John L. Stull, 82, of Almond died Friday (Nov. 9, 2012) with Paula, his wife of 60 years, by his side. During his career he resurrected the Alfred University's observatory by building or rebuilding almost all of the telescopes in use there. In 1989, against his mild objection, the Observatory was named the John L. Stull Observatory, and it is considered one of the finest teaching observatories in the country. Read more