Wilfred LePage, age 83 of Monroe, MI died Monday, January 27, 2014 in his home after a year long period of declining health.
Following service with the Marines during the Korean Conflict, he studied at Wayne State University. While in college he entered his career field of drinking water purification at the Mount Clemens Water Filtration Plant. In 1959 he accepted a supervisory position with the Monroe Water Department from which he retired in 1995.
Wilfred rose to international prominence in the water industry. He authored and published numerous technical papers largely on the application of ozone to drinking water treatment and, following invasion of the water system by the non-indigenous zebra mussel, on mussel mitigation. He traveled extensively at home and abroad while presenting his work.
He held leadership positions in several technical and scientific societies and received numerous high honors including the water industry’s coveted George Warren Fuller Award for his innovative work with ozone.