Faculty and Staff
Robert Friend Kallman, of Stanford, August 8, at 81, of lung disease. A professor emeritus of radiation oncology, he conducted early research on the effects of radiation on cancer cells, helping to establish the practice as a standard treatment. He served as an Army medic during World War II and joined the Stanford faculty in 1956. He was then named head of the University’s new radiobiology division and, with funding from the National Cancer Institute, founded a cancer biology program, which thrives today and has been emulated by Yale and other major universities. His first wife, Pat, died in 1966. Survivors: his second wife, Ingrid; two sons, Timothy,’75, and Lars; his daughter, Robin; two grandchildren; his brother and his sister.
Bernard J. Siegel, of Stanford, August 19, at 85. A distinguished cultural anthropologist, he helped found Stanford’s department of anthropology together with his mentor, Felix Keesing, in the late ’40s. He served as chairman of his department on two separate occasions and started the Review of Anthropology, published by Stanford University Press. He retired in 1988 as an emeritus professor, continuing well beyond his official retirement to research, write and advise graduate students. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Charlotte; his daughter, Eve, ’70; and his son, Paul, ’76.
Edward Teller, of Stanford, September 9, at 95, of complications from a stroke. A senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution, he played a key role in U.S. defense and energy policies for more than half a century. Dubbed the “father of the H-bomb,” he championed the development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs, nuclear power and the Strategic Defense Initiative. He taught physics at UC-Berkeley from 1953 to 1975 while conducting research at the nearby Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which he co-founded in the early 1950s. Among his many awards, he received the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest scientific honor, from President Reagan in 1983. His wife of 66 years, Mici, died in 2000. Survivors: his son, Paul, ’65; his daughter, Wendy; four grandchildren, including Alex, ’94, and Astro, ’92, MS ’93; and one great-grandchild.
James Theodore, of Sunnyvale, August 17, at 67, of cancer. A professor emeritus of medicine, he worked for 33 years at the Medical Center , where he pioneered and served as medical director of the heart-lung and lung transplant program and served as chief of pulmonary medicine. Recognized for his contributions to the field of heart-lung transplantation, he helped train hundreds of residents, fellows and colleagues. Survivors: his wife, Gale; his daughter, Laurel Nagle, ’83; two sons, Rodney, ’88, and Brian; seven grandchildren; and his brother.
1920s
Eleanor Parsons Baylis, ’24, of Laguna Hills, Calif., March 28, at 100. She enjoyed travel and had many lifelong friends around the world with whom she corresponded regularly. She was an avid fan of the Stanford crew and loved greeting the rowers at the San Diego Crew Classic over the years. Survivors: her son, John; four grandchildren, including Owen, ’77; and seven great-grandchildren.
John Cassel Buckwalter, ’24, Engr. ’32 (mechanical engineering), of Redmond, Wash., July 18, at 99. A member of Los Arcos, he worked for Douglas Aircraft Co. for 35 years until his retirement. He developed and designed many aircraft and was particularly proud of the C-54, which contributed to the success of the Berlin airlift after World War II. Survivors: his wife of 67 years, Ruth; three daughters, Alice Evans,’62, Ellen Goff, ’63; and Annette Jung,’69; four granddaughters, including Laura Evans, ’94; one grandson; and two great-granddaughters.
J. Kenneth Kaseberg, ’28 (undergraduate law), JD ’30, of Portland, Ore., May 18, at 95, of a stroke. In addition to his work as an attorney and consultant, he managed his family’s farmland in eastern Oregon. His wife of 71 years, Marie, died in 2001. Survivors: his daughter, Barbara Riper, ’53; his granddaughter, Alissa Picker, ’84; and two grandsons, John Riper, JD ’80, and Kevin Riper, MBA ’82.
Helen Rose Bullard Chapell, ’29 (English), of Sacramento, August 2, at 96. A member of Gamma Phi Beta, she worked for the Sacramento City Unified School District, teaching English and math. Her husband of 41 years, Bert, died in 1976. She is survived by her son, Gordon.
1930s
Sidney Grant Lippitt Jr., ’30 (economics), of Mill Valley, Calif., May 24, at 94. He worked for the California State Relief Administration until World War II, during which he served as an officer in the Army Hospital Corps. After the war, he worked for the Veterans Administration and then for the American Red Cross as a disaster relief coordinator. From the early 1950s until his death, he was an investment adviser in San Francisco’s financial district. His wife, Peggy, died in 1994. Survivors: his son, Dennis; his daughter, Jessica Tichenor; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and his brother.
Wayne E. Hunter, ’31 (economics), of Escondido, Calif., March 18, at 94. He lived in Hawaii for many years and owned Hunter’s Inc., which sold office, school and hospital furnishings. His first wife, Anna, and his second wife, Dorothy, as well as his two sons, predeceased him. Survivors include two granddaughters.
Newton Booth Knox Jr., ’31 (social science/social thought), of Silver Spring, Md., on May 11, 2001, at 91, of pneumonia. He was a geologist, economist and census adviser who retired from the Agency for International Development in 1971 after 20 years in Latin America, North Africa and Vietnam. Once retired, he worked for the United Nations in family planning and census programs in North Africa and the Caribbean. Survivors: his wife, Estelle; his sons, Stephen and Victor; and four grandchildren.
Wilfred H. “Heine” Dole Jr., ’32 (general engineering), of Gig Harbor, Wash., April 9, at 92. A member of Theta Chi, he designed workboats and yachts. In 1937, he joined Astoria Marine Construction Co., where he oversaw the engineering and production of Navy vessels during World War II. He was active in the Gig Harbor Yacht Club and built model steam engines. Survivors: his wife of 41 years, Peggy; and his daughter, Robin.
Fred E. Keeler II, ’32 (social science/social thought), of Los Angeles, August 17, at 92. A member of Theta Delta Chi, he worked in the oil fields near Fresno during the Depression and started the American Container Co. with three partners, eventually becoming president and sole owner. Among other things, the company manufactured figurines and pottery items for Walt Disney. Later, working in real estate, he was one of the first developers to recognize a future in mobile home parks. Survivors: his wife, Laurine; his daughter, Lynne Cook; his son, Fred III; and his grandson.
Hamer Harold Budge, ’33 (political science), of Scottsdale, Ariz., July 22, at 92. A former U.S. congressman, he began his career in public service as a page in the Idaho legislature and concluded it as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1938 at 27 and served two terms before entering World War II as a Navy officer. He won a bid for Congress in 1950 and, in 1964, was tapped by President Johnson for a seat on the SEC. He became chairman five years later. At Stanford, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Sarah Whitmore Bonsack Mathie, ’34 (nursing), of Napa, Calif., January 18, 2003, at 90. She was one of the first to complete the cooperative nursing program Stanford established with the U. of Utah. During World War II, she supervised nurses in the infectious disease ward of Highland Hospital in Oakland. She also worked at Stanford Hospital in San Francisco and as a public health nurse and school nurse in Berkeley. She retired in 1965. Her husband of 20 years, James, died in 1975. Survivors include her twin sister.
Glenn A. Pope, ’34 (psychology), of Sacramento, July 25, at 91. A member of Theta Delta Chi, he was in the Army Air Force Medical Corps from 1942 to 1946. In addition to his private practice, he was a senior staff member with Sutter Community Hospitals and Mercy General Hospital and taught at UC-Davis School of Medicine for more than 20 years. His wife of 64 years, Sidney, predeceased him. Survivors: his sons, Glenn Jr. and Douglas; his daughter, Barbara Pope-Singer; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Benjamin Merrill Holt, Jr., ’35 (chemistry), of Pasadena, Calif., on August 22, at 89, of heart failure. He was a pioneer in geothermal energy and founded the Ben Holt Co., which built geothermal plants in Nevada, Texas, Utah, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya. Active in the company until a year ago, he was an avid skier and yachtsman. Survivors: his wife, Virginia Keim, ’37; two daughters, Sara Albert and Rebecca Pamer, ’64; his son, Benjamin, ’72; and five grandchildren, including Janet, ’06.
Maxine Elizabeth Bartlett, ’36 (communication), of Olympia, Wash., September 13, at 89. A member of Gamma Phi Beta, she enjoyed a career as a newspaper and magazine editor, including positions with the L.A. Times and Women’s Day. Her former husband, Theodore Schmidt, predeceased her. Survivors include her son, Bart Schmidt.
Elmer Ensz, ’36 (history), MA ’38 (education), of San Diego, July 28, at 89. He spent nearly his entire career in the Alhambra City School District, near Los Angeles, serving as assistant superintendent in charge of instruction and, later, as superintendent of schools. More than 500 people from the community and the schools where he worked attended his retirement reception in 1974. Survivors: his daughter, Kathleen, PhD ’76; two sons, Phillip, ’68, MBA ’74, and Craig; two grandchildren; and four sisters.
Paul McElroy Foreman, ’38, MA ’40 (chemistry), of San Marino, Calif., July 2, at 88. He worked for Union Oil Company for 44 years until his retirement in 1984. President of the San Marino City Club, he was active in the Rotary Club and numerous other civic and nonprofit organizations. His wife of 61 years, Helen, died in 2002. Survivors: two sons, Terry and Jon; two daughters, Nancy Flanagan and Betty; three grandchildren; and four siblings.
George Edward McKenna, ’38 (social science/ social thought), of Greenbrae, Calif., August 18, at 88, of cancer. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, he was on the staff of the Chaparral. He was drafted in 1942 and received a direct commission as a second lieutenant in the Philippines. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and retired as a colonel in the Air Force Reserve in 1974. He worked for Crown Zellerbach Corp. for 39 years and served as president of the Kentfield (Calif.) District School Board. Survivors: his wife, Helen “Betty” Davis, ’39; his son, James; his daughter, Jayne; and two granddaughters.
Robert Lawrence McRoskey, ’38 (economics), of Hillsborough, Calif., September 16, at 87, of heart failure. A member of Phi Delta Theta and president of his class, he was employed in the family business, McRoskey Airflex Mattress Co., for 65 years. Survivors: three children, Robin Azevedo, Claude, and Nina Pope; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Raphael Burke Durfee, ’39 (biological sciences), MD ’44, of San Diego, September 8, at 85. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, he served as a clinical instructor at Stanford Medical School. Drafted at the age of 37, he was chief of the obstetrics and gynecology service at the Army Hospital in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He then joined the U. of Oregon Medical School faculty before moving to UC-San Diego, where he taught in the department of reproductive medicine. Survivors: his wife, Mildred “Billie” Ruble, ’42; two daughters, Kathleen Ritts and Beatrix Thurber; and three grandchildren.
1940s
Maxwell H. Bloom, ’40 (economics), of San Jose, June 7, at 85, of Parkinson’s disease and congestive heart failure. He operated one of San Jose’s longtime family retail businesses, Bloom’s Shoes, and launched a second career as a stockbroker after selling the shoe stores in 1965. The first board president of Opera San Jose, he also served on the boards of the San Jose Symphony and the Crippled Children’s Society. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Mim; his daughter, Elizabeth; two sons, Max III and Peter; and two grandchildren.
Douglas Volk Bryan, ’40 (social science/social thought), of Marina del Ray, Calif., August 28, at 85. A member of Phi Kappa Psi, he served as an aide to naval attachés in Guatemala, Mexico, Egypt and Turkey during World War II. He was also a State Department and Foreign Service officer. Survivors: his daughter, Lucinda Bourne; three grandchildren; and two brothers, Greyson, ’41, and Russell, ’43.
George Herbert “Buck” Henshaw, ’40 (speech & drama), of Honolulu, August 20, at 85. A member of Theta Delta Chi, he designed many theater sets for Ram’s Head. In the 1950s, he started working as a designer for television shows, including The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and The Twilight Zone. Nominated for an Emmy Award for his designs, he also worked for more than a decade on Hawaii Five-O and Magnum P.I.
Darwin D. Cooley, ’41 (cell biology), MD ’44, of Downey, Calif., July 4, at 84. He spent 40 years as a practicing physician. Survivors: his wife, Beverly; his son, Robert, ’67; his daughter, Aileen; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Elaine Geraldine Raley Kinsley, ’41 (history), of Sacramento, in July, at 83. She was one of two Canadian youths selected to represent the country at the Queen’s coronation celebrations in London in 1937. Throughout her life, her interests took her to many countries around the globe. She traveled in a motor home to Costa Rica and trekked through many South American countries to research ancient ruins. Survivors: her daughter, Claire; her son, Jeffrey; and two brothers.
Barbara Deming Sherwood Rolph, ’41 (social science/ social thought), of San Francisco, July 20, at 83. A member of Kappa Alpha Theta, she was known as “Buzz” for her energy and sense of adventure. She worked at California Packing during World War II and took up flying, as well as sailing. Her other sporting interests included skiing, tennis and golf. She was active in the Junior League and other charitable organizations. Survivors: her husband of 57 years, Henry, ’36, JD ’40; her son, H. Renton, ’70; her daughter, Barbara, ’72; and three grandsons.
Mary Evaline Bell Crummey, ’42 (letters), of Fresno, Calif., April 26, at 82. She was active in the Llanada Guild of Valley Children’s Hospital and was a founding member of Ladies Aid for Retarded Children. Survivors: her husband of 50 years, Del, ’41; two daughters, Cathy Monroe and Martha Parriott, ’66, MA ’67; her son, Jack, ’78; five grandchildren, including Bryan Spaulding, ’93, and Jeffrey Spaulding, ’95; and her brother, Richard Bell, ’36.
Emerson Gard Hiler, ’42 (preclinical medicine), MD ’46, of Redlands, Calif., September 25, at 84. He was an accomplished athlete at Stanford, winning the Pacific Association discus-throwing championship for three consecutive years. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic Team but was unable to participate in the games because of his military obligations. During his career, he served in a number of teaching positions at the Stanford School of Medicine, Loma Linda U. School of Medicine, UCLA and UC-Irvine, where he was associate clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior. In January 2003, he received the Distinguished Life Fellowship honor from the American Psychiatric Association for 50 years in the field of psychiatry. He also received the Distinguished Service award from the Disabled American Veterans for his work with paraplegic and quadriplegic veterans of World War II. A pioneer of group therapy, he spent 30 years in the Veterans Administration and was chief of staff at the Long Beach Veterans Hospital in Kaneohe, Oahu. Survivors: his wife of 31 years, Sara; three daughters, Beth Leon, Wendy Bright and Ellen Ruona; his son, Craig; two stepdaughters; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his sister, Jean Maroder, ’39.
Douglas B. McDonald, ’42 (undergraduate law), JD ’47, of Sacramento, July 29, at 84, of diabetes. A member of Sigma Nu and Beta Chi, he enlisted in the Marines during World War II and fought in the South Pacific. He founded a law firm in 1962 and served as a Sacramento County settlement conference judge pro tem and as an arbitrator and mediator. Survivors; his wife of 56 years, Phyllis; and his two children, Douglas Scott, ’76, and Joan.
Mary Merner Paulsen, ’42 (history), MA ’61 (education), of Los Altos Hills, August 30, at 81, of congestive heart failure. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Delta Phi, she worked in advertising before returning to Stanford for graduate school. One of her legacies is the preservation of Old Page Mill Road, which was under consideration for widening to connect with the newly built Interstate 280. Her work led to the construction of an alternate path to the freeway. Survivors: her two daughters, Janis Silver and Marcia Orbelian; two sons, Marc and Eric; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Francis Philip Rice, ’43 (general engineering), of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, November 19, 2001, at 79, of Parkinson’s disease. A member of Alpha Sigma Phi, he served in the Navy during World War II before returning to school for a divinity degree and being ordained a Presbyterian minister. He also earned a master’s degree in psychology and a doctorate in family life. Over the course of his life, he worked as a civil engineer, church pastor, religion professor, family therapist and preschool teacher and director. He wrote 21 college textbooks and 10 books on fishing and the outdoors. Survivors: his wife of 29 years, Irma; his son, David; his daughter, Linda; and five stepchildren.
Eleanor Pardee Day Bosche, ’44 (social science/social thought), of La Cañada, Calif., September 8, at 80, of heart failure. She was an active member of the Assistance League and the Flintridge-La Cañada Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital. Survivors: her two daughters, Analisa Bailey and Amy Siegel; three grandsons; and one brother.
Martin Flavin Jr., ’44, of Garrett Park, Md., September 29, at 83, of Shy-Drager syndrome, a neurological disorder. A research biochemist who studied the building blocks of proteins and the microstructures that help determine cell shape, he began his career in the early 1950s at the National Institutes of Health, retiring in 1988. Eight years later, he wrote a book about the founder of the Outward Bound youth education organization. His wife of 17 years, Tomoko, died in 2000. Survivors include his brother, Sean, ’47.
William Barbour “Bill” Lindberg, ’44, of Selah, Wash., August 27, at 81, of injuries from a horseback riding accident. A member of Zeta Psi, he served with distinction with the 30th Infantry Division during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart, Silver Star and Croix de Guerre. He worked for the Fireboard Co. in California for 10 years before moving to Washington to purchase and run Woodlam, a laminated beam company, for 25 years. Survivors: his companion, Joyce Barbee; two daughters, Isabel Campbell and Martha; his son, William; six grandchildren; and his sister.
John Marsh Sadler, ’45 (history), of Pasadena, Calif., August 15, at 80, of lymphoma. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he joined the Army Air Corps and piloted a B-24 on missions over Sumatra and Java in the South Pacific. His was a varied career that included newspapers, real estate, sales and stock trading. Long committed to charitable and civic causes, he worked closely with the Pasadena Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency and served as a member of the Pasadena Planning Commission. His first wife, Rosemary Clock, ’45, died in 1979. Survivors: his second wife, Elsie; three sons, Tom, ’76, David and John; his daughter, Carolyn; four stepdaughters; 15 grandchildren; and his sister, Barbara Sadler Pande, ’43.
James Raymond Lawson, ’46 (English), of Cody, Wyo., October 14, at 84. He was one of a handful of masters of the carillon, the largest instrument in the world and the only one played exclusively outdoors. His first job was playing the carillon in the Hoover Institution bell tower. He also played at the University of Chicago and at Riverside Church in New York City. Although he stopped playing in 1989, he came out of retirement the following year to become the first carillonneur at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.
Robert Nelson Rowe, ’46, of Sacramento, July 8, at 77, of suicide. A member of Zeta Psi, he was a high school biology teacher and administrator. Survivors: his former wife, Constance Old, ’50; two sons, Christopher and Albert; and his daughter, Letitia Maun.
Margaret Hollis Bonney White, ’46 (social science/social thought), of Keene, N.H., February 19, at 78, of pulmonary fibrosis. She taught elementary school in Connecticut and New Jersey and was a school librarian in Newton, Mass., retiring in 1982. She later worked as a tax preparer with H&R Block. Her husband of 52 years, Robert, died in 1998. Survivors: her daughter, Carol; two sons, David and Robert; and 13 grandchildren.
Charles E. Blevins, ’47, MA ’48 (biological sciences), of Cave Creek, Ariz., December 29, 2002, at 78, of pneumonia. He received a PhD in anatomy from UCSF and taught anatomy to medical, dental and physical therapy students for 35 years. He served as chairman of the anatomy department at Indiana U. School of Medicine for 16 years before retiring to Arizona. Survivors: his wife of 54 years, Jean; two daughters, Charean Marshall and Deborah Wood; and three grandchildren.
Judith Anne Peake Mathews, ’47 (history), of Napa, Calif., September 11, at 77. A member of Delta Gamma, she returned to school later in life to earn a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Notre Dame De Namur, then served as a volunteer in hospital and hospice settings. Survivors: three sons, Alan, ’71; Arthur and Michael; and two grandchildren.
Murray S. Stopol, ’47 (psychology), of Woodland Hills, Calif., July 31, at 77, of leukemia. He taught at the U. of Minnesota before moving to California in 1959, when he began a private practice in clinical psychology. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Lenora; two daughters, Elizabeth Shahbazi and Kathryn Crankshaw; two sons, Richard and Michael; and seven grandchildren.
Alan Bechtel Strain, ’47 (psychology), of Santa Cruz, Calif., August 26, at 79, of congestive heart failure. In 1971, he joined Stanford’s Dean of Students office as director of special services, responsible for all draft counseling. After the Vietnam War ended, he was appointed associate dean of student affairs and served as interim dean of Native American affairs. He helped create the Native American Cultural Center and organized the first Stanford Powwow. A member of Delta Upsilon, he enjoyed a long career in education, teaching at Woodside elementary school, serving as principal of Peninsula School in Menlo Park and helping to found Pacific High School, an alternative school near Los Gatos. His first wife, Joanne Hunnicutt, ’48, died in 1979. Survivors: his wife of 23 years, Rosalie Pizzo; two sons, David and Larry; his daughter, Laurie Friedman; 16 grandchildren; and two brothers.
Charles B. “Chuck” Knudson, ’48 (economics), MBA ’62, of Honolulu, September 6, at 78. A member of Delta Chi, he was a brigadier general in the Air Force and served his country in three wars. In retirement, he sat on the boards of Hawaii Stanford Chapter and the Mauna Luan Homeowners Association. Survivors: his wife, June; his daughter, Karen Lindermuth; three sons, Charles II, John and Robert; and five grandchildren.
Fred Wallace Willey, ’48 (political science), of Fresno, Calif., September 6, at 78. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi who played on the football and rugby teams and served as a B-17 pilot in World War II. A stockbroker, he worked as a manager of E.F. Hutton for 25 years. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Jane; two daughters, Sara Pierson and Carolyn Johnson; his son, Fred Jr.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Walter H. Kaplan, ’49, MA ’50 (history), of Los Angeles, July 24, at 78, of cancer. He served in World War II in the Italian campaign, earning a Purple Heart at the Battle of Anzio. For 34 years, he was a dedicated high school teacher in Lawndale, Calif. He was the editor of the B’nai B’rith Record and received the B’nai B’rith Southern California President’s Award in June 2003. Survivors: his wife of 47 years, Mariam; and two daughters, Marcy and Abby.
Robert Twohy McInerny, ’49 (political science), of Oceanside, Calif., September 1, at 78. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he served in the Navy during World War II. He started his own insurance brokerage in 1953. Survivors: his wife, Nevill; his daughter, Kate; his four sons, James, ’77, Robert, Daniel and John; and seven grandchildren.
Byrne W. Pike, ’49, MA ’51 (history), of Camino, Calif., January 7, at 85. A Phi Beta Kappa member and World War II veteran, he ran A.W. Pike and Co., a wholesale hardware business started by his father. After selling the company, he started his own business selling model railroad equipment to hobby shops. Survivors: his wife, Jaque; his son, Reed; and his daughter, Karin.
Jane Swanson Coe Hardin, '43, of Santa Barbara, Calif., September 14, at 81, of suicide. An active volunteer, she devoted time to the League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, the PTA, Girl Scouts of America and the Unitarian Society. She also helped launch and promote Santa Barbara's annual Fiesta Days celebration. Her husband of 62 years, Garrett, PhD '41, died with her. Survivors: her sons, Peter and David; two daughters, Hyla Fetler and Sharon Clausen; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister; and two brothers.
1950s
Armand DeGroote Viole, ’50 (biological sciences), of Studio City, Calif., July 24, at 74, of cardiac arrest. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served as lieutenant commander in the Navy from 1958 to 1960. He practiced ophthalmology in Los Angeles, where he was a professor at the USC School of Medicine, served on the staff of three hospitals and was a past president of the Los Angeles Society of Ophthalmology. Survivors include his sister, Ynez O’Neill, ’53.
Donald Robert Goodenough, ’51 (psychology), of Trenton, N.J., April 9, at 75, of cancer. A retired research psychologist, he was recognized for his contributions to sleep research and cognition. He served in the Army as a laboratory technician at Los Alamos National Laboratory before graduating from Stanford. He was a psychiatry professor at the State U. of New York’s Downstate Medical Center for 20 years, then worked as a senior research scientist with Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J. Author of more than 100 scholarly articles, he ran one of the first laboratories devoted exclusively to studying sleep and dreams. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Mary Payne; two sons, Charles and James; his daughter, Christine Roberts; and five grandchildren.
Robert Howard McGillis, ’51 (biological sciences), of Alamos, Mexico, June 2, at 73. A member of Phi Kappa Sigma, he served in the Marine Corps as a first lieutenant and later owned a wine and gift shop. He was the author of two crossword puzzle books and belonged to the 49er Rotary Club of Sonora, Calif. Survivors: his wife, Carole; two daughters, Teresa Ong, ’78, and Laurie; his stepdaughter; five grandchildren; and his sister.
Arthur Riesenfeld, ’51 (preclinical medical science), MD ’55, of Pasadena, Calif., August 2, at 74, of pulmonary edema.
Jacqueline Jea Yelland Steiner, ’51 (English), MA ’52 (education), of Phoenix, August 19, at 73, of brain cancer. President of the Children’s Action Alliance for the past three years, she served from 1976 to 1990 in Arizona’s state legislature, focusing on neglected and abused children, juvenile justice reform and foster care. Survivors: her husband, Frederick Jr., ’50, JD ’52; her son, Frederick III; two daughters, Katherine Koenig and Ann Green; and six grandchildren.
Russell Henry Jessup, ’52 (biological sciences), of Santa Ana, Calif., August 9, at 79. He enlisted in the Army after high school and served with the 82nd Airborne. A member of Sigma Chi, he practiced dentistry in the same office for 47 years. Survivors: his three sons, John, Ed and Jim; three daughters, Cheryl, Megan and Joy; and 11 grandchildren.
Nelson Van Judah Jr., ’52 (art), of Cambria, Calif., July 17, at 72, of complications from a fall. A member of the Hammer and Coffin Society and Delta Upsilon, he was a Chaparral photographer and cartoonist. He served in the Korean War aboard the USS St. Paul. He was a professor of graphic design at San Jose State U. until his retirement in 1990. Survivors: his wife, Fay Walters; his daughter, Alison; three stepchildren; and eight step-grandchildren.
Nancy D. Stone Swingley, ’52 (psychology), of Brookings, Ore., September 2, at 73. She worked in a women’s apparel store owned by her mother in Brookings until it ceased operations; she opened her own store in 1980. A past president of the Brookings-Harbor Soroptimists, she was a member of the Merchants’ Association and an active supporter of the Chetco Community Public Library. Survivors: her husband of 48 years, Robert, ’50, MBA ’55; two daughters, Susan Edwards and Pamela; two sons, Douglas and David; two grandchildren; and one step-grandchild.
Clarence Bevington Jr., ’53 (biological sciences), of Long Beach, Calif., July 20, at 84. His career as a marine biologist ended with an injury sustained in an accident, and he turned to real estate, founding C. Bevington Realty Associates. Survivors: his former wife, Neva; his longtime companion, Carmen Blas; and one brother.
Roy Allen Deal, ’53 (mechanical engineering), of Susanville, Calif., September 8, at 72, of cancer. A member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies, he was a businessman and community leader. He was recognized for his service to Rotary International with the Paul Harris Award in 1975. Survivors: his wife, Barbara; three sons, Rocky, ’72, Mike and David; and seven grandchildren, including Katie, ’00, MA ’00.
James Peter Dobbs, ’54 (history), of Corona Del Mar, Calif., in June, at 70. A member of Zeta Psi, he served in the Army and worked as a mortgage broker. Survivors include his three sons and his sister.
Marvin John Potter, ’54 (biological sciences), of Mission Viejo, Calif., July 10, at 70. A prominent obstetrician in Southern California for more than 40 years, he served as lieutenant commander in the Navy Medical Corps. Survivors: his wife of 46 years, Sara; three sons, Jeffrey, Daniel and Mark; four grandchildren; his father; and his brother.
Leroy A. Broun IV, ’55 (history), JD ’69, of Boise, Idaho, July 21, at 69. A photographer for the Stanford Daily during his undergraduate years, he served in the Air Force flying B-52s. After practicing law in Fremont, Calif., he retrained himself in computer programming and worked for IBM for 12 years. Survivors: his former wife, Margaret Dalgliesh, ’55; two daughters, Elizabeth Newbrough and Kimberly Maxey; his son, Patrick, ’91, MA ’92; five grandchildren; and a brother.
John Davison “Jack” Gebert, ’55 (sociology), of Wichita, Kan., May 26, at 70. A member of the football team and Phi Gamma Delta, he served as a first lieutenant in the Army. He was president of Miro Flex Co. and Associates Oil and Gas. Survivors: his three sons, Steve, Christopher and Daniel; and two grandchildren.
Foster Fred Keene, ’55 (biological sciences), MD ’59, of Eugene, Ore., February 17, at 69, of a heart attack. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he joined the Air Force as a flight surgeon and rose to the rank of major. In addition to his private cardiology practice, he co-founded the cardiac catheterization lab at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, where he performed the first balloon angioplasty in the Northwest in 1971 and the first laser angioplasty in Oregon in 1981. In retirement, he started his own vitamin business and lectured on nutrition and health. Survivors: his wife of 44 years, Sue Thorson, ’59; his daughter, Paige Bingham; his son, Christoper, ’83; and four grandchildren.
Howard Leland Schwartz, ’55 (undergraduate law), JD ’59, of Piedmont, Calif., August 20, at 69. An Alameda County judge for 22 years, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and played on the men’s basketball team at Stanford. He spent two years in the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Princeton and became a World War I history buff who collected miniature lead soldiers. Survivors: his wife of 43 years, Marion; three sons, Michael, Bryan and Douglas; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his fourth son, Randy, ’85, MS ’87.
Gerald Zolle Marer, ’59, JD ’63, of Palo Alto, September 30, at 66, of intestinal cancer. A member of the Law Review, he was one of a trio of lawyers who filed the historic Tinsley integration lawsuit in 1976 to give the minority schoolchildren in East Palo Alto the option of transferring into school districts in affluent neighboring cities. Stricken for most of his adult life with multiple sclerosis, he once took his family skydiving and jumped even though he could no longer walk. Survivors: his two daughters, Beth Marer-Garcia and Laura; two grandchildren; and his brother, Alan, ’55.
1960s
Margaret Halsey Buss Finney, ’64 (nursing), of Sacramento, September 21, at 62, of complications following liver surgery. She spent her life in nursing and nursing administration, in civilian and Army posts, retiring from the Army Reserves as a major. For the last five years, she worked for the state of California as a nursing systems analyst. Survivors: her former husband, John; two daughters, Mary Minard and Emma Tucker; four grandchildren; her parents, Robert, PhD ’40, and Eugenia Halsey Buss, ’39; and five siblings, including Jennifer Barron, ’67.
Kenneth Dean Weisinger, ’64 (history), of San Francisco, July 28, at 60, of cancer. Director of UC-Berkeley’s Education Abroad Program and professor emeritus of German and comparative literature, he began teaching at the university in 1970. Best known for his research and published work on German poets and Weimar classicism, he was writing two new books at the time of his death. He was a life member of the Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco, the oldest library on the West Coast. Survivors include his mother, Ruby.
James Richard Baskette, ’66 (English), of Stockton, Calif., April 18, at 58. He worked on his family’s farm in Tracy and was a professor of humanities at the U. of Minnesota before returning to school to earn a law degree. A self-employed lawyer for 17 years, he was named partner and corporate counsel for General Engineering Tectonics in 1999. Survivors: his wife, Wendy; two sons, Philip and Peter; his daughter, Carmen; his stepson, Bret; one grandchild; his mother; and his sister.
Earth Sciences
Arthur John Whiteman, Gr. ’49 (mineral science), of Aberdeen, Scotland, June 14, at 75, of diabetes. A member of Alpha Tau Omega, he authored two books on the geology of the Sudan and Nigeria. He was a department chair at the U. in Bergen, Norway, where his work contributed to the discovery of the North Sea oil fields. Survivors: his wife, Sally; two sons, David and John; two daughters, Sara McKinley and Rachel Burnett; and eight grandchildren.
Education
Charles Thomas Hosley, MA ’49, EdD ’54, of Davis, Calif., October 12, at 80, of a stroke. During World War II, he served as a Naval officer. He was a school administrator for 35 years, starting his career at age 26 as the first principal of Hillview School in Los Altos. In 1966, he became the assistant superintendent and vice president of the new Solano (Calif.) Community College District, a position he held until his retirement in 1983. An accomplished musician, he played the French horn with the San Jose Symphony. Past commodore of the Vallejo Yacht Club, he served as the club’s historian for 17 years. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Virginia; his daughter, Charlotte Backstedt; three sons, David, ’72, MA ’72, James and Paul; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother.
Engineering
John Lawrence Wray, MS ’58 (mechanical engineering), of Leavenworth, Wash., January 31, at 67. During his years of service in the Air Force from 1958 to 1962, he was assigned to the Defense Atomic Support Agency at the Pentagon and was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal. A member of Mensa and of Beta Theta Pi, he worked for General Electric for 16 years, designing and marketing nuclear reactors for power plants. He was also an adjunct professor at National U. in San Jose, retiring in 1998. Survivors: his former spouse, Sally Gerdes, ’60; his wife, Jane; three daughters, Mary Deauville, Nancy Rummel and Carolyn Wheeler; two stepchildren; and four grandchildren.
Humanities and Sciences
Garrett James Hardin, PhD ’41 (biological sciences), of Santa Barbara, Calif., September 14, at 88, of suicide. He was an emeritus professor of human ecology at UC-Santa Barbara, where he taught for three decades until his retirement in 1978. A prolific author who published more than 350 articles and 27 books, he was a leading ecological thinker whose controversial stands influenced debates on abortion, immigration and foreign aid. His wife of 62 years, Jane Swanson, ’43, died with him. Survivors: his two sons, Peter and David; two daughters, Hyla Fetler and Sharon Clausen; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his sister; and two brothers.
William Ernest Boyse, PhD ’86 (mathematics), of Menlo Park, August 29, at 49, of lymphoma. A research mathematician at Cities Service Oil Co. in Tulsa, Okla., he moved to the Bay Area in 1982 to attend Stanford. Upon graduation, he worked in R&D for Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., which he left to become an independent consultant. He was an avid fisherman and a member of the Coastside Fishing Club; he will be remembered by many for his boat, Tulsa Time. Survivors: his wife of 24 years, Karen Paver; his parents; a brother; and two sisters.
Law
Stanton M. Levy, JD ’49, of Fresno, Calif., August 30, at 81. A World War II veteran, he worked as a prosecutor for the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office before entering private practice, which he enjoyed for 50 years. He also taught law at Fresno State College for 10 years. Survivors: his wife of 38 years, Patricia; two daughters, Jennifer Levy-Wendt and Diana; his son, Michael; two grandchildren; and his brother.
Hollis Garber Best, JD ’51, of Fresno, Calif., August 15, at 77. During World War II, he served as a Naval officer. After two years as a prosecutor, he embarked on a 20-year career in private practice. He then became a superior court judge in Fresno, ascending to the bench of the 5th District Court of Appeals. In 1993, he was named federal magistrate in Yosemite National Park, a position he held until his death. Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Jeanne; two sons, David and Daniel; two daughters, Laura Marks and Kathryn; eight grandchildren; two sisters; and a brother.
Guy Blase, JD ’58, of Palo Alto, July 5, at 73, of prostate cancer. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy. When he lived in Portola Valley, he served as town fire commissioner and helped launch the Portola Valley Polo Club. A retired lawyer, he was active in the fund-raising drive for Palo Alto’s Opportunity Center, which aims to combat homelessness by providing affordable housing and support services. His first wife, Noel, died in 1994. Survivors: his wife, Bobbi; two daughters, Leslie Lodestro and Cece; three grandchildren; and his sister.
David Henry Fox, JD ’67, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., July 8, at 60, of a heart attack. A former top aide to Gov. Jerry Brown, he was appointed director of California’s Department of Real Estate in 1976. After resigning as real estate commissioner, he developed seminars in real estate ethics and earned a master’s degree in marriage and family counseling. He founded Professional Achievement Success Systems, which provided study materials and training for family therapy graduate students. Survivors: his daughter, Susanne; his son, Kevin; his father; and his brother.
Medicine
John Sewall Brown II, MD ’39, of Palo Alto, March 25, at 90. During World War II, he joined the Army and served in the Medical Corps. After the war, he became the 10th partner in the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, now the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. He retired from active practice in 1978. A dedicated volunteer, he was a board member of the Palo Alto YMCA, Kiwanis, Channing House, Lytton Gardens and Kara. His first wife, Margaret, predeceased him. Survivors: his second wife, Mary Griffiths, ’46; two daughters, Lynn Storey, ’62, MA ’65, and Loraine Millman; his son, David; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister.
Benton Laramie “Larry” Corley, MD ’48, of Pauma Valley, Calif., June 5, at 79, of ideopathic pulmonary fibrosis. A captain in the U.S. Air Force, he was a longtime member of the Arcadia Medical Clinic and practiced general medicine for 40 years until his retirement in 1990. He also served as chief of staff of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Survivors: his wife of 55 years, Eleanor McKay, ’48; four daughters, Deborah Wentworth, Diane D’Ewart, ’74, Marilyn Kallshian and Alicia; two sons, Bryce and David; and 16 grandchildren.
