A Statistician Adds Up His Family's Needs

By ROBIN WILSON

Thomas E. Obremski, 63 University of Denver, associate professor of statisticsRetiring: January 2011

If it weren't for his adult son, who is mentally retarded, Thomas E. Obremski might not have considered retiring in three years. The professor is the sole wage earner in his family; his wife gave up a law career to take care of their son. Now Mr. Obremski feels it is his turn to pitch in more at home.

"For most people, it is an individual or a couple going off to retirement," he

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