Warren Lind Reynolds

Reynolds, Warren Lind 93, of Lauderdale, died peacefully on Monday, November 3, 2014 at Regions Hospital from complications following heart surgery. Preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Rose (Pallone) Reynolds, and his son, Allan Reynolds, he leaves sons Lawrence and Michael Reynolds, daughters-in-law Joan and Dee Reynolds, grandchildren Andrew Reynolds (wife Nicole), Christopher Reynolds, Kristina and Katherine Reynolds, and great-grandchildren Aidan and Callum Reynolds. He is also survived by his brother Nick, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Born on November 29, 1920, on a small rural homestead near Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, he was the seventh of nine children of Raymond Reynolds and Ellen (Lindgren) Reynolds. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during WW II, and then attended the University of British Columbia, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees. He met the love of his life, Rose Pallone, in British Columbia, and they married in 1946. He and Rose moved to Minnesota from Canada, where Warren continued his studies and earned his PhD in 1955. He was a professor of chemistry at the University of Minnesota from 1955 until his retirement at age 70 in 1991. He co-authored a book entitled Mechanisms of Electron Transfer and had a passion for chemistry, continuing to conduct research at the University of Minnesota and in retirement well into his 80's. His contributions to academia and science were recognized with his inclusion in the 1970 Who's Who in America. Warren's greatest pleasures in life included the company of family and friends, neighborhood dinner parties, Happy Hours with visiting relatives, games of bridge, and researching family history. He and Rose also enjoyed traveling throughout the USA and Canada, and journeyed to Australia, New Zealand and Europe, including a sabbatical year in former Yugoslavia. Warren had a zest for life and he will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Private interment, Hillside Cemetery. Memorial Service Wednesday, Nov 19, 1 PM with a visitation 1 hour before at: www.Washburn-McReavy.com Hillside Chapel 612-781-1999 2610 19th Ave. N.E.

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Warren Lind Reynolds

November 3, 2014

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