Abstract
George C. Decker, 92, died 23 May 1993, in Miami, FL. He was a Miami resident for the past 28 years. He was born 5 September 1900, at Elkton, MI, attended secondary schools in the “thumb” section of Michigan and received a B.S. (1924), M.S. (1927), and Ph.D. (1930) at Iowa State University. From 1925-1926, he served as research entomologist with the Georgia Plant Board. He joined the staff of the Iowa Agricultura Experiment Station as research assistant, 1926-1935, assistant professor, 1935-1938, and associate professor, 1938-1944. While on leave of absence in 1938, he served as general supervisor of the Grasshopper Control Program for the USDA Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. From 1944 to 1965, he was entomologist and head, Section of Economic Entomology, Illinois Natural History Survey and professor of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. He retired in July, 1965.
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