Gary A. Wedemeyer
Dr. Gary Wedemeyer was a distinguished fish health scientist and Scientist Emeritus at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle, Washington, recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field, including receiving the 2020 Dallas Peck Outstanding Scientist Emeritus Award from USGS[2][4]. He advanced fish health sciences through research, earning honors like the S.F. Snieszko Distinguished Service Award contextually associated with peers in the field[1]. Born in 1945, he passed away on June 5, 2022, at age 77 in Glendale, Arizona[3].