Faculty and Staff
Alexander Stewart, of Stanford, January 24, at 48, of a brain tumor. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1984 and received a Distinguished Teaching Award in 1989 from the dean of Humanities and Sciences. As a senior lecturer in the drama department, he taught stage management, scenic design, technical production and drafting. He designed sets, lighting and sound for many Stanford and San Francisco productions. For the past five years, he served as resident fellow in Arroyo House. Survivors: his wife, Barbara; two sons, Dylan and Eric; his parents, John and Ruth; his brother, John Jr.; and his sister, Charlotte.
Victor Twersky, of Los Altos Hills, November 17, at 75. He was a longtime visiting lecturer in the mathematics department. A professor emeritus of mathematics, statistics and computer science at the U. of Illinois-Chicago, he was one of the world's leading authorities on the scattering of radiation from light, radar, sonar and seismic waves.
1920s
Marion Ruth Long Beach, '23, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., January 13, 1998, at 97. She was a registered nurse with the Beverly Hills School District for more than 20 years.
Dorothy Elizabeth Webster, '27, MA '37, of Carmel Valley, Calif., July 27, at 92. A teacher and school counselor for 40 years, she retired in 1967. Survivors: her brother, George, '31, MD '37; and her niece, Judith Webster Davis, '63, MA '64.
Thomas Edward Drake, '28, of New York, January 1, at 91. At Stanford, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving a master's degree from the U. of Michigan and a doctorate in American history from Yale, he taught at the U. of Minnesota. He joined the history department at Haverford College in 1936 and served as chairman of the department and curator of the Quaker Collection of the Haverford College Library, retiring in 1962. He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Constance, in 1982, and by his second wife, Elizabeth, in 1993. Survivors: two sons, Thomas Hoyt Drake and Daniel; four stepsons, Carl Sangree, Walter Sangree, Harold Buttrick and John Buttrick; three stepdaughters, Joan Talbot, Katherine Greene and Susan Spoor; 23 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
1930s
George Bernard "Roby" Robson, '30, MD '34, of Mill Valley, Calif., January 16, at 89, of pneumonia. At Stanford, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. During World War II, he served in the Army and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. He maintained a private practice as an internist until 1986, while a clinical professor of medicine at Stanford and UC-San Francisco. He also was an epidemiologist for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, associate dean of the Stanford School of Medicine and chief of medicine at Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco. His wife of 56 years, Elizabeth, predeceased him in 1995. Survivors: his stepson, Fritz Fenster; his sister, Joy; and a granddaughter.
Thomas Kirk Miles, '32, of Princeton, N.J., November 15, at 88. At Stanford, he was a member of Theta Xi. After receiving a master's degree from MIT, he worked as a civil engineer on breakwaters, dams and bridges. During World War II, he served in Washington, D.C. He worked for Shell Development Co. for 36 years, co-inventing an oil spill cleanup technology, lightweight and spill-resistant epoxy asphalts and the sliding plate microviscometer, which measures fluid viscosity. He was active in several civic and humanitarian organizations. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth; his son, Richard Bryant Miles, '66, MS '67, PhD ' 72; two sisters, Caretta Capers and Anna Jones; and two grandchildren.
James Duncan MacNair Porter, '34, MA '49, of Ventura, Calif., October 1, at 86, of heart failure. At Stanford, he played baritone horn at the 1934 and 1935 Rose Bowls as a member of the Band. He taught science and math and coached track and football at high schools in Kelseyville, Patterson and Ventura, retiring in 1972. He won many prizes at the Ventura County Fair for photography, fruits, vegetables and preserves. Survivors: his wife of 62 years, Dorothy; two sons, Duncan, '59, MA '61, and Jay; and his daughter, Carolyn.
Albert B. Hoxie, '35, of Beverly Hills, January 3, at 86, of pneumonia. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps in Italy. He earned a master's degree from the U. of Wisconsin and taught European history at UCLA from 1950 until 1996. He was an aficionado of European art and architecture and reviewed books on European art for the Los Angeles Times.
Talbot "Tal" Shelton, '36, of New York, November 25, at 84, after a brief illness. At Stanford, he was a member of Alpha Delta Tau and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving a law degree from Harvard U. in 1940, he became vice president of Bethlehem Steel Corp. In 1967, he joined Smith Barney as a vice president. He also served on the Alumni Executive Board. Survivors: his wife, Frances; two sons, Talbot Jr., '64, and Peter; two stepchildren, Alexandra Brunel LaGatta and John LaGatta; and five grandchildren.
Barbara Sweet Hartman, '37, of Agoura Hills, Calif., January 1. At Stanford, she was an editor of the Daily and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Cap and Gown. She taught kindergarten in Los Angeles for 19 years. Her husband of 43 years, Bennett M. Hartman, predeceased her. Survivors: two sons; her brother; and five grandchildren.
Robert Wesley "Coach" Burnett, '39, MA '51, of Salt Lake City, December 20, at 83. At Stanford, he was a member of Kappa Alpha and the basketball and baseball teams. During World War II, he served as a naval aviator at the rank of lieutenant j.g. and was awarded several medals. In 1949, he returned to Stanford, first as assistant coach and then as head coach of the men's basketball team until 1954. He later worked as a Pac-8 referee, served as commissioner of the West Coast Athletic Conference and pursued interests in the mortgage, savings and loan and restaurant industries. Survivors: his wife, Kathleen L. Davis; his first wife, Pauline Perate; eight children, Ria, Kevin, Melanie, Damian, Matthew, Jonathan, Deborah Aalders, and Kathryn Burnett-Klebart; and nine grandchildren.
David Duncan III, '39, of Solana Beach, Calif., September 30, at 81. At Stanford, he was a member of Sigma Nu. He served during World War II and founded the Duncan Bolt Company in Los Angeles. He was a member of several beach and yacht clubs. Survivors: his wife, Patty; his daughter, Julie; three sons, Dan Dresner, Woody and Andy; his sister, Margaret Greene; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
1940s
Milton Marks Jr., '41, of San Francisco, December 4, at 78, of heart failure. During World War II, he served in the Army in the Philippines. He earned a law degree from San Francisco Law School and represented San Francisco in the state legislature for 38 years until 1996, writing several environmental protection laws. Survivors: his wife, Carolene; and three children, including E. David Marks, '84.
Clair Leverett Peck Jr., '42, of Los Angeles, December 14, at 78, of a stroke. At Stanford, he was a member of Zeta Psi and the track and field team. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He was a contractor who built many landmark buildings in Southern California, including the Library Tower, the Sherman Oaks Galleria and South Coast Plaza. Survivors: his wife, Margo; his son, Clair III; two daughters, Nancy Peck Birdwell and Suzanne; his sister, Sally Peck Carson; and seven grandchildren.
George E. Zillgitt, '43, JD '48, of San Marino, Calif., October 1, at 76. At Stanford, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. For his service during World War II, he was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart. An author and lecturer on conservatorships and trusts, he received a master's degree in law from USC in 1963. He had been with the trust department of Sanwa Bank since 1956. He was a member of several professional organizations and served as president of the Pasadena Bar Association in 1979-80. Survivors: his wife, Helen; his daughters, Stephanie and Elizabeth; his son, George "Bud"; and a granddaughter.
Floyd E. "Bo" Weaver, '44, of Newport Beach, Calif., November 7, at 76, of cancer. At Stanford, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and played on the football team. During World War II, he served with the Navy Seabees in Okinawa and attained the rank of lieutenant j.g. He received a master's degree from USC, worked as a structural engineer for the state of California and later started his own engineering company. He was an avid surfer, golfer and fisherman. Two of his sons, Jeff and Duff, predeceased him. Survivors: his wife, Dorothy; his son, Casey; his brother, Alvin; and two granddaughters.
Suzanne Dorothy Talbert Nance, '45, of Pebble Beach, Calif., December 13, at 73, after a lengthy illness. An author of two books, Youth on a Pendulum and A New Lease on Life, she was also an active school fund-raiser and community leader. Survivors: her husband of 47 years, E. Forrest; her daughter, Carolee Nance Kolve, '67; and two grandchildren.
James C. Wolfard, '47, of Portland, Ore., October 14, at 77. At Stanford, he was a member of Kappa Sigma. During World War II, he served in the Army. He ran family car dealerships and later worked in commercial real estate and property management. He was an avid Civil War scholar, sportsman and pilot. Survivors: his wife, Marise, '48; two sons, Bernard and Catlin; two daughters, Paula Anderson and Wendy Lawless; his brother, Robert; and seven grandchildren.
Joseph David Kopsho Jr., '48, MS '52, of San Marcos, Calif., December 14, following surgery. He was an electronic engineer working in aerospace, oceanography and communications. His wife of 34 years predeceased him. Survivors: six children; and three grandchildren.
Patricia Avice Mooney Anderson, '49, of Tucson, Ariz., June 13, at 72, of complications from cancer. She was an award-winning artist who was active in art circles in Maryland and Arizona. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Frederick, '51, MA '52.
Raymond R. Hayley Jr., '49, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., December 8, at 73, of prostate cancer. At Stanford, he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma and co-captain of the crew team. He served in the Army transportation corps and in a military government unit at the rank of captain. While a resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., for 16 years, he owned a distribution company and participated actively in community affairs. He later consulted in sales and marketing and served as a vice president of several airlines, including Wien-Air Alaska. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Joan Fenton Haley, '50; his son, Ron; three daughters, Carol Welsh-Gray, '72, MA '74, Anne Howerton, '73, and Becky Davis; and 13 grandchildren, including Lindsay Welsh, '99.
George Wilson Opp, '49, of Landisville, Pa., November 7. He attended business school at Dartmouth, then worked for 43 years as a manufacturing representative for Byard F. Brogan Co., a jewelry manufacturer in Glenside, Pa. He also owned a jewelry store in Lancaster, Pa., from 1971 to 1995, which was added to the National Registry of Historic Landmarks. Survivors: his wife of 46 years, Arleen; three sons, Ronald, Gregory and Brian; his daughter, Marilyn Kreider; his brother, Albert; and seven grandchildren.
1950s
David E. Dahle, '50, of Alhambra, Calif., September 1. At Stanford, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and a pitcher on the baseball team. He played professional baseball for five years. He later worked in retail sales management for 42 years, the last 17 with Forest Lawn in Los Angeles. Survivors: his wife, Jean, '51; his sons, Dave Jr., Dan and Doug, '77; his daughter, Diane Huckabee; and six grandchildren.
Gordon L. Ness, '50, of Redwood City, January 8, at 72. At Stanford, he was a member of Chi Psi and performed as a magician under the stage name "Mr. Exit." He served as an electronics technician for the Navy in Korea. He worked and consulted with electronics firms and later formed and managed his own businesses until he retired in 1994. He was a member of several civic and church groups. Survivors: three sons, Gordon Jr., Kevin and Jaimie Chambers; two daughters, Merry Lee Alberigi and Elizabeth Cooley; a brother, Daniel; two sisters, Barbara MacLaurin and Merydee Carlson; and his grandchildren.
Holbrook Teter, '52, of Healdsburg, Calif., January 2, at 68, of a heart attack. At Stanford, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and worked for the Daily. He earned a master's degree in social work from UC-Berkeley. He worked as a fine arts publisher for many years and founded several presses. He was a community activist concerned with prison reform, homelessness and political refugees. He also was a pioneer in the recognition and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Fluent in six languages, he authored several books about his experiences and teachings. Survivors: his wife, Joan; his son, Matt; his daughter, Olivia Teter-Puliatti; and two grandchildren.
Quinn Robert McCord, '54, MA '63, MA '64, of Savannah, Ga., January 16, at 66, after progressive supranuclear palsy. He served in the Navy from 1954 to 1957, then taught Greek and Latin at several secondary schools before retiring in 1993. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Patricia.
Richard J. Fuendeling, '55, MBA '59, of Palo Alto, January 16, at 66, of complications from lung cancer. An employee at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center for 36 years, he was the assistant director of business services at the time of his death. Survivors: his wife, Patricia Cole Fuendeling, MA '59; and two sons, James, '87, and Richard Jr.
Richard Dardier Workman, '55, of Los Angeles, November 13, at 68. At Stanford, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and played on the baseball team. He served in the Army in northern Italy. After receiving a teaching credential from California State U.-Los Angeles in 1976, he taught at Los Angeles high schools for more than 20 years. Survivors: three brothers, Henry, Thomas and David, '52, JD '55.
1970s
James Patrick Nash, '73, of Paso Robles, Calif., September 10, at 47. He earned an MD at UC-San Diego in 1978. He served in the Air Force, attaining the rank of major, then established an ophthalmology practice in the Paso Robles area. With his family, he ran Emboscada Vineyard. Survivors include his wife, Anne Feichtmeir Nash, '62, Gr. '73; and his son, Jason.
1990s
Jeremy David McIntyre, '94, of Greenville, S.C., at 25, in an avalanche while skiing. At Stanford, he was a member of the sailing team and sang with the Mendicants. A civil engineer, he worked for Golder Associates, an environmental engineering consulting firm.
Business
Philip Farnsworth Cannon, MBA '37, of Salt Lake City, September 22, at 84. He worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Co. and as a vice president for Hoover Worldwide Co. In 1967, he co-founded the management consulting firm Coloney, Cannon, Main and Pursell, which was later acquired by Towers Perrin. He joined Groen Brothers Aviation as director of manufacturing in 1989. He was an avid horseman and a member of the Utah Opera Company board. He is survived by his daughter, Carolyn Miller.
Charles Fisher Rowbotham, MBA '48, of Tarzana, Calif., December 13, at 77. He worked for North American Aviation, Rocketdyle, Sabreliner Division of Rockwell, and Parsons Corp. as an engineer and contract specialist. Survivors: his wife of 49 years, Madeline Joy, '48; his children, Sharon, Michael, Maureen and John; three brothers, John, Robert and James; three sisters, Jeanne, Mary Alice and Claire; and three grandchildren.
John Morris Birke, MBA '66, of Malibu, Calif. He was executive vice president of SDZ Land Co. and served on the boards of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, El Nido Family Center and The Wonder of Reading. Survivors: his wife, Linda; four children, Elizabeth Singer, Daniel Singer, Ellen Thisle and David; his brother, Robert Berliner; his sister, Julia Siegel; and two grandchildren.
Education
John Joseph Koran Jr., PhD '68, of Alachua, Fla., June 26. He was a professor of science education at the U. of Florida and served as associate dean of the graduate school from 1986 to 1991. His publications concerned learning in museums, zoos and aquariums. He was also a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou, MA '65, PhD '68.
Engineering
Alexander Frederick "Al" Brewer, MS '42, of Anacortes, Wash., December 27, at 81, of complications of kidney failure. During World War II, he was part of the Stanford group that invented pulsed-Doppler radar and a portable radar relay link, receiving a Navy citation and six patents for this work. Later, he worked for the Hughes Aircraft Co. as head of the missile electronic and systems research sections, and then as business manager for the microwave tube division and the industrial products group. He also held executive and consulting roles for the Stromberg Carlson Co., TRW, Lear Ziegler, the Rand Corp., the USC Information Science Institute, the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering. He was predeceased by his first wife, Barbara, in 1983. Survivors: his wife, Darla; two sons, Gregory and Douglas; his daughter, Pamela; his brother, Richard G. Brewer; and seven grandchildren.
Roy William Gustafson, MS '48, of Issaquah, Wash., December 19, at 86. During World War II, he served in the Air Force. He received the Legion of Merit and retired as a colonel after 30 years of service. He then was a professor at Cal Poly for seven years. Survivors: his wife of 62 years, Irene; his son, Terry; his daughter, Nan; and a granddaughter.
Woong Sun, Gr. '99, of Palo Alto, January 16, at 26, in a car accident. He was an international student in mechanical engineering from the Republic of Korea.
Humanities and Sciences
Leonard M. Rieser, PhD '52 (physics), of Norwich, Vt., December 15, at 76, of cancer. He served in the Army and participated in the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb. In 1952, he joined the faculty at Dartmouth, where he was chair of the physics department, dean of faculty and provost before retiring in 1982. As chair of the board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, he was known as the keeper of the "Doomsday Clock" that the journal used to dramatize the threat of nuclear war. He also was a member of Stanford's Humanities and Sciences Council.
Monica Maria Kaufmann Mulrooney, Gr. '55 (English), of Alexandria, Va., January 10, at 68, of acute myelogenous leukemia. She taught English as a second language in Alexandria for more than 18 years. She served on the Washington, D.C., Stanford Association board from the early 1980s until her death, including two terms as president. She launched a program of embassy receptions for alumni and coordinated faculty speaker events with major art exhibitions. She was active in Stanford fund raising, serving as regional chair of the Cornerstone Quad program and regional vice chair of the Keystone program. The Stanford Associates honored her in 1998 for her service. She was active in church and choral groups in the Washington area. Survivors: her husband of 38 years, Keith, '54, MA '54; two daughters, Michèle Pavarino, '83, and Jill; her son, Scott; her brother, Georg Kaufmann; two sisters, Angelica von Escher and Rita Kaufmann; and a granddaughter.
William Joe "Bill" Frankfather, MFA '70 (speech and drama), of Los Angeles, December 28, at 54. He was a professional actor based in Los Angeles and had served as a resident artist and acting instructor at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, Calif. Survivors: his wife, Elizabeth; his son, Richard; two stepsons, David and Steven Shropshire; two brothers, Norman and Larry; two sisters, Alice Vaden and Sherry Hawkins; and a granddaughter.
Janet "Jenny" Franchot, MA '79, PhD '86 (English), of Oakland, at 45. She was an associate professor of English at UC-Berkeley and chaired the academic senate committee on admissions. An authority on American literature before 1865, she wrote Roads to Rome: The Antebellum Protestant Encounter with Catholicism. Survivors: her daughter, Lillian Franchot Dashiell; her mother, Janet Kerr Howell; her father, Douglas; her stepfather, Arthur Howell; and three brothers, Douglas III, Peter and Michael.
