IN MEMORIAM 



Thomas A. Manar 

 1912-1982 



Thomas Alonzo (Lon) Manar, former Chief of 

 the Scientific Publications Staff (now the Scien- 

 tific Publications Office), died at his home in 

 Encinitas, Calif., on 26 August 1982 after a heart 

 seizure. Lon Manar was a journalist, newspaper- 

 man, science writer, and editor in the best tradi- 

 tions of his craft. As the Chief of the Scientific 

 Publications Staff in Seattle, Wash., from 1970 

 to 1974, he set the style and format for a re- 

 vamped U.S. Fishery Bulletin. The early years of 

 the Marine Fisheries Review also reflected his 

 flair for innovative and creative journalism. In 

 1974 his superior service and unique talents 

 were recognized with the award of a Bronze 

 Medal by the U.S. Department of Commerce. 



A graduate in journalism from the University 

 of Oklahoma, Mr. Manar joined the Scripps In- 

 stitution of Oceanography as scientific editor in 

 1951 after a stint as a meteorologist in the U.S. 

 Army during World War II and as a newspaper- 

 man in Oklahoma. In the early 1960's he set up 

 the public information office at the University of 

 California, San Diego when the campus was de- 

 veloping. 



In 1965, following the death of his wife, Ruth, 

 Mr. Manar left the University for a position with 

 the Federal Government as Chief of Publication 

 Services for the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 

 Biological Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii; until 

 1970 he lived and worked in Honolulu. His last 

 position before retirement was as an editor and 

 consultant with the Southwest Fisheries Center 

 of the National Marine Fisheries Service, 

 NOAA, in La Jolla, Calif. 



Mr. Manar was a man of wide interests and 

 enthusiasm — art, music, reading, nature photog- 

 raphy. After his retirement he traveled exten- 

 sively in this country and abroad. He is survived 

 by a sister, Maurine Manar of Encinitas. 



While Mr. Manar was not a fishery biologist, 

 he understood scientists and their needs. Many 

 manuscripts arrived on his desk in shambles and 

 emerged as examples of good scientific writing. 

 Those of us who benefited from his talents are 

 grateful; the Fishery Bulletin has benefited the 

 most. 



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