Faculty and Staff
Charles Beckman Beal, of Pacific Grove, Calif., January 30, at 77, of a heart attack. He served as squadron surgeon with an Air Force rescue team and as a medical missionary in West Africa, where he founded a hospital and trained Peace Corps volunteers. An assistant professor and associate clinical professor at Stanford Medical School and UCSF, he invented numerous low-cost medical treatments and devices, including an HIV test that can be read in 10 minutes. In 1996, he founded the nonprofit corporation Stop AIDS Worldwide. Survivors: his wife, Lucerne; his daughter, Marcia Cody; his son, Timothy; and four grandchildren.
Gail Elizabeth Butterfield, of Stanford, December 27, at 56, of a brain tumor. A visiting assistant professor at Stanford, she was the director of sports nutrition for Stanford's sports medicine program and was a leader in establishing the study of nutrition and exercise physiology in the human biology program. She published more than 60 research articles, book chapters and editorials. Survivors: her daughter, Carrie; her parents, Frank and Jeanette; her sister, Susan; and her brother, Frank.
Robert S. Gould, of Los Altos, December 25, at 87. After serving in the Navy during World War II and then working for the U.S. Geological Survey and the Office of Architects and Engineers at UC-Berkeley, he joined the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center staff in 1960, retiring as chief civil engineer in 1979. Known for his sense of humor, he created popular cartoons depicting many of the events in SLAC's history. Survivors: his daughter, Judith; two sons, Robert and Richard; and four grandchildren.
Dudley Kirk, of San Jose, March 14, at 86, after a brief illness. From 1947 to 1954, he was chief of the planning staff for the State Department's Office of Intelligence Research, where he became the first official for policy and research on world population problems. After serving as the demographic director of the Population Council, he came to Stanford to teach and do demographic research in the Food Research Institute and the sociology department, which he chaired in 1975-76. The author of three books and more than 50 professional articles, he retired in 1979 as Morrison Professor of Population Studies. Survivors: his wife of 52 years, Ruth; two daughters, Deborah Rihn, MA '82, and Margaret; his son, John; and three grandchildren.
Mollie Schwartz Rosenhan, of Stanford, February 2, at 63, of cancer. An expert in women's studies, she was selected in 1972 to create and teach in a new women's studies program at San Jose State U. Beginning in 1974, she helped develop what is now known as Stanford's Institute for Research on Women and Gender, where she became an affiliated scholar. She was a popular lecturer in Stanford's Structured Liberal Education program and a member of the executive board of Hillel. Survivors: her husband, David; her son, Jack; and three sisters.
1920s
Dorothy Hare Frost, '22, of Monterey, Calif., March 16, at 100. At Stanford, she studied economics, was a member of Cap and Gown and Alpha Phi -- and was awarded her Block S in swimming and diving 75 years after her graduation. Predeceased by her husband, Charles, with whom she ran a construction company, she died in the home she had shared with her family for almost 70 years. Cheered on by relatives and friends, and with her mental faculties intact, she made it into the 21st century, the third in which she lived. Survivors: two sons, Lou, '52, and John, '56; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Millard S. Rosenblatt, '22, of Portland, Ore., March 1, at 98. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in physiology. In addition to maintaining a private medical practice, he taught at the U. of Oregon Medical School from 1930 to 1975 and served on the surgical staff of St. Vincent Hospital for 45 years, acting as chief of staff in 1958. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 for his golf accomplishments, including shooting his age or under from age 68 to 94. He won 12 cup championships from 1916 to 1968, a run that landed him in the Guinness Book of Records. Survivors: his wife of 64 years, Carolyn; his daughter, Carol Forman; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
1930s
Julius R. "Jud" Scholtz, '30, MD '34, of Palo Alto, January 25, at 91, of pneumonia. During World War II, he worked in the Air Surgeon's office in the Pentagon as chief of dermatology and syphilology. After going into private practice in Pasadena, he returned to Palo Alto in 1970 and worked for Syntex Laboratories, retiring in 1989. He also was a consultant to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Stanford's Cowell Student Health Center. He developed a regimen that is still used to treat atopic dermatitis and was instrumental in the introduction of modern dermatologic topical steroid therapy in the 1960s. Survivors: his daughter, Judith Kays, '57, MA '59; his son, Stephen; four grandchildren, including Robert Adams, '84, MS '88, Daniel Adams, MS '92, and David, '88; and three great-grandchildren.
Joseph Lowery Peterson, '31, JD '34, of La Jolla, Calif., January 4, at 89. He studied psychology and was a member of Sigma Nu. After working as a corporate attorney in Denver, he served as director of administration of the astronautics division of McDonnell-Douglas until his retirement. Founding president of the Orange County United Way, he was active in many civic organizations. Survivors: his daughter, Joan Lynch, '58; four sons, Kirk, '60, Tucker, '66, Joseph, '69, and Eric, '70; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Edward M. Bauer Jr., '32, of St. Helena, Calif., January 30, at 89. After graduating with a degree in communication and serving as a communication officer with the Army Signal Corps during World War II, he worked in management with newspapers in Sunnyvale and Los Gatos, Calif. In 1960, he fulfilled his lifelong dream and purchased the Half Moon Bay Review, serving as editor and publisher until his retirement in 1986. Survivors: his wife of 51 years, Marjorie; two daughters, Anne Wright and Barbara Oliver, '76; his stepson, Walter Jensen; and his granddaughter.
Laurel Jones Lewis, '33, Engr. '35, PhD '47, of Seattle, February 26, at 88. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in electrical engineering and served as acting assistant professor at Stanford during World War II. In 1954, he became a full professor of electrical engineering at the U. of Washington, where he helped launch a computing center. He retired in 1978. Survivors: his daughter, Susan Barnes, '65, JD '68; and his grandson.
Robert Stockard Barry, '36, of Los Angeles, January 18, at 85, of Alzheimer's disease. After graduating with a degree in history, he worked for Coldwell Banker as a rent collector. During World War II, he served in the Navy, retiring as commander. After the war, he joined his cousin in a real estate practice, then became a contractor and builder of custom homes and commercial buildings. Survivors: his wife of 52 years, Marion, '37; two sons, Robert and John; and four grandchildren.
Max Foorman Gruenberg, '36, JD '41, of Foster City, Calif., February 6, at 84. He studied economics and played in the Band. After serving in the Army during World War II, he worked as general counsel for Schering Drug Co. in New Jersey, returning to San Francisco in 1947 to run his family's paper-box business. Later, with Boris Wolper, '46, and Harmon Schragge, he formed Industrial Services, a commercial real estate firm, where he worked as a broker for more than 40 years. Survivors: his wife of 30 years, Patricia; two sons, Max, '65, and Raoul; his daughter, Marcella Wilbur; three stepchildren; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Richard Hodgson, '37, of New Canaan, Conn., March 4, at 83, in a car accident in Barbados. He studied engineering and wrote for the Daily. In 1947, he founded a television laboratory company that provided technology for the Trinitron color TV monitor. From 1950 to 1968, he held a range of positions at Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp., overseeing the creation of its semiconductor division in 1957. He served as CEO of Fairchild before joining ITT Corp., retiring in 1980 as senior vice president. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine, '38; two daughters, Brooke Latimer, '72, and Morgan, JD '73; and two grandchildren, Devon Lake, '00, and Spencer Lake, '03.
Willma Joy "Willie" Richardson Forward, '38, of Culver City, Calif., February 18, at 83. She studied social sciences and social thought and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. An active community volunteer, she served as a docent at the Getty Museum in Malibu during the 1980s and was a member of the Junior League, the Luminaires and the Colleagues. Survivors: two sons, Robert, '66, and William; her daughter, Barbara; three grandchildren; and her sister, Helen Paganucci.
Lloyd J. Lake, '38, of Bella Vista, Ark., December 31, at 83. A political science major, he was a member of the Band and Alpha Kappa Lambda. After serving in the Marine Corps during World War II, he worked for 20 years in management for the National Rural Electrical Cooperative Association and as a consultant in South America and Indonesia. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mary; his son, Russ; his grandchild; and his sister, Gwendolyn Black.
John Rhodes Morrill, '38, of Savannah, Ga., February 26, at 83. He studied engineering, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi. He spent his career restructuring troubled companies and served as a top executive at eight firms, including UMC Industries, Kearney National and Rego, until his retirement in 1985. Survivors: his wife, Virginia; five children; eight grandchildren; and his sister, Sylvia Todd.
Elizabeth Anne "Liz" Watson, '38, MA '41, of Fillmore, Calif., February 8, at 84. A geology major, she received her pilot's license while at Stanford and studied at Oxford. She worked for Union Oil Co. of California as a petroleum geologist until her retirement, except during World War II, when she took a leave to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots.
John E. "Jack" Weaver, '38, of Woodland, Calif., December 22, at 83, of complications from brain surgery. He studied economics and was a member of Beta Theta Pi. After serving as a Naval officer during World War II, he joined Wells Fargo, where he worked for 43 years -- including 25 years at the bank's Woodland branch, where he served as vice president and manager -- before retiring in 1981. Active in his community, he volunteered every year at Sacramento's annual Dixieland Jazz Jubilee. Survivors: two sons, Don and Robert; his daughter, Joan; two brothers, Arthur, '44, and Richard, '50; and his sister, Margaret Miller.
Robert D. Zelinsky, '38, of San Francisco, in August 1999. He retired from a painting firm that led the industry for many years. Survivors: his wife, Barbara; his son, Michael; his daughter, Leslie; and four granddaughters.
William Anthony Newsom, '39, of San Francisco, February 25, at 84, of heart failure. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the varsity baseball team. After serving in the Army during World War II, he volunteered to treat Holocaust survivors at the Dachau concentration camp near Munich until 1946. He returned to San Francisco to practice neurosurgery at four area hospitals for more than four decades. A clinical instructor at Stanford from 1951 to 1961, he spent the final years of his career as a San Francisco Fire Department physician. Survivors: his wife, Anne; five sons, William, Robert, David, Mark and Philip; four daughters, Wendy Linderborg, Laura, Mary Boucher and Sarah Healy; 19 grandchildren; and his sister, Muriel Black.
Edward Philip Sheridan, '39, MA '40, of Barrington, R.I., February 2, at 83. After graduating with degrees in English, he served in the Army during World War II, rising to staff sergeant. He joined the faculty at Carleton College in 1952, where he chaired the English department from 1967 to 1970 and taught Renaissance and medieval literature until retiring in 1981. An avid botanist and zoologist, he was a member of the New York Zoological Society and the American Conifer Society. Survivors: two daughters, Alison Buffum and Ruth; five grandchildren; and his sister, Bette Falkenhagen.
1940s
William F. Docker, '40, JD '47, of Fresno, Calif., December 23, at 80. A member of Beta Theta Pi who graduated Phi Beta Kappa in political science, he practiced water law in Fresno until he retired in 1987 after a stroke. Survivors: his son, Rick, '72; three daughters, Patty Ruffin, '66, Penny, '66, and Libby Longinotti, '77; and six grandchildren.
Hugh H. Gallarneau, '40, of Northbrook, Ill., July 14, 1999, at 82. A political science major, he was a member of Delta Upsilon and several varsity teams, including boxing, rugby and football. He won the Pacific Coast boxing tournament as a sophomore and scored two of three touchdowns in the 1941 Rose Bowl victory. After graduation, he was drafted by the Chicago Bears. During World War II, he took a leave to serve in the Marine Corps, where he earned a Bronze Star for valor and attained the rank of major. He returned to the Bears to win the national championship in 1946 and retired from football in 1947, at age 30. He held several executive positions at Marshall Field & Co. and later became president of the Society Brand Clothes division of Hart, Shaffner and Marx. He is a member of the National Collegiate Football Hall of Fame and the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. Survivors: his wife of 42 years, Nancie; his son, Hugh; his daughter, Sherry; and his granddaughter.
Donald L. Ruggles, '40, MA '41, of Camarillo, Calif., March 29, 1999. He studied economics and education and was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. After graduating, he managed his family's ranch in Oxnard, Calif., until retiring to Camarillo. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, '40.
George Martin LaNicca Jr., '41, of Hackettstown, N.J., February 5. An economics major, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and earned a Block S in soccer. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Ann; three sons; two daughters; and 11 grandchildren.
Charles S. Vore, '41, of Stanton, Calif., November 3, at 79. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in political science and was a member of Los Arcos, Pi Sigma Alpha and the varsity baseball team. After working for a year at W.R. Grace Co. in San Francisco, he earned his master of divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Appointed a missionary to Guatemala, he taught at Berea Bible Institute and served as its director for 40 years, retiring in 1995 to Quaker Gardens in Stanton. Survivors: his wife of 54 years, Sammye; his daughter, Mary Iwamoto; two sons, Vernon and Paul; and eight grandchildren.
Mary Helen McCune Mitchell, '42, of South Laguna, Calif., May 16, 1999. A political science major, she was president of Roble Hall and the Stanford Women's Athletic Association and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and the basketball team. Survivors: two sons, Charles and William; her daughter, Anne Robbins, '71; six grandchildren; and her sister, Billie Lou McCune, '44.
Lauretta "Laurie" Slocum Cecil, '44, of San Carlos, Calif., March 23, at 78. At Stanford, she studied social science and social thought. An active community volunteer for the past 50 years, she was a founding member of the Stanford Medical Center Auxiliary and served in the group's gift shop for 44 years. Survivors: two daughters, Suzanne Alexander and Deborah Youngling; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Bill, '48, and George Slocum.
Kathryn Larkin Crary, '44, of Incline Village, Nev., January 24, at 77, of cancer. She studied education, was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and captained the tennis team. Active in community affairs in Newport Beach, Pasadena and San Marino, Calif., she volunteered at the Pasadena Senior Center and served on its board of directors. Survivors: her husband of 56 years, Robert, '43; her son, Robert, '67; three daughters, Susan Blethen, Gail Justman, '72, and Ann McCormick, '75; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Robert Beekman Rockwell, '44, of San Francisco, March 6, at 78, of prostate cancer. At age 10, he earned fame as the youngest broadcaster on the West Coast, reading the San Francisco Chronicle comics on a Sunday morning program. He studied social science and social thought at Stanford and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. During World War II, he served as an army correspondent and photographer for Yank Magazine. He retired after 30 years with San Francisco Public Utilities, where he was public relations director for the city's airport and transit system. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Denise.
Joseph Erskine Welsh, '44, MD '47, of San Carlos, Calif., January 25, at 77. He studied biological sciences, played varsity soccer and rugby, and was a member of Delta Tau Delta. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Army Medical Corps. A 60-year resident of the Bay Area, he held a clinical professorship at Stanford Medical School and practiced as a partner with the Menlo Medical Clinic, retiring in 1982. An avid outdoorsman, he loved to ski, sail, flyfish and travel. Survivors: two daughters, Jeffie Feakins, '68, and Sally; three sons, Joseph, '71, MD '75, David and John; and eight grandchildren, including Lindsay, '99.
Rene David Zentner, '44, of Santa Cruz, Calif., March 16, at 76. A chemistry major, he was a member of El Tigre, Hammer and Coffin, the Band and the drama club. He worked as a patent chemical engineer for E.I. du Pont, a radio chemist for Tracerlab Inc., and a patent and licensing attorney for Shell Oil Co. for 25 years in New York City and Houston. Later, he joined the U. of Houston as associate dean of the law school, instructor of intellectual property law and, from 1983 to 1994, director of development. Survivors: his wife, Martha, '46; his daughter, Caren Luckie; his son, Mark; and two brothers, Lucien and Jules.
Elizabeth "Betty" Latimer Thaxton Page, '45, of Arlington, Va., January 16, at 75, of Alzheimer's disease. After graduating with a degree in communication, she had a brief career in journalism in San Francisco. She was assistant editor of The Glenn Gould Reader, published in 1984, and served two terms as president of the Chapel Hill Republican Women's Club. Survivors: her husband, Ellis; two sons, Tim and Richard; her daughter, Betsy Sigman; 10 grandchildren; her brother, Robert Thaxton, '47, JD '49; and her sister, Laura Smith.
Gloria Mordy Ackerman, '46, of Walnut Creek, Calif., February 14, at 75. At Stanford, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and contributed to the war-effort program by working in a cannery and as a pin-setter at a bowling alley. She later worked briefly as a social worker for Alameda County. In 1973, she founded Ackerman Travel, which she sold after 11 years. Active in numerous civic organizations, she was president of the Murwood PTA and the Contra Costa branch of the auxiliary to the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association. Survivors: her husband of 51 years, Fred, '45; her son, Ward; her daughter, Dale Neill; and six grandchildren.
Richard Stoddard Gross, '46, MD '49, of Sacramento, January 9, at 75. At Stanford, he studied biological sciences and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He participated in the Naval V-12 program from 1943 to 1946 and was a captain in the Air Force from 1951 to 1952. In addition to his private surgical practice, he was the plant physician at Procter and Gamble from 1959 to 1988, on staff at the Sutter Medical Group from 1957 to 1989, and chief of surgery in 1965 at Mercy General Hospital, where he worked from 1956 until his retirement in 1989. A member of many professional organizations, he chaired the committee on applicants for the American College of Surgeons for Northern California District II from 1984 to 1990. Survivors: his wife of 52 years, Mary Lou; two sons, Richard and Thomas; two daughters, Susan Miller and Janet; nine grandchildren; his twin sister, Barbara Donaldson; and his brother, Joseph.
Newton Dennis Arnold, '47, of Encino, Calif., February 12, at 72, of leukemia. He was a speech and drama major and a member of Delta Upsilon and the student drama club. An actor, television writer and director of motion pictures, television movies, miniseries and commercials, he won the Directors Guild of America award for his work as first assistant director for The Godfather Part II. In his 45 years as filmmaker, he worked with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg and was active in many professional organizations. Survivors: his wife, Judy; and two sons, Jonathan and Evan.
James John "Jim" Micko, '48, of Santa Clara, Calif., February 1, at 78. He studied history at Stanford. During World War II, he flew fuel transport missions from India to China. During the Korean War, he served in the Strategic Air Command. Later, he was a counselor and taught history at Sutter Junior High School and Granada Hills High School in Chatsworth, Calif., and was head counselor at John Adams High School and North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. His final post was dean of veterans affairs at Valley College. Survivors: his wife, Yvonne; three sons, Eric, '73, Jeffrey, '79, and Douglas; and three grandchildren.
John Plummer Steward Jr., '48, MD '55, of Palo Alto, February 5, at 72, of cancer. He studied biological sciences and was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda. Between the Korean and Vietnam wars, he served as a flight surgeon on active duty in the Far East. In 1958, he returned to Stanford as a postdoctoral fellow, became a professor of microbiology and immunology and served as an associate dean of the School of Medicine from 1971 to 1990. In retirement, he worked clinically with AIDS patients, chaired the HIV Disease Commission for the Episcopal Diocese of California and was a commander in the Navy Reserve.
Alvin B. Harber, '49, MA '51, of Arnold, Calif., January 30, at 80. He studied education at Stanford after World War II. He served in the Army Air Corps during the war and worked for the California Conservation Corps, helping build and maintain Muir Woods in Marin County. After working for Hewlett-Packard in its early years, he taught school in Palo Alto and in the Calaveras Unified School District for 20 years, retiring in 1984. Survivors: his wife of 37 years, Carolyn; four daughters, Gaelen Holloway, Adrienne, Amy Thipphawong and Aileen; his son, Warren; six grandchildren; and his brother, Stan.
1950s
Charles H. Heneveld, '51, of Glen Ellen, Calif., February 6. At Stanford, he studied biological sciences. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jayne.
Patricia F. Wolverton Logie, '51, of Vashon Island, Wash., June 9, 1999, at 69, of breast cancer. After graduating with a degree in international relations, she taught at secondary schools and universities, worked as a news reporter and book editor, and conducted seminars in writing and public relations. She was communications director for the Public Power Council and director of the community relations division at Seattle City Light. Recently, she completed a novel and a book of essays on her travels and her experience with cancer. Survivors: three daughters, Laurel Graham, Tara and Lisa; three grandsons; her brother; and four sisters.
Elizabeth Ann Hoag, '54, of South Pasadena, Calif., January 27, after a long illness. At Stanford, she studied economics. She retired from the San Marino School District after many years as a teacher at Carver School. Survivors: two nephews, John, '76, and James Everett; and her niece, Elizabeth Everett.
Charles W. Wolverton Jr., '56, of Venetia, Pa., February 11, at 64. An engineering major, he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He owned Apollo Oil Co. and Wolco Oil Co. in the Bay Area for many years. Survivors: his daughter, Liz Severa; his son, Jon; and five grandchildren.
Judith Snow Mead, '57, MA '58, of Moraga, Calif., February 19, at 63. An education major, she was active in the Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church and the Stanford Club of the East Bay. Survivors: her husband, Richard; two daughters, Kristen Reardan and Sandra Veit; her son, Richard; and 11 grandchildren.
Andrew Michael Murray, '57, of Pasadena, Calif., January 10, at 65. At Stanford, he studied geography and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. A longtime member of the Jonathan Club, he was a stockbroker and an avid gardener. Survivors: his wife, Sara; two sons, Michael and Andrew; his daughter, Melissa May; two stepsons, Alexander and Benjamin Boynton; and four grandchildren.
Darrell E. Williams, '57, of Tyaskin, Md., June 22, 1999, at 78, of cancer. An international relations major, he served 23 years of active duty in the Air Force, retiring as a lieutenant colonel and command pilot in 1965. Later, he worked in intelligence for the National Security Agency for 10 years. Survivors: two daughters, Bernadette Bosco and Regina Williams; and six grandchildren.
Eben Barnett Carlson, '59, of Seattle, November 9, of cancer. At Stanford, he majored in history. An attorney with Smith, Bracker, Winn & Ehlert, he was an avid golfer. Survivors: his three children, including his daughter, Roberta, '87.
1960s
Rodger Newton Voorhees, '63, of Oakland, March 12, at 59. A political science major, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He served in the Navy as a lieutenant aboard a mine sweeper off the coast of Vietnam. In 1970, he became business manager for the San Francisco design firm of Gensler and Associates. He later worked as an executive at various architecture and interior design companies, including Anshen & Allen, Whisler Patri and Interior Architects. Survivors: his wife, Tina McGurk; his son, Adam; his stepson, Jarret Rible; and two sisters.
Peter Maule Gans, '65, of Los Angeles, December 29, at 56. After graduating with a degree in economics, he served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a Marine Corps captain. For more than two decades, he worked as vice president of his real estate management company, June Property Services. Survivors: his wife, Joyce; two daughters, Julie Cecil and Heidi; his son, Peter; two stepdaughters; three grandchildren; his mother, Polly McCarthy; and two brothers, Robert, '63, MBA '68, and Jonathan.
John "Jack" Vincent Scott, '65, of Eugene, Ore., February 6, at 57, of throat cancer. A prominent critic of organized athletics during the 1960s and early 1970s, he published a book, Athletics for Athletes, launched the Institute for the Study of Sport and Society and served as athletic director at Oberlin College from 1972 to 1974. Later, he worked with injured track athletes as a physiotherapist and gained national attention when he was suspected of helping Patricia Hearst elude capture in the Symbionese Liberation Army case. Survivors: his wife, Micki; his son, Jonah; and two daughters, Lydia and Emma.
Thomas Edward Liston, '66, of Lafayette, Calif., October 25, at 55, of suicide, after a long struggle with depression. He majored in biology and history and was a member of Theta Chi. After six years in the Air Force, he returned to the Bay Area in the mid-1970s to start his career as a pediatrician at Kaiser's Martinez clinic, where his young patients knew him as Dr. Tom. He also chaired the medical committee for Planned Parenthood and was the unofficial doctor and photographer for the Acalanes High School lacrosse team. Survivors: his wife of 32 years, Kathy, '66; his son, Ben; and two brothers, Steven and John.
1970s
Matthew Daniel Lempres, '79, of Piedmont, Calif., March 4, at 43. An economics major, he studied overseas at Cliveden and was a member of Stanford in Government, Zeta Psi and the sailing team. He practiced law with his father at the Oakland firm of Lempres & Wulfsberg and was active in community service. Survivors: his wife of eight years, Caitlin; three daughters, Mary, Ellen and Sarah; his mother, Marianne; and two brothers, Michael and Marty.
1980s
Lisa Margarit Capps, '87, of Berkeley, February 7, at 35, of lung cancer. A human biology major, she studied at Oxford and was a member of the water polo team and Cap and Gown. An assistant professor of psychology at UC-Berkeley since 1996, she focused on dispelling myths about autism. She co-authored three books, Constructing Panic: The Discourse of Agoraphobia; Children with Autism: A Developmental Perspective; and Living Narrative. Survivors: her husband, Nathan Brostrom, '85; two sons, David and Walter; her mother, Lois; her sister, Laura; and her brother, Todd.
1990s
Christopher Mayroe Cowan, '92, of Gettysburg, Pa., January 22, at 28, after a 10-year struggle with schizophrenia. He majored in civil engineering at Stanford. Survivors: his parents, Catherine Selesnick and David; his brother, Patrick; his stepmother, Deborah; and his stepfather, William Selesnick.
Education
Joel Carter, MA '47, PhD '56, of Chapel Hill, N.C., March 16, at 86. He served in the Air Force during World War II and was discharged in 1945 as a master sergeant with five battle ribbons and a Bronze Star. At Stanford, he was a music instructor, director of the chapel choir and men's glee club, and baritone soloist for the Intimate Opera Company. In 1949, he became an assistant professor of music and director of choral organizations at the U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He directed an annual operatic production, founded the UNC Opera Workshop, directed the men's glee club for 17 years and retired as full professor in 1978. An accomplished performer, he was a founding member of the National Opera Association and the winner of a 1990 Governor's Outstanding Community Volunteer Award. Survivors: his wife of 54 years, Eleanor; two daughters, Cely Chicurel and Catharine; his son, Chris; two grandchildren; and his sister, Caroline Smith.
William Edwin "Bill" Long, MA '50, of Los Altos, August 3, 1999. During World War II, he enlisted and became a radio instructor. Later, after working as a television technician, he joined the faculty in electronics and engineering at Foothill College, retiring 22 years later. Survivors: his wife of 46 years, Annette; two sons, Kirk and Quentin; two daughters, Kerry Kresge and Elise; and one granddaughter.
Wallace E. "Wally" Walker, Gr. '64, of Sacramento, February 25, at 74. He taught social studies for 23 years at Edison and Franklin high schools in Stockton, Calif., and also taught in Wyoming, where he was an award-winning head coach in track and football. Later, he served as registrar and dean of students at Columbia Pacific U. in San Rafael, Calif. Survivors: his wife, Ann; four children, Jim, Susan Gibson, Michael Wood and Alissa Paulus; and seven grandchildren.
Engineering
Maurice W. "Maury" St. Clair, MS '50, Engr. '50, of Menlo Park, January 31, at 77, of a stroke. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant and radar operator in the Army Air Force. After working as a research assistant in the microwave laboratory at Stanford, he spent 12 years with Varian Associates as an electrical engineer, developing a variety of innovations, for which he held 10 patents. In 1963, he became a teacher at Foothill College, retiring in 1988 to edit a retirees' newsletter. Survivors: his wife of 37 years, Betty; his son, Robert, MS '97; his grandchild; and two sisters, Betty and Fran Russell.
Humanities and Sciences
Constance Mary Probert, MA '33 (chemistry), of Palo Alto, January 20, at 89, of pneumonia. After graduation, she was hired for a special project at Shell Development in San Francisco, where she created a system for technical files. She later became information service manager at Shell, retiring in 1972.
George McTurnan Kahin, MA '46 (politicalscience), of Ithaca, N.Y., January 29, at 82. He served in the Army during World War II. An expert on Southeast Asia and a leading critic of U.S. policy during the Vietnam War, he co-wrote the influential The United States in Vietnam with John Lewis in the late 1960s. He spent 37 years on the faculty of Cornell, where he was a professor of government and international studies and, from 1951 to 1960, executive director of the Cornell Southeast Asia Program. The George McT. Kahin Center for Advanced Research on Southeast Asia at Cornell was named in his honor in 1992, four years after he retired. Survivors: his wife of 32 years, Audrey; his son, Brian, '73; his daughter, Sharon; two grandchildren; and his sister, Peggy Webb.
John R. Morganthaler, MA '47 (communication), of Sacramento, January 31, at 78, after a lengthy illness. After serving in the Army during World War II, he was a newsman with the Modesto Bee for four years, then joined the Associated Press in Columbus, Ohio, in 1951. For the next 36 years, he worked at the Cleveland, New York and Sacramento branches of AP, covering famous cases like the Watergate trial of former Attorney General John Mitchell and the Sam Sheppard murder trial. Active in many social service programs, he ran a halfway house for recovering drug addicts in New York and sponsored immigrants in California to help them become U.S. citizens. Survivors: two nieces; and his longtime companion, Mary Ann Sharp.
Joseph Jackson Lipper, MA '49 (communication), of San Diego, February 14, at 80. After serving in the Army during World War II, he joined the Associated Press in Sacramento as a reporter. In 1957, he was hired as a publicist by Aerojet General Corp., retiring as vice president in 1985 to teach public relations courses at San Diego State U. He was appointed to the board of governors of the State Bar of California in the 1980s and received the Public Relations Society of America's lifetime achievement award in 1996. Survivors: his wife of 48 years, Donna; four children, Kernan, Donna Lucas, Laurie Kirk and Leslie; and five grandchildren.
William Edgar Bowers, MA '49, PhD '53 (English), of San Francisco, February 4, at 75, of lymphoma. During World War II, he served in the Counter-Intelligence Corps. A formalist poet who wrote metered verse, he published five collections of his work and won the prestigious Bollingen Prize in 1989. As a specialist in Renaissance and modern poetry, he taught at UC-Santa Barbara for most of his career, retiring in 1991.
Ray Hubbard, MA '52 (speech and drama), of Kenwood, Calif., December 27, at 75, of Parkinson's disease. After teaching art at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, he worked as art director and production manager for radio station KPIX in San Francisco and became program director in 1958. He held several broadcasting posts before serving as vice president for programming and production at Washington Post-Newsweek Stations Inc. from 1969 to 1976, where he became known for promoting educational and socially conscious programs. He authored the 1981 novel Majestic, about Hollywood's golden age, and his television special, Roman City, won the national prime-time Emmy as the outstanding animated program of 1994. Survivors: his wife of 49 years, Marion, '50; three sons, Stephen, Bruce and Gregory; and two grandchildren.
John Allan Conley, PhD '56 (English), of Davis, Calif., November 4, at 87, after a long illness. He taught Old and Middle English at seven American colleges and universities, including Stanford, and retired as professor emeritus of English at the U. of Illinois-Chicago in 1977. He served on the editorial boards of several journals and co-authored various scholarly works. Survivors: his wife of 23 years, Eleanor; and 11 nieces and nephews.
Barney Sanford Childs, PhD '59 (English), of Redlands, Calif., January 11, at 73, of Parkinson's disease. A nationally recognized composer of experimental music, he taught at the U. of Arizona and the Wisconsin College Conservatory and was dean of Deep Springs College in California before joining the faculty at the U. of Redlands in 1973. He wrote more than 170 works, co-edited a music journal, ran Advance Recordings from 1964 to 1982 and held office in national music organizations. Survivors: two daughters, Dirje Smith and Margaret.
Raymond Vaught, PhD '59 (music), of Honolulu, January 10, at 86. After teaching at colleges in Nebraska and Washington, he was appointed in 1955 to the music faculty at the U. of Hawaii, where he created the early music program Collegium Musicum. A violinist with the Honolulu Symphony from 1956 to 1987, he founded the Honolulu String Quartet and was an early member of the Honolulu Chamber Music Group. After his retirement in 1979, he served as a lecturer for Hawaii 2000 Opera Tours. Survivors: his wife of 32 years, Marion; his daughter, Kathleen Farner; two brothers, Charles and Daryl; and his sister, Jane Thompson.
Kenneth Jon Barwise, MS '65, PhD '67 (mathematics), of Bloomington, Ind., March 4, at 57, of cancer. The co-founder and first director of the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford, and the first director of the Symbolic Systems Program, he taught philosophy at Stanford from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1990. In 1990, he joined the faculty at Indiana U., where he was College Professor of Philosophy, Computer Science and Mathematics. He authored five books, wrote or co-authored nearly 100 articles and edited several landmark volumes in logic. Survivors: his wife, Mary Ellen; two daughters, Melanie and Claire; and his son, Jon Russell.
Law
George H. Whitney, JD '39, of Upland, Calif., January 15, at 85. During World War II, he served as a Navy air combat intelligence officer and later held the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. A retired partner of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, he headed the Upland Planning Commission from 1951 to 1963. He was a founding trustee of Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges and a leader of many civic, professional, service and philanthropic organizations. Survivors: his wife, Isabel; two daughters, Mary Kenney and Terry Baganz; two grandsons; and his brother, Bradford.
Glen Eugene Fuller, JD '47, of Salt Lake City, December 27, at 78, of pancreatic cancer. While working on his family farm in 1949, he started a successful law practice centered around eminent domain. Later, he served as corporate general counsel for Portland Cement Co. He also operated a quarry in Park Valley, Utah, for 30 years and served as president of the Building Stone Institute. The Fuller Foundation, which he established, has granted more than 400 college scholarships to outstanding high school seniors in Utah. Survivors: his wife of 53 years, Connie; four children, Kate Wacker, Kelly Welch, Kim and Kent; 10 grandchildren; two sisters; and two brothers.
Medicine
Robert Milton Newhouse, MD '37, of Long Beach, Calif., at 92. He was an early member of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute and practiced psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Southern California for almost 50 years. From 1966 to 1971, he headed the Long Beach and San Pedro Mental Health Clinics. Survivors: his wife, Lura; and three daughters, Kay Snyder, '62, Beya Schaeffer and Abbie Reiten.
