1930
Richard
2016
Richard Owen Hampton
February 17, 1930 — March 6, 2016
Dr. Richard Hampton, a United State Department of Agriculture plant pathologist and courtesy professor in the department of botany and plant pathology at Oregon State University, passed away on March 6 at Edgewood Point Assisted Living in Beaverton.
Dr. Hampton was born to Marian and Christopher Columbus Hampton in Dalhart, Texas, and graduated high school in Amarillo.
Dr. Hampton received a bachelor's degree at the University of Arkansas and moved on to Iowa State for graduate study. It was there that he met his wife-to-be, Willa Mae. He eventually received his master's and doctorate degrees in plant pathology.
He conducted research on viruses and viral diseases at Washington State University, Prosser from 1957-1961 and USDA-ARS, Prosser from 1961-1965 before heading to OSU, where he worked through 1995.
He was best known for his research on viruses of legumes but also worked on viruses in fruits, hops and vegetables. His career was devoted principally to virus-induced diseases of seed-propagated horticultural crops, with major emphasis on understanding how viruses spread, particularly seed and aphid transmission, and on controlling viral diseases of food legumes through cooperative development of improved varieties and enhanced germplasm containing genes for virus resistance.
He received many industry awards for his work on addressing disease problems faced by growers and in 2015 the new "Hampton" virus and fungus resistant pea variety was named for him.
Dr. Hampton enjoyed foreign collaborations, including spending time in Denmark, Pakistan and Australia. He was a member and active participant in several professional societies. His research career resulted in over 100 publications, 16 book chapters and 70 abstracts of papers presented at professional meetings, in addition to serving as an editor for a Manual on Serological Methods published by APS press and widely used in the field of plant pathology.
His passion for science and research lives on through the 11 graduate students (M.S., Ph.D.s) and many undergraduate students he mentored during his career. He continued working after his retirement in 1995, serving as a USDA-ARS collaborator and publishing many more manuscripts.
Dr. Hampton had many hobbies throughout his life. He was adept at table tennis and an avid bicyclist.
He enjoyed woodworking, bread making and rock hunting. He was also an artist and dabbled in water color and oil painting.
He loved history and had a particular affinity for North American Indian tribes. He enjoyed exploring rural areas, often stopping at cemeteries.
Dr. Hampton is survived by his wife, Willa Mae Hampton of Beaverton; son Kevin Hampton of Corvallis; daughter Audrey Aiken and son-in-law Ken Aiken of Beaverton; and granddaughter Ciara Gibbons of Beaverton.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Farnstrom Mortuary, 410 Monmouth St., Independence.
Please leave condolences at: http:/farnstrommortuary.com/
Dr. Hampton was born to Marian and Christopher Columbus Hampton in Dalhart, Texas, and graduated high school in Amarillo.
Dr. Hampton received a bachelor's degree at the University of Arkansas and moved on to Iowa State for graduate study. It was there that he met his wife-to-be, Willa Mae. He eventually received his master's and doctorate degrees in plant pathology.
He conducted research on viruses and viral diseases at Washington State University, Prosser from 1957-1961 and USDA-ARS, Prosser from 1961-1965 before heading to OSU, where he worked through 1995.
He was best known for his research on viruses of legumes but also worked on viruses in fruits, hops and vegetables. His career was devoted principally to virus-induced diseases of seed-propagated horticultural crops, with major emphasis on understanding how viruses spread, particularly seed and aphid transmission, and on controlling viral diseases of food legumes through cooperative development of improved varieties and enhanced germplasm containing genes for virus resistance.
He received many industry awards for his work on addressing disease problems faced by growers and in 2015 the new "Hampton" virus and fungus resistant pea variety was named for him.
Dr. Hampton enjoyed foreign collaborations, including spending time in Denmark, Pakistan and Australia. He was a member and active participant in several professional societies. His research career resulted in over 100 publications, 16 book chapters and 70 abstracts of papers presented at professional meetings, in addition to serving as an editor for a Manual on Serological Methods published by APS press and widely used in the field of plant pathology.
His passion for science and research lives on through the 11 graduate students (M.S., Ph.D.s) and many undergraduate students he mentored during his career. He continued working after his retirement in 1995, serving as a USDA-ARS collaborator and publishing many more manuscripts.
Dr. Hampton had many hobbies throughout his life. He was adept at table tennis and an avid bicyclist.
He enjoyed woodworking, bread making and rock hunting. He was also an artist and dabbled in water color and oil painting.
He loved history and had a particular affinity for North American Indian tribes. He enjoyed exploring rural areas, often stopping at cemeteries.
Dr. Hampton is survived by his wife, Willa Mae Hampton of Beaverton; son Kevin Hampton of Corvallis; daughter Audrey Aiken and son-in-law Ken Aiken of Beaverton; and granddaughter Ciara Gibbons of Beaverton.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Farnstrom Mortuary, 410 Monmouth St., Independence.
Please leave condolences at: http:/farnstrommortuary.com/
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