Update, RIP Prof. Frank Gwilliam, Memorial March 11
Posted November 30, 2016
Update, Feb 16, 2017: Professor Gwilliam's memorial service has been scheduled for Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in the Reed College Chapel.
Update, Dec 6, 2016: Obituary from the Oregonian
Bio mourns the passing of invertebrate neurobiologist G. Frank Gwilliam (biology 1957–96). The Reed Magazine has collected some of the community's reflections on our esteemed colleague and mentor here. If further information becomes available it will be posted here.
Gwilliam, G. Frank 91 Aug. 28, 1925 Nov. 27, 2016 Frank Gwilliam, born in Park City, Utah, lived in Salt Lake City until joining the Navy at 17. He served as a hospital corpsman in the Pacific during WWII and then graduated from UC Berkeley. After serving in Japan during the Korean war, he received his Ph.D. in zoology from Berkeley. He came to Reed College in 1957 and was a professor of biology there until his retirement in 1996. From 1979 to 1982, he was provost of Reed. After retiring, he volunteered as an Elder Ombudsman. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Marjorie; his son, Jeff (Amy); daughter, Tassie (Frank Stringfellow); and his grandchildren, David, Jessica, and Adam Gwilliam; Nicholas Stringfellow; and Anna and Nora Seidman. Frank's fascination with "critters" started in childhood, and his encounter with a coral reef off a Pacific island ignited a lifelong passion for marine invertebrates. Frank wholeheartedly enjoyed his work as a neuroscientist, a teacher, and a mentor of Reed students. With everyone in his life, he was loving, supportive, and funny. Contributions may be made to the G. Frank Gwilliam Memorial Scholarship at Reed College: https://www.reed.edu/givingtore