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Reply Dr. George Whitmore Whit Hancock, Jr., 79, of Marietta, OH passed away July 14, 2021, in Marietta. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Whitmore Hancock, Sr. and Page Turner Hancock. He is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Carole Wylie Hancock, PhD, whom he married August 9, 1980, his sister, Ellen Hancock Wickersham of Atlanta, GA and loving cousins. Born on April 25, 1942, in Richmond, VA, Whit was raised in Hampton and Newport News, VA, where he graduated as president and valedictorian of Newport News High School. He received his undergraduate and PhD degrees in nuclear physics from The University of Virginia where he was a member and president of the Chi Psi fraternity, was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter and was a member of the Raven Society. ....