Faculty and Staff
Robert Rumsey Buss, PhD ’40 (electrical engineering), of Palo Alto, July 5, at 91. During World War II, he worked for the armed services at Harvard in top-secret counter-radar and then spent time in Italy as a civilian technical observer. After the war, he taught at Northwestern U. In 1951, he became an associate professor of electrical engineering at Stanford, where he taught and conducted research until 1967. He then worked for several electronics companies until his retirement at 75. He sang in the choir at First Congregational Church of Palo Alto for more than 40 years. His daughter Margaret Finney, ’64, predeceased him. Survivors: his wife of 64 years, Eugenia Halsey, ’39; three daughters, Katherine, ’64, Jennifer Barron, ’67, and Laura Van Hook; two sons, Richard, ’69, and Stephen; 12 grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; three great-grandsons; one step-great-granddaughter; and one sister.
Virginia Sterling Rothwell, of Inverness, Calif., August 5, at 97, of lymphoma. She worked as the assistant to the registrar and the dean of scholarships from 1946 to 1958. She led the scholarship committee of the Inverness Garden Club and was a longtime member of the Sierra Club. Her late husband, Charles, PhD ’38, was director of the Hoover Institution and a history professor at the University in the late 1930s and again from 1946 to 1958. Survivors: one daughter, Anne Carr, ’62; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.
1920s
Edgar A. McDowell, ’29 (economics), of Palo Alto, July 24, at 96. He worked for Southern Pacific Railroad for 40 years. An ardent Stanford football fan, he attended 82 Big Games, 10 of the 12 Rose Bowl games Stanford played and an estimated 650 regular games.
1930s
Frederick E. Stone, ’30 (political science), JD ’33, of Fresno, Calif., June 28, at 96. A member of the Breakers eating club, he served in the Navy during World War II. After practicing law in Porterville, Calif., he was appointed to the Tulare County Superior Court in 1947. Fourteen years later, he was appointed to the California Court of Appeal in Fresno, where he retired as presiding justice in 1972. His wife of 64 years, Edna, died in 2000. Survivors: two sons, William, ’61, JD ’64, and John, ’73, MA ’73, PhD ’81; four grandsons; and one sister.
August Frugé, ’32 (French), of Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 6, at 94. He was director of UC Press from the early 1940s through the late 1970s. During that time, he transformed the press by introducing new categories and expanding the list beyond academic works to include titles for a mainstream audience. He served as chair of the Sierra Club’s publications committee and was an active member of the California Native Plant Society. Survivors include his son, John.
Bradford Norman Pease, ’33 (preclinical medicine), of Bend, Ore., May 2, at 92. A member of Zeta Psi and the men’s water polo team, he served in the Army during World War II. He helped found the Bend Memorial Clinic, where he remained until his retirement in 1978. He was also a founder of Mount Bachelor and served on its board for many years. Survivors: his wife, Joan; four sons, Norman, ’60, Wilson, William and Andrew; one daughter, Julie Clark; six grandchildren; one-great-grandchild; and one sister, Ruthie Shuler, ’40.
Helen Elizabeth “Betty” Grover Eisner, ’37 (political science), of Santa Monica, Calif., July 1, at 88. A member of Cap & Gown, she was a Red Cross volunteer during World War II. She became a clinical psychologist and wrote The Unused Potential of Marriage and Sex. She also helped found the School for Learning, which enabled teaching English in Mexico. Survivors: her husband, William Micks; one son, David Eisner, ’77; one daughter, Maleah Grover-McKay, ’72, MD ’77; and four grandchildren.
Edward Shaw Lynds Jr., ’39, of San Diego, May 25, at 87. A member of the El Cuadro eating club, he served as an officer in the Navy during World War II. He worked for more than 30 years as a civilian fire protection engineer for the Navy. His wife of 50 years, Marjorie Wahrenberger, ’41, predeceased him. Survivors: his son, Edward III, ’68; one daughter, Eleanor Witte, ’75; two grandchildren; and one sister.
1940s
Audrey Elizabeth “Peg” Steele Connell, ’41 (communication), of Portola Valley, July 18, at 83. She wrote for the Stanford Daily and joined Theta Sigma Phi. After college, she was a reporter for newspapers in Redwood City, Burlingame and Alabama. She was a longtime member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and the American Association of University Women. Her husband of 57 years, Robert, ’40, MA ’47, died in 1999. Survivors: three sons, Charles, ’69, MS ’71, Peter, ’72, and William, ’76; and four grandchildren, including Hilary, ’05.
Carol Ann Jones Cazier, ’43 (history), of Corona del Mar, Calif., June 5, at 83. She was a member of the fencing team and raced sailboats for more than 25 years. She was a charter member of the Balboa Ebel Club and volunteered for the Assistance League, the Children’s Home Society and the Holy Family Adoption Guild. Survivors include her husband, John.
Willis Mary Watson Hartman, ’43 (social science/social thought), of Murphys, Calif., July 6, at 81. She was a member of Chi Omega. Survivors: her husband of 60 years, Don; three daughters, Diane, Claudia and Margaret; one son, Craig; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one sister.
Betty Ann McInnis Brown, ’44 (English), of London, May 13, at 81, of cancer. A member of Alpha Phi, she worked in the trust department of Wells Fargo Bank in the Bay Area before moving to England. Survivors: her husband of 51 years, Michael; one son, Norman; and two grandchildren.
Martha Estelle McComb Crosby Mullin, ’44 (social science/social thought), of Los Angeles, June 25, at 81. A member of Delta Gamma, she volunteered for local assistance organizations and political causes. She was an artist mostly sculpting bronze portraits. Survivors: three sons, Robert and Taylor Crosby, ’71, and Stanley Mullin Jr.; and eight grandchildren, including Benjamin Crosby, ’06.
1950s
Philip Werner Baumeister, ’50 (physics), Gr. ’51 (education), of Sebastopol, Calif., October 22, 2003, at 74. He was a professor of optics at the U. of Rochester from 1959 to 1978. He then worked as a chief scientist at OCLI in Santa Rosa, Calif., and as a manufacturing engineer at Coherent in Auburn, Calif., and at Deposition Sciences in Santa Rosa. His book, Optical Coating Technology, was published in the spring. Survivors: his wife, Nancy Rafter; three daughters, Nancy, Lynn and Carol; one sister; and his former wife, Barbara Miller, ’52.
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Rahn Pates, ’50 (economics), of Billings, Mont., July 15, at 76. Though not actively involved in the family business, she devoted her life to Midland Implement, the company her father co-founded. She also volunteered for several organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the Deaconess Billings Clinic, the Junior League of Billings and ZooMontana. Her husband of 40 years, Seabrook “Brooks,” ’50, died in 1990. Survivors: three sons, Rahn, Randall and Gary; and eight grandchildren.
William John Tocher, ’52, MA ’56 (biological sciences), of Fiddletown, Calif., April 26, at 80. He served in the Army during World War II and worked as a high school chemistry teacher. Survivors: his wife, Ursula; three daughters, Barbara, Jackie and Jane; one son, Bill; and five grandchildren.
Benjamin Thomas “Tom” Barnard, ’54 (undergraduate law), JD ’56, of Solvang, Calif., August 17, at 72. He was a founding partner of Rhodes, Barnard and Maloney in Santa Monica, Calif. He served as a member of the American Arbitration Association. He was former board president of the Santa Monica College Foundation and the Santa Monica Rotary Club. Survivors: his wife of 47 years, Mary Ellen Leary, ’56; two daughters, Eileen and Kathryn, ’84, JD ’88; two sons, Mark and Thomas; eight grandchildren; and one brother, John, ’58, JD ’62.
Donald W. Crowell, ’56 (economics), MBA ’58, of San Marino, Calif., June 20, at 69. A member of Delta Upsilon, he was the head of Crowell Weedon, the brokerage firm co-founded by his father. Survivors: his wife of 45 years, Suzanne; two sons, Andrew, ’87, and Donald Jr.; and four grandchildren.
Loren R. Mosher, ’56 (biological sciences), of San Diego, July 10, at 70, of liver cancer. A member of Phi Delta Theta, he became a clinician specializing in the treatment of schizophrenia without drugs. From 1968 to 1980, he was the first chief of the National Institute of Mental Health’s Center for the Studies of Schizophrenia. He was chief medical director of mental health service in Montgomery County, Md., from 1988 to 1996 and was clinical director of mental health services for San Diego County from 1996 to 1998. He also served as clinical professor of psychiatry at UC-San Diego School of Medicine. Survivors: his wife of 16 years, Judith Schreiber; one daughter, Missy Galanida; two sons, Hal and Tim; one granddaughter; and two brothers, including Roger, ’52, JD ’57.
Susan Gale Gamble Behrendt, ’59 (modern European literature), of Ross, Calif., July 8, at 66. She worked in promotions at KRON-TV in Portland, Ore., and San Francisco. After moving to Marin County, she became involved in children’s theater. She acted and served as president and producer for the Children’s Theater Association of San Francisco and Masque Unit. She and her husband purchased and ran two radio stations in Oregon, one in Coos Bay and another in Bend. Survivors: her husband, Richard; one daughter, Kristen; one son, Greg; one granddaughter; and one sister.
1960s
Malcolm George Dolan, ’64, MS ’65 (statistics), of Lancaster, Calif., June 8, at 64. A member of the Band, he worked in the aerospace industry for the Boeing Co. and for BDM Corp. Survivors include his two sons, Michael and Timothy.
John Lawrence Laity, ’64 (chemistry), of Houston, June 30, at 62, of a brain tumor. He worked for Shell Chemical Co. for 35 years, during which time he was the research director in agricultural chemicals and director of new chemical technology. Survivors: his wife, Janice; one son, Matt; two daughters, Jennifer Seat and Kim Elphingstone; three grandchildren; his mother; and one brother.
Hollis Howard Moore, ’64 (political science), PhD ’72 (education), of Birch Bay, Wash., August 8, at 62, in a car accident. He was president of Sigma Chi and co-captain of the basketball team. In the mid-1970s, Gov. Ronald Reagan appointed him to be the liaison between the California Department of Education and the Department of Health and Welfare. He then worked as director of development for what would become Charles R. Drew U. in Watts, Calif. He later worked as assistant dean of administration for the UCLA Dental School. After moving to Washington in 1990, he opened an art gallery in Seattle. Survivors: his wife, Joy; his daughter, Melissa Leasure, ’91; two stepchildren; three grandchildren; and one brother.
Martha Anne Wood, ’66 (Spanish), of Evanston, Ill., June 18, at 60. She was a fine arts photographer. She served on the board of the Illinois Humanities Council and volunteered for the Better Boy’s Foundation of Chicago and the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston. Survivors: her husband, Andy Johnson; one son, Todd Metzger; three stepsons; one stepdaughter; six step-grandchildren; one sister; and one brother.
Jonathan C. S. Cox, ’67 (history), of San Francisco, February 1, at 59, of an apparent heart attack. He was captain of the men’s varsity soccer team and a member of Chi Psi. During law school, he founded the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. In 1981, he helped found Cox, Padmore, Skolnick & Shakarchy, a commercial litigation firm. He also served as a lecturer at the U. of Denver College of Law. Survivors: his wife, Debra; his former wife, Constance Chalberg Price, MA ’73; his first wife, Jyoti Carolan; one son, Stonington; three daughters, Catherine, Fiona and Night Song; two stepdaughters; two grandchildren; his mother; two sisters; and three brothers.
1970s
Charles Edward L. Cutten, ’70 (German studies), of La Honda, Calif., April 12, at 55, in a car accident. A talented musician and singer, he played the piano, the acoustic steel-string guitar and bass. He performed at concerts and festivals in the United States and Europe. His musical compositions were used on local television programs and on the website for NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” Survivors: his father, Merritt, ’39; two brothers; and three sisters.
David Wayne Young, ’72, MS ’72 (civil engineering), of Alamo, Calif., January 7, at 59. He was president of D.W. Young Construction for 25 years and a member of the Engineering and Utility Contractors Association. Survivors: his wife of 35 years, Barbara; one daughter, Jennifer; two sons, Christian and Justin; and three grandchildren.
1990s
John Andrew Pilafidis, ’92 (engineering), of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., June 17, at 33. He worked as a computer systems engineer for Microsoft and Oracle corporations. Survivors: his parents, grandparents and one sister.
Education
James Wayne Crooks, MA ’55, of Los Altos, July 10, at 94. He was an economics professor for 25 years at Menlo College in Atherton. His wife, Italia, died in 1985. Survivors: his wife, Carmen; one daughter, Arlene; two grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters.
Gavin Philips “Phil” Kemp, MA ’56, of Santa Cruz, Calif., July 21, at 80. He served in the Navy during World War II. He taught in Palo Alto before becoming a principal in the Cupertino Union School District, retiring in 1980. Survivors: his two sons, Greg and David; two daughters, Kristen Lopes and Deborah Forno; eight grandchildren; and his former wife, Roberta Dube.
Engineering
Paul Anthony Smith, MS ’55 (electrical engineering), of San Jose, July 15, at 83. A World War II and Korean War veteran, he served in the Air Force for 25 years, retiring in 1967. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Kathryn; six daughters, Janet, Pam, Patti, Nancy, Kathy and Lynne; one son, Tony; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two brothers.
Richard M. Carlson, PhD ’60 (mechanical engineering), of Saratoga, Calif., July 12, at 79. An expert in rotorcraft technology, he worked for Hiller Aircraft Corp. and Lockheed-California Co. In 1972, he left private practice to join the Army, where he managed all rotorcraft research activities. He received a presidential rank meritorious executive award and three Army meritorious civilian service awards. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. Survivors: his wife, Venis; one son, Richard Jr.; two daughters, Judy Anderson and Jennifer Peterson; two grandchildren; and two sisters.
Walter S. Buslik, MS ’62, Engr. ’64 (electrical engineering), of San Jose, July 27, at 86. He was a member of U.S. Army Intelligence during World War II and acted as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials. During his 25 years at IBM, he invented several hundred patented devices. Survivors include his two sons, Teddy and Steffen.
Richard M. Norgren, PhD ’92 (electrical engineering), of Palo Alto, July 24, at 50, of a heart attack. He was the founder and CEO of Norgren Systems, which developed instrumentation for biotechnology applications. Survivors: his wife of 27 years, Jeanne Schaefer; two sons, Erik and Matt; his mother; and one brother.
Humanities and Sciences
Mary Elizabeth Wood Lawrence, MA ’36 (English), of Williamstown, Mass., June 14, at 91. She worked as an editor at the Atlantic Monthly. She also taught English and writing at many colleges and high schools, including Berkshire Community College and Pine Cobble School. Her husband, Nathaniel, ’38, died in 1986. Survivors: one daughter, Mary; two sons, Nathaniel and Roger; and four grandchildren.
Kent Gentry Dedrick, MS ’49 (physical science), PhD ’55 (physics), of Sacramento, July 17, at 80, of complications following surgery. An environmental and political activist, he was a key figure in the movement to stop the filling of San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He also helped absolve Chinese-American scientist Wen Ho Lee of espionage charges three decades later. He worked as a research associate at the W.W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He later was employed as a mathematical physicist at the Stanford Research Institute. Survivors include his daughter, Susan.
Frank James Newman, PhD ’81 (history), of Jamestown, R.I., May 29, at 77, of melanoma. He was the former president of the Education Commission of the States and a pioneering reformer of higher education. From 1974 to 1983, he was president of the U. of Rhode Island. He was also instrumental in launching the U. of Phoenix in 1976, a private school offering flexible programs for adults. He formed the Campus Compact in 1985 with the presidents of Brown, Stanford and Georgetown universities to foster student involvement in public service work. Survivors: his wife, Lucile Fanning; three sons, Kenneth, Michael and James; and two grandsons.
