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Article: OBITUARIES
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
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- May 10, 2009
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T.S. Ary
T.S. Ary, Director of the Bureau of Mines under Presidents Reagan
and Bush, died April 26, 2009, at his home in Arlington, Va.
He was born March 30, 1925, in Eldorado, Ill., and reared in
Evansville, Ind. In 1943, he joined the Navy's V-5 program and was
commissioned as a Navy pilot. Following his honorable discharge, Mr.
Ary attended Stanford University, receiving a BS degree in mining
geology in 1951. He held executive positions at Anaconda Copper,
Union Carbide, and Utah International Inc. In 1980, Mr. Ary became
president of Kerr-McGee Corporation's Minerals Exploration Division,
responsible for development in 40 nations.
Mr. Ary is survived by his wife of 64 years, ...