Margaret "Peggy" Kittek (BSCM '75; MS '86) died January 24, 2020 at her home in Bethlehem. Peggy was one of the first 100 women admitted to Lehigh when the university went co-ed in 1971 and one of an even smaller number to select Chemistry as a major. She completed her BS with highest honors, joined the R&D staff of Air Products, and retired recently as Senior Research Chemist. Peggy worked in analytical, organic, and polymer chemistry and developed critical skills in electron microscopy. She fondly remembered her years in the Department and remarked how a placement in a summer research experience in industry (with IBM Essex Junction Labs in Burlington, Vermont) helped prepare her for an industrial career. She was born on July 30, 1953, in Fountain Hill and was the daughter of the late Frank H. "Huck" Kittek and Elsie Barbara (Warjas) Kittek. Peg graduated from Notre Dame Catholic High School, Bethlehem Township in 1971 as class salutatorian. and went on to earn both a Bachelors Degree with Highest Honors in 1975 and later, a Masters Degree in Chemistry. At Lehigh she was accorded academic honors; participated in Town Council and the Brown & White; and interned with IBM in Vermont. She spent the majority of her career at Air Products and Chemicals. Margaret was a member of the American Chemical Society, and the Electron Microscopy Society. She is survived by a daughter, Claudia (Anewalt) Francis, PhD. and her husband, Bradley of Mishawaka, IN; a son, Tyler Anewalt and his wife, Michele Amicucci of Jersey City, NJ; three grandchildren: Evelyn H. Francis; Elsie R. Francis and Henry N. Anewalt; and her brother Fran Kittek and his wife, Sue of Coopersburg, PA. She was a proud parent, encouraged her children to pursue their passions, and raised them to be strong and compassionate adults. She was a terrific grandparent and found creative ways to share her love of science with her grandchildren, encouraging them to explore and learn about the world around them. Cyrus J. Ohnmacht (’66) came to Lehigh in 1962 as an organic chemistry graduate student. He had completed his BS-Chem at Muhlenberg on a football scholarship, worked briefly in the syn-chem division of Eastman Kodak in Rochester, and returned to the Lehigh Valley to join Professor Thomas Young’s group developing syntheses of novel heteroaromatic sulfonium salts. Cy obtained his doctorate in 1966 and joined the Heindel laboratory as a postdoc in medicinal chemistry. After a subsequent postdoc (with Professor Robert E. Lutz at UVA), Cy spent 35 years as a medicinal chemist with AstraZeneca (Wilmington) retiring in 2005. He was the first to synthesize the anti-malarial drug Mefloquine, and he headed the discovery team for the antipsychotic drug Seroquel. Cy held more than 40 patents on candidate pharmaceuticals and had authored more than 50 publications. He and his wife of 56 years, Joanne, were living in retirement in Audubon, PA. Cy was 80-years old. Alumni News In Memorium Edward A. Klemens (’50) of Woodland Terrace at the Oaks, Allentown, died Friday, February 10, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospice. Born in Lansford on January 26, 1925, Edward was the son of the late John and Anna Klementovic. He was a Lansford High School graduate and he earned his B.S. in Accounting from Muhlenberg College and a Chemical Engineering degree from Lehigh University. Edward was a Navy veteran of WWII. He worked as a chemical engineer for Quaker Chemical -- but chose to retire as a self-employed C.P.A. Preceded in death by his wife, Mildred (Kupsky) Klemens and his brothers Laddie and John and his sister, Anne Roberts, he is survived by his daughter, Carol Frisch (Raymond) and his granddaughter, Katie, as well as his brother, Joseph Klementovic of Lansford. Edward was a Christian by faith--an animal lover and his hobbies included gardening and spending time with his family. Michael Paul Aronson (’69) of W. Nyack, NY passed away on Monday June 8, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Aronson was born June 26, 1945, in Queens, New York. He was 69 years old. Cy Ohnmacht (right), Assistant Professor Ned Heindel (center) and graduate student James Molnar (left) working in the Chandler Laboratory. (c. 1968) Department of Chemistry · Page 23
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