Robert Melvin Hadsell (b January 10, 1942)
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m (1) Sharon Jean Ebbens (b September 21, 1945, in Evergreen Park, IL, to Lambert and Dorothy (née Huizenga) Ebbens) on September 6, 1968, in Chicago, IL; divorced June 7, 1979

Children:

• Jeffrey Robert (b July 2, 1971, in Washington, DC)
• Gregory Aaron (b August 17, 1976, in Columbia, MD)

(2) Barbara Diane Blumberg (b July 14, 1949, in Queens, NY, to Asher and Lilly (née Uday) Blumberg) on March 26, 1981, in Clearwater, FL; divorced August 18, 1993

Children:

• Ethan Miller (b October 8, 1984, in Washington, DC)
• Lucas Orion (b October 9, 1984, in Washington, DC)

Born in Schenectady, NY

Residence: Schenectady, NY; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Plano, TX

Education: B.A., Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 1964; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970

Occupations (in chronological order): science writer-editor, Chemical & Engineering News, Washington, DC; branch chief, Office of Cancer Communications, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; public affairs director, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, and then University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; freelance computer-based course developer; semi-retired (publicity services for jazz musicians)