Dr. Donald Lewis

How does one write about a person she has known for a lifetime? That lifetime is 55 years, and seldom a dull moment. Don Lewis was a brilliant scientist, an interesting husband and friend, and a sensitive father to two great kids. Every day we laid new ground for the "battle of the wits" and most days I was outwitted!

From the day Don "retired" (and I use that word loosely) from Shell Development Company he anticipated every day with his students and class preparations. Those retirement activities enjoyed by most retirees, such as travel and hobbies, had to be considered as a sentence for Don. When it was convenient between semesters we would enjoy a cruise or cross-country drive.

Don loved to read and collect books of all scientific categories. You will soon find that vast collection in the UTSA Library. Not only did he read everything that he could get his hands on in the fields of chemistry, but he enjoyed letting his imagination run rampant as he designed instruments for measuring and identifying archaeological mysteries of stains, minerals and rock types. Through mass spectrometry and thermoluminescence dating he was credited with making the archaeologist's work somewhat simpler.

Suffice it to say that Don will be missed by all who knew him, especially his family.

Evelyn Lewis