The Passing of Jack Russell

[Floyd Galpin <fgalpin@compuserve.com>]

     It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Russell,
a
long time member of the Baltimore Washington Chapter of the Health Physics
Society.  He had been a member of the Health Physics Society (HPS) since
1965.  Jack died quite unexpectedly on February 10, 1997.  Jack will be
remembered by many in the HPS for his knowledge, experience, and great
sense of humor.

     Jack was a Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Officer for 30
years
and served in many capacities, including being detailed to the
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) at the time of its creation.  Jack's most recent
work
was with Booze-Allen & Hamilton Inc. where his primary focus was in
supporting
the Department of Energy's Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program.

     While in the PHS Jack was assigned early on at the Winchester
Radiological Health Laboratory where he participated in activities with the
total body counter and environmental surveys.  He was responsible for a lot
of
the field work of a major study of the Nuclear Fuel Services fuel
reprocessing
facility.  This was the only operating commercial reprocessing facility in
the
United States.

     At the Headquarters of PHS, and later at EPA, Jack dealt with
technology
assessment, surveillance, and standards setting efforts at nuclear
reactors,
fuel reprocessing, uranium mill tailing facilities, uranium mines, recycle,
and NORM among others.

     Jack is survived by his wife Susan and four children: Timothy,
Terence,
John, and Maureen.  He also has two surviving brothers Jim and Dick, and a
sister-in-law, Judy.  

     Because of the long illness of Jack's departed mother the family asks
that those interested in acknowledging him make memorial contributions to
the
Alzheimers Association, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, No. 1100, Bethesda, MD 20814.