Theodore (Ted) James Collier, 101, of Chillicothe. He passed away at home at 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. He was born on June 26, 1922, in Bayonne, New Jersey, to the late Arthur and Gladys Collier.

He married Alice Louise Shaw on July 8, 1945, while in the Army Air Force, stationed in Liberal, Kansas. Louise passed away on December 25, 2015. He is survived by his daughter, Sandra L. Corbett, his son, Theodore R. Collier, three grandchildren, Jason Novak, Jessica Jensen, and Cooper Collier, and two great grandchildren, Stephen and Caiden Jensen.

At age 5, Ted's family moved to Staten Island, New York, where he grew up with his brother Arthur Robert (Bob, now deceased). He served as a pilot during WWII, finishing on the B-24 bomber. He earned a B.S. degree from Wagner College on Staten Island in 1949 and an M.S. degree from Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, in 1951.

He was employed by several companies as chemist, consultant, and manager: Owens-Corning Fiberglass, Brunswick-Balke Collander, Mead Research, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Roach. He also had a private technical consultancy for 20 years. He authored several U.S. patents on glass-resin composites, paper products, dyes, and filters.

He was a long time member of the Orchard Hill United Church of Christ in Chillicothe where he served in many capacities including Board of Deacons (cumulative 28 years), Board of Trustees, Moderator, Pulpit Search Committees, and Chairman of the Building Committee (for construction of Orchard Hill facilities). He was a member of the choir for over 30 years.

He was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Emeritus Member of the American Chemical Society, Emeritus Member of the Society of Plastic Engineers, and a member of the American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists. He was also a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon National Honorary Chemical Society.

A Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2024 in the WARE FUNERAL HOME Chaplain Aaron Hines. Burial will follow Lutheran Reformed Cemetery, Thornville, OH. Visitation will be held in the WARE FUNERAL HOME from 12 to 1 p.m. on Monday.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Nature Conservancy in his name.

You may sign his online register at www.warefh.com.