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Irene Tejada
Irene Tejada, assistant professor emeritus of art and of education, died Nov. 14, 1999 at the Chelsea Retirement Center at age 93.
Jones was married Wilma Gertrude Oppenorn. She preceded him in death.
Jones received his master’s degree and doctorate from the U-M, where he stayed on as a member of the faculty, continuing to teach for 58 years. He began by teaching Botany I, then taking on courses in soil microbiology and genetics. He discovered a microorganism that would produce vitamin B-12 in abundance, an organism that became the commercial source for vitamin B-12.
Jones became chair of the department, retaining the position for 13 years, and was the author of three books: Botanical Essays, Plants in Our Lives and The Harley Harris Bartlett Diaries. He taught Great Books, and as professor emeritus presented a seminar at the U-M on the lives of scientists.
Jones also taught in the T.L.C. program at Angell School and tutored at Community High School.
A lover of classical music, literature and art, Jones was a juror for organ students at the School of Music.
He was a charter member of the Charles Wesley Club and regularly attended the West Side Methodist Church and the Congregational Church.
He is survived by a son, Roland Leo Jones of Denver, Colo.; a daughter, Hannah Chamberlin of Muscatine, Iowa; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association, P.O. Box 1713, Ann Arbor MI 48106.
Marvin Selin
Marvin Selin born Jan. 23, 1926 in Iron River, Mich., the son of Joseph and Celia Selin. After service in the Army in World War II, he graduated from the University of Michigan where he met and preceded in death by his parents, his brother Leslie Selin, and his sisters Libby Silverman and Shirley Ward.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Marvin Selin Memorial Scholarship Fund at the School of Public Health, 109 S. Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Clifford L. Tetzloff
Clifford L. Tetzloff, former marine superintendent in the Great Lakes Research Division, born in Blue Earth County, Minn., to Karl L. and Agnes (Boettcher) Tetzloff July 13, 1925. He married Ruth Rickers Sept. 2, 1950.
He is survived by his devoted wife; four daughters, Kathryn R. Parker of Marshall, Mich., Karen (Charles) Fenton of Ypsilanti, Barbara L. Mueller of Champlin, Minn., and Suzanne (Jeff) Otterman of Whitehall, Mich.; and 10 grandchildren. He also is survived by two brothers, Carl Tetzloff of Minnetonka, Minn., and the Rev. Richard Tetzloff of Ballwin, Mo., and one sister, Nathalie Manthe, of Belle Plaine, Minn.
Tetzloff served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. After the war, he studied limnology at the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1949. Following graduation, he worked with the U.S. Department of Interior (Fish and Wildlife Division) in Cheboygan, Marquette and Ann Arbor.
In 1960, he joined the U-M’s Great Lakes Research Division. He retired in 1985 as the marine superintendent for U-M research vessels on the Great Lakes. Throughout his employment and his retirement, he was a member of numerous professional organizations and maintained an avid interest in the study of the Great Lakes.
In retirement, he and his wife traveled extensively and enjoyed frequent visits with their grandchildren.
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