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October 09, 2023
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Radomir Petrovich

June 21, 1936 ~ September 30 2023

Radomir was born June 21st 1936 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and died September 30th 2023 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Helen Miriam Petrovich (Steele), daughter Sophia, son-in-law Chris, and grandchildren Magdalena and Cormac.

After obtaining an engineering degree from the University of Belgrade, Radomir emigrated to the US in 1964 for PhD studies in geochemistry at Yale University. After graduating, he first taught at Northwestern University, then spent the next 43 years in Bartlesville where he worked at Philips 66 Petroleum Research Center. In 2020, he and Miriam moved to Fredericton to be close to their daughter's family.

Radomir was gentleman-scholar who had a deep love of nature, classical literature, and music. His intellectual pursuits included ancient history, philosophy, Shakespeare, political science, philology, and world religions (to name a few). His personal library would fill a small house. He had a sharp mind, quick wit, and almost photographic memory for details. Foremost, he was a dedicated husband and father. We will miss his stories, insights, and most of all his kindness.

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