David Rodney Latshaw

Background

Latshaw, David Rodney was born on November 4, 1939 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Willis Drehs and Augusta Mary (Minnich) Latshaw.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1961; Master of Science, Lehigh University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Lehigh University, 1966.

Career

Laboratory technical, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Company, 1962; research assistant, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, 1963-1966; from chemist to manager, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, since 1966.

Achievements

• David Rodney Latshaw has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, president Bethany Evangelical Church, Allentown, 1967-1983, 89-93, president official board, 1972-1975, 83-89, 93-, Sunday school teacher, since 1966. Active Macungie (Pennsylvania) Band, since 1973, Lehigh County History Society, Anthracite Railway Hist.Soc., Reading Company Technology and History Society, National Railway History Society, Railway Locomotive and History Society. Member American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: music, railroad history, model railroading, local history.

Connections

Married Patricia Mary Fix, October 2, 1971. Children: Jonathan David, Rebekah Ruth.

Father:

Willis Drehs Latshaw

Mother:

Augusta Mary (Minnich) Latshaw

Spouse:

Patricia Mary Fix

child:

Jonathan David Latshaw

child:

Rebekah Ruth Latshaw