This is a bit of information about our much-loved Gene and Helen Cain. They have a winter home in Jackson, Mississippi and a beloved summer home in Little Switzerland, NC and that is where Gene was killed. Read below. Dee All lookup requests will be permanently archived on the Bladen County Genweb site. For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >From Betty and Allen Yohannes Accident: Gene apparently ran a stop sign and was hit by a dump truck. At Little Switzerland they feel something happened to Gene. That is all we know. We hope to visit with Helen on our way home in Sept. Dee: will you send this on to Kay or any others. I'm at the hotel computer & it is not working good forme. I can't get to my adresses. Love to all. Keep Helen in your prayers. Betty & Allen > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: d7777@worldnet.att.net >To: abelj@htcomp.net, bladencountyncgw@triad.rr.com >Subject: RE: >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:23:02 -0400 > >> >> >>Jason, >> >>Betty and Allen will have access to their computer in a few days and >would >>like you to send your mailing address to them so that they will have >it when >>they can log-on. They have newspaper articles to mail you. >> >> >> >>Love to all of you. >> >>Dee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Dr. Eugene Cain >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Dr. Eugene Cain died Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at Cannon Memorial >Hospital >>in Linville Falls, North Carolina, following an automobile accident. >Dr. >>Cain and his wife Helen had been dividing their time between >Jackson, >>Mississippi, and Linville Falls since he retired from the Millsaps >College >>Chemistry Department faculty. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at >this >>time. >>Dr. Cain was born on June 22, 1932 in Mineral Springs, North >Carolina. He >>received his undergraduate degree from the University of North >Carolina and >>his graduate degrees in chemistry from Duke University. It was there >that he >>met the love of his life - Helen Quillin - who worked in the >Chemistry >>Department. They married in 1958. >>After working as a research chemist for the DuPont Corporation, Dr. >Cain >>joined the Millsaps College faculty in 1960 as an associate >professor of >>chemistry. For forty-two years, he unlocked the secrets of chemistry >for >>countless students and inspired them to become research chemists, >doctors >>and other health-care specialists, and teachers. For more than ten >years Dr. >>Cain chaired the Chemistry Department and the Premedical Advisory >Committee, >>and it was during this time that the department achieved >accreditation by >>the American Chemical Society and acquired a reputation for >successfully >>placing students in medical school and graduate programs. He was a >lifetime >>member of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences of which he was also >President >>and was the recipient of many awards in his field including Chemist >of the >>Year by the American Chemical Society, Mississippi Section in 1998. >Dr. Cain >>was particularly proud of the grant programs he directed at Millsaps >funded >>by both the National Institutes of Health and the Howard Hughes >Medical >>Institute that focused on increasing the number of minority students >who >>would pursue careers in medicine and scientific research. >>While Dr. Cain was awarded a number of grants and had a solid record >of >>research and publications during his tenure, he enjoyed teaching and >>mentoring his students more than anything else. He was recognized by >>students and faculty alike as a remarkable teacher-scholar who had >an >>uncanny ability to connect his research with his teaching and bring >to the >>classroom real-world stories of how chemistry affects so many other >fields. >>Dr. Cain received the Exemplary Teaching Award from the United >Methodist >>Church in 1992 and served as the first President of the Faculty >Council - a >>measure of the esteem in which he was held by his colleagues. Upon >his >>retirement from Millsaps, Dr. Cain was named an Emeritus Professor >in >>recognition of his distinguished service to the Millsaps College >community. >>A colleague once said of him that "he has devoted himself to the >well-being >>of the college and contributed as much as anyone to its reputation >for >>academic excellence." A student once wrote of his former teacher >that "the >>degree of excellence of this man's character cannot be described." >>Another passion of Dr. Cain's was history. He never tired of >learning >>something new or engaging others in pursuits of the mind. He once >combined >>his love of chemistry with his love of history by focusing some of >his >>research into the degradation of paper - a serious problem >encountered in >>the preservation of books and other historical documents. During one >>sabbatical he put his historical research to good use as a visiting >>scientist at Colonial Williamsburg and later was invited to present >his >>findings at an international conference in Japan. >>Gene Cain was a member of First Baptist Church for as long as he >lived in >>Jackson. There he was a faithful Sunday School teacher, a deacon, a >member >>of a weekly prayer group and a volunteer for Mission First. He >worshipped at >>church each Sunday, but his faith inspired his servant's heart and >how he >>lived and loved every other day of the week. >>While Dr. Cain surely loved chemistry, history, and the fellowship >of his >>church community, they were no match for the love he had for his >wife of >>forty-nine years, Helen Cain. They were constant companions whether >>traveling overseas, going to concerts, collecting antiques, tending >to >>gardens, visiting bonsai nurseries or walking together in their >beloved >>mountains of North Carolina. They loved each other every day of >every year >>they were together. >>Gene Cain was preceded in death by his brother Lee Roy Cain, Jr. of >>Sarasota, Florida. Survivors include his wife, Helen Quillin Cain of >>Jackson, Mississippi; sister-in-law Elizabeth M. Cain of Sarasota, >Florida; >>nephews Lee Cain, III also of Sarasota, Florida and James H. Cain >and wife >>Rachel of Atlanta, Georgia. >>Memorials may be made to Mission First c/o First Baptist Church >(P.O. Box >>250, Jackson, MS 39205) and the Chemistry Department c/o Millsaps >College >>(1701 North State Street, Jackson MS 39210-0001). >>Published in the Clarion Ledger from 8/4/2007 - 8/5/2007. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.legacy.com/clarionledger/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResult >s >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>All lookup requests will be permanently archived on the Bladen >County Genweb >>site. For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for >lookups >>refer to this Link: >> >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>

Thanks Dee.? I did not get how it had happened just that it had.? His brother Lee "Roy" was my boyfriend through high school and college so I knew his parents well and Gene to a lesser degree due to the age difference.? However Gene had made quite a name for himself in high school and our teachers did not let us forget it.? It bothere me that that entire family is gone and it seems so quickly.? Guess I'm getting old. Kay -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 4:28 pm Subject: [NCBLADEN] Dr and Mrs. Charles Eugene Cain This is a bit of information about our much-loved Gene and Helen Cain. They have a winter home in Jackson, Mississippi and a beloved summer home in Little Switzerland, NC and that is where Gene was killed. Read below. Dee All lookup requests will be permanently archived on the Bladen County Genweb site. For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >From Betty and Allen Yohannes Accident: Gene apparently ran a stop sign and was hit by a dump truck. At Little Switzerland they feel something happened to Gene. That is all we know. We hope to visit with Helen on our way home in Sept. Dee: will you send this on to Kay or any others. I'm at the hotel computer & it is not working good forme. I can't get to my adresses. Love to all. Keep Helen in your prayers. Betty & Allen > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: d7777@worldnet.att.net >To: abelj@htcomp.net, bladencountyncgw@triad.rr.com >Subject: RE: >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:23:02 -0400 > >> >> >>Jason, >> >>Betty and Allen will have access to their computer in a few days and >would >>like you to send your mailing address to them so that they will have >it when >>they can log-on. They have newspaper articles to mail you. >> >> >> >>Love to all of you. >> >>Dee >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Dr. Eugene Cain >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Dr. Eugene Cain died Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at Cannon Memorial >Hospital >>in Linville Falls, North Carolina, following an automobile accident. >Dr. >>Cain and his wife Helen had been dividing their time between >Jackson, >>Mississippi, and Linville Falls since he retired from the Millsaps >College >>Chemistry Department faculty. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at >this >>time. >>Dr. Cain was born on June 22, 1932 in Mineral Springs, North >Carolina. He >>received his undergraduate degree from the University of North >Carolina and >>his graduate degrees in chemistry from Duke University. It was there >that he >>met the love of his life - Helen Quillin - who worked in the >Chemistry >>Department. They married in 1958. >>After working as a research chemist for the DuPont Corporation, Dr. >Cain >>joined the Millsaps College faculty in 1960 as an associate >professor of >>chemistry. For forty-two years, he unlocked the secrets of chemistry >for >>countless students and inspired them to become research chemists, >doctors >>and other health-care specialists, and teachers. For more than ten >years Dr. >>Cain chaired the Chemistry Department and the Premedical Advisory >Committee, >>and it was during this time that the department achieved >accreditation by >>the American Chemical Society and acquired a reputation for >successfully >>placing students in medical school and graduate programs. He was a >lifetime >>member of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences of which he was also >President >>and was the recipient of many awards in his field including Chemist >of the >>Year by the American Chemical Society, Mississippi Section in 1998. >Dr. Cain >>was particularly proud of the grant programs he directed at Millsaps >funded >>by both the National Institutes of Health and the Howard Hughes >Medical >>Institute that focused on increasing the number of minority students >who >>would pursue careers in medicine and scientific research. >>While Dr. Cain was awarded a number of grants and had a solid record >of >>research and publications during his tenure, he enjoyed teaching and >>mentoring his students more than anything else. He was recognized by >>students and faculty alike as a remarkable teacher-scholar who had >an >>uncanny ability to connect his research with his teaching and bring >to the >>classroom real-world stories of how chemistry affects so many other >fields. >>Dr. Cain received the Exemplary Teaching Award from the United >Methodist >>Church in 1992 and served as the first President of the Faculty >Council - a >>measure of the esteem in which he was held by his colleagues. Upon >his >>retirement from Millsaps, Dr. Cain was named an Emeritus Professor >in >>recognition of his distinguished service to the Millsaps College >community. >>A colleague once said of him that "he has devoted himself to the >well-being >>of the college and contributed as much as anyone to its reputation >for >>academic excellence." A student once wrote of his former teacher >that "the >>degree of excellence of this man's character cannot be described." >>Another passion of Dr. Cain's was history. He never tired of >learning >>something new or engaging others in pursuits of the mind. He once >combined >>his love of chemistry with his love of history by focusing some of >his >>research into the degradation of paper - a serious problem >encountered in >>the preservation of books and other historical documents. During one >>sabbatical he put his historical research to good use as a visiting >>scientist at Colonial Williamsburg and later was invited to present >his >>findings at an international conference in Japan. >>Gene Cain was a member of First Baptist Church for as long as he >lived in >>Jackson. There he was a faithful Sunday School teacher, a deacon, a >member >>of a weekly prayer group and a volunteer for Mission First. He >worshipped at >>church each Sunday, but his faith inspired his servant's heart and >how he >>lived and loved every other day of the week. >>While Dr. Cain surely loved chemistry, history, and the fellowship >of his >>church community, they were no match for the love he had for his >wife of >>forty-nine years, Helen Cain. They were constant companions whether >>traveling overseas, going to concerts, collecting antiques, tending >to >>gardens, visiting bonsai nurseries or walking together in their >beloved >>mountains of North Carolina. They loved each other every day of >every year >>they were together. >>Gene Cain was preceded in death by his brother Lee Roy Cain, Jr. of >>Sarasota, Florida. Survivors include his wife, Helen Quillin Cain of >>Jackson, Mississippi; sister-in-law Elizabeth M. Cain of Sarasota, >Florida; >>nephews Lee Cain, III also of Sarasota, Florida and James H. Cain >and wife >>Rachel of Atlanta, Georgia. >>Memorials may be made to Mission First c/o First Baptist Church >(P.O. Box >>250, Jackson, MS 39205) and the Chemistry Department c/o Millsaps >College >>(1701 North State Street, Jackson MS 39210-0001). >>Published in the Clarion Ledger from 8/4/2007 - 8/5/2007. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>http://www.legacy.com/clarionledger/Obituaries.asp?Page=SearchResult >s >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>All lookup requests will be permanently archived on the Bladen >County Genweb >>site. For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for >lookups >>refer to this Link: >> >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCBLADEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com