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General First nameHarry William
LastnameBurruss Jr.
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1904-10-18
Place of birthAberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Date of death1999-07-26
Place of deathGaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America


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Obituary - Ravali Republic (Hamilton, Montana), August 17, 1999:

Harry W. Burruss

Harry W. Burruss, 84, a former resident of Hamilton died July 26, at Wilson Health Care Center, in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Born in Aberdeen, Maryland in 1904, Mr. Burruss studied pre-medicine at Harvard University and went on to become a microbiologist.

Mr. Burruss' interest in yellow fever research began in 1929 when he went to Nigeria to work in the Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fever Laboratory. In 1933 he continued his studies at the foundation's laboratories in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.

In 1940 he joined Dr. Mason Hargett in the production of Yellow Fever Vaccine at Rocky Mountain Laboratories. In later years he became chief of the Yellow Fever unit.

In 1952 he and his family moved to Bethesda, Maryland where he eventually retired as chief of the Pyrogen test section in the division of Biotics Standards Laboratories at N.I.H., after 30 years of government service.

He was also a world class tennis player, and continued to enjoy watching the sport the rest of his life.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia C. Burruss of Gaithersburg, Md.; sons Charles C. Burruss and his wife Jeanne, of Corvallis, Mont., Thomas H. Burruss and his wife Judith, of Poolesville, Md.; two grandchildren, Sandra Houtz of Seattle, and Gary Burruss of Lincoln, Neb.; and eight great-grandchildren.

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Archive statistics Career1959 - 1973
Tournament wins4
Matches37
Match wins16


Tournament wins 1971 - Midtac Indoors (Open)
1971 - Nebraska Championships (Open)
1965 - University City (Amateur)
1964 - Martin Kennedy Invitation (Open)


Tournaments Iowa State Championship - 1973 Southern Championships - 1972 US National Amateur Grass Courts - 1972 Birmingham Classic - 1972 San Luis Potosi Open - 1971 Kansas State Championships - 1971 Nebraska Championships - 1971 Sioux Falls Racquet Club Winter Invitation - 1971 US National Amateur Clay Courts - 1971 Midtac Indoors - 1971 Tri-State (Iowa) - 1970 Iowa Memorial Day - 1970 Hawkeye Championships - 1970 Prairie Village - 1970 Connecticut Championships - 1969 University City - 1965 Southern Indiana Championships - 1964 Evansville - 1964 Dwight Davis Memorial - 1964 Martin Kennedy Invitation - 1964 Tri-State (Iowa) - 1963 Twin City Open - 1963 Dwight Davis Memorial - 1961 Missouri Valley Championships - 1959 Dwight Davis Memorial - 1959