
World War II
(Mil ID#399534)
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