Chuck Curtiss, longtime Professor in the Theoretical Chemistry Institute, died on Christmas Eve. The following obituary appeared in the Capital Times December 27, 2007. “Charles F. Curtiss, age 86, passed away on Monday, Dec. 24, 2007. He was a professor of theoretical chemistry at the University of Wisconsin for 41 years. Charles is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lois; three sons, Larry (Jane), Glenn (Cindy) and Ned (Gay); and three grandsons, Andy, Greg and Ryan.”