{"id":18628,"date":"2022-12-10T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/?p=18628"},"modified":"2022-12-12T14:20:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:20:28","slug":"our-thoughts-and-prayers-go-out-to-the-states-family-dr-stanley-states-rip-stan-and-thank-you-for-all-you-have-done-for-the-pa-water-community-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/our-thoughts-and-prayers-go-out-to-the-states-family-dr-stanley-states-rip-stan-and-thank-you-for-all-you-have-done-for-the-pa-water-community-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the States Family.  Dr. Stanley States. RIP Stan and thank you for all you have done for the PA water community and beyond."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our thoughts and prayers go out to the States Family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Stanley States.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>RIP&#8230;Stan and thank you for all you have done for the PA water community and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Pittsburgh Post Gazette<\/p>\n<p>Unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, age 74, of Squirrel Hill. Beloved husband of Kathleen J. States; father of Tom States (Meliheh), Mike States (Barbara), and Joe States (Rebecca); brother of Kathleen Goliat (Henry), Maureen States, and the late Eileen Robins; also survived by nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. Stanley&#8217;s greatest joy was being the &#8220;Dziadziu&#8221; (grandfather) of Lena, Maggie, and Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>Stanley was a first generation American whose father and grandparents emigrated from Poland in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n<p>Stanley was a proud graduate of Central Catholic High School (class of 1966) and the University of Pittsburgh, where he received a BS, MS, and Ph.D. He was a band member for his alma maters Central Catholic and the University of Pittsburgh, playing the trumpet. He was also active in the Shriners band.<\/p>\n<p>Stanley served over 25 years in the US Army Reserves, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He worked at the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for 37 years as Director of Water Quality and Production and Director of Research. He was a full-time instructor with Texas A&amp;M University&#8217;s Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) since 2001 where he taught emergency preparedness and security for water utilities under the sponsorship of the Department of Homeland Security. Stanley was the author of &#8220;Polish Pittsburgh&#8221; and &#8220;Security and Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friends received at McCABE BROS., INC. FUNERAL HOME, 6214 Walnut Street, Shadyside on Sunday and Monday, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., where a service will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Due to a recent COVID exposure in the family, masks will be required at the funeral home and cemetery. Condolences may be left at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccabebrothers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.mccabebrothers.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1670792673621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qe6xGJfW_S6DPY8CVCeBG\">www.mccabebrothers.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to the States Family. Dr. Stanley States. RIP&#8230;Stan and thank you for all you have done for the PA water community and beyond. * Pittsburgh Post Gazette Unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, age 74, of Squirrel Hill. Beloved husband of Kathleen J. 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