Gunter stepped down as director of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in 1971 .
Gunter continued to work at the laboratory as professor of zoology and director emeritus until 1979 , when Gunter retired from active service to the state government of Mississippi at the age of 70 .
Gunter stepped down as director of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in 1971 , but he continued to work at the laboratory as professor of zoology and director emeritus until 1979 , when he retired from active service to the state government of Mississippi at the age of 70 .