from multiple myeloma. He was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery in Buffalo. He was married to the former Ruth Slick, who survived him, for 63 years. They were the parents of four daughters. References 1918 births 2005 deaths 20th-century American chemists Discoverers of chemical elements Manhattan Project people Scientists from Buffalo, New York University at Buffalo faculty University at Buffalo alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Deaths from multiple myeloma Rare earth scientists