Dr. Harold E.B. Humphrey

Dr. Harold Humphrey, age 77, passed away on December 24, 2017, following a recent illness. Harold was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, where he graduated from Sexton High School in 1958.  Harold then continued his education earning both his Bachelors and Master of Science degrees at The University of Michigan, and a PhD in Microbiology and Public Health from Michigan State University in 1970.  Upon graduation, he secured a US Patent and formed the company Kelmik.  After selling the company, he later went on to have a distinguished career in epidemiology, working for the Michigan Department of Public Health.  Among Harold’s many accomplishments, he is best known for his role in designing the first Great Lakes Fish Eaters Study and the Michigan Long Term PBB Study.  Harold also published over 50 scientific articles and appeared in the National Geographic Magazine in 1987.  Harold’s greatest joys in life, however, revolved around spending many summers sailing on the Great Lakes aboard his sailboat Shadowfax, and being with family at his summer home in Charlevoix, Michigan.

Harold is survived by the love of his life and wife of 54 years, Jane; his loving son, Jason; his two sisters, Christine and Barbara; as well as grandchildren, nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his son, Michael.

We are all deeply saddened by the loss of this great man, and will miss his wisdom, wit, and guiding love.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 until service time on Sunday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church or to the Greater Lansing Food Bank in memory of Harold Humphrey.  Online condolences may be left for his family at www.EstesLeadley.com.