Obituary of Theodore J. Starr

Theodore J. Starr “Ted” Passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on June 1, 2011 at age 86. He was predeceased by his father, Maurice Starr; mother, Fannie Starr Smulewitz, nee Blank; brothers, Mortimer & Daniel Starr. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Charmaine, nee Paradis; children, Celeste (Mark) Frohm, Diana (Sam) Barber, Leonard (Nancy) Starr; grandchildren, Jeffrey, Aaron, Rachel Frohm, Lauren, Margaret, William, Scott Barber, Jack, Logan Starr. Ted was a member of the VFW, American Legion and was Professor Emeritus at SUNY Brockport. Ted Starr served in World War II in the US Army Medical Corps., Fourth Infantry Division. Ted landed on Utah Beach on D-Day and then served in Europe until the war ended. After the war, Ted returned to college and later received a PhD in Marine Microbiology from the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Ted taught and conducted research in several universities from Georgia to Western New York. Ted moved his family to Western New York in 1970 when he accepted the position of Chairman of the Biological Sciences Department at SUNY Brockport. Ted taught within that department until he retired as Professor Emeritus in 1989. Throughout his scientific career, Ted published about 100 research papers in the fields of Microbiology and Virology. Funeral Services will be held FRIDAY (Today) at 2 PM in the Nature Trail Gazebo of White Haven Memorial Park, 210 Marsh Road, Pittsford. Click here for a Map to the cemetery. Home Albion, New York Birthplace Plainfield, NJ Donations In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the: