Wellemeyer, Charles Gethmann b. 1948 Washington, D.C., USA d. 16 Sep 2004 Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA: Fiegenbaum Family Database

1948 - 2004 (56 years)

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Name	Wellemeyer, Charles Gethmann
Born	1948	Washington, D.C., USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	16 Sep 2004	Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA [3]
	The following obituary was published in the Washington Post on 28 September 2004. Charles G. Wellemeyer Scientist Charles G. Wellemeyer, 56, a scientist who helped develop methods to monitor the health of the earth's ozone layer, died of melanoma Sept. 16 at Casey House hospice in Rockville. He lived in Silver Spring. Mr. Wellemeyer, a physicist, worked more than 25 years for Science Systems and Applications Inc. and its predecessor companies. The Lanham-based firm did contract work for NASA, for which Mr. Wellemeyer developed algorithms and instrumental analysis to help collect data on the atmosphere's ozone layer. Over the course of his career, he served as a mentor to younger scientists. A conference room at SSAI's offices was named in Mr. Wellemeyer's honor. Mr. Wellemeyer was born in Washington and raised in the Tauxemont area of Alexandria. He graduated from Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria and James Madison University. He received a master's degree in physics from the University of Virginia. For recreation, Mr. Wellemeyer enjoyed fishing on North Carolina's Outer Banks, tinkering with cars, reading and cooking. Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Antonia Wellemeyer, and their son, Jonathan Wellemeyer, both of Silver Spring; and a sister.
Person ID	I5681	Fiegenbaum
Last Modified	8 Jun 2014

Father	Wellemeyer, John, b. 17 Sep 1913, Oklahoma, USA , d. 1971, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
Mother	Hill, Mary Jane, b. 21 Jun 1912, d. Sep 1981, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
Married	Y [4]
Family ID	F1845	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family [---?---], Antonia

Married Abt 1975–1976 [5]

Details of the marriage are not known at this time.

Children

1. Wellemeyer, Jonathan

Last Modified 6 Aug 2018

Family ID F2528 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 147.
Charles Gethmann Wellemeyer, child of John Wellemeyer and Mary Jane Hill, was born in 1948. No place given.
[S22] Obituary, "Charles G. Wellemeyer Scientist".
Washington Post. Tuesday, September 28, 2004; Page B04. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55609-2004Sep27.html). Accessed in May 2014.
"Mr. Wellemeyer was born in Washington and raised in the Tauxemont area of Alexandria."
[S22] Obituary, "Charles G. Wellemeyer Scientist".
Washington Post. Tuesday, September 28, 2004; Page B04. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55609-2004Sep27.html). Accessed in May 2014.
"Charles G. Wellemeyer, 56, a scientist who helped develop methods to monitor the health of the earth's ozone layer, died of melanoma Sept. 16 at Casey House hospice in Rockville. He lived in Silver Spring."
[S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 147.
John Wellemeyer and Mary Jane Hill were married. No date or place given.
[S22] Obituary, "Charles G. Wellemeyer Scientist".
Washington Post. Tuesday, September 28, 2004; Page B04. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55609-2004Sep27.html). Accessed in May 2014.
"Survivors include his wife of 28 years, Antonia Wellemeyer,...." By calculation from the information provided, the couple would have been married abut 1975-1976.