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Raymond Dunbrook (b. May 09, 1895, d. December 24, 1979)
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Retirement Arrives for Dr. Dunbrook
Dr. Raymond F. Dunbrook, nationally recognized writer in rubber research, ends 31 years with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. today.
For the past 15 years he has been assistant director of the firm's chemical and physical research laboratories.
Dr. Dunbrook is remembered for two works which have become standard references in rubber research.
In 1934 he translated from German to English "The Science of Rubber" written by Prof. D.K. Memmier. Twelve years later Dr. Dunbrook turned out a comprehensive paper reviewing Government research program on synthetic rubber.
He played a part in Firestone's discovery of Coral, a synthetic replacement for natural rubber, and Diene, an "extender" expected to supplant a large portion of natural rubber in tire production.
Six Firestone patents, dealing with the process of improving age resistance of rubber, bear Dr. Dunbrook's trademark.
Before joining Firestone in 1929, he worked in research for Holland Aniline Co. of Holland, Mich., then went to the University of Pittsburgh for a doctorate in organic chemistry.
Now 65, Dr. Dunbrook and his wife will move from 206 S. Firestone Blvd., to Sarasota, Fla. But he won't sever all ties with the rubber industry. Dr. Dunbrook will continue as chairman of the Commttee on Plastics and Elastomers of the Advisory Board on Quartermaster Research and Development under the National Academy of Sciences.
Obituary:
Raymond F. Dunbrook, chemist
Dr. Raymond F. Dunbrook, 84, who was a nationally recognized chemist and writer in rubber research for Firestone, dies Monday in Sarasota, Fla., where he has lived since 1961.
Mr. Dunbrook, who had joined Firestone in Akron in 1929, retired in 1960 as assistant director of the company's chemical and physical research department.
He was remembered for two works that became standard references in rubber research. In 1934, he translated from German to English "The Science of Rubber" witten by Professor D.K. Memmier. Twelve years later, Dunbrook turned out a comprehensive paper reviewing government research programs on synthetic rubber.
He played a part in Firestone's discovery of Coral, a synthetic replacement for natural rubber. Six Firestone patents, dealing with the process of improving age resistance of rubber, bear Dunbrook's trademark.
In the early 1940's, Dunbrook was on loan to the U.S. government as chief of polymer research in the Office of Rubber Director during World War II.
Dunbrook was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., and was a graduate of the University of Michigan. He was a member of the American Chemical Society.
He leaves his wifeSylvia; daughters Marilyn Cropp of Sarasota, Fla., and Norma Dintaman of Alexandria, VA., son Richard F. of Monmouth Beach, N.J. and five grandchildren.
Private services and burial will be in Sarasota. Arrangements are being made by Toale funeral home Sarasota.
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Marriage: June 07, 1919
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