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James Gearien Obituary
Gearien, Dr. James E. died of natural causes at his home October 25, 2006. He was 87 years old. Dr. Gearien taught in the U.I.C. College of Pharmacy for 40 years. He was professor and head of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy at the time of his retirement in the fall of 1988. A 1941 U.I.C pharmacy alumnus, Dr. Gearien also held Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan. He was a member of Sigma Xi Scientific Honorary Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was active in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. He was the author of several textbooks and more than one hundred other publications and was a chairman of the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science. Dr. Gearien was born and grew up in central Illinois and lived in Park Ridge and Des Plaines for the past 49 years. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Helen Gray Gearien and their children, James Jr. and Anne(Mark) Mintzer. Services for Dr. James E. Gearien will be private. For info contact: G.L. Hills Funeral Home, (847) 699-9003. 
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Patricia Woods
November 3, 2006
Like most of us, our private thoughts are sent to his family but I have to say that this was a man of unusual kindness and integrity. I will remember him always with a smile. Pat Jameson Woods
Mary Carroll
October 31, 2006
Jim was quite a guy, and I'm so glad that I had a chance to meet him and spend some time with him, Helen, back in the day. You and your family are in my thoughts now.
David Wyman
October 31, 2006
Dr. Gearian was the faculty advisor for Chi Chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity during my time at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. The smell of his pipe and his low voice were a calming influence and a voice of reason in our meetings.
All of us from Chi Chapter send you our sympathy.
Bill Lazouskas
October 30, 2006
Dr. Gearien taught senior Med Chem to the class of 1982 at the U of I College of Pharmacy and I was fortunate to be in that class. He brought together everything we had learned in a wide variety of chem and bio courses in our previous years at the CoP in 10 short weeks. It is easy for me to say that his was the best chem class I ever had - I still have my notes and his handouts after all these years.
I'm sure that I echo the sentiments of my classmates in saying that he will be missed. My deepest condolences to his family.
Christine Liner (Hinton, O'Connor)
October 29, 2006
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Anne, have thought about you many times and wanted to try and contact you. I know this is not the most appropriate time, but hopefully you will respond. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
The Staff of G.L. Hills Funeral Home
October 29, 2006
Please accept our deepest sympathies at this time.
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