Obituary: Rosa, Eugene A.

ROSA, Eugene A. WashingtonState University Professor of Sociology and the Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of Natural Resource and EnvironmentalPolicy passed away late last week from lung cancer at his home in Moscow, ID.

His wife Julie, family, and friends were by his side.

Condolences for Gene can be sent online to SHORT’S FUNERAL CHAPEL in Moscow, Idaho http://shortsfuneralchapel.com/, or by mail to Julie Roberts Rosa at 510 E. C Street, Moscow ID 83843.

A memorial will take place in the spring.

Gene is survived by his wife Julie; his stepchildren, Joe and Anna; his sister Sylvia and her husband Brian Shutts; and nieces Laurie, Krista and Melinda as well as 10 great nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Gene may be made to http://museum.wsu.edu/busload.html, in support of the Luigi Gastaldo and Flora Brevette Rosa Endowment for the “Buy-a-Busload-of-Kids” Program.