Funeral services will be held Friday, October 22 at 1:00 PM at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Spring, Texas. Graveside services and burial will be in Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery in North Lauderdale, Florida. Arrangements are being handled by Calvary Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery in Humble, Texas.
Mr. Reese was born May 24, 1919 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to Mary and Benjamin Reese. He graduated from high school in 1937 and served during World War II in the United States Army. On January 14, 1941, prior to joining the Army, he discovered a comet which today bears his name. For his discovery, Mr. Reese was awarded a medal from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
After the war he moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico and enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an astronomer at New Mexico State University where he was a noted authority on the planet Jupiter.
In 1974 he met and married the love of his life, Margaret S. Hedges. His family wrote: “Elmer loved all elements of the natural world. He loved astronomy, photography, and was a gifted amateur naturalist. He was a quiet, sweet and gentle man who deeply loved his family. He will be missed greatly by everyone who knew him.”
Mr. Reese is survived by his sister, Marian Matthews of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, his two nieces, Carol Lee Matthews of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and Mary Lynn Matthews of Sarasota, Florida, and 6 step children, 15 grand children and 25 great grand children.
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