 1919 - 2003 (83 years)
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| Name |
William Moyer Hackman |
| Born |
26 Apr 1919 |
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
27 Feb 2003 |
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida |
| Buried |
Zion Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I136361 |
Strausstown Roots | Reber.C, Boltz.G, Braun.P, Giesler.D, Stein.S, Zerbe.M, Shade.A, Röhrer.D |
| Last Modified |
25 May 2009 |
| Father |
William Huber Hackman, b. 27 May 1894, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 23 Jan 1971, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Mamie Rose Moyer, b. 29 Aug 1888, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 1 Jan 1971, Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years) |
| Family ID |
F20888 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lucille Mullin, b. 23 Mar 1923, Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey , d. 09 Jun 2001, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida (Age 78 years) |
| Last Modified |
25 May 2009 |
| Family ID |
F45991 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, 01 Mar 2003.
W.M. Hackman, retired chemist, philanthropist
William M. Hackman, 83, founder of a chemical company and a major donor to Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, and the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society, Womelsdorf, died Feb. 27 in Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Hackman was a resident of Orange Hill Farm, Middleburg, Va., and Fort Lauderdale.
He was predeceased by his wife, Lucille (Mullin) Hackman, in June 2001.
Born in Womelsdorf, he was a son of the late W. Huber and Mamie R. (Moyer) Hackman.
As a chemist, Hackman worked on the U.S. Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tenn., during World War II.
He founded Hatco Chemical Co. in Fords, N.J. in 1950. He sold the company in 1962 to W. R. Grace & Co.
Hackman was a 1935 graduate of Womelsdorf High School and a 1939 graduate of Franklin and Marshall, where he was a member of the board of trustees.
He endowed the Hackman Scholars Program for F&M students doing summer research and funded scholarships for students from small towns and rural areas. He was also the lead donor for the Hackman Physical Sciences Laboratory. The college awarded him an honorary doctor of science degree in 1998.
Hackman was a life member of the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society, and was the chief contributor to the society's library and museum expansion.
He is survived by a son, James, Middleburg, Va.; a brother, Robert K., North Plainfield, N.J.; and one grandchild.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Zion United Church of Christ, Womelsdorf. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Womelsdorf. The Hetrick Funeral Home, Womelsdorf, is in charge of arrangements.
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