Henry
Henry White Pierce
d. March 14, 2019
Henry White Pierce passed away peacefully at Concordia of the South Hills in Pittsburgh, PA on March 14, 2019, 13 days before reaching 89 years of age.
Mr. Pierce worked as a writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1962 until his retirement in 1992. He covered science and medicine and was among the first journalists to write about HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations), DNA research, organ transplantation, in-vitro fertilization, and artificial intelligence.
Mr. Pierce received numerous honors and awards during his career, including six Golden Quill awards, the Ray Sprigle Memorial Award for a series of articles exposing dangerous conditions in homes for newly discharged mental health patients, and the Mental Health Media Award from the Mental Health Association of Pennsylvania.
Before joining the staff of the Post-Gazette, Mr. Pierce worked as a science writer for the Cornell University News Bureau, Science Service in Washington, D. C., and as a general assignment reporter for the Pierre (South Dakota) Capital Journal.
Mr. Pierce received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin in 1956, and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Montana State University in 1957.
Mr. Pierce enlisted and served in the United States Army in Korea and Japan from 1953 to 1955. His four year college curriculum at the University of Wisconsin was interrupted by this military service.
Mr. Pierce was born in Buffalo, New York on March 27, 1930. He moved to Youngstown, Ohio with his family in 1944. In 1950 he left Youngstown and held various residences at various times, in Racine, Wisconsin, Pierre, South Dakota, Washington, D. C., and Ithaca, New York.
Mr. Pierce Married Celeste Elliott Hurst of Buffalo, New York in 1959, and moved to Pittsburgh in 1962.
Mr. Pierce is survived by his son, Henry Carleton Elliott Pierce ("Carl"), daughter-in-law Uneva Fisher Pierce, granddaughters Courtenay Elliott Pierce and Emily Anne Pierce, and late wife's son Mark Thomas Hurst.
Services will be private.
Mr. Pierce worked as a writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1962 until his retirement in 1992. He covered science and medicine and was among the first journalists to write about HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations), DNA research, organ transplantation, in-vitro fertilization, and artificial intelligence.
Mr. Pierce received numerous honors and awards during his career, including six Golden Quill awards, the Ray Sprigle Memorial Award for a series of articles exposing dangerous conditions in homes for newly discharged mental health patients, and the Mental Health Media Award from the Mental Health Association of Pennsylvania.
Before joining the staff of the Post-Gazette, Mr. Pierce worked as a science writer for the Cornell University News Bureau, Science Service in Washington, D. C., and as a general assignment reporter for the Pierre (South Dakota) Capital Journal.
Mr. Pierce received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin in 1956, and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Montana State University in 1957.
Mr. Pierce enlisted and served in the United States Army in Korea and Japan from 1953 to 1955. His four year college curriculum at the University of Wisconsin was interrupted by this military service.
Mr. Pierce was born in Buffalo, New York on March 27, 1930. He moved to Youngstown, Ohio with his family in 1944. In 1950 he left Youngstown and held various residences at various times, in Racine, Wisconsin, Pierre, South Dakota, Washington, D. C., and Ithaca, New York.
Mr. Pierce Married Celeste Elliott Hurst of Buffalo, New York in 1959, and moved to Pittsburgh in 1962.
Mr. Pierce is survived by his son, Henry Carleton Elliott Pierce ("Carl"), daughter-in-law Uneva Fisher Pierce, granddaughters Courtenay Elliott Pierce and Emily Anne Pierce, and late wife's son Mark Thomas Hurst.
Services will be private.
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