Frank A. Palocsay

Dr. Frank Alexander Palocsay, 69, of Harrisonburg, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Dr. Palocsay was born Feb. 5, 1938, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a son of the late Frank and Helene Schmid Palocsay.

He served in the U.S. Army before returning to Ohio, where he graduated from Ohio University. He received his doctorate in chemistry from the University of Arizona. He came to JMU in 1968, where he taught chemistry until retiring in 2000.

Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Susan Wright Palocsay; two daughters, Carolynn Lyman of New York and Leslie Daniels of Blacksburg; two brothers, Leslie Palocsay of Ripon, Calif., and Robert Palocsay of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

The services will be private.

Memorial contribution may be made to the Chemistry Department of James Madison University through the James Madison University Foundation, Account 16464, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.

Arrangements are by Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg.