Faculty and Staff
William Everett Brigham, of Stanford, February 15, at 74, of liver cancer. A professor emeritus of oil engineering, he was best known for his work on recovering “heavy oil,” which is very difficult to extract from the earth. He joined the faculty in 1971, where he served as associate chair of the department of petroleum engineering from 1979 to 1990. In February, the department inaugurated the Brigham Laboratory in the Green Earth Science building to honor him and his contributions to the University. He received the Improved Oil Recovery Pioneer Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers and was given the Homer H. Lowry Award for Excellence in Fossil Energy Research from the U.S. Department of Energy. Survivors: his wife of 49 years, Carol Cobb, ’51; three daughters, Nancy Blattel, Laurie Jester and Sarah Fletcher; two sons, Bill, ’79, and David; 10 grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.
Guy Harvey Browning, MA ’51 (education), of Sonoma, Calif., December 13, at 84, of pneumonia. He was a pilot in the Air Force during World War II. At Stanford, he was an instructor in the School of Education and a longtime member of the counseling staff. His wife, Carol, died in July 2003. Survivors: his son, Rick; one daughter, Betsy Phillips; one granddaughter; two great-grandsons; and one sister.
Brigitte Cazelles, of Stanford, January 29, at 60, of breast cancer. She taught French and French literature for 26 years at Stanford, retiring at the end of the 2003 school year. She served as director of French undergraduate studies from 1978 to 1986 and from 1992 to 1998. She was the director of French graduate studies from 1986 to 1987 and director of graduate studies in the French and Italian department from 2000 to 2001. She received the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1980 and again in 1996. She also received the Bing Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994. She is the author or editor of six books, including The Unholy Grail and The Lady as Saint.
Robert W.P. Cutler, of Livermore, Calif., April 12, at 70, of cancer. He joined the faculty in 1974 as a professor of neurology and neurological sciences. In 1988, he was named senior associate dean for faculty affairs at the School of Medicine, a title he kept until 1995. He retired in 2000 and was named a professor emeritus. In retirement, he wrote several books, most notably The Mysterious Death of Jane Stanford. Survivors: his wife, Maggie; four sons, Aaron, Christopher, George and Robert.
Grant Fletcher, ’43 (preclinical medicine), MD ’46, of Sonoma, Calif., March 24, at 81, of cancer. He served in the Army Medical Corps during World War II. He then practiced family medicine and anesthesiology before joining the Medical School faculty in 1963. He left Stanford nine years later to manage his family’s ranch. He served on the City of Sonoma Planning Commission for eight years and was chair for two years. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Virginia; four sons, Christopher, Stephen, Michael and Jeffrey; six grandchildren; one sister; one brother; one half brother; one stepbrother; and one stepsister.
Richard E. Gross, EdD ’51, of Los Altos Hills, April 2, at 83. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1955 and during his 35 years at the University, he advised more than 100 doctoral students and more than 700 master’s students in social sciences education. In 1988, he received the Hilda Taba Award from the California Council for the Social Studies. He taught in Austria and Germany through the Overseas Studies Program and sponsored several social studies institutes under the auspices of the National Science Foundation. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Jane; two daughters, Kay Essary and Elaine Stoddard, ’75; two sons, Edmund, ’76, MA ’83, and John, ’76; and six grandchildren.
Susan Moller Okin, of Lincoln, Mass., March 3, at 57. A leading feminist political theorist, she started teaching at Stanford in 1990 and most recently held a one-year fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard U. At Stanford, she was the Martha Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society, served as the director of the Program in Ethics in Society from 1993 to 1996 and won the Bing Teaching Award in 1994. She is the author of three books. Survivors: her former husband, Bob Okin; one daughter, Laura Okin; one son, Justin Moller; and two sisters.
George E. Pake, of Tucson, Ariz., March 4, at 79, of heart failure. A physicist who served as the first director of the Palo Alto Research Center of the Xerox Corp., he taught at Stanford from 1956 to 1962. The researchers at the PARC laboratory are credited with reshaping the modern computer industry by inventing the laser printer, office networking and the graphical user interface. He served as provost of Washington U., director of the Institute for Research on Learning in Palo Alto and received the National Medal of Science in 1987. Survivors: his wife, Marjorie; three sons, Warren, Stephen and Bruce; one daughter, Catherine; and two grandchildren.
Orland Aldo Soave, of Menlo Park, April 8, at 82, of a stroke. He was the founder and first director of the Stanford School of Medicine animal research facility. His work supported the first adult human heart transplant in the United States, at Stanford Hospital in 1968. After 20 years, he retired from Stanford in 1980 and served as a consultant in biomedical sciences to the National Institutes of Health Library of Medicine. The author of numerous books, he was a board member of the National Society for Medical Research and consulted on laboratory animal medicine for NASA. Survivors: his wife of 60 years, Phyllis; one son, Clark; one daughter, Kathryn Koch; and one sister.
1920s
Helen Dorothy Hoefer Olsen, ’24 (Spanish), of Coalinga, Calif., January 21, at 102. She taught all grades during her career but was known for her Roman banquets conducted in Latin. Survivors: her daughters, Myrna Allen Reh, MA ’54, and Georgia MacLane; and three grandchildren.
Carol Klink Claussen, ’25 (English), of Sacramento, December 31, at 100. A member of Alpha Phi, she helped establish the Sacramento chapter of the Girl Scouts of America and was a member of the Charity League, which evolved into the Junior League of Sacramento. She also worked as a substitute teacher for more than 20 years until her retirement. Her husband, Jack, and two sons, William and Thomas, predeceased her. Survivors: two daughters, Jane Finger and Mary Beth Williams; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Helen Mar Schoenheit Moore, ’26 (history), of Los Gatos, Calif., October 30, 2002, at 100. She worked as a law librarian at Stanford in the early 1930s and was active in many community organizations. Her husband, Robert, ’29, MA ’47, died in 1960. Survivors: one son, Robert; and two grandchildren.
Philip Arthur Fisher, ’27 (economics), of San Mateo, March 11, at 96. A veteran of the Army Air Corps, he started an investment counseling firm, Fisher & Co., in 1932. In 1958, he wrote Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, one of the first investment books to appear on the New York Times bestseller list. He wrote two other books on investing. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Dorothy; three sons, Kenneth, Arthur, ’66, and Donald; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Caroline, ’32.
Edwin J. Simon, ’29 (English), of Menlo Park, February 11, at 94. After serving in the Air Force, he received a doctorate in musicology. He was a member of the original faculty at the new campus of UC-Riverside, where he remained until retiring in 1971. Survivors: his wife, Hazel; three sons, David, ’73, Charles and Allen; and three grandchildren.
1930s
Victor A. Hermann, ’30 (economics), of Hillsborough, Calif., January 10, 2003, at 95. He had a lifelong career in the investment securities business, including years spent as a stockbroker at Emmett A. Larkin Co. in San Mateo. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth, and his son, Ross, ’62.
John Leonard “Jack” Cornell, ’32 (social science/social thought), of San Marino, Calif., January 5, at 93, of a pulmonary disorder. A member of Phi Kappa Sigma and the staff of the Chaparral, he served in the Navy during World War II. He worked as a writer and an editor for the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Mirror for more than 25 years before becoming a publicist with major public firms. He was a charter member and former director of the Greater Los Angeles Press Club. Survivors: his wife of 65 years, Ruth; one daughter, Caroline Adams; and one granddaughter.
Robert Y. Thornton, ’32 (social science/social thought), of Salem, Ore., November 29, at 93. A member of the Band, he practiced law before joining the Army during World War II. He was elected to the state legislature in 1950 and two years later was elected attorney general. In 1970, he was elected to the Oregon Court of Appeals, where he served until 1983. In retirement, he co-authored a book on crime prevention in America and Japan. Survivors: his wife of 66 years, Dorothy; one son, Tom; and two grandsons.
Clinton A. Biggs II, ’34 (economics), of Grand Junction, Colo., February 15, at 92. A member of Los Arcos eating club, he served in the Navy during World War II. He worked in the hardware and plumbing distribution business in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico. For 24 years, he was the director of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph (later US West). His first wife, Lina May, died in 1991. Survivors: his second wife, Dorothy; three sons, Clinton III, Silmon, MD ’66, and Clyde; and seven grandchildren, including James, ’91.
Byron Owen Smith, ’37 (political science), JD ’40, of Mitchell, S.D., March 28, at 87. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he served in the Navy during World War II. He worked as a probate lawyer in Los Angeles for Stevens, Jones, LaFever & Smith and then Adams, Duque & Hazeltine. He also taught classes for the California bar exam. He served on the boards of the Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena and the Eldorado Country Club in Palm Desert. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Jean Harris, ’38, and by his son Laird, ’65. Survivors: one daughter, Sheryl Smith King, ’63; two sons, Ryland and Ford; five grandchildren, including Julanne King Watson, ’94; and three great-grandchildren.
Philip Guy Wray, ’37 (political science), MBA ’39, of Pleasanthill, Calif., January 22, at 88. A member of Delta Upsilon, he served in the Navy during World War II. After working for the Tuban Ford Dealership, he turned to farming, growing walnuts and other crops. He retired in 1986 and remained on the ranch until 1998. He was a member of the Elks Club and the Red Bluff Rotary Club and sat on the St. Elizabeth Hospital board and the Diamond Walnut Growers regional board. His wife of 57 years, Barbara Wray, ’43, died January 23. Survivors: two daughters, Candace Wray-Livingston and Victoria Wray-Greening, ’73; two sons, P. Christen and Franklin; and nine grandchildren.
William Frederick Brownton, ’39, of San Jose, February 16, at 86, of pancreatic cancer. A member of Kappa Alpha and the track and field team, he served as a dentist in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He practiced dentistry for 35 years with his father and brother. He was past president of the Santa Clara Dental Society and San Jose Rotary Club and served on the boards of the United Way and Red Cross. Survivors: his wife of 62 years, Virginia; one son, Glenn, ’69; one daughter, Marilyn Straw; three grandchildren; and one sister.
Albert Peter Giannini, ’39 (preclinical medicine), of San Jose, February 29, at 87. A member of El Cuadro eating club, he practiced medicine for more than 50 years. Survivors: two sons, Jeffrey and Albert Jr.; two grandchildren; and one sister.
Helen Elizabeth Richards Paulson, ’39 (psychology), of Los Gatos, Calif., March 22, at 84. She was an artist, therapist and founding member of Suicide and Crisis Services for Santa Clara County. Survivors: her former spouse, John Paulson, ’39; two sons, John and Robert; one daughter, Lisa; and five grandchildren.
1940s
Robert Edgar Murphy, ’40 (biological science), of Carmel, Calif., March 16, at 87. A member of Breakers eating club, he was a founding partner of Drug Service Inc., a wholesaler of pharmaceuticals and hospital supplies serving the state of California. Survivors: two daughters, Lynne Davis and Jennifer; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
David Soren Bloom, ’41 (general engineering), of Los Altos, March 18, at 85. He served in the Navy during World War II. A member of Phi Kappa Sigma, he conducted research at the Naval Ordinance Test Station at China Lake and for the Department of Defense. He taught at SRI and spent 23 years with the Lockheed Corp. in Sunnyvale before retiring. Survivors: his wife, Ethelyn; three stepchildren; and seven stepgrandchildren.
Hughes W. Ogilvie, ’41 (general engineering), of Peabody, Mass., January 11, at 84. He worked at General Electric as the general manager of the medium steam turbo and generator and gear department. He was a member of the Society of Marine Engineers and the American Society of Naval Architects. Survivors: his wife, Helen; one son, Scott; one daughter, Nancy Ellis; one grandson; one brother; and one sister.
William Lyng “Bill” Turner Jr., ’41 (economics), of Moraga, Calif., February 23, at 84, of a stroke. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served in the Navy during World War II. He worked for the Frank W. Dunne Paint Co. for more than 40 years and retired as the company’s chairman in 1980. He participated in Rotary International and was an active member of the Berkeley Breakfast Club. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Betty; four daughters, Kathleen Wheeler, Judy Isola, Jane Hart, ’72, and Sarah Young; four sons, Terry, Ted, Tim and Andy; 17 grandchildren, including William Hart, ’07; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Thomas Scott Strathairn Jr., ’42 (biological sciences), MD ’46, of San Rafael, Calif., December 13, at 81, of heart disease. He served with the Navy during World War II and was recalled during the Korean War. A founding member of Marin General Hospital, he served several terms as its chief of staff. He received the Outstanding Physician of Marin award in 1995. He served as chair of fund raising for the YMCA and dedicated his time to the Cancer Society and the Heart Association. Survivors: his wife of 34 years, Louise; three children, Thomas, David and Anne; three stepchildren, Eric, Cynthia and Robert Southmayd; and six grandchildren.
Richard Eugene Hartman, ’43 (political science), of Denver, Colo., January 5, at 83. A member of Theta Delta Chi, he served with the 63rd Infantry Division during World War II and received a Bronze Star. He worked as a lawyer for the Denver Welfare Department before beginning a private practice. He practiced for 50 years, serving on both the national and Colorado boards of the Trial Lawyers Association. Survivors: his wife of 46 years, Rhondda; two sons, Joseph and Richard; three daughters, Claryss Jamieson, Rienne McElyea and Allison; and nine grandchildren.
Barbara Elizabeth Clausen Wray, ’43 (letters), of Pleasanthill, Calif., January 23, at 82. A member of Alpha Omicron Pi, she farmed with her husband on their walnut orchard and field crops. She served on the Tehama County Board of Education, the KIXE Channel 9 board of directors and the Tehama County Fair board. Her husband of 57 years, Philip, ’37, MBA ’39, died January 22. Survivors: two daughters, Candace Wray-Livingston and Victoria Wray-Greening, ’73; two sons, P. Christen and Franklin; nine grandchildren; and one sister, Virginia Pickrell, ’39.
Barbara Ann Gregg Mitchell, ’44 (social science/social thought), of Newport Beach, Calif., February 8, at 81. A member of Gamma Phi Beta, she devoted herself to charity work, including the Assistance League of Flintridge and the Luminares. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, John, ’43, and by her daughter, Nancy Weingartner, ’70. Survivors: one son, Gregg, ’75; and one grandson.
Richard Ballantyne West Jr., ’44 (economics), of La Jolla, Calif., February 25, at 81. A member of Chi Psi, he was a member of Stanford’s NCAA championship basketball team. He served as a lieutenant under Gen. Patton during World War II. For 45 years, he worked as a commercial banker for Wells Fargo Bank and Sanwa Bank in Northern and Southern California. He took leadership roles with the American Red Cross and Kiwanis International. His wife of 54 years, Johanna Dixon, ’45, predeceased him. Survivors: his fiancée, Roberta Sawyer; four children, Richard III, ’66, Jody, Mark and Victoria; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and two brothers, including Hugh, MBA ’48.
Maryalice Lemmon, ’45 (history), of Sacramento, January 12, at 80. From 1950 to 1967, she served as an administrative assistant to California governors Earl Warren, Goodwin Knight and Edmond Brown. She returned to public service eight years later as the accounting officer for governors Jerry Brown and George Deukmejian and worked until retiring in 1986. Survivors: her brother, Donald, ’49.
Betti Ann Fraser-King, ’46 (graphic arts), of Sherman Oaks, Calif., February 6, at 78. She was a dedicated mother and lover of art. Survivors: her two children, Kelly and Kevin King.
Allen Edward Sciaroni, ’47 (political science), of Ladera Ranch, Calif., January 25, at 78, of mastocytosis. He worked in sales and marketing for wholesale meatpacking companies. Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Edith; three sons, Stephen, John and Daniel; three daughters, Teresa Sandford, Caroline Heister and Elizabeth Lainez; and four grandchildren.
Nancy May Belcher Watson, ’47 (English), of Rancho Mirage, Calif., February 9, at 77 of cancer. She was the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge who presided over the 1980 murder trial of the Alphabet Bomber. Appointed to the L.A. Municipal Court in 1968 by Gov. Ronald Reagan, she was elected to the higher trial court four years later, becoming one of only five women among the state’s 471 Superior Court judges. Her husband, Philip, died in 1986. Survivors: her two sons, Brian and Harvey Goodman; two daughters, Marcia Goodman and Diane Watson; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Robert Phillips Olsen, ’49, MS ’49 (materials science and engineering), of San Luis Obispo, Calif., February 8, at 82. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He went on to a career in the space program, participating in the development of the X-15, Apollo and Space Shuttle. His wife of 53 years, Dee, died in 1999. Survivors: his daughter, Robyn Letters; one son, Phil; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one brother.
Edward William Pipe, ’49 (economics), of Seattle, March 6, at 82, of Parkinson’s disease. He was a member of the U.S. Naval 21st Construction Battalion during World War II and a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. His career in banking and credit management included 14 years with Allied Building Credits, Inc., and 25 years with Metropolitan Federal Savings & Loan Association. He was an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Seattle. Survivors: his wife of 53 years, Ruth Harsch, ’47; one daughter, Janet Kenrud; and one son, Roger.
1950s
Olive May Hiday Jimison, ’50 (nursing), of Gualala, Calif., February 22, at 76, of a stroke. A clinical nurse from 1950 to 1965, she then became a school nurse and worked for the San Juan School District in Sacramento until her retirement in 1990. She started A New Legacy, a charitable organization that provided counseling for children of alcoholics and substance abusers. Survivors: two sons, Paul and John; and one daughter, Kathleen Allred.
Patricia I. Vinnicombe Yakutis, ’50 (political science), of Piedmont, Calif., January 3, at 75, of a torn aorta. She worked as a grain trader for her father’s company, Cook Flour Co. She was a lifelong supporter of the Fine Arts Museums of California, where she was a docent for more than 50 years. She was also an active volunteer for the San Francisco Opera. Her husband, Alexander, died in 1990.
Virginia Lee “Ginger” Copeland Campbell, ’51 (speech & drama), of Soquel, Calif., December 8, at 74, of emphysema. She served as administrative assistant to former UC-Santa Cruz chancellor Dean McHenry. She held other positions within the university, including the Institute of Marine Science and the chemistry department. She was a founding board member of Friends of Long Marine Laboratory and was an honorary member of UC-Santa Cruz Arboretum Associates. Her husband, Don, died in 1998. Survivors: two stepsons and six grandchildren.
Russell Chas Goebel, ’51 (physical therapy), of Bloomington, Ind., March 10, at 84. He was a captain in the Army Air Corps during World War II and an active member of the Rotary Club. His wife of 58 years, Katherin, died in 2002. Survivors: his son, John; one daughter, Cynthia Olyphant; and four grandchildren.
Scott Richard Lawson, ’52 (history), of Tucson, Ariz., September 12, at 73. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and the football team, he was commissioned as a naval officer in 1952. He worked for two international oil companies before entering the investment securities business with his father’s firm, Lawson, Levy, Williams and Stern. He became a municipal bond specialist and managed the municipal bond department at Wells Fargo Bank. He served on the board of the Stanford Buck Club and was a member of the Merchant’s Exchange Club. Survivors: his wife of 30 years, Marilyn “Murmie”; two daughters, Brooke Gibbs and Kelley Cummings; one son, Peter; and six grandchildren.
Joan Fish McCord, ’52 (education), MA ’66, PhD ’68 (sociology), of Narberth, Pa., February 24, at 73, of lung cancer. A member of the women’s tennis team, she became a Temple U. criminologist who debunked common wisdom about the effectiveness of many accepted social intervention programs. She authored books and articles examining various programs aimed at diverting juveniles from crime. She was the first female president of the American Society of Criminology. Her husband, William, ’52, died in 1992. Survivors: two sons, Robert and Geoffrey; and four grandsons.
Donn B. Thomson, ’53 (petroleum engineering), MBA ’57, of Palm Desert, Calif., February 29, at 73, of heart failure. After working for Conoco and for Beckman Instruments, he set up his own company, CAPCO, to develop a unique instrument to identify anaerobic bacteria. Survivors: his wife of 10 years, Suzanne; one son, Eric; and one grandson.
Martha Ann Chapple Porter Mitchel, ’54, MA ’55 (education), of Los Angeles, February 11, at 71, of cancer. A member of both the Cap and Gown society and the Daughters of the American Revolution, she served on the boards of the Brentwood and Marlborough schools and was president and a senior adviser of the Junior League of Los Angeles. Her first husband, Gerald Porter, ’53, JD ’56, died in 1970. Survivors: her second husband, Glen; two sons, Gregory and Clark Porter; one daughter, Claire Eichler; and 11 grandchildren.
Paulette Grantham, ’57 (history), MA ’58 (education), of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, March 12, 2003, of multiple sclerosis. Survivors include her brother.
George Sutton Parks Jr., ’58 (electrical engineering), of Sunnyvale, April 5, at 70, of cancer. A member of Delta Chi and a naval veteran of the Korean War, he worked for Stanford Research Institute, GTE Sylvania, Ford Aerospace, and Globe Wireless. In the 1960s, he led the construction of the 150-foot telescope dish in the Foothills behind the University. The Dish, which remains in use, was initially used to study radio transmission in the upper atmosphere and to track the Pioneer space probe in deep space. Survivors: his wife of 39 years, Barbara; one son, Stephen; two daughters, Janet Swanson and Nancy; and five grandsons.
Jack Edward Hatton, ’59 (mechanical engineering), MBA ’61, of Los Altos, March 14, at 66. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he worked for 37 years at Lockheed Martin before retiring. Survivors: his wife of 44 years, Valerie Boysen, ’59; two sons, Christopher and Curtis; three grandchildren; one sister and one brother.
James Webster Stewart, ’59 (political science), JD ’62, of Palo Alto, April 24, at 66, of cancer. A member of the Breakers eating club, he traveled to the South in the 1960s to defend civil rights activists. He was appointed to the Santa Clara Municipal Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in 1979 and later was elected a Superior Court judge, spending much of his career in family court. He wrote two books about how to survive divorce and child custody disputes with a minimum of trauma and expense. After he retired in 1999, he continued to serve as a private judge in family law cases through the American Arbitration Association. Survivors: his wife of 41 years, Suzan Behrman, ’62, MA ’63; one son, David; one daughter, Amy Stewart DiBianca; and one granddaughter.
1960s
Patrick McLeod Horrigan, ’61 (general engineering), of Sunnyvale, February 24, at 64. For 34 years, he worked for the city of Sunnyvale Public Safety Department and retired as a lieutenant. He served with an MP unit of the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1964 and returned to the department after an honorable discharge. He helped establish the Police Athletics League for the youth of Sunnyvale and volunteered with the Kiwanis Club. Survivors: his wife, Suzanne; one son, Don; two daughters, Sheelagh Carleton and Meghan; one grandson; his mother; and one sister.
David Michael Kelley, ’61, MS ’62, Engr. ’69 (civil engineering), of Los Gatos, Calif., February 13, at 64, of Parkinson’s disease. He enjoyed a 40-year career in the missiles and space field with Philco Ford, which was eventually sold to Lockheed Martin. His wife, Malloy, predeceased him. Survivors: two sons, Michael and Patrick; two stepchildren; two grandchildren; and his mother.
Keith Richard Galen Goldsmith, ’65 (psychology), of Tiburon, Calif., March 10, at 60, of brain tumors. A member of the Band, he was a shiatsu massage master who combined acupressure and many other forms of healing. His first wife, Amiella, predeceased him. Survivors: his second wife, Elizabeth; one daughter, Eelia Goldsmith-Henderscheid; three brothers, including Larrie, ’73; and one sister.
1970s
Dennis Lee Casey, ’75 (human biology), of Annapolis, Md., February 15, at 50. A member of Breakers eating club, he clerked for the 4th Circuit Court in Baltimore before joining Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker. Starting in 1997, he worked as a compliance attorney specializing in employment law for Global Exchange Services. Survivors: his former wife, Elizabeth Buckman; two children, Colin and Katherine, ’05; his mother; three brothers; and one sister.
1990s
Jennifer S. Beltran-Lopez, ’95 (political science), of Sunnyvale, February 21, at 30, of lung cancer. She was a member of Ballet Folklorico and a tutor and coordinator of the Barrio Assistance Tutoring Program at Stanford. She taught science and math at Garfield Charter School. Survivors: her husband, George Lopez, ’96; and her parents, Tom and Sue Beltran.
Tara Christine Goins Brennan, ’98 (English and American studies), of Salt Lake City, February 24, at 28. During her time at Stanford, she played violin with the University orchestra, was a public policy volunteer coordinator for the Haas Center for Public Service and an editor for the Black Arts Quarterly. After graduation, she worked as a corporate recruiter for International Network Services (later Lucent Technologies) before beginning law school. Survivors include her mother and father.
Education
James Searle Storey, EdD ’56, of Summit, N.J., December 6, at 85, of Alzheimer’s disease. He was an officer in the Army during World War II. He taught art at Chatham College in Pittsburgh for 10 years before joining San Francisco State U., where he taught art and design for 27 years. He served as art department chair twice and was a consultant to the National Education Testing Service. He was also a product designer and received a patent for a locking device for two-wheeled vehicles. Survivors: three sons, James, ’68, David and Peter; one daughter, Adeline; and eight grandchildren.
Joan Elaine Brennan, MA ’63, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., March 13, at 70, of cancer. She was a teaching member of the Dominican Order for 18 years and also taught at schools in Antioch, Stockton, San Rafael, San Francisco and Monterey. A member of Friends of the Sea Otter, she supported numerous animal welfare groups. Survivors include her sister.
Engineering
Juan Ipalare “Johnny” Dangcil, MS ’52 (civil engineering), of Glendale, Calif., February 22, of a brain hemorrhage. He worked at Bechtel Corp. before returning to the Philippines as professor and head of the Hydraulics Laboratory at Mapua Institute of Technology. When he returned to the United States, he worked for 32 years for several engineering firms including CF Braun and Ralph M. Parsons. Survivors: his wife, Torinne; three children, Jay, Jasper and Trisa; and three grandchildren.
Bohdan Andrzej “Bob” Sukiennicki, MS ’67 (mechanical engineering), of Cameron Park, Calif., March 21, at 70, in a plane crash. He worked as an engineer at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center for nearly 30 years before retiring in 1992. He was active in the El Dorado County sheriff’s department search and rescue group and the sheriff’s air patrol. His wife, Arlene, died in the crash as well. Survivors: his two daughters, Kristina Accardo and Teresa, ’88; one son, Robert; and two grandchildren.
George Frederick “Fred” Armentrout, MS ’73 (electrical engineering), of Beaverton, Ore., October 10, at 54, of brain cancer. He worked as an engineer for Tektronix for 25 years, followed by a year at Lattice Semiconductor. He engineered CDs for local groups, and his recordings of classical music concerts have played on National Public Radio and on Portland radio stations. Survivors: his wife, Sue; and one sister.
Olga Porobich Leach, MS ’85 (materials science and engineering), of Livermore, Calif., February 18, at 49. She worked for Fairchild Camera and Intel corporations as a product process and reliability engineer and, more recently, at Domus in Pleasanton. Survivors include her husband, Michael.
Alan Barry Liu, MS ’95 (mechanical engineering), of Mountain View, April 11, at 31, in a bicycle accident. He worked as a mechanical engineer and manager at Applied Materials in Santa Clara. An avid sports fan and athlete, he was the head coach for the Mountain View Masters swim team. Survivors: his father; his mother and stepfather; one sister; and three grandparents.
Humanities and Sciences
Jay Theodore “Ted” Rusmore, MA ’40 (psychology), of Portola Valley, March 25, at 88. A member of El Campo eating club, he served in the Navy during World War II. He then joined the psychology department at San Jose State U., where he taught and researched for 35 years. He served for many years on the California Fair Employment Practices Commission. He was a founding member of the Peninsula Housing Association, which planned and developed Ladera. The Rusmores were among the first 20 families to move into the new cooperative housing community in 1950. Survivors: his wife, Jean; five daughters, Mary Villaume, Teri Coppedge, Barbara, Kaki and Margaret; one son, John; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Anne L. H. Nelson, MA ’49 (speech and drama), of North Bend, Wash., October 24, at 87. She was a teacher, homemaker and community volunteer, devoting herself to education, literacy and political action for peace and human justice. Her husband, George, ’48, died in 1997. Survivors: two daughters, JoAnne and Christine; and one grandson.
Dudley Boyd Shean Jr., PhD ’49 (bacteriology), of Arnold, Calif., April 9, at 87. His wife, Audrey Hollingsworth, ’47, died in 2000. Survivors: two daughters, Barbara Wild and Laurie; two sons, Dennis and Tom; six grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
Oliver B. “Obie” Taylor, MA ’53 (architecture), MS ’53 (civil engineering), of Sausalito, Calif., February 3, at 88, of pneumonia. Commanding officer of the 14th Fighter Group during World War II, he led 56 missions and was credited with five enemy aircraft destroyed in the air. Among his many awards, he received the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and five Battle Stars. After his military service, he worked for Bechtel as a senior estimator until he retired 27 years later. His wife of 32 years, Rose, died in 1993.
Bernard C. Wexler, PhD ’53 (cell biology), of Cincinnati, Ohio, January 29, at 80, of heart problems. A World War II veteran, he was a teacher and researcher in endocrinology, cardiovascular disease, aging and stress. He was the director of the former May Institute for Medical Research and emeritus professor of experimental pathology and medicine at the U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Jean; two daughters, Nancy Brothers and Helen Yurong; one son, William; and six grandchildren.
Donald William Peterson, PhD ’61 (geology), of Albuquerque, N.M., December 12, at 78. A geologist and volcano expert, he worked for the U.S. Geological Survey. He also worked for many years as the scientist-in-charge of volcano observatories in Hawaii and at Mount St. Helens. Survivors: his wife of 55 years, Betty; two daughters, Karen and Kristine; five grandchildren; and one sister.
Thomas Russell “Tom” Byrd, MA ’65 (health education), of Palo Alto, April 11, at 62. He was a health science instructor at DeAnza College in Cupertino for 34 years until his retirement in 2002. His late father, Oliver, ’29, MA ’33, EdD ’40, taught health education at Stanford from 1937 to 1971. The author of several books, Tom served as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor and was a member of the Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Educators. An avid swimmer, he was the open water long distance national champion for his age group in 1998. Survivors: his wife, Kathi; one son, Patrick; three daughters, Kristina Hogland, Jaime and Jenna; five grandchildren; and one sister, Beverly Loomis, ’59, MA ’60.
Pauline Wright Schaffer Nelson, PhD ’65 (speech and drama), of Cupertino, February 13, at 92. In the 1930s and 1940s, she presented more than 1,000 one-woman shows. She organized the Dallas Teenage Theater, where she directed a host of plays every year. In 1966, she became a professor at San Francisco State U., teaching in the theater, speech and communication studies, and
education departments. She started an annual oral interpretation festival, attended by students from 50 high schools and colleges. Her husband of 35 years, Richard, predeceased her. Survivors: her daughter, Anna; and two grandchildren.
Law
Everett H. Berberian, JD ’49, of Fresno, Calif., March 2, at 83. A World War II veteran, he practiced law in San Francisco and San Mateo until his retirement in 1985. He was a former board member of the bar association of San Francisco, San Mateo County bar association and the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association. He was also an arbitrator of the Superior Court of San Mateo County and spent 50 years as a member of the Knights of Vartan. He was predeceased by two daughters and his wife of 37 years, Betty. Survivors: two daughters, Gail and Nancy; one son, Harry; six grandchildren; and one brother.
Medicine
Charles Gerald Scarborough, MD ’37, of San Jose, August 25, 2003, at 94, of complications following surgery. He practiced pulmonary medicine for more than 40 years before retiring in 1987. He served as president of the Santa Clara County Medical Society, the California Tuberculosis Association, and the California chapter of the American Thoracic Society. His wife of 56 years, Gladys, died in 1991. Survivors: his daughter, Julia Moore, ’61; and two grandchildren.
