1930s
Edward William Westgate, '33 (economics), of St. Helena, Calif., October 18, at 100, from complications following a fall. He took charge of the family farms during the Great Depression, selling one ranch to former president Herbert Hoover, Class of 1895. After serving in World War II, he gave up farming to become a developer. He developed the first major hotel on an outer island in Hawaii, the Sheraton Maui. As a Regent, he served for 29 years on its board. Survivors: his wife of 24 years, Joan (Rydman, '55, MA '56); his daughter, Page Munksgard; stepchildren, Kristen Jaeger, Eric Sandberg, Derrik Sandberg and Stephanie Sandberg, '84; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth Hooper "Betty" Kiley, '35 (mathematics), of Cincinnati, July 12, at 98. She was a member of Delta Gamma, Planned Parenthood and the Wyoming Valley Children's Service Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas, and her daughter Linda Davis. Survivors: her daughters Ann Kiley Morgan and Sharon Heck; seven grandchildren, including Peter Morgan, JD '06, MS '07; and seven great-grandchildren.
Evalyn Johnston Rose, '35 (social science/social thought), of La Jolla, Calif., August 28, at 97. She was a member of Alpha Phi and Cap and Gown. When her husband enlisted in WWII, they moved to Fort Belvoir, Va., returning to California in 1947. She was an ardent student, studying Spanish and the recorder, becoming so proficient that she played professionally. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack, and her grandson David. Survivors: her children Anne Rose Green, '62, MA '62, Charles, Thomas and Ellen Rose Knight; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Margot Louise Brownrigg Reppy, '36 (social science/social thought), of Montecito, Calif., September 14, at 97, of pneumonia. She was on the Daily staff and graduated with honors. She loved golf, reading and nature, especially the ocean and marine mammals. She was predeceased by her husband, William, '34, and survived by her sons, William, '63, JD '66, and Michael, '67.
Miriam Virginia Roth MacKenzie, '38 (history), of Menlo Park, October 3, at 94. She grew up on the Stanford campus, where her father served as comptroller of the University for 18 years. She was president of Kappa Kappa Gamma and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Later she served as president of the Stanford Mother's Club and volunteered for auxiliaries to Stanford Children's Hospital (now Lucile Packard Children's Hospital). Once her six children were grown, she transferred her energies to her garden and family trips in the High Sierra. She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander, '37, MD '42. Survivors: her children, Alexandra Standing, '68, David, James, William, Duncan and Donald; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and her brother, William Roth, '41.
Bruce David McCreary, '39 (geology), of Auburn, Calif., October 16, at 95. He was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. His colorful engineering career took him to the mines of Mexico, to design work on the New Jersey Turnpike and to development of strategic airfields in North Africa. The American River Middle Fork Project, a multimillion-dollar development in Placer County, was a crowning achievement. Survivors: his wife, Kay; his daughters, Gale Wilson Steele and Jeanne Hollingsworth; his stepsons, Key and King Collins; and eight grandchildren.
1940s
Bernard Raymond Swanson, '40 (general engineering), of Laguna Woods, Calif., November 5, at 94. At Stanford he was a member of the El Tigre eating club, and he spent 63 years working as a civil engineer in the petroleum industry. Once retired, he volunteered as a math tutor at San Joaquin Elementary School in Laguna Hills. Survivors: his wife of 64 years, Helen; his children, Nancy McGuire, Bob and Diane Adams; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Frederick J. Linari, '43 (political science), of Honolulu, November 1, at 92. He played varsity basketball and in 1942 helped lead the team to its only NCAA championship to date. He earned his wings, training with the RAF during WWII. After the war he went to work for Pan Am and flew until his retirement at age 60. He was predeceased by his wife, Molly. Survivors: his children, Fred Jr., Steven and Anne; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Barbara Ruth Breuner Bassett Benner, '44 (bacteriology), of Orinda, Calif., October 29, at 89. She was the great-granddaughter of a pioneering German immigrant who came to the California gold fields and started a furniture business in 1856. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and practiced at Stanford Lane Hospital after graduation. Her passions were gardening, pets, her koi and family gatherings in her Orinda home, Lake Tahoe or Kona Village Resort. She was predeceased by her first husband, J. Brandon Bassett, '41, MD '44, and her second husband, Winston Benner, '41, MD '44. Survivors: her children, Chris,'67, Tom, George and Jim Bassett, '76; six grandchildren, including William Bassett, '12; her sister, Clare Breuner Cummings, '51; and her brother, Richard Breuner, '55.
Barbara Braun Pike Dickey, '46 (political science), of Highland, Calif., October 24, at 88, after a brief illness. After starting her family, she earned her teaching credential and taught elementary school for more than 20 years, first at the John Thomas Dye School in Los Angeles and later at the Walnut School in Newbury Park. She also co-managed with her husband a school transportation company and a summer camp. She was an avid reader and had a keen interest in current events, politics and history. She was predeceased by her first husband, Charles Kanne, and by her second husband, Walter Dickey Jr. Survivors: her children, Charles Kanne, David Kanne, Barbara Kanne Carnahan, Donna Dickey Obringer and Walter Dickey III; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and her brother.
Reba Markus Ginsburg, '46, of Oakland, October 6, at 88, following a one-week hospitalization. She was known as a woman with a deep passion for her family, a close bond with her sisters and a strong relationship with her friends. She loved going to the movies and read many books each month. She was predeceased by her first husband, Benjamin Altwarg, and her second husband, Morris Ginsburg. Survivors: her children, Sharon Gordon and Daniel Altwarg; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and two sisters.
Jeanne Frances Champion Heidt, '46 (economics), of Laguna Hills, Calif., October 25, at 88. She was predeceased by her son Chris. Survivors: her husband of 59 years, Herman; her children, Jon and Kathleen; and a granddaughter.
James Prince Livingston, '46, of Walnut Creek, Calif., November 3, at 86. He transferred from Stanford to UC-Berkeley with the Marine Corps V-12 program, earning a civil engineering degree. He went on to found Hospital Pulmonary Services, which provided respiratory therapy technicians and equipment to Central Valley hospitals, and merged his company in 1969 with National Medical Enterprises. He served with NME as executive vice president and director for 28 years until he retired in 1997. He and his wife established the first-ever endowed chair for a nursing program at UCSF, and he served on the Diablo Valley College Foundation board and established the Livingston Family Scholarship there. Survivors: his wife of 65 years, Marjorie; his children, James III, Janet Livingston Endsley and Martin; and five grandchildren.
Robert Homans Conner, '47 (biological sciences), MD '52, of Belvedere, Calif., October 25, at 86, after a three-year illness. A member of Chi Psi, he served in the Air Force as a medical doctor, stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado, and achieved the rank of captain. Later he opened a private practice in obstetrics in Belvedere and practiced OB-GYN in Marin County for 33 years. He was very proud of his rose garden and spent his retirement gardening and traveling to England and France to visit gardens there. He served as vice president of the Marin Rose Society for several years and studied to become a consulting rosarian. Survivors: his wife, Betty (McDonald, '48); his children, Carolyn, Courtney, Catharine and Robert Jr.; and two grandsons.
Arthur Bergin Dunne Jr., '47 (general engineering), MBA '49, of Pittsburgh, October 7, at 89. He was a member of the soccer team and Chi Psi and served in the Navy during World War II as a Seabee. He and his wife traveled the world as he pursued his engineering career, building a dam in Tunisia, a tailrace tunnel in New Zealand and the tunnel housing NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain, Colo. He was an enthusiastic skier, an artful carpenter and raised generations of golden retrievers. He was predeceased by his wife, Eve (Borde, '48). Survivors: his children, Wendy Smith, Michael, MS '80, and Margaret; two grandchildren; and his brother.
Eugene C. Doyle, '48 (economics), of Menlo Park, in November. He was a four-year Navy veteran and conducted accounting and tax practices in Menlo Park and Mountain View for more than 50 years. His daughter Kristine died in infancy. Survivors: his wife of 71 years, Melba; his children, Tim, Kathy MacKay, Nancy Deal, Matthew and Erik; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Howard V. Finston, '48, MA '48 (economics), PhD '53 (business), of Albuquerque, N.M., June 1, at 88, of heart failure. He taught at the Anderson School of Management at the U. of New Mexico from 1953 until 1988, serving as a professor of management and appointed dean of the business school in 1962. During the 1980s he focused much of his energies on labor arbitration. He will be remembered for his kind and impartial demeanor, his unique sense of humor and his love of cars. He was predeceased by his wife, Phyllis. Survivors include his daughter, Felicia.
Virginia Ruth "Ginny" Titus Moore, '48 (social science/social thought), of Ventura, Calif., August 30, at 86, following a stroke. After earning a master's in public administration from UCLA, she worked as an administrator in the Anti-Poverty Program during the 1960s and 1970s. She was active for more than 40 years with the Unitarian Universalist Churches in Santa Monica, Calif., San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Ventura. She renovated Spanish-style homes in the Los Angeles area and loved opera and classical music. A life-long athlete, she enjoyed rock-climbing, river rafting and at age 60 she took up mountain biking. Survivors: her children, Julie, John, Jeri Smith and Marilyn; and seven grandchildren.
Raymond R. Morgan Jr., '48 (communication), of Del Mar, Calif., October 31, at 88. He joined the Marine Corps and served for three years. He worked as a time salesman for a TV station in New Orleans before returning to California in the early 1950s when the advertising firm started by his father was acquired by a large New York agency. His father had started the "Queen for a Day" radio program in 1945, and when his father died, Ray took over as president of the show, which ran continuously on network radio and television for 20 years. Survivors: his wife of 35 years, Mickie; and his stepsons, Steve and Jeff Eck.
John Boren "Jack" Hundley Jr., '49 (petroleum engineering), of Santa Barbara, Calif., October 20, at 87. In World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the Navy in the South Pacific. After graduating, he went to work for Richfield Oil, later ARCO, advancing from work on a drilling crew to become ARCO's operations manager for the West Coast—in a career that spanned 36 years. He served on the board of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for 13 years and was an emeritus committee member of the Petroleum Investment Funds of the Stanford School of Earth Sciences. He enjoyed Stanford football and was a Dodgers fan for more than half a century. Survivors: his wife of 67 years, Florence (Colvin, '46); his children, Carole, Tom, Allen and John; and nine grandchildren.
Bruce Leigh Jones Jr., '49 (biological sciences), of Carmel, Calif., September 20, at 84. He grew up in a house with a tennis court and learned to play at a young age. He kept his love for the sport all his life, playing at the Carmel Valley Racquet Club until suffering a stroke in 2003. He was a Francophile and visited France every year with his late partner, Bill. For 30 years he was a part owner of Rocky Point Restaurant, landmark on the Big Sur coast.
1950s
Thomas Nelson Berger, '50 (international relations), of Sioux City, Iowa, October 15, at 86. He joined the Navy as a high school senior and served as a radioman aboard the USS Gilmer. After Stanford, where he joined the Zeta Psi fraternity, he was called back into service during the Korean War. Returning to his hometown of Sioux City, he joined his father and grandfather at Nelson Berger Funeral Services, where he served his community for more than 50 years. History was a favorite pastime and Villa Sioux in Acapulco, Mexico, was a favorite vacation spot. Survivors: his wife, Gail; his children, Beth Stava, Amy Abell, Megan Berger-Trilk and Michael; and nine grandchildren.
William Allen Ayer, '51 (civil engineering), of San Clemente, Calif., November 2, at 82, after a brief illness. With his brother Eugene, '50, he established South Coast Engineering Service in 1956, and he worked as a consulting engineer until his death. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Elberta; his children, William III, Robert and Linda Brooks; and five grandchildren.
Harry Leonard Lepape Jr., '52 (industrial engineering), JD '56, of Gig Harbor, Wash., August 15, at 81. He belonged to Phi Kappa Sigma and was a member of the Stanford Law Association. He was a hasher, a kitchen inspector and ran the coffee concession at the Law School. He had a 32-year career with the company that would become Pacific Enterprises, and in 1990 he was named executive vice president. He served as a director of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and of Foothills Pipelines of Calgary. After retiring, he volunteered with senior citizens explaining the intricacies of Social Security and Medicare and at the Pierce County courthouse helping low-income people navigate the court system. He was predeceased by his son, Jeffrey, '81. Survivors: his wife, Marilyn (Earley, '56); his daughters, Linda Lepape-Eck and Jeanne Lepape Wiener, '81; four grandchildren; and two sisters.
Janet Frances Thurston McMahan, '52 (biological sciences), of Boise, Idaho, October 14, at 81. She worked in San Francisco as a medical technician for several years. In 1958 she and her husband moved to Fruitvale, Idaho, where they raised cattle and lived the ranch life for the next decade. Then they moved to McCall, Idaho, to take ownership of the Payette Lakes Star and the Cascade News, which they combined into the Star-News. They ran the newspaper and a title insurance concern for the next 14 years until retiring. She loved the outdoors and especially enjoyed the natural beauty of Idaho's mountains, lakes and rivers. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald, and her son Jonathan. Survivors: her children, Kevin, Kerrin and Scott; four grandchildren; and her sister.
Adeline Blake Walker Stannard, '52, of Vineland, N.J., April 14, 2012, at 80, after a year of declining health. After Stanford she contracted polio and was among the few survivors of the iron lung. Through perseverance, she regained her ability to breathe and walk on her own and went on to bear and raise five children. Survivors: her husband, James, '51; her children, James, Ronald, Carol Albert, Sarah Luebbers and Virginia Cameron; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Charles Holmes "Chuck" Irwin, '54 (psychology), of Ojai, Calif., October 2, at 84. He served in the Navy in WWII and Korea and later was a Navy diver. He worked for the federal government on projects such as SeaLab and the TomCat fighter plane. He was active in and an officer of civic and local organizations including the Ventura County Juvenile Justice Commission, Citizens to Preserve the Ojai, and the Ojai Center for the Arts. He sang in choirs and choruses from his boyhood in Illinois to his old age. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Willa; his daughters, Emily Duke and Katharine; and a grandson.
Charles H. Brown, '55 (economics), of Los Altos, October 8, at 79. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda and participated in NROTC. He served as a naval officer and taught business education at Del Mar High School in San Jose for 33 years. He was also an usher and deacon at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. He was predeceased by his former wife, Judy Cooper. Survivors: his wife of 22 years, Barbara; his children, Greg and Erica Short; four stepsons; two grandchildren; and two brothers.
Donald David Kummerfeld, '56 (philosophy), MA '58 (political science), of Jersey City, N.J., July 5, at 78. After a fellowship at the London School of Economics, he worked in Washington as a budget official in the administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. In the early 1970s he worked for the First Boston Corp. (now part of Credit Suisse) in public finance, advising states and cities on bond borrowing. In 1976 he went to work for New York City mayor Abe Beame and was named first deputy mayor the next year. With the city on the brink of bankruptcy, he stepped in as budget director. He later accepted an appointment by Governor Carey to be executive director of the New York State Emergency Financial Control Board and continued to oversee the city's financial operations. He went on to head Rupert Murdoch's American holding company and two trade groups, the Magazine Publishers of America and the International Federation of the Periodical Press. And he continued to advise New York mayors and other elected officials on fiscal matters. Survivors: his wife, Elizabeth; his daughter, Theodosia; and his grandson.
Fred L. Beckmann, '57 (mechanical engineering), of Prescott, Ariz., October 11, at 77, of cancer. He was a member of Theta Chi and the Arnold Air Society. He worked at Hughes Aircraft, Livermore National Laboratory and Collins Radio. He retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1999. He enjoyed golf, skiing and the outdoors, especially the ocean. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Carolyn; his children, Keena Golden and William; three grandchildren; and his sister.
Owen Henry "Obie" Oberg, '57 (geography), of El Cajon, Calif., October 22, at 87, after a prolonged illness. A flight instructor for the Navy, he flew 70 jet fighter missions over Korea. He also served as commanding officer of Fighter Squadron 41 in 1962 before earning a master of science in international affairs from George Washington U. He was commanding officer of USS Kitty Hawk in 1971 and promoted to the rank of rear admiral the following year. His combat awards include two Legions of Merit, a Bronze Star and three Air Medals. He retired from the Navy in 1977. Survivors: his wife of 67 years, Marge; his four children; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Donald Ramon Reed, '58 (mechanical engineering), of Cathedral City, Calif., November 2, at 76. He was a graphic artist and worked on publicity for the Palm Springs Art Museum. He was also a flutist, vocalist and composer. He played the flute with the Desert Symphony and the Desert Winds Freedom Band. He sang with the California Desert Chorale and helped found Caballeros, the gay men's chorus of Palm Springs. Above all he is remembered for his kindness, tremendous wit and deep respect for the arts. Survivors include his brother.
1960s
Anne Rodgers Witherspoon, '60 (English), of Greenbrae, Calif., July 6, at 75, after a long illness. She lived in Palo Alto with her husband and children for many years. She served as vice mayor, worked in development at Stanford Medical School and showed Welsh corgis. She loved to remodel homes; her last project was a chapel in Wales, where she authored a website on the history of British industrial revolution-era iron bridges. She was a member of the Advisory Council of the National Historic Trust and the Architectural Council for the Desert Museum of Art. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack, and her daughter, Virginia. Survivors: her sons, Andrew and Stanly; and three grandchildren.
Mary Jane Pate Papavasiliou, '64 (chemical engineering), of Long Beach, Calif., October 22, at 69, after a brief battle with cancer. She earned a master's degree at Tufts U. and worked briefly for Shell Oil Co. Having stayed home to raise two children and volunteer for the PTA, she returned to school for an MBA. She later became active in Toastmasters and the Sierra Club, focusing her energy on health education and environmental causes. She received a five-year service pin by Stanford Associates. She was predeceased by her husband, Prodromos. Survivors: her children, Alexi and Nell; four grandchildren; her mother; and her brother.
Courtney James Collins, '68 (physics), of Calpella, Calif., in October, at 65. He worked at the Stanford Linear Accelerator complex in the late 1960s and then as a contractor in Berkeley and later in Mendocino County. He was a devoted dog lover and a lifelong fan of all Bay Area sports teams. His creativity was expressed through his architecture and carpentry, music and good humor. Survivors: his former spouse, Jan Donner, '68; his sons, Zachary and Forrest; his father; and his brother.
1970s
Ronald Ken Fujikawa, '70 (political science), JD '73, of Santa Monica, Calif., October 12, at 64. He played on both the varsity football and baseball teams and was a member of Delta Tau Delta. After law school, he joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles, and then he and three colleagues established their own firm, Kinsella, Bosch, Fujikawa, and Towle. In 1988 he joined the law firm of Greenberg Glusker as a partner. An active community member, he served as president of the Windward School board of trustees and received a five-year service pin from Stanford Associates. He was an avid golfer and beloved member of the L.A. Country Club. Survivors: his sons, Michael, Daniel and Braden; and his companion, Rebecca Foster.
Damian H. Augustyn, '74 (biological sciences), of Hillsborough, Calif., October 3, at 60. A specialist in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he spent 30 years in private practice at California Pacific Medical Center. He served as chief of gastroenterology and hepatology for 10 years before becoming chief of the medical staff and a member of the medical executive committee and board of directors. In addition he was recognized as a leading clinician by the American Gastroenterological Association and proudly served as the organization's CFO, treasurer-secretary and member of the board of governors and executive committee. He also served as associate clinical professor of medicine at UCSF. He was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, Caroline (Craig, '75). Survivors: his children, Catherine and Damian; his mother; his sister; and his brother.
Margaret Sampson Edgell, '78 (international relations), of Seattle, October 17, at 55, after a long battle with cancer. She earned a master's from Columbia U. and a PhD in higher education from Michigan State. She taught business and economics for more than two decades, including at Calvin College and Seattle Pacific U. She previously worked for the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., and co-founded the Northwest Christian Writers Association. Her primary interests included international business, finance for development and faith integration. She was the co-author of the recently published Practice and Profile: Christian Formation for Vocation. Survivors: her husband, John; two stepsons; and nine step-grandchildren.
1980s
David Emmet Harrison, '84 (classics), of Lovelock, Nev., October 23, at 51, of a heart attack. He earned a medical degree from the U. of Washington and, following a period of debilitating health issues, he moved to Lovelock to work on a relative's farm. He connected with the authenticity and humility of rural life and he slowly began to heal. Writing for the Review-Miner gave him the opportunity to contribute to the community he'd come to love. An athlete from a young age, he covered sports and had a special rapport with local athletes of all ages, extending to their families. Survivors include his mother and his two brothers, Douglas and Patrick, '80.
1990s
Keith Andrew Harrison, '93 (mechanical engineering), of Mason, Ohio, September 2, at 41, of neck cancer. He was born in a small village in England, where he acquired his passion for sports, especially his beloved Liverpool FC. After Stanford he worked as an engineer for Proctor & Gamble for 19 years. He followed all sports, including the Bengals and Stanford teams, and he enjoyed coaching his sons' soccer teams. He was a roller coaster enthusiast and was a member of the Great Ohio Coaster Club. Survivors: his wife, Michelle; his sons, Kyle and Neil; his mother; and his brother, Graham, '91.
Business
Louis Kramer Ach, Gr. '42, of Honolulu, October 31, at 95. He served in the Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946 and then worked for several business machines companies before beginning his career in computer programming in 1956 with RAND Corp. In 1962, while working for System Development Corp., he transferred to its facility in Pearl Harbor. He then took a job with the Navy, CINCPACFLT, a position he kept until his retirement in 1995. He was an accomplished sailor, badminton and tennis player and swimmer. The grandest adventure of his life was sailing his boat from Vancouver, B.C., to Hawaii, navigating by sextant. He was a committed volunteer for Big Brothers and the State of Hawaii's Office of Consumer Protection. He was predeceased by his former spouse Marian Natorp. Survivors: his wife, Norann Neet; former spouse Marcella; children, Julie Elise, Jeffrey, Sally Grange and Kerry; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Lloyd Peter Johnson Jr., MBA '54, of Minneapolis, October 22, at 82. A standout athlete from a young age, he appeared on the front of a Wheaties cereal box holding a baseball bat when he was 10. In his 40-year career, he worked his way from a bank teller to vice chair at Security Pacific Bank and then became president and CEO and later chair of Norwest Corp. based in Minneapolis. He served as board chair for the Minneapolis Institute of Art and for Carleton College, his alma mater. He was predeceased by his wife of 39 years, Rosie (Gesner, '54). Survivors: his three children; 10 grandchildren; and two sisters.
Alan Patterson Kruse, MBA '58, of Seabrook, Texas, October 23, at 80. A Korean War veteran, he worked in the savings and loan business in California and Hawaii. He developed Waimea Falls as a tourist attraction and the first high-rise condominium in Hawaii. He continued real estate development after moving in 1974 to the Clear Lake area in Texas. He loved to surf and was a member of the Outrigger Canoe Club in Honolulu for 68 years. Survivors: his wife of 41 years, Linda; his sons, Carleton and Cameron; three grandchildren; and his stepmother.
Paul Wesley Peterson, MBA '68, of North Augusta, S.C., October 30, at 66. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for many years as a CPA for major accounting firms before starting his own business, Winchester Land Development, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was a gifted pianist and composer and loved playing music. He was predeceased by his wife, Jennifer. Survivors: his daughter, Lynne Pinson; his granddaughter; and his sister.
Norwick B. H. "Wick" Goodspeed, MBA '77, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., October 15, at 62, after a heroic struggle with ALS. A leader in the fast-changing medical technology field, he served as president of several successful companies, including McGaw, Transvascular and most recently Flowcardia. A passionate musician, he played bass for the Wildcats, a group of seven fathers in Palo Alto that raised more than $100,000 for local schools. He was also an avid sportsman who ran marathons, enjoyed tennis and played competitive ice hockey until he was 50. Survivors: his wife, Mary; his children, Nick, Will and Molly; his mother; and his brother.
Christopher Fortune Masters, MS '84, of Atherton, October 2, at 71, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He earned a PhD in nuclear engineering from Cornell when he was 25 and was fortunate to spend much of his later life devoted to organizations that nurtured his heart, such as KAINOS, the Peninsula Community Foundation and the Cardiac Therapy Foundation. He will be remembered for his sense of humor, an insatiable quest for spiritual truth and his impressive sense of integrity. Survivors: his wife, Dede; his daughters, Yvonne, Lisa and Megan; his stepchildren, Christle, Amber and Dustin; eight grandchildren; his sister; and his brother.
Education
Dorothy Schreiner Tudor Olson, Gr. '46, of Palo Alto, September 21, 2011, at 87. She worked at Mills Hospital in San Mateo with children who had polio. In 1969 she went to work for the F.A. Baker Registry assisting families in the process of placing senior citizens in board-and-care homes. Eventually she opened an office on her own in San Jose. She was an avid gardener, and her backyard featured a "begonia stadium" with stepped rows of bright blooms every spring. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, '46. Survivors: her children, Chris Kleckner and Grant; three granddaughters; her brother; and her sister.
Elton Noel Thompson, MA '49, EdD '67, of San Bernardino, Calif., November 5, at 95. During World War II, he took part in eight major engagements in the Pacific Theater, including the Soloman Island campaign, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. When the Korean War began, he was recalled to active duty by the Navy, and he retired from the Naval Reserve in 1976 with the rank of captain. He was an assistant professor of education at San Jose State and later taught at the state universities in Northridge and San Bernardino. Survivors: his wife, Thelma; his children, Jo Anne and Douglas; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
William George Cagney, Gr. '51, of Carmel, Calif., October 9, at 100. He served in the Army during World War II, was on reserve duty for 22 years and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He taught school in his hometown of Hollister, Calif., and was superintendent of schools for San Benito County for six terms. His third career was selling real estate for 10 years. He was a supporter of the American Ireland Fund and enjoyed a close relationship with the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Eugene Charles "Gene" Huber, MA '55 (education), MA '69 (health education), of Roseville, Calif., October 15, at 87, of congestive heart failure. Drafted into the Army after graduating from Balboa High School, he was proud to return to his alma mater and teach physical education. He later taught science and physiology and coached the soccer and baseball teams. He spent several years as supervisor for the San Francisco Unified School District and retired in 1987 as vice principal of Balboa HS. He loved to play golf and was an avid Giants and 49ers fan. He was predeceased by a grandson. Survivors: his wife of 66 years, Betty; his children, Linda Huber Neth, Sandra Huber Wicher, Michael, Donald, Richard and Patricia Huber Taylor; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Edward Joseph Stancik, Gr. '60, of Carlsbad, Calif., October 15, at 92. He served as a German translator for Army during WWII and spent time playing trumpet in Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band. In the early 1950s he worked as a teacher, counselor and administrator in the Phoenix Unified School District. After relocating to California in 1960, he started working as a consultant for SRA/IBM. He was an avid golfer throughout his lifetime and in retirement he lived at El Camino Country Club and enjoyed golfing every day. He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen, his second wife, Juanita, and one grandson. Survivors: his daughters, Helen Gitch, Lynne Secrest and Lee Anne De Maria; and six grandchildren.
Richard LeRoy Cummings, MA '64 (Latin American studies), PhD '67 (education), of Milwaukee, September 25, at 79, of complications of Parkinson's disease. He served in the Korean War and worked for USAID in Brazil. He joined the faculty at the U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1967 and was a professor of cultural foundations of education for 30 years. He also coached their rugby team for nearly 20 years and played well into his 60s. He spent his life fighting for the underdog and believed passionately in the power of education to transform lives. Survivors: his wife of 53 years, Betty; his children, Steven, Sean, Scott and Jennifer; two grandchildren; and two siblings.
Timothy Michael Tierney, MA '72, of Atascadero, Calif., September 15, at 69, from complications of brain surgery. An outstanding football player in high school and at San Francisco State, he was inducted into his alma mater's athletic hall of fame. He began his football coaching career in 1966 and became head coach at Cal State-Hayward in 1975. He was recognized as one of the best academic advisers at the university, and regular students and student-athletes always sought out his counsel and guidance. Survivors: his wife, Jeanette Stone; his children, Sadie, Kent and Bryan; his stepson, Asa; two grandchildren; two brothers; and two sisters.
Randi Alexandra Engle, PhD '00, of Berkeley, October 26, at 45, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. A passionate and dedicated mentor, teacher and researcher, she was associate professor in cognition and development in the Graduate School of Education at UC-Berkeley. She received numerous professional and academic honors and awards, including an NSF CAREER grant, a Hellman Family Fund award and a dissertation fellowship from the Spencer Foundation. Survivors: her husband of 21 years, Thomas Kuhn; her daughters, Rebecca Engle and Gwendolyn Kuhn; her parents; her stepmother; and her brother.
Engineering
Marion Asher Condie, Engr. '67 (electrical engineering), of Reno, Nev., August 8, at 86, of cancer. He worked in the electronics industry in San Carlos, Calif., and later founded Condie Junior College in San Jose. After retiring he continued to keep busy by working at the Mount Rose ski resort as an instructor. He studied French and took literature classes until 2009, spent time puzzling out Sudoku games and loved listening to classical music. He was predeceased by his first wife, Connie. Survivors: his second wife, Susan; his children, Craig, Joan Jensen, Todd, June, Janice Ralston, Karen Roseborough and James; his stepchildren, Anne Cowell and David Couper; 28 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
John Stuart Austin, MS '68 (civil engineering), of Oregon City, Ore., August 13, at 66, of glioblastoma. He worked in the aerospace industry for Litton, Grumman and then at a manufacturing company in New Jersey, Resistoflex. For the last 15 years, he ran his own consulting company, Austin Engineering Design, and many of his designs were patented. He was an active and respected member of SAE International, and he enjoyed reading, traveling, politics, hiking and working on his nine collector cars. Survivors: his wife of 42 years, Anna; his children, Judy and Michael; two grandsons; his mother; and his brother.
William Coulson "Bill" Moring, MS '69 (mechanical engineering), of Scottsdale, Ariz., October 12, at 70, of a stroke. He served in the Marines in Vietnam and rose to the rank of major in the reserves. He worked for the air worthiness division of the Federal Aviation Administration and then joined Garrett AiResearch, which became part of Honeywell International. He retired in 2006. He was a devoted family man above all and an animal lover. Survivors: his wife of 47 years, Carla; his children, Macy and Keith; six grandchildren; and his sister.
Corwin Thomas Hardham, MS '01, PhD '05 (mechanical engineering), of San Francisco, October 23, at 38. He co-founded and served as CEO of Makani Power, a renewable energy start-up, and helped develop the company's airborne wind-power turbine. He was also a serial entrepreneur who helped found other companies, including Squid Labs. A cyclist and a surfer, he came close to winning the national kite-surfing championships two years in a row. Survivors include his companion, Gia Schneider.
Humanities and Sciences
Merrill Ernest Samuelson, PhD '60 (communication), of Seattle, October 4, at 94. He served in the Army during World War II and received the Bronze Star. He taught at the U. of Washington and served as director of the UW School of Communications from 1963 to 1968. He loved chess, checkers and card games and at one time was the chess champion of Iowa. Having grown up on farms, he was a lifelong vegetable gardener, donating his harvest to local food banks. He was predeceased by his wife, Arthemise, and his son Michael. Survivors: his son Jerry; two grandsons; and his great-grandson.
Ralph F. Wuerker, PhD '60 (physics), of Westlake Village, Calif., October 29, at 83, of multiple myeloma. He spent 25 years working in the aerospace industry, primarily at TRW in Redondo Beach, Calif. He continued his research as a chief investigator with UCLA's Plasma Physics Lab until his retirement in his mid-70s. His work led to more than 25 patents, and in 1985 he built the holocamera that flew on Spacelab 3. He trekked across England, the Alps and in Tibet, and he proudly used his home photovoltaics to charge his electric car that he drove throughout Westlake in his last years. Survivors: his children, Marie Ortiz, Matt and Chris; seven stepchildren; four grandchildren; 19 step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Te-Tseng Liu, MA '61 (Chinese), of Monterey, Calif., October 9, at 100. He was born in China and worked as a professor of sociology at the U. of Yunnan. In 1950 he moved his family to Monterey, where he taught Chinese Mandarin at the former Army Language School, now known as the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. He retired from teaching after 48 years at the age of 86. He was an avid writer, golfer, tennis player and gardener. Survivors: his wife of 70 years, Miranda; his children, Suzanna Schuler, Edward, Yvonne and Grace Liu-Smith; and nine grandchildren.
Lester V. Manderscheid, PhD '61 (food research), of East Lansing, Mich., October 23, at 82, of pancreatic cancer. After earning his doctorate, he joined Michigan State U. and was eventually appointed chair of the department of agricultural economics. He was actively involved in mentoring students, and he was honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award of the American Agricultural Economics Association. Among his many roles at Michigan State, he chaired the University Steering Committee and he received the Distinguished Faculty Award in recognition of his many contributions. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Dorothy; his children, David, Paul, Laura Pechacek and Jane; two grandchildren; and three siblings.
Richard Bowman Halley, PhD '64 (economics), of Portland, Ore., October 20, at 97. During World War II he served as an officer in the 2nd Infantry Division and reached the rank of captain. In 1946 he and his wife moved to Portland, where he became one of the original faculty members at Vanport College (later Portland State U.). He was chair of the economics department at Portland State for many years and later served in administrative positions, including vice president for academic affairs. He loved to travel and taught in Egypt and China as part of university exchange programs. He was predeceased by his first wife, Libby Anne. Survivors: his second wife, Barbara Jordan; his son, Rich; and his grandson.
Charles Roger Imm, PhD '65 (psychology), of Minneapolis, November 2, at 76. After attending college and graduate school in the Bay Area, he moved to Minneapolis, where he enjoyed a 30-year career as a clinical psychologist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. He pursued a variety of creative interests from photography to bread baking and computer programming, and he was an avid concertgoer. He will be remembered for his warmth and wit, gentle nature and deep generosity. Survivors include his ex-wife, Mary Louise, and his daughters, Joanna and Kara, '95.
Law
Merrill F. Francis, JD '59, of Covina, Calif., October 1, at 80. He joined the firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, and Hampton in 1959 and spent his career there, retiring in 2001. He was honored as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and held leadership roles in legal organizations including the Financial Lawyers Conference and the Ninth Circuit Admissions Council. Involved in civic activities, he served as president of the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association and received the Les Tupper Community Service Award in 1976 for his guidance during the incorporation of La Cañada Flintridge. Survivors: his second wife, Maria Del Carmen Heffler; his three children from his first wife, Nancy Francis, Kerry, David and Robin Felix; five grandchildren; his brother; and two sisters.
