Wilson (Tony) H. De Camp. PH.D. passed away the other day after suffering the scourge of Parkinson Disease for 15 years. He was responsible for my hiring at the Food and Drug Administration, Center of New Drugs, Division of Anti-Infective Drug Products in 1990. I was under his supervision as a Review Chemist and later an Expert ( GS-14) for almost five years. Tony was not only a good supervisor but was very kind to all the Review Chemists( 5) under his supervision. He was very smart, quit witted but very disorganized. His office room was always a mess, but if we asked him of certain documents, he can always retrieved it from the disorganized documents in his room. One day when he was out of the Office, all of his reviewers decided to tidy up his office. When he came back to work, he was not too happy that we clean-up his mess, but he did not reprimand us.
One of the greatest compliment he gave me, was his statement that one the best decision he has done during his leadership at the Division of Anti-Infective Drug Products was hiring me from the dozen of applicants during the FDA Job Fair in San Francisco. This statement was precipitated when I was able to upgrade and a get a discount for our group at the Marriot Hotel during one of the many chemistry conventions and Conferences that our group attend annually.
Later on in 1996, when I was promoted as Team Leader and now become his equal, we become friends and we continue our interaction as colleagues and not as boss and employee. Tony was responsible for my promotion as a GS-14 expert on anti-malarial drug products in 1994. I missed you Tony. May you rest in Peace, Amen!
For additional information on Tony's professional career read: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2093491089_Wilson_H_De_Camp
And for his obituary read:https://www.covenantfuneralservice.com/tributes/Wilson-TonyDeCampII
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