Donald Remy Bell, more commonly known as Chip, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2023, at Denver Hospice, where he was surrounded by his loved ones. Chip was born on September 18, 1948, in Evanston, Illinois, to Catharine Remy and Donald Ivan Bell.
Chip graduated from Lake Forest Academy and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Colorado College. He then obtained a doctorate in physiology from the University of Maryland and completed a post-doctorate from the University of California at Davis.