Dr. Ian A. Munn passed away on October 20, 2023 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Ian was born on October 30, 1953, to Mary and John Munn in Cleveland, OH. After going to a two-room elementary school in rural Ontario, his education led him southward. Ian attended high school in Indiana and completed undergrad at NC State, before working as a forester for 10 years and receiving a Ph.D. from UNC. Ian then found a faculty position he liked and a biology professor he loved at Mississippi State University and served as faculty and administrator for 29 years before retiring in 2021.
Ian met Giselle Thibaudeau at MSU and they married in May 1998. Throughout their 25-year marriage, they remained ridiculously in love and had two daughters, Savannah and Mary Katherine. His wife and daughters could not have had a more devoted, proud, and loving husband and father.
Ian was a good friend to people from all walks of life. There were few people he couldn’t relate to, from the duck blinds of MS and across the world, to the halls of academia. Ian loved traveling with his wife, duck hunting, photography, spending time with his dogs, and listening to his two daughter’s latest rants.
Ian was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his siblings Charlotte and Duncan, his wife Giselle Munn, and his two daughters. He will be missed tremendously.
A visitation will be held at the Chapel of Memories (MSU campus) on Sunday, October 29 from 5:00-6:30 with a brief service to follow.
Donations in honor of Ian can be made to the “MSU Foundation-Dr. Ian Munn Memorial Scholarship fund to support graduate students and/or waterfowl habitat research (https://dda.msstate.edu/give-now?f=404969).
