Wayne Darnell passed away on July 3, 2008.
He was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and graduated from Hutchinson High School and Wichita State University where he studied physics and sciences.
He joined NASA Langley in 1962 and retired in 1995 as assistant branch head in Radiation Sciences Branch of the Atmospheric Sciences Division and was a senior research scientist leading a group specializing in the study of surface radiation as it relates to climate change. He authored and coauthored numerous papers in scientific journals during his career at NASA.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church in Grafton on Tuesday, July 8 at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery in Hutchinson, Kansas. Family and friends will be received at Amory Funeral Home in Grafton at 7 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, a memorial to the Yorkminster Capital Fund would be appreciated.
- Excerpted from the Daily Press on July 5, 2008.
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