Malcolm A. Smook, age 98, of Newark, Delaware passed away November 12th, 2022, in his home after a brief illness. Malcolm was born in August 1924 in Seattle, WA. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University of California in Berkeley and a PhD from Ohio State University. While in college, he went to Officers Naval training. He served in World War II aboard the USS Bassett, one of the several ships that was involved in the rescue of the survivors of the Indianapolis. He joined DuPont Elastomer’s department immediately after graduating from Ohio State, and he became a long-term resident of Wilmington, Delaware.
Malcolm is predeceased by his wife of 67 years. He is survived by his dearest friend, Ellen Cornish Whitten, two daughters and their husbands; Fran and Martin Fenton, and Valerie and Thomas Martin; and two brothers Gary and Roger.
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