Faculty and Staff
Stanley Donner, of Ukiah, Calif., December 18, at 93. He headed the radio-TV-film section of the department of speech and drama from 1946 to 1965. He served with distinction in the Navy during World War II. He left Stanford to found the school of communication at the U. of Texas, where he spent the remainder of his academic career. Survivors: his four daughters, Megan, Tamsen, Victoria and Jan; one son, Marco; and several grandchildren.
Aurelio Macedonia Espinosa Jr., ’27, MA ’28 (Spanish), of Palo Alto, June 4, at 97, of pneumonia. He was a member of Sigma Chi and spent four years as a foreign language instructor for the Army at West Point. In 1946, he became a professor in the department of romance languages, where he remained until 1972. He co-wrote several Spanish-language textbooks and published works on Spanish folklore. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Iraida;two daughters, Margarita Smith and Maria Shipley; one son, Ramon, ’73; and seven grandchildren.
Stuart Newton Hampshire, of Oxford, England, June 13, at 89. Professor of philosophy at Stanford from 1985 to 1991, he also taught at Oxford U. and Princeton, where he was department chair. Influential in the field of moral philosophy, he wrote many books, including Morality and Conflict and Innocence and Experience. Knighted in 1979, he was a member of the British Academy and former president of the American Philosophical Association. His first wife, Renée Ayer, died in 1980. Survivors: his wife, Nancy Cartwright; three daughters, Emily and Sophie Cartwright and Belinda Low; one son, Julian Ayer; and three grandchildren.
Harry L. Sanders Jr., of Chevy Chase, Md., April 23, at 89. He was the University’s first full-time campus planner who helped supervise the postwar building boom under President Wallace Sterling. During his two decades on campus, he oversaw the construction of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, the Medical Center, Escondido Village and buildings including Tressider Union, Meyer Library and the Graduate School of Business. Before coming to Stanford, he worked as a planner for the San Francisco Department of City Planning and was a lecturer and planning consultant for UC-Berkeley and for the Ford Foundation. He was a co-founder of the Society for College and University Planning and a member of the Stanford Historical Society. His wife of 48 years, Marjorie, predeceased him. Survivors: his son, Matthew, ’74; one daughter, Marchal Sanders Meenan, ’76; and five grandchildren.
William E. Spicer, of Stanford, June 6, at 74, of a heart condition. A professor emeritus, he taught electrical engineering, applied physics and materials science at Stanford for more than 40 years. In 2000, he was awarded the Lifetime Mentor Award by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to teaching, he was a co-founder of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, a division of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. In the world of science, he was known as one of the inventors of modern night vision devices, used extensively by the U.S. armed forces. Survivors: his wife, Diane; two daughters, Sally and Jakki; and two granddaughters.
Sheila Ruth Weber, of San Francisco, May 21, at 78, of lung cancer. She was an acting teacher and senior lecturer in the drama department for 19 years, beginning in 1974. She was a resident fellow at Otero, Wilbur Hall, and a freshman adviser. Before coming to Stanford, she worked as a radio and stage actor and taught in the Barnard-Columbia theatre department. After leaving the University in 1993, she worked as a private teacher and consultant. Survivors: her husband, William; one son, Marc; and one sister.
1920s
Katharine Deahl Zaban, ’29, MA ’34 (psychology), of Woodside, May 16, at 97. She worked at Mount Zion Hospital and later with the San Jose Unified School District. She was a longtime member of the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry.
1930s
Richard Alfred Russell, ’30 (social science/social thought), of Paoli, Penn., May 5, at 97. He was an advertising account executive with firms in San Francisco, Chicago and New York, retiring in 1976. He also worked at Stanford for five years as a part-time instructor in the journalism department. Survivors: his wife of 75 years, Anita; one daughter, Leone Yerkes; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one brother.
Thomas Edward Wilde, ’30 (chemistry), of Orinda, Calif., May 8, at 95. He held managerial positions with Union Oil, Griffin Chemical and Reichhold Chemical. After retiring in 1973, he moved to Napa Valley and developed a vineyard. His wife of 62 years, Alice, predeceased him. Survivors: three daughters, Susan Wait, Diana and Madeline Wilde; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Robert Edmund “Bob” Nelson, ’32 (general engineering), of Willow Springs, Calif., at 92. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He worked as an engineer and remained active in equipment design until the time of his death. He held numerous patents in fields such as supersonic design, commercial ovens and fuel injection and engine automation. His wife of 57 years, Mary, died in 1999. Survivors: five sons, James, Bruce, Robert “Mike,” ’74, Richard and Gordon; three daughters, Mary Green, ’64, Theresa Ashkar and Barbara Read, ’81; 22 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Phoebe Seagrave, ’33 (French), MBA ’35, of Palo Alto, April 17, at 84. She was one of the first women at Stanford to earn an MBA. She worked as an investment adviser at Wells Fargo Bank before leaving to work as an accountant in Stanford’s finance office. She belonged to the Palo Alto Women’s Club, the Palo Alto Historical Society and the American Association of University Women. She volunteered at the Avenidas Senior Center.
Thomas A. Collins, ’35 (preclinical medicine), MD ’40, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., November 13, at 88. A member of Sigma Chi, he served in the Air Force during World War II as a hospital commander and flight surgeon. After retiring from the military, he worked for the Monterey County Health Department and for the health center at Cal Poly U. in San Luis Obispo. His wife of 17 years, Betsey, ’38, died in 1992. Survivors: three daughters, Carolin Doran, Sally Emsley and Bonnie Consiglio; two stepsons, King and James Harris; one stepdaughter, Ann Richardson; four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
John William Christy, ’36 (chemistry), of Roseville, Calif., March 25, at 91. A member of the Band, he served as a commander in the Navy during World War II. Survivors: his wife of 58 years, Virginia; one son, Robert; one daughter, Susan; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Charles Colvin Nimmo, ’36, MA ’37, PhD ’42 (chemistry), of Lafayette, Calif., April 8, at 89. A member of Phi Gamma Delta, he was a distance runner on both the cross-country and track teams, including the team that won the national championship in 1934. He worked as a cereal research chemist at the USFA Western Regional Research Laboratory for 35 years. His wife, Elizabeth Moore, ’38, died in 1996. Survivors: five daughters, Patricia Pickering, ’61, Alice Harmon, Barbara Hartmann, Virginia Pitts, ’73, and Janet Crawford; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pauline Lucille Stevens Dusel, ’37, Gr. ’37 (education), of Los Gatos, April 25, at 89. She was active with local drama groups and the American Association of University Women. Survivors: her husband of 64 years, William, ’38, MA ’40, PhD ’56; two daughters, Ann Corson and Cynthia Dusel-Bacon; one son, William III; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
John Philip “J.P.” Cahn, ’39 (English), of Belmont, Calif., April 27, at 85. A Navy veteran, he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle as a rewrite man, feature writer and promotion director. He also wrote for Coronet, True, Liberty and other national magazines, for RKO Studios and for television shows, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He also did radio commercials. More recently, he consulted for corporations and gave seminars in promotion, public relations and merchandising. He was a member of the San Francisco Press Club and E Clampus Vitus.
Barbara Brown Johnson, ’39 (social science/social thought), of Santa Rosa, Calif., November 5, at 86. She was an English teacher at John Muir High School in Pasadena for 15 years. After retiring, she volunteered as a docent at the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Survivors: her husband of 56 years, Crapo; one son, Robert; two daughters, Holly Pierce and Nancy; and three grandchildren.
Bruce Fowler Oshier, ’39 (social science/social thought), MBA ’42, of San Diego, at 87. A member of Delta Upsilon, he served in the Navy during World War II. He was a vice president of Consolidated Leasing Corp. of America in Los Angeles. He served as board president of his condominium association. Survivors: his wife of 55 years, Mary Margaret; and his daughter, Anne Greenlees.
1940s
Rex Rice, ’40 (general engineering), of Menlo Park, May 16, at 86, of stomach cancer. A member of El Campo eating club, he joined Douglas Aircraft and later Northrup Aircraft, where he became assistant director of computer services. He went on to work for IBM and then Fairchild Instruments, where he became director of memory development and was awarded 16 patents. He received the W. Wallace McDowell Award presented by the IEEE for highest professional achievement. Survivors include his sister.
Jarol H. Jansen, ’41 (economics), of Lincoln, Calif., March 7, at 84. A member of Theta Delta Chi and a decorated World War II veteran, he owned and operated a family feed business, Walter Jansen & Son. He served as president of the California Grain and Feed Association and the Lincoln Rotary. He was also the former mayor of Lincoln and a longtime member of the Sutter Butte Outing Club. Survivors: his wife of 58 years, Barbara Bassett, ’43; one son, Richard; one daughter, Elizabeth; and two granddaughters.
Kenneth Harrison Sayre, ’42 (prebusiness), of Sacramento, April 23, at 86. A member of the soccer team and house manager for Delta Tau Delta, he served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He then joined Needham & Co. as a trader on the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange and later became company president. When Needham & Co. merged with Clark Dodge & Co., he served as chairman of the board. Following another merger, he became vice president of Kidder Peabody Inc., from which he retired in 1993. He served as board president of the Stanford Children’s Hospital, president of the NASD board of governors and board president of the Menlo Park School. His first wife, Nancy, died in 1962 and his second wife, Shirley Zumwalt, died in 1998. Survivors: three sons, Kenneth II, Steven and James; three daughters, Sandra Flattery, Barbara Thompson and Georgina Harper; and 13 grandchildren.
Calvin G. Thayer, ’43 (English), of The Plains, Ohio, April 29, at 81, of cancer. He was on the staff of the Chaparral magazine. He taught at Louisiana State U. and the U. of Oklahoma before joining the faculty of Ohio U., where he taught English for 25 years and served on the editorial board of the literary journal, The Ohio Review. He published extensively on the work of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Mary;two sons, Jonathon and Joseph; four daughters, Helen DeBolt, Toni Ballentine and Connie Wolf; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Bill Thayer, ’48.
Charles Albert “Bert” Reynolds Jr., ’44, MA ’46, PhD ’47 (chemistry), of Lawrence, Kan., March 14, at 80, of pancreatic cancer. A member of Sigma Xi, he joined faculty at the U. of Kansas in 1947 and retired more than 40 years later. He served as associate chair of the chemistry department for 13 years and was a member of the university’s athletic board. From 1951 to 1953, he was assistant director of the operations research group of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and was technical director of Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland in the late 1960s. He was the author of Principles of Analytical Chemistry. Survivors: his wife of 41 years, Priscilla; three sons, Thomas, John and Joseph; three daughters, Marcia Farley, Vickie Quillin and Amy Daub; and 15 grandchildren.
Stanley E. Willis, ’44 (preclinical medicine), of San Diego, April 17, at 80. He was a psychiatrist who also taught law classes at USD and acted in several stage productions. A member of the sailing team at Stanford, he sailed his yacht, The Pacifica, to repeat wins in the Newport-to-Ensenada race. His wife, Edith Blair, ’45, died in 1986. Survivors: his son, Alan; two granddaughters; and one brother.
Marilynn Lowrie Pardee, ’45 (psychology), of Syracuse, N.Y., June 12, at 80. A member of the tennis team, she worked for the Addis Co. Later, she volunteered at Upstate Medical Center, where she became a board member and served as treasurer. Survivors: her husband of 57 years, Otway, PhD ’48; three daughters, Irene Degl’Innocenti, ’74, MS ’75, Loraine Watt and Suzanne; two granddaughters; and one brother, James Lowrie, ’46.
Sallie Suzanne Tiernan Seaver Reynolds, ’45 (chemistry), of Newport Beach, Calif., May 19, at 80. A member of Delta Gamma, she practiced law with Union Bank in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1974 and in private practice from 1974 to 1998. She served as president of Las Madrinas, the Stanford Women’s Club of Los Angeles and the Women’s Club of Los Angeles. She was given a Stanford Associate Award in 1976. Her second spouse, John Reynolds, ’36, MD ’41, died in 2001. Survivors: her first husband, Richard Seaver; three sons, R. Carlton, JD ’75, Patrick, JD/MBA ’76, and Christopher Seaver, JD/MBA ’78; two daughters, Victoria Seaver Dean and Martha Seaver, ’76; 15 grandchildren; and one sister, Kathleen Tiernan Markham, ’47.
Inez Kerr Bell, ’46 (economics), of Pasadena, Calif., April 13, at 79, of Parkinson’s disease. She was a member of the San Marino League and the Assistance League, a founding member of the Museum of Contemporary Art and a member of the costume and ancient arts councils of the L.A. County Museum of Art. She was a docent at the Huntington Library and at the Art Center School of Design. She and her husband endowed the Willard R. and Inez Kerr Bell Professorship in the School of Engineering. Her husband, Willard, ’45, died in 2000. Survivors: three sons, Charles, Sam and Willard; two daughters, Teresa Payton, ’72, and Rosey; and 12 grandchildren, including Allison, ’01, and Danielle, ’01.
Lois Hortense Williams Rosebrook, ’46 (English), of Hillsborough, Calif., May 11, at 79. Active in theater and the arts, she was involved in the Peninsula Children’s Theater Association for many years. She served as president in 1969 and 1971 and wrote and directed two plays for the PCTA. Her husband, Charles, predeceased her. Survivors: her two sons, Terry and Charles Jr.; one daughter, Alexandra Fischer; two grandchildren; one sister; and one brother.
Mary Evelyn Wylie Stoltz, ’46 (sociology), of Seattle, May 2, at 79. She worked at the American Hospital in Paris and taught public health nursing at UC-Berkeley and UCLA. She also worked as a substitute nurse in the Seattle public schools and later at the Horizon House Health Center. Survivors: two daughters, Anne and Susan; three grandchildren; and one brother.
George Bixby Lupher, ’47, of Pasadena, Calif., May 21, at 82. A member of El Capitan eating club, he served in World War II. He was the president of Morgan Lupher Inc., a general contractor, for 40 years. His wife of 39 years, Priscilla, predeceased him. Survivors: his son, John; one daughter, Deborah Holt; and two granddaughters.
Reuben Lionel Krogh, ’48 (economics), of San Carlos, Calif., February 18, at 80. Survivors: his wife, Verna; one son, Justin; and one daughter, Alison.
George W. Ely, ’49 (biological sciences), MA ’51 (education), of Lafayette, Calif., May 2, at 77. He retired in 1981 after 33 years in pharmaceutical sales for Parke, Davis & Co. He was a member of the Lafayette Rotary Club and served as president in 1962. He was an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau in Oakland and served on the March of Dimes board in Contra Costa County. He was the grandson of Ray Lyman Wilbur, ’96, Stanford’s third president. Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Bernice; three sons, George Jr., Charles and David; two granddaughters; one brother, Leonard, ’48, MBA ’50; and two sisters, including Jessica Hart, ’44.
Richard M. Garrick, ’49 (biological sciences), of Belvedere, Calif., November 12, at 79, of congestive heart failure. A member of Phi Delta Theta and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was a clinical instructor of pediatric dentistry for six years at the U. of the Pacific. He then opened an office in Belvedere, where he practiced general family dentistry for 33 years until retiring in 1991. He served as president of the Marin County Dental Society and as president and chair of the Dentists Insurance Co. Survivors: his wife, Phyllis; two daughters, Dana Wuerfel and Melissa Edwards; and three grandchildren.
Eric Bratton Parker, ’49 (economics), MBA ’51, of Salem, Ore., May 6, at 75. A member of Phi Gamma Delta, he enjoyed a 21-year career in the Marine Corps. He served in Korea as a mortar platoon officer, as assistant naval attaché with the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and as a squadron commander in Vietnam. He retired as a colonel in 1972 and worked for Interact and Children Services Division. Survivors: his wife, Jane; three daughters, Amy Clayton, Marit DiRado, ’85, and Katherine; one son, William; nine grandchildren; one sister, Marit Evans, ’48, and one brother.
Richard L. Schallich, ’49 (civil engineering), of Roseburg, Ore., February 12, at 77, of pneumonia. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, he owned the Louis Electric Co. in Salinas, Calif., for 30 years before moving to Oregon. Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Norma Jo; three sons, Tim, ’71, Tom and Terrence, ’72; one daughter, Linda; and six grandchildren, including Brianna, ’01.
1950s
Madge Jean Martin Grossman, ’52 (romantic languages), of Santa Cruz, Calif., April 5, at 73, following a stroke. She worked as a Spanish translator in the maternity ward at Chope Hospital in Redwood City. In 1979, she and her husband bought the Patio Shop in Santa Cruz and they ran it for the next 20 years. Her husband, William, died in 2001. Survivors: her daughter, Stacey; one son, Peter; and two grandsons.
Cynthia Burns Browning, ’53 (psychology), of Cambridge, Mass., April 16, at 73, of a stroke. She taught high school English for 15 years before becoming a licensed social worker. She worked at Emerson Hospital in Concord in the mid-1980s and then joined the board of the Germaine Lawrence School, a residential treatment facility for troubled adolescent girls in Arlington. She also served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. Survivors: her husband of 35 years, Frank; her daughter, Holly White; one grandchild; and one sister.
Mary Jane Pitts Moffat, ’54, MA ’68 (English), of Los Altos, May 30, at 71, of cancer. An acclaimed author, teacher and lecturer, she taught creative writing at Stanford for two years and at Foothill College for 20 years. Primarily a memoirist, she wrote City of Roses, The Times of Our Lives and In the Midst of Winter. Her husband, John, MBA ’52, died in 1979. Survivors: her companion, Tony Wood; two sons, Peter and Michael; and two granddaughters.
Walter Edgar Eagle, ’56 (architecture), of Walnut Creek, Calif., January 21, at 69, of cancer. A member of Sigma Chi, he worked for his own firm, Walter E. Eagle and Associates. Survivors: his wife, Pat Talbot; two daughters, Anne Marie and Debbie; two stepsons, Hal and Kyle Nelson; three grandchildren; and his ex-wife, Patricia Post, ’56, MA ’57.
Gerald David “Gerry” Wilson, ’56 (political science), of Sea Ranch, Calif., October 29, 2003, of a heart attack. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he was president of Wilson and Wilson Illustrations. A former English teacher, he volunteered for Big Brothers of Marin and was a member of the Artists of Marin. Survivors: his wife, Genny; one son, David; two granddaughters; and three sisters.
Wickliffe Pickett Curtis, ’57 (biological sciences), of El Paso, Texas, February 10, at 68. A member of Kappa Alpha, he practiced medicine for 34 years until his retirement in 2002. Among his many medical affiliations, he belonged to the El Paso County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association and the American Urological Association. He was a 1986 member of the legislative task force on cancer in Texas. Survivors: his wife of 45 years, Jacquelyn; one daughter, Marianne Curtis Elliott; one son, Wickliffe Jr.; and two grandchildren.
Charles Herman Sandberg, ’59 (economics), of Seattle, April 30, at 70, of cancer. President of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he also served as president of the Stanford Junior Alumni Association of Southern California after graduation. He spent two years in the Navy before joining his father’s furniture manufacturing company, Sandberg Furniture Co., in Los Angeles. He later became president of his own furniture company, Vintage and Cabinetmaker Furniture Co., where he worked until 1975, when he left to work for a variety of other firms, including Thonet and Simmons. Survivors: his former wife, Joan Rydman Westgate, ’55, MA ’56; two daughters, Kristen and Stephanie, ’84; two sons, Eric and Derrik; eight grandchildren; and one brother.
Ronald Harry Todd, ’59, MS ’60, Engr. ’68 (electrical engineering), of Pacific Grove, Calif., February 9, at 66. He worked for SRI International for 13 years as an electrical engineer on communications and radar systems. He then joined a number of Bay Area companies, including Hammet and Edison, Granger Associates and TCI. Among the businesses he founded were Vista Systems, the Bottle Laundry and Docugraphics. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the Union of Concerned Scientists and IEEE. Survivors: his wife of 44 years, Ann; two sons, Peter, PhD ’92, and Matthew; and two grandchildren.
1960s
Sarah E. Keyes Calmus, ’60 (French), of Mercer Island, Wash., August 29, 2003, at 64, of pancreatic cancer. She spent her career as an elementary school teacher, teaching at Sacred Heart School in Bellevue in the late 1960s and, more recently, at Our Lady of Lourdes School and St. Catherine of Sienna School, both in Seattle. She volunteered with the Dr. F. B. Joy Children’s Hospital Guild as well as the Association of Catholic Childhood. Her husband, Don, died April 29. Survivors: her daughter, Mary Pasierb; one son, John; one grandchild; and one brother.
Albert Thomas “Tom” Snoke, ’60 (biological sciences), of Glendale, Ariz., February 28, at 63, of a heart attack. He worked for the Indian Health Department of the Public Health Service from 1965 to 1989. A patron of the arts, he was a member of the Nevada Opera Association. Survivors: his former wife, Terry Flynn; one son, Tom; three daughters, Mary, Rebecca and Teresa; eight grandchildren; and one brother, Arthur, ’62.
Nancy Moffitt, ’63 (political science), of Alameda, Calif., May 27, at 62. She was a longtime employee of Del Monte Foods and a member of the San Francisco Junior League. Survivors include her mother, Barbara Moffitt, ’29, and one sister.
Martha Anne Wood, ’66 (Spanish), of Evanston, Ill., June 18, at 60. A fine arts photographer, she served on the board of the Illinois Humanities Council and was active in the Better Boy’s Foundation of Chicago, the Chicago Stanford Alumni Association and the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston. Survivors: her husband, Andy Johnson; one son, Todd Metzger; three stepsons; one stepdaughter; six stepgrandchildren; one sister; and one brother.
Morissa Joele White Miller, ’69 (anthropology), of Prescott, Ariz., October 25, 2003, at 56, of ovarian cancer. She is credited with starting what later became known as the “Wacky Walk” when she was the first to break from the traditional unadorned cap and gown dress code at Commencement. She spent her career in nutrition, serving as director of the nutrition services division of Arizona Health Services and later as director of nutrition for the Yavapai County Health Department. Survivors: her husband, Warren; two sons, Keegan and Blake; her mother and father-in-law; one sister; and one brother.
1970s
Laurie Kim King Macmillan, ’74 (art), of Portland, Ore., May 14, at 52, of cancer. A member of Cap & Gown, she worked as an art director and later as an equities analyst with Scudder, Stevens & Clarke in Boston. She served on the boards of the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts and the Portland Garden Club. Survivors: her husband, Alec; and three daughters, Keely, Elspeth and Madeleine.
1980s
Pamela Anne Bondelie, ’83 (political science), of San Jose, April 29, at 42, of a brain tumor. A member of Cap & Gown and Kappa Alpha Theta, she enjoyed a wide-ranging legal career that took her from California to Washington, D.C. Most recently, she practiced law with her father in Los Gatos, Calif. She was a founding member of Friends of Sea Otters and a docent at the National Zoo panda compound in Washington, D.C. Survivors include her parents.
Hans Scott Wichary, ’84 (economics), of San Diego, May 8, at 41, in a biking accident. A member of the basketball team, he played professionally in Cologne, Germany, after graduation. For the last eight years, he worked in the telecommunications industry. He started with Qualcomm then moved to Kyocera Wireless and, most recently, was a technical marketing manager for Nokia. Survivors: his wife, Jean Chalupsky; two daughters, Marlie and Britta; and his parents.
Okokon Bassey Okon III, ’89, MS ’91 (electrical engineering), of Chicago, March 29, at 36, of a homicide. He worked for Motorola from 1992 to 1997, when he co-founded the software-consulting firm CoPresence. In 2003, he co-founded another software company, Kenvio. At the time of his death, he was consulting with Elemental Interactive in Atlanta. Survivors: his mother and father; two grandmothers; and four siblings, Iquo, Uduak, Songobong and Afiong Okon.
Business
Don Avery Smith, MBA ’55, of San Francisco, May 17, at 74, of prostate cancer. He worked in Silicon Valley, holding positions in financial management at companies including Hewlett-Packard and ROLM Corp. Survivors: his wife, Virginia; three daughters, Susan Morgan, Julie Jenanyan and Kaisa Lyon; one son, Judah Sanders; and six grandchildren.
Education
Drusilla Hichborn Rhodes, MA ’29, of Santa Rosa, Calif., May 15, at 100. She was a former president of AAUW and a member of the Altar Guild. She co-founded the County Reading Association and was active in the National Council of English Teachers. She retired from the Sonoma County Schools, where she was an English consultant. Survivors: her daughter, Mary Moore; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Clarence Edward Brunhouse, Gr. ’41, of San Jose, May 12, at 86, of cancer. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he established a dental practice in San Jose and specialized in orthodontics. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Margaret; one son, Robert; one daughter, Janet Himmelright; and two grandchildren.
Fred Earl “Bulldog” Lindsey, MA ’50, of Sunnyvale, June 13, at 83, of a heart condition. A star football player at San Jose State College, who also lettered in baseball and basketball, he interrupted college to serve in the Army during World War II. He went on to coach high school students in football and golf, mainly at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. He also taught at Homestead and Monta Vista high schools in the same district. Survivors: his wife, Florence Dixon-Lindsey; two sons, Kenneth and James; two grandchildren; and one sister.
Humanities and Sciences
Joan Voss Greenwood, MA ’56, PhD ’62 (English), of Fullerton, Calif., May 20, at 71, of pancreatitis. She was an emerita professor of English and comparative literature at CSU-Fullerton. She joined the faculty in 1963 and was honored in 2001 as the recipient of the university’s Faculty Leadership in Collegial Governance Award. She chaired her department from 1970 to 1973 and served on the faculty council for nine years. Survivors: her husband of more than 50 years, John, MBA ’56; one son, Neil; and one daughter, Mary Faley.
Robert Allen Gulbrandsen, PhD ’58 (geology), of Great Falls, Mont., April 17, at 82. A member of the Marine Corps during World War II, he worked for the U.S. Geological Survey from 1947 to 1981 as a research geochemist. He developed an X-ray technique for analyzing phosphates known as the “Gulbrandsen method” and discovered a phosphate-bearing rock formation in Montana that is named for him. He was a fellow in the Geological Society of America and the Society of Economic Geologists. Survivors: his wife, Ann “Diddy”; three sons, Chris, Gary and Dan; three stepchildren; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Clifford Eugene Rinehart, MA ’60 (English), of Long Beach, Calif., April 1, at 77. He served in the Navy during World War II. He taught English at Drake U. in Iowa before moving and working for the state of California as an assistant office manager for the Employment Development Department. He volunteered as a college tutor, as an instructor at AA meetings and at hospitals. Survivors: his son, Michael; one daughter, Ellen Abrego; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters.
Reginald Ely Zelnik, MA ’61, PhD ’66 (history), of Berkeley, May 18, at 68. When he joined the faculty at UC-Berkeley in 1964, he became a member of the Committee of 200, a group that supported students and faculty in free speech rights in opposition to campus administrators and the UC Board of Regents. The Russian scholar became a defender of free speech and, in 2002, published The Free Speech Movement: Reflections on a Campus Rebellion. He was chairman of Berkeley’s history department from 1994 to 1997 and earlier headed the university’s Center for Slavic and East European Studies. Survivors: his wife of 48 years, Elaine; one son, Michael; one daughter, Pamela; one grandson; and one brother.
Neal Lawrence Burstein, PhD ’79 (biological sciences), of San Diego, June 8, at 53, of heart failure. As a professor at UC-Irvine, he was instrumental in developing early uses of laser welding technology, particularly in corneal transplants. An advocate for the homeless, he helped publish the San Diego Street Light newspaper. Survivors: his daughter, Elizabeth; one son, David; and his parents.
