Dr. David Williams

Dr. David Williams was an entomologist with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Cod Cape, Massachusetts.  He completed a B.A. in Anthropology at Indiana University and an M.S. in Entomology at North Carolina State University.  He earned a doctorate in Entomology in 1981 at the University of California at Berkeley.  After a postdoctoral position with Texas A&M University investigating natural control of cotton boll weevil in Yucatan, Mexico, Dave retuned to California where he worked for five years as a systems analyst and modeler with the UC Statewide IPM Project in Berkeley and Davis.  Relocating east to Pennsylvania in 1987, he was a research entomologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service and then the USDA Forest Service, carrying out research in diverse fields, including biological control, climate change, theoretical and spatial ecology, and invasive species.  Dave joined APHIS in the summer of 2003.  In addition to his work on Sirex noctilio biological control, he carried out research on emerald ash borer, including the application of remote sensing technologies to its survey and foreign exploration for its natural enemies in South Korea.

Clifford S. Chater

1924 - 2015

Clifford Spencer Chater, 90, was born on March 25, 1924 in Bath, Maine. His parents were William Chater and Vera Spencer Chater. When Cliff was a small child his family moved to Camden where he attended school, graduating from Camden High School in 1942. He enlisted in the US Navy after graduating high school. After serving in the Navy he went on to earn a B.S. in Agriculture in 1951 from the University of Rhode Island and a M.S. in Entomology in 1953 from Kansas State University. Cliff was a professor at the University of Massachusetts doing research, lecturing and consulting in both entomology and botany with a focus on arboriculture. He was a member of many arborist societies throughout New England. He moved back to Camden after his retirement in 1988 where he lived for the remainder of his life. 

Cliff is survived by a son Gary R. Chater and his companion Kim Vareschi of Derry, NH; a daughter Linda J. Butler and her husband William of Jefferson, Maine; grandchildren Christine and Jeffrey Chater, Kathleen Posey, Daniel Boothby and Victoria Butler; and 2 great grandchildren Elizabeth and Jeremiah Posey. Clifford was predeceased by his companion of 22 years Pauline (Polly) MacDonald.

Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine Belfast, Me. Memories and condolences may be offered to the family at www.directcremationofmaine.com