PLATTEVILLE – David J. Hitchins, 59, of Platteville, was called home to heaven on Thursday, July 5, 2012, following a four-year battle with cancer. Dave was born on June 9, 1953, in Urbana, Ill. He attended Northern Illinois University and graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He spent the next 10 years as a project specialist at the UW-Madison Primate Center. Dave finished his career as a chemistry lecturer at UW-Platteville, thoroughly enjoying the students, faculty and research.
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