Thompson Mylan Stout, 94, Lincoln, died Tuesday (4/21/09). He was born August 16, 1914, at Big Springs, Neb. to Granville L. and Lena A. (Thompson) Stout. Mylan married Eunice Earhart on September 8, 1940, at the University of Nebraska Chapel. Mylan and Eunice were on the first transatlantic voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969 and crossed the Atlantic Ocean aboard her several more times. She preceded him in death on April 5, 1999.

Mylan grew up in western Nebraska near the historic Ash Hollow. He began collecting fossils in this area and in northwest Missouri where he attended high school and his first year of college at Wentworth Military Academy, which named him as The Honor Graduate for having achieved the highest GPA by any student in the school's 43-year history.

Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Geology, University of Nebraska, and Curator Emeritus, University of Nebraska State Museum. Joined State Museum staff 1933, Bachelors 1936, Masters 1937 at University of Nebraska. Started teaching at University of Nebraska 1938, Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia University 1945. Retired from teaching in 1980. UNL Department of Geosciences Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient 1987.

Research Associate, Frick Laboratory, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, N.Y., since 1938. Traveled and researched extensively in the United States, Western and Central Europe, Morocco, New Zealand and China. Developed a new branch of geologic science, Comparative Stratigraphy.

Member, American Association of Quaternary Studies, Geological Society of America, Paleontological Society, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Society for the Study of Evolution, American Society of Mammalogists (Life Member), Sigma Xi (Life Member), New York Academy of Sciences, Yorkshire Geological Society (Life Member), Nebraska Academy of Sciences (Life Member and past President), Nebraska Geological Society (Life Member and past President), American Geological Institute, American Association of University Professors, University Faculty Emeriti (past President), delegate to 3 International Geological Congresses, delegate to International Zoological Congress, delegate to 4 International Association for the Study of the Quaternary. Correspondent of the Instituto Ialiano di Paleontologia Umana (Italian Institute of Humane Paleontology, Rome). member, Honorary Board of Editors of "Quantornaria." Correspondent of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (National Museum of Natural History, Paris).

Mylan was associated with the University of Nebraska for over 77 years. His support of the University will continue through his and his wife's generous funding of The T.M. and E.E. Stout Chair of Stratigraphy, T. Mylan Stout Lecture Series, T.M. Stout Geology Museum New Research Library and Archives, T.M. Stout Geology Scholarship Fund, Eunice Stout Scholarship Fun, T.M. & Eunice Stout Endowed Fund and other University of Nebraska Foundation scholarships.

He is survived by his sister and husband, Earla May and Sam Jimenez; nephew, Terry Annable & his late wife, Myra; nephews and wives, John and Diane Annable, all of Ogallala; Daniel Craig and Velida Annable, Tucson, Ariz.; nieces and husbands, Kathy and James Sizer, Ogallala; Peggy and Richard Huffman, Grand Island; grandnieces and grandnephews.

Memorial Service 2 p.m. Saturday (4/25/09) at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Ministers Fritz Hudson and Charles S. Stephens, Jr. Entombment: Lincoln Memorial Park Mausoleum. No visitation. Memorials to University of Nebraska Foundation Scholarship Fund.