Reginald A. "Reg" Ney

On Wednesday May 18, 2016, Reginald A."Reg" Ney, age 72, of Debary, Fl, formerly of Pleasant Hills, passed away at home with his beloved wife of 50 years, Joyce M. (Borland) Ney by his side. He is survived by 2 sisters, Carol (Rich) Usnick and Cindy (Lee) Leipold, 3 stepbrothers, Jack (Jean) Corey, Bob (Dee Dee) Corey, Jim (Ramona) Corey, a step sister-in-law Stephanie (Bill) Corey and nieces and nephews. Reg was born on January 24, 1944 to the late Marie M. (Pukansky) and Raymond W. Ney. He was a graduate of St. Elizabeth High School, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Upon his graduation from Duquesne, he started working there as a Laboratory Assistant at the Physics Department, advanced to teaching many Physics and Radiation Health courses and ultimately became Chairman of the Physics Department. He was an advisor to the Lambda Sigma Honor Society where he became famous for cooking his special spaghetti dinners at their annual retreat. He was active in the Health Physics Society, AAPT, AAAS, other science and computer organizations and served in the Army Reserves. He retired from Duquesne after teaching for 30 years and continued to pursue his interests in golf, travel, photography, sports and technology. He volunteered for American Diabetes Association activities, volunteered at many golf tournaments, traveled and photographed many places, especially National Parks and Disney World. In his later years he devoted all his time and energy to caring for aging parents. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. Friends received Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the GRIFFITH FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5636 Brownsville Road, (at 6th St.), South Park Twp. (412) 655-4600. Funeral prayer Friday 9:30 am with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Thomas A' Becket Church at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Reg's memory to Duquesne University, c/o Simonetta Frittelli, 316 Fisher Hall, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 (Designate on memo line of check: To the Physics Department in Honor of Reg Ney). Condolences may be offered for the family at www.GriffithFH.com

Reginald A. "Reg" Ney

January 24, 1944 - May 18, 2016