Dr. Walter Arnim Quebedeaux, Jr., born 1915 at Georgetown, TX, was the son of a prominent local family. He attended Georgetown High School, Southwestern University, (B.S. in Chemistry, B.A. in Math), Texas University (M.A. in Chemistry 1937, Ph. D. in Chemistry 1940, B.S. in Chemical Engineering 1940) and South Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor 1968). From 1940-1946 he was a research chemist in New York and Missouri, an Hygiene Engineer and research engineer in Texas and operated his own chemical analysis laboratory in St. Louis, Mo. He was Air & Stream Pollution Director at Champion Paper Co. and in 1954 was made Director of the Air & Water Pollution Control Section of the newly formed Harris County Health Dept. where he rigorously enforced pollution laws and became known as a tough fighter against pollution. He was recognized as one of the nation's foremost authorities on pollution control with his achievements being held as models of what can be done with persistence and quality work. In 1971 he was appointed Director of the Harris County Pollution Control Department in Pasadena, Texas. He died suddenly of a heart attack in November 1976.
From the description of Dr. W.A. Quebedeaux Environmental Collection 1932-1985. (Houston Area Library Auto Network). WorldCat record id: 664446085
