Kerry P. Green |
| Posted 2009-07-17 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York Wednesdy, December 30, 1998, page B4 Kerry P. Green, 43, of Tucson, Ariz.,died Friday at his parents' home in Prescott, Ariz. He was born in New York City. He graduated from Ithaca College and Northeastern University and attended Seattle University. He was an associate professor of psychology and a research scientist at University of Arizona. Survivors: His fiancee, Dr. Mary Zampini of Tucson; his parents, Dr. Justin and Grace Green of Prescott; a sister, Allison L. Green of Tennessee; a brother, Justin of Breckenridge, Colo. Services: Will be in January at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, Prescott, has arrangements. -------------------------------------- The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona Friday, January 1, 1999 UA associate professor Kerry Green, 43, is dead Kerry Green had big plans for the new year. The University of Arizona psychology associate professor and his fiancee had just received a national grant. Together, they were about to start a major research project on speech. And the two were to be married this summer. But Green, 43, suddenly died in his sleep on Christmas. His parents found him dead Christmas morning at their Prescott home. Green's fiancee, Mary Zampini, was in Syracuse, N.Y., spending time with her family and planning the June 12 wedding. ''It's been a terrible shock to everybody,'' said Kenneth Forster, a UA psychology professor. An autopsy found that Green died of an asthmatic plug, said Zampini, a UA assistant professor of Spanish. The doctor said asthmatic plug is sometimes used as a loose term for a blocked airway, Zampini said. The death was peaceful. His mother checked on Green several times, thinking he was sleeping, before realizing he was dead. ''There were no signs of stress or struggle,'' Zampini said. Forster last saw Green, his squash partner, shortly after he found out about a National Science Foundation grant in mid-December. ''He came in to tell me about it,'' Forster said. ''We were all very pleased for him.'' The three-year, $300,000 grant was to study speech in bilingual speakers and English and Spanish second-language learners, Zampini said. The pair planned to compare the pronunciation in the different groups. The future of the grant now is unclear, Zampini said. Green worked at the UA for eight years. He was considered an expert in his field, primarily researching how people use visual information to process speech, Zampini said. He took part in a NATO conference in France in 1995 and was to go to a conference in Sweden in 2000. Zampini met Green in 1996 and they started working together on some projects after that. Green ran the speech perception lab and taught speech perception and cognitive psychology courses. ''He was a really hands-on person with his students. He was very dedicated,'' Zampini said. Lynn Nadel, head of the psychology department, described Green as a helpful colleague and ''exemplary'' department member. ''He was someone who went the extra mile to help students out who needed it,'' Nadel said. In his spare time, Green enjoyed movies, hiking, camping and working around the house, Zampini said. A memorial service will be held on campus in January, probably before classes start Jan. 13, Zampini said. In addition to Zampini, Green is survived by his parents, Justin J. and Grace of Prescott; a brother, Justin W. of Breckenridge, Colo.; and a sister, Allison of Knoxville, Tenn. Donations may be made in Green's name to a favorite charity. |
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