Faculty and Staff
James Holland Dewson III, PhD '62, of Leaburg, Ore., August 6, at 65, of cancer. He served as a captain in the Army and studied neuroscience at Stanford. He was a lecturer and tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford U., for three years before returning to Stanford, where he was a professor and researcher at the Medical School for 25 years. An avid reader, fly-fisherman and photographer, he was a member of the Acoustical Society and the McKenzie River Guides. Survivors: his wife, Sue; three daughters, Carolyn Demong, Elizabeth Iskra and Leslie Levish; his son, James; and seven grandchildren.
Clara W. Sumpf, of Los Altos, July 23, at 82. She taught science in New York and New Jersey public high schools and served as the first female administrator of a regional high school in New Jersey. In 1978, she moved to Menlo Park to teach Yiddish literature in English translation at Stanford. Survivors: three daughters, Jane Bowers, Marjorie Cutler and Nancy Elkind; her stepdaughter, Julie Ciulla; and four grandchildren.
1920s
J. Earle "Lefty" May, '24, of Portola Valley, August 3, at 95. At Stanford, he studied economics, played varsity baseball and was a saxophonist in the Band. In 1945, he founded a brokerage house in Palo Alto, where he worked until last summer. Active with many community groups, he was a past president of the Palo Alto Sports Club and an avid supporter of Cardinal baseball. Survivors: his wife, Margaret; two sons, Dick and Roger; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and his sister, Carolyn Gilbert.
Ellen Orpha Mead MacDonell, '25, of Lima, Ohio, August 12, at 95, of bone cancer. She earned a degree in history and was a member of Pi Beta Phi and the American Association of University Women. As a homemaker and philanthropist, she was active in many community organizations, including the Allen County Historical Society. Survivors: three daughters, Ann Gibson, '59, Gay Williams and Janet Shute; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Stanley A. Weigel, '26, JD '28, of San Francisco, August 29, at 94, following a stroke. He began his 70-year legal career with Landels, Ripley and Diamond, specializing in business and corporate law. After serving as a Navy officer in World War II, he returned to private practice and undertook the defense of 31 UC faculty members fired for their refusal to sign a loyalty oath. He later spent 35 years as a judge on the federal bench in San Francisco, ordering desegregation of local schools in 1971. Survivors: his wife, Anne; two daughters, Susan Pasternak and Jane Hewitt; and four grandchildren.
Emelie Stephanie Dale Hopps, '28, of Bellevue, Wash., August 27, at 95. She studied in the School of Nursing at Stanford. Her husband of 41 years, Harold, died in 1970. Survivors: three daughters, Anne Martin, Janet Adkisson and Kathleen Guenther; two sons, Donald and Stephen; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Yale Candee Maxon, '28, of Berkeley, in August, at 92. After graduating with a degree in English, he taught at high schools in Hawaii and Japan. During World War II, he worked as a Japanese-language officer in Naval Intelligence and served as the interpreter in the interrogation of Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo in 1946. He returned to the United States to earn a PhD in political science at UC-Berkeley and taught at Santa Rosa Junior College and Merritt College. Survivors: his wife, Helen; his son, David; his daughter, Jo Maxon-Dadd; and four grandchildren.
Benjamin C. Carter, '29, of Los Gatos, Calif. He studied economics at Stanford. Survivors include his son, Dennis, '61.
Murray Innes Jr., '29, of Atherton, August 2, at 93. He joined the investment banking firm of Irving Lundborg & Co. in 1928, held seats on the Pacific Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, and was a board member of Ampex Corp. in Redwood City. His wife, Jean, died in 1997. Survivors: two daughters, Georgia Ysselstein and Gail Lester; two grandchildren; and his brother, William.
1930s
Alfred George Euler, '32, of Castro Valley, Calif., June 30, at 88. At Stanford, he studied economics and was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda. He was a colonel in the European theater during World War II and worked for Western Electric for 42 years. Survivors: his wife of 63 years, Anita; two sons, Bruce, '61, and Gary; and three grandchildren.
Marion E. Bartlam, '33, of Seattle, Wash., August 26, at 93. She studied English at Stanford. A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Music and Art Foundation of Seattle, and many community groups, she taught weaving and traveled the world. Survivors: her sister, Dorothy Lindquist; two nieces; and two nephews.
William Hopkins Brown, '33, of Laguna Hills, Calif., August 25, at 87. At Stanford, he studied engineering and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. He served in the Army Air Corps in India during World War II, and retired from Rockwell International's Apollo moon program. Survivors: his wife of 54 years, Rosemary; his son, Forrest; and his granddaughter.
Keith Gledhill, '33, of Santa Barbara, Calif., June 2, at 88, of Parkinson's disease. A member of the varsity tennis team and Alpha Delta Tau, he graduated with a degree in economics. He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1933, played at Wimbledon, and won a senior tournament in 1986 that put him in the Guinness Book of Records. He served in the Navy as a lieutenant j.g. during World War II and worked as a production cost coordinator for MGM and Warner Brothers studios for 30 years. Survivors: his wife of 63 years, Peggy; his son, David, MS '66; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Alexander M. Young, '34, of Rochester, Mich., September 4, at 89. At Stanford, he studied economics and played basketball and tennis. During World War II, he served in the Navy in the battle for Okinawa. Later, he worked as an accountant, property manager and land developer in San Francisco, the East Bay and Marin County. Survivors: his wife of 65 years, Georgia; his daughter, Sandra Pihl; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Norman S. Buell, '36, of Kensington, Calif., January 3, 1998. He graduated from Stanford with a degree in chemistry and worked for 40 years with Del Monte Corp. He is survived by his wife, Mary.
Joseph Ochs Hoenigsberg, '37, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., August 28, at 84. He majored in social science and social thought, and was a member of El Toro. During World War II, he served for five years in the 7th Infantry Division and was promoted to major. He was past president of Miezell Senior Center and Tamarisk Country Club. Survivors: his wife, Arline; his son, Tom; and his granddaughter, Jennifer.
James Stuart Moser, '37, of Walnut Grove, Calif., in September, at 85, after a stroke. At Stanford, he studied chemistry and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and the golf team. He spent World War II developing and producing high-octane gasoline for airplane engines, then began his 50-year career as a farmer and food processor in the San Joaquin Valley. Survivors: his wife, Nancy, '37; his daughter, Sally Small, '62; his son, Robert, '71; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
William Henry Huber, '38, of Ventura, Calif., July 27, after a long illness. He was an economics major and a member of Theta Delta Chi. After serving in the Navy in World War II and earning the rank of lieutenant commander, he worked in the sales divisions of Chrysler Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Survivors: his wife, Katharine; two sons, William and Richard; three grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.
Malcolm Cox Black, '39, of Wichita, Kan., May 14, of Parkinson's disease. He majored in economics, played tennis and was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He served in the 10th Mountain Ski Division in Italy during World War II and was awarded the Silver Star. He received a law degree from the U. of Kansas and practiced for 50 years. Survivors: his wife, Martha; his daughter, Marilyn Wickstrom; three sons, Philip, Bruce and Paul; eight grandchildren; and his brother, Charles.
1940s
Ray J. Diekemper, '41, of Lubbock, Texas, August 13, at 80. At Stanford, he studied economics, played on the soccer team and was a member of Alpha Delta Tau. After serving as a deck officer in the Navy during World War II, he became an independent oil operator and home builder. Very active in his community, he founded the South Plains Food Bank with his wife in 1983, was president of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and was involved in the adopt-a-school program. Survivors: his wife of 47 years, Lou; three daughters, Mia, Lou Ann Bergstein and Diane Burchard; five grandchildren; his sister, Evaline; and his brother, Joe, '55.
William T. Beckman, '42, of Lodi, Calif., September 1, at 79, of kidney cancer. A German studies scholar at Stanford, he spent World War II decoding German messages and was an interpreter during the Nuremberg Trials. Later, he began an investment brokerage business that he ran for 46 years. Known for his philanthropy, he recently started an endowment fund for the German department at Stanford. Survivors: his wife of 47 years, Dola; his son, Troy; his daughter, Marcia, MA '77; and his brother, Charles.
Aubrey B. Fairfax, '42, of Prescott, Ariz., March 31, at 79, of a heart attack. After studying political science at Stanford, he served in the Navy as an aviator during World War II. He spent most of his legal career with the Aubrey Fairfax Law Corp. and was active in many civic organizations in Palo Alto, where he lived for 40 years. Predeceased by his first wife, Norma, in 1987, he is survived by his wife of seven years, Marian; his son, Ray; his daughter, Susanne; and his sister, Barbara Phinney.
Charles P. Morrill, '42, of Nevada City, Calif., August 25, at 79. At Stanford, he was active in Phi Gamma Delta and majored in engineering. He served in the Army Signal Corps during World War II, then settled in Palo Alto as chief engineer and assistant vice president of Pacific Bell, retiring in 1981. Later, he volunteered as chair of the board of the Literacy Council of Nevada County. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Charlotte; his son, Charles; two granddaughters; and his sister, Jean Galvin.
Irma May Hazeltine Winter, '43, of Menlo Park, August 17, at 78. She studied political science and was a member of Alpha Phi at Stanford. She was active in the Menlo Circus Club and the Stanford Museum. Her husband, Frank, '43, MD '46, predeceased her. Survivors: two sons, Michael and Peter; her daughter, Betsy; and one granddaughter.
Georgann Susan Barrett Perelli-Minetti, '45, of Newport Beach, Calif., July 31, at 76. She studied speech and drama at Stanford. Survivors: her husband, Frederic; two daughters, Susan Bothwell and Linda Weber; two sons, Steven and Michael; and six grandchildren.
Charles Alvin Bond, '47, of Florida and Big Rapids, Mich., March 2. He earned a degree in communication and went on to teach languages and literature at Loyola U., the U. of Detroit, Marygrove College and Ferris State U.
Donna Hammond Christian, '47, of Camptonville, Calif., May 15, at 74. After graduating with a degree in economics, she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, spent a year in Burma with her husband, became a CPA in the 1970s and had a 15-year career as an accountant at Touche Ross and the Pacific Stock Exchange. Survivors: her husband, Winslow, '47, JD '49; her children, Megan Wright, '77, Jason and Sidonie; and five grandchildren.
John Gerald "Jack" Collins, '47, MBA '49, of Oakland, Calif., July 29, at 74, of congestive heart failure. He served in the Navy in World War II and worked in real estate investments at many firms throughout his career. Survivors: his wife of 50 years; three daughters, Brigit, Nancy and Mary; two sons, James and Sean; and nine grandchildren.
Joseph Frank Hirshberg, '47, of Bellevue, Wash., August 17, at 77, after a long illness. He served in the Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946 and graduated with a degree in economics from Stanford. A golfer, fisherman and sailor, he owned and operated Morontate-Jones, a Seattle-based clothing manufacturer. Survivors: his wife of 52 years, Joan; his daughter, Laurie Koehler; his son, Bill; and four grandchildren.
F. Jose de Larios, '48, JD '53, of South San Francisco, September 2, at 80, after a long illness. He served as second lieutenant and communications officer during World War II, then taught at Polytechnic High School in San Francisco, worked as a legal adviser to the president of Cal Poly, opened his own law office in San Francisco and was appointed to the state Municipal Court bench in 1963, retiring in 1983. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Edna, '41, MA '53; his daughter, Francisca Hansen; two sons, Boyd, '65, and Joseph; and five grandchildren.
Joseph Omer Carter, '49, MS '51, PhD '56, of Woodside, Calif., August 14, at 73. After serving in the Army, he graduated from Stanford with degrees in math and went on to operate one of Silicon Valley's first data-processing services. He was a Cardinal football fan and enjoyed ballroom dancing. Survivors: his wife of 44 years, Yolande; two sons, Brad, '79, and David; two daughters, Susan Currey and Cinthia DeRosa; and 11 grandchildren.
Hugh E. Halderman, '49, of Santa Ana, Calif., June 12, at 76, of lung cancer. He studied civil engineering at Stanford. During World War II, he served as a field artillery lieutenant and earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He worked for JHH Consultants Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors for 40 years, retiring as CEO in 1991, and was president of several professional organizations. Survivors: his wife of 43 years, Arline; his daughter, Linda; his son, Stephen; two grandchildren; and his brother, Richard.
Marjorie "Jerry" Bassett Dumont Underwood, '49, of Modesto, Calif., July 13, at 71. At Stanford, she studied psychology and swam on the varsity team. A private pilot and homemaker, she was active in local civic affairs, including PTA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the American Association of University Women. Survivors: her husband, Gerald, '49, JD '50; her son, Gerald, '75; her daughter, Carolyn Killeen, '78; five grandchildren; and her brother, Douglas Dumont.
1950s
Joyce Fenton Peterson Cortelyou, '50, of Portola Valley, Calif., May 22, of cancer. She graduated with a degree in education, had a career as a teacher and belonged to the Allied Arts Guild. Survivors: her son, Jim; and her sister, Shirley Schwartz, '47.
William P. Corr Jr., '53, MD '56, of Riverside, Calif., July 23, at 67, of colon cancer. After serving as a medical officer in the Air Force for two years, he was an internist from 1963 to 1992 at the Riverside Medical Clinic, where he held posts as vice chairman in 1976 and laboratory director from 1968 until his retirement. An assistant clinical professor of medicine at Loma Linda U. for 35 years, he was active in numerous professional organizations and served as a volunteer overseas with MEDICO. Survivors: his wife, Therese; six sons, James, Christopher, '85, Andrew, '88, MS '89, William, Donald and Patrick; and three grandchildren.
Peter Stewart Ferry, '54, of Seattle, Wash., July 24, at 67. At Stanford, he studied speech and drama and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. A writer, painter and filmmaker, he was working on a futuristic novel/screenplay at the time of his death. Survivors: three sons, Eric, Chris and Stewart; his brother, Ed, '63; and his sister, Illis Burke.
Edward Robert Abram, '55, of Livermore, Calif., July 7, at 66. A psychology major at Stanford who was active in Theta Xi, he worked in personnel administration and industrial relations for 40 years, most recently for Pacific Bell Directory in San Francisco. Survivors: his wife of 42 years, Dianne, '56; and two daughters, Debra and Dinelle.
Walter G. Linstedt, '55, of Pasadena, Calif., August 22, at 66, of cancer. After graduating with a history degree from Stanford and a law degree from Hastings, he worked in the legal departments of Crocker Bank, Continental Bank in Chicago and Bank of America in Los Angeles. Survivors: his wife, Mary Lou; his son, Adam; two daughters, Laurel and Pam; two stepchildren, Lisa and Richard; five grandchildren; his sister, Rhonda Bradbury; and his brother, Gerald.
Mark F. Howell, '56, of El Paso, Texas, September 6. At Stanford, he earned a degree in history and was a member of Sigma Chi. He enjoyed tennis and worked as an attorney specializing in personal injury and civil trial law.
Perry Albert Lambird, '59, of Oklahoma City, August 25, at 60, in an automobile accident in Turkey. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in biological sciences, he received his medical degree and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins U. In 1969, he moved to Oklahoma to work as a pathologist with the Medical Arts Laboratory and founded PATHCOR Inc. He served as clinical professor of pathology and orthopedic surgery at U. of Oklahoma College of Medicine and held positions with many professional and service organizations. His wife, Mona, and daughter Jennifer, '88, were killed with him. Survivors: three daughters, Allison, '87, Elizabeth, '91, and Susannah, '93; and one grandchild.
Robert Moody Ley, '59, of Houston, Texas, September 10, at 62, of a heart attack. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and studied economics at Stanford. After earning an MBA from Harvard, he worked as an entrepreneur in Houston real estate development for more than 35 years and was involved in civic, community and professional organizations. Survivors: his wife of 38 years, Margaret; his parents, Audrey and Wendel; his brother, Steve; and two sisters, Judy Allen and Diane Espinoza.
Russell Joseph Saunders, '59, of Encinitas, Calif., July 1, 1998, at 60, of a heart attack.
1970s
Richard G. Jorgensen, '72, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., in April, of a stroke. He graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. Survivors: his wife, Claudette; his mother, Florence; and his sister, Kay, '82.
Walter Irwin Thurston, '72, of Palo Alto, August 26, at 49, of cancer. After earning his degree in communication, he worked at Ravenswood High School in East Palo Alto and as a private consultant and marketing manager for AG Associates and the 3Com Corp. In 1994, he founded Service Scan, a Palo Alto-based information service for the computing industry. He was a guitarist and performer of Mexican and American folk music. Survivors: his wife of 20 years, Anne; his daughter, Kate; his mother, Jean; and three brothers, James, Robert and Rogelio Cornejo.
1980s
Jennifer Sayler Lambird, '88, of Milpitas, Calif., August 25, at 33, in an automobile accident in Turkey. She studied linguistics and was a member of Pi Beta Phi at Stanford. After working at Andersen Consulting, she helped develop her grandmother's business, the World Organization of China Painters, then earned her MBA in 1993. Recruited by Lucent Technologies, she co-founded the company's wireless broadband division as director of worldwide marketing. Her parents, Perry, '59, and Mona, were killed with her. Survivors: her three sisters, Allison, '87, Elizabeth, '91, and Susannah, '93; and her grandfather.
Education
Paul F. Lawrence, MA '46, EdD '48, of Sacramento, July 11, at 87, of complications from renal disease. He served in the Army during World War II and spent two decades in the Air Force Reserve, leaving with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Among his many education posts, he served as associate state superintendent of public instruction from 1963 to 1967, monitoring implementation of the desegregation plan for San Francisco schools. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Vivian; three daughters, Katherine, MA '70, Robin, '71, MA '72, and Phyllis; two brothers, Robert and Richard; and his sister, Dorothy Gantz.
William Judson "Judd" Chew, Gr. '57, of Claremore, Okla., May 18, of Parkinson's disease. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he began a 20-year teaching career with the Sunnyvale Elementary School District, where he taught music and was the district's music coordinator. Past president of the California Music Education Association, he was an accomplished pianist. Survivors: three daughters, Marna Desmond, Suzanne Blakeslee and Terri Stewart; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Jack and Richard.
Gordon Lane Kensler, EdD '64, of Eugene, Ore., July 24, at 75, of Alzheimer's disease. He served in the Army Signal Corps from 1943 to 1946 and was recalled in 1951 to help organize the Army Psychological Warfare Group. An accomplished painter, he taught at Illinois State U. and at the U. of Oregon, where he also directed the Institute for Community Art Studies, retiring in 1981. Survivors: his wife of 48 years, Barbara; three sons, David, Jeffrey and Peter; his daughter, Susan Pepper; two grandchildren; and his brother, John.
Humanities and Sciences
John Hunter Thomas, MA '49, PhD '59 (biological sciences), of Stanford, July 20, at 71, of Alzheimer's disease. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy. While a graduate student, he worked as an assistant curator for the Dudley Herbarium. He was appointed associate professor in Stanford's division of systematic biology in 1969 and worked as joint curator of the California Academy of Sciences. An official delegate to the International Botanical Congresses and an outspoken advocate of population control, he helped establish Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. He retired as professor emeritus of biological sciences in 1995. Survivors: his wife, Susan, MA '61; and his sister, Mary.
Alan James Duncan, MS '68, PhD '70 (physics), of Dunblane Perthshire, Scotland, July 9, at 60, of cardiac arrest. In 1970, he returned to his native Scotland as lecturer in the physics department at Stirling U., where he was recently appointed to a chair in experimental physics. His award-winning research earned him elected fellowships in the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Survivors: his wife, Irene; and two children, Robert and Fiona.
Paul Joseph Maloney, MA '70 (anthropology), of El Granada, Calif., August 9, at 52, of a sudden illness. He worked as district manager for H&R Block Mid-Peninsula for 15 years. Survivors: his wife of 31 years, Deborah; his son, Richard; his daughter, Debra Petruzzi; one granddaughter; his brother, Michael; and two sisters, Katie Parfitt and Sheila.
Lian Huang, Gr. '99 (economics), of Palo Alto, August 7, at 26, of drowning. Interested in helping the Chinese economy grow, he came to Stanford in 1997 to pursue a doctorate in development and international economics. He received a fellowship last year from the International Monetary Fund and was serving as a teaching assistant during the summer. Survivors: his parents; and his sister.
Medicine
James Herbert Nash, MD '53, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., July 1, at 74. He served as a deck officer in the Navy during World War II and as a medical officer for a destroyer squadron during the Korean War. After practicing medicine in various small towns, he taught rural medicine at Stanford and UC-Davis and, in 1978, became director of health services of Cal Poly U. He was active in many service and professional organizations. Survivors: his wife of 24 years, Donna; three sons, Christopher, Steve and Tom; two daughters, Sarah Barbree and Katie Burnes; two stepdaughters; 17 grandchildren; and two sisters, Phyllis Barron and Shirley.
