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About
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Born March 6, 1957, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Cynthia Riggs and the late George E. Stoertz. She was raised in Anacostia (Washington D.C.) and began her geology career as a high school student with a glaciology internship at the Juneau Icefield in Alaska funded by the National Science Foundation. She attended the University of Washington where she majored in geology, receiving her B.S. degree in 1980. While an undergraduate, she conducted research on Mt. St. Helens and also was a member of the crew team which won the PAC-10 championship and placed second at the NCAA National Championship Regatta. Following a research project in Swedish Lappland, she entered graduate school at the University of Wisconsin where she received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in geology, working on the flow and recharge of groundwater systems. She began working at Ohio University in 1992 as a faculty member in the Department of Geological Sciences and dedicated her teaching, student mentoring, research and service to the restoration of streams and rivers in southeast Ohio. She was active in numerous community organizations including Christ Lutheran Church, the Hocking River Commission, the Sunday Creek Watershed Group, the Monday Creek Watershed Restoration Project, the Raccoon Creek Improvement Project, the Buckeye Forest Council and the Athens Youth Hockey Association. A memorial service was held at First United Methodist Church in Athens on Saturday March 10 at 10 a.m. with Pastors Lynn Miller and Steve Knape officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the organizations and funds listed on this website. |
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In
memory of Mary Wilder Stoertz, March 6, 1957 - February 26, 2007 |
Mary
Wilder Stoertz, 49, of Athens, passed away on February 26, 2007,
at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband Douglas
H. Green, her mother Cynthia Riggs, sons Kevin and Duncan Green,
brothers William, James and Robert and sister Ann.