Faculty and Staff
C. Chapin Cutler, of Waterford, Maine, November 30, at 88. He was professor emeritus of applied physics. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1937, he worked for Bell Laboratories in Maine for 42 years. In 1975, he retired to become a professor at Stanford. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awarded him the Edison Medal in 1981, the Centennial Medal in 1984 and the Alexander Graham Bell Award in 1991. In 1982, he was named a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar by the California Institute of Technology. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Virginia; his son, C. Chapin Jr.; his daughter, Virginia Raymond; and four grandchildren.
Joseph H. Ruetz, of Stanford, January 2, at 86. He was director emeritus of athletics. An All-American football player, he graduated from the U. of Notre Dame in 1938 and became assistant football coach at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. He later studied anthropology at UC-Berkeley. During World War II, he served in the Navy and the Marine Corps. He was appointed head football coach at St. Mary’s in 1950 and later came to Stanford as football coach. He served as athletic director from 1972 to 1979, completing the merger of the men’s and women’s athletic departments. His wife, Genevieve, predeceased him. Survivors: his son, Joseph, ’76, MS ’77; his daughter, Susan Ruetz-Plummer, ’75; two sisters, two brothers; and one grandson.
Joseph Campbell Scroggs, of Stanford, December 13, at 89, of head, neck and jaw cancer. He earned a degree in economics from the U. of Washington in 1935. During World War II, he served as an Air Force officer. He was a consultant to the Philippine national government from 1953 to 1955, when he came to Stanford as the University’s first personnel director. During his tenure, measures for an administrative guide, disability insurance and improved retirement benefits were adopted. He retired in 1979. His wife, Mary, and his son, Stephen, predeceased him. Survivors: his daughter, Elizabeth; one grandson; one great-granddaughter; and two brothers.
Ezra Solomon, of Stanford, December 9, at 82, of a stroke. He was professor emeritus of finance at the Graduate School of Business. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the U. of Rangoon in 1940 and served in the British Royal Navy during World War II. After receiving his doctorate from the U. of Chicago in 1950, he joined its Graduate School of Business faculty, then came to Stanford in 1961. At Stanford, he was named founding director of the International Center for the Advancement of Management Education and the first Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, retiring in 1990. He served on President Nixon’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1971 to 1973. He is credited with laying the foundation for the modern understanding of financial management with the 1963 publication of his book, The Theory of Financial Management. He wrote 13 books and more than 100 papers. The Stanford Alumni Association honored him in 1985 with the Richard Lyman Award for distinguished service. His wife, Janet, died in November. Survivors: three daughters, Catherine Shan, ’79, Ming Lovejoy and Lorna Solomon-Oyarce, ’87; and five grandchildren.
1920s
Willard Foster Barber, ’28, MA ’29, of Stamford, Conn., December 3, at 93. He was a social science and social thought major. He attended Columbia U. from 1929 to 1933 and taught at the City College of New York. He joined the State Department in 1938, becoming chief of Central American affairs and, later, deputy assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs. He served as deputy chief of mission in Peru, Colombia and Poland. From 1957 to 1960, he was director of political affairs at the National War College. He retired from the State Department in 1962 to teach at the U. of Maryland for 10 years. Survivors: his wife of 73 years, Gladys; four grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
William Clifford “Cliff” McDowell, ’28, of Walnut Creek, Calif., November 14, at 97. A communication major, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He was publisher of the Alameda Times-Star, Turlock Daily Journal and Eugene Morning News. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the Navy and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He became bureau chief for United Press International (UPI) in San Francisco and later Pacific news pictures manager. In 1965, he became head of the photo operation in New York, developing UPI’s first instant transmittal method for color pictures and then serving as vice president and general manager of UPI Newspictures. He retired in 1970. Survivors: his daughters, Sally Jess and Carol Leslie; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
John L. “Jack” Dales, ’29, JD ’32, of Woodland Hills, Calif., January 16, at 95, of a cerebral hemorrhage. A political science major, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He joined the Screen Actors Guild as an attorney in 1937 and was made executive secretary in 1943. Known for championing the issue of actors’ residuals, he retired in 1973 after working with 13 guild presidents, including Ronald Reagan. He served as a member of the Motion Picture & Television Fund board for 22 years, and as its president from 1980 to 1988. Survivors: his wife of 69 years, Freda “Betty”; two sons, Loring, ’60, MD ’65, and Randolph, ’63; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
1930s
John D. Ferry, ’32, PhD ’35, of Madison, Wis., October 18, at 90. He was a chemistry major and member of Phi Beta Kappa. During World War II, he served as a chemist for the Navy at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He joined the U. of Wisconsin-Madison as professor of chemistry in 1946. Department chair from 1959 to 1967 and author of 300 scientific papers, he retired in 1982. His honors included election to the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Survivors: his wife of 58 years, Barbara; his son, John, ’71, MS ’71; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter.
Paul Sterling Hoag, ’34, of Bellevue, Wash., November 2, at 89. During the 1940s, he established an independent architectural practice in Los Angeles. He had commercial and residential commissions in California and seven other states and, in 1982, was honored as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Also a writer, he contributed to many journals and newspapers and wrote a novel on Antonio Vivaldi. Survivors: his wife of 35 years, Nancy; two sons, Peter and Robert; two daughters, Jane Brown and Suzanne LaCabe; seven grandchildren; one stepson; three step-grandchildren; and his brother.
Donald Grant MacKinnon, ’34, MD ’38, of Gaithersburg, Md., November 30, at 97. He majored in preclinical medicine. Later, he attended the U. of Pennsylvania for his ear, nose and throat specialty. Survivors include his son, John.
Francis LeGrand Capers III, ’35, of Riverside, Conn., December 17, at 88. He majored in social science and social thought and was a member of Sigma Nu. From 1943 to 1945, he served in the Navy. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and worked for 30 years at McKesson & Robbins Corp., retiring as president. Later, he served as a director of Davis Brothers Inc. and Chattem Drug Co. His wife, Caretta Miles Capers, ’33, died in 2000. Survivors: his daughter, Catharine Wagner; his son, Francis; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
William Dean Kendall, ’36, of Portland, Ore., December 8, at 88, of a stroke. A social science and social thought major, he was a member of Chi Psi. He also served as freshman class president. He worked for Pacific Northwest Bell for 39 years, retiring in 1972. He then became president of the board of the American Bank Building. Survivors: his wife of 34 years, Aase; his son, Dean; two daughters, Christine and Becky; four grandchildren; two stepchildren; and his brother, Harry, ’34.
Donald Edward White, ’36, of Portola Valley, November 20, at 88. A geology major, he was a member of El Cuadro. He earned his PhD in geology from Princeton U. in 1939. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and, during his 54-year career, was known for his research on the origin of ore-forming metals. He was selected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973 and received the Geological Society of America’s Penrose Medal in 1984, as well as the Society of Economic Geologists’ Penrose Medal in 1992. Survivors: his wife, Helen, ’41; three daughters, Margaret Matlin, ’66, Eleanor Cannan, ’69, and Catherine; three grandchildren, including Sara Matlin, ’95, and Jerome White, ’95; and his brother, Neil, ’37.
Mary Jane Snow Hopkins, ’37, of Philadelphia, August 20, at 85, of cardiopulmonary failure and Alzheimer’s disease. She majored in social science and social thought. In the 1950s, she was a book reviewer for the Washington Post. Later, she owned the Marco Polo gift shop in Bethesda, Md., and Nicely-Nicely, a boutique in Washington. Her husband’s work with the U.S. Information Agency took the family abroad to live for many years in India, Lebanon, Turkey and Greece. After retiring to Tilghman Island, Md., in 1981, she and her husband, Orval, moved to Philadelphia in 1992. Survivors: her daughter, Paula Bowman; three sons, Samuel, Brien and Daniel; 10 grandchildren; and a sister.
Phyllis Eliot Boothe Plummer, ’37, of Alamo, Calif., July 5, at 86. She majored in psychology and was president of Cap & Gown. After graduating, she worked for Lockheed in Burbank, Calif. She made voice recordings of books and schoolwork for blind students in her community for many years and was also a tireless advocate for the rights of the developmentally disabled. Her brother, Charles Boothe, ’35, predeceased her. Survivors: her husband of 59 years, Louis; three sons, Michael, Lou and David; and five grandchildren.
Halbert C. White, ’37, PhD ’40, of Walnut Creek, Calif., January 9, at 86. He was a chemistry major and member of the Band. He worked for Dow Chemical Co. and, during World War II, developed silicone compounds critical to the war effort. Recipient of 30 patents, he was head of chemical research for Dow’s human health division in Indiana from 1968 to 1976 and finished his career in the pharmaceutical research and development unit in Pittsburg, Calif. His first wife, Vivian, and son David predeceased him. Survivors: his wife, Christine; two sons, Neil and Steve; a daughter, Patricia Smith; and his twin brother, Neil, ’37.
Martha Hall Niccolls, ’38, of Eagle, Idaho, January 3, at 86, of Parkinson’s disease and congestive heart failure. She majored in social science and social thought. After tours of duty in the United States and Germany, she and her husband, career Army officer Robert Niccolls, ’36, retired to Berkeley, where she was active in the Stanford Women’s Club of the East Bay. Her husband died in 1992. Survivors: her sons, Robert, ’61, and Edwin; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Lois B. Persons Nines, ’38, of Palo Alto, December 13, at 84. She was a history major and lived at Lagunita Court. Her husband, Charles, MBA ’50, predeceased her. Survivors include her son, Charles, ’68; and her daughter, Lydia Voorhies.
William Gill Barieau, ’39, MBA ’47, of Fresno, Calif., October 19, at 85. He was a social science and social thought major and member of El Cuadro. During World War II, he served as a communications officer in the Navy. He worked as a certified public accountant for 50 years. He served on the board of the California CPA Society and the advisory council to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Donald Andersen. His wife of 50 years, Kathryn, whom he met at Stanford, died in 1998. Survivors: two daughters, Barbara Mauldin and Becky Wathen; his son, Bill; and two grandchildren.
Wayne Olden Zook, ’39, MBA ’41, of San Diego, December 14, at 85, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was a social science and social thought major and a member of Theta Chi, the wrestling team and the Band. He worked for Convair. A marathon runner until the age of 75, he competed in the Boston, New York and Chicago races and held the national record for 55-year-olds. Survivors: his wife of 60 years, Crystal; two sons, John and Lee; five grandchildren; and his twin brother, Dwight, ’39, MBA ’41.
1940s
Mary Virginia Meserole Boyd, ’40, of Arcadia, Calif., December 22. She was a political science major. During World War II, she worked as a nurse’s aide in Los Angeles and San Francisco. She was a longtime member of the Stanford Women’s Club of Pasadena and the Panhellenic Alumni Association. Survivors: three sons, Robert, George and William; two daughters, Julie Smith and Carol; and two grandsons.
Joan Jessie Wilson Howard, ’41, of Walnut Creek, Calif., December 31, at 82. She was a speech and drama major. She served as president of the Junior League of Oakland-East Bay, helped found many Contra Costa County nonprofit organizations, was the first woman to serve on the John Muir Hospital board, and was past president of Walnut Branch of Children’s Hospital. Survivors: her husband of 61 years, Harmon, ’37, MBA ’39; two sons, Lester and Keith; her daughter, Christine Wilson, ’69; seven grandchildren, including Jamie Wilson, ’97; and her sister, Polly Wilson Kemp, ’45.
Robert L. Hammett, ’42, MA ’43, of Greenbrae, Calif., October 11, at 82, of lymphoma. He was a general engineering major and member of Theta Xi. In 1952, he founded Hammett & Edison in San Francisco, consulting engineers to the radio and television broadcasting industries. He retired in 1994. Survivors: his wife, Luana, ’45; two sons, Bill and John; his daughter, Gala Mowat, ’68; and four grandchildren.
Stanley Dorrance Owen, ’42, of Sunriver, Ore., September 26, at 83. He was an economics major and member of Sigma Chi. He worked for ARCO. Survivors: his wife, Emmy Lou, ’43; and his sons, Stanley, Edward and Barry.
Mary Joy Jameson Petersen, ’42, of San Rafael, Calif., November 8, at 82. She majored in graphic arts. Upon graduating, she attended the Tobe-Coburn School of Fashion in New York. Returning to California, she started a clothing design business in Corona Del Mar. Her husband, Bradner, predeceased her. Survivors: three daughters, Karen Bennett, ’72, Kris Frazier and Lynn; and six grandchildren.
Marian E. Manners Shoop, ’42, of San Mateo, November 24, at 82. She was a psychology major. During World War II, she served with the Red Cross. She worked as a physical therapist and was the first practicing registered physical therapist at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City. Survivors: her husband of 59 years, Rex, ’41, JD ’47; two daughters, Terry Shoop-Hjorth and Gail Shoop-Lamy; her son, Lee, ’77; five grandchildren; and a sister.
Everett Burton “Bud” Clary, ’43, JD ’49, of La Jolla, Calif., November 20, at 80, of prostate cancer. A social science and social thought major, he was a member of Chi Psi and the Band and was elected to the Order of the Coif. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He worked as a litigator with O’Melveny & Myers for 41 years. After retiring, he recorded the firm’s history from 1965 to 2000, continuing his father’s documentation of the firm from 1885 to 1965. Survivors: his wife, Mary, ’44; a son; and a daughter.
Marion Ainsworth Witbek, ’44, of Pasadena, Calif., November 16, at 80. Survivors: her sister, Harriet, ’39; a niece; and a nephew.
Joseph Robert Carlisle, ’45, of Oakland, November 15, at 77. He was a biological sciences major. During World War II, he served as a navigator in the Army Air Corps. He graduated from the U. of Utah Medical School in 1951 and became a prominent surgical eye specialist, retiring in 1989. Survivors: his wife of 52 years, Mary; his daughter, Pauline; and two grandsons.
Philip J. O’Donnell, ’46, JD ’48, of Menlo Park, November 20, at 80. He was a law major and member of Alpha Tau Omega. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps, earning five medals. After working as an attorney in private practice until 1961, he became a contract administrator for Lockheed Martin and retired from SRI International in 1978. Survivors: his wife of 55 years, Beatrice, ’48; three sons, James, Scott and William; and a grandson.
Virginia M. Whittington Weber, ’46, MA ’47, of Palo Alto, January 2, at 77. A psychology major, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She worked for SRI International, where she met her husband, Carl. She served as organist and pianist for several community groups. Survivors: her son, Jeff; her daughter, Julie Brown; and four grandchildren.
Carol Kellogg Coombs, ’47, of Ashland, Ohio, December 24, 2001, at 76. She was a political science major and member of Cap & Gown. She earned a graduate certificate at the Harvard-Radcliffe program of business administration in 1949 and worked as personnel director at Julius Garfinckel and Co. in Washington, D.C. Active in church and volunteer organizations, she was president of the Irvington League of Women Voters in Irvington, N.Y. Survivors: her husband of 42 years, Douglas; and her daughter, Karen.
Joan Carolyn Law Moore, ’47, of Fresno, Calif., September 9. She majored in physical therapy.
Craig B. Vittetoe, ’47, of Ashland, Ore., January 1, at 79. He was an English major and a member of the orchestra. During World War II, he served in the Army. He was a teacher in Palo Alto schools for 34 years, retiring in 1984. He co-authored a series of English texts and was a member of the Commission on English of the National Council of Teachers of English. He played cello with many groups, including the San Jose Symphony, the Santa Clara Philharmonic, the San Andreas String Quartet and the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra. Survivors: his wife, Anne; his daughter, Melanie; his son, Tim; and two grandchildren.
Earnest Eugene Irvine, ’48, MS ’63, of Palo Alto, January 5, at 81, of a stroke. He was an economics major and member of Alpha Sigma Phi. During World War II, he served in the Army. He worked in statistics at C&H Sugar and Bank of America and retired from the Polaris project at Lockheed. Survivors: his son, James; and a brother.
H. Melvin Swift Jr., ’48, JD ’49, of Tarzana, Calif., November 3, at 77, of prostate cancer. He majored in law and helped to organize the Stanford Law Review. During World War II, he served as a radar officer in the Navy. A loyal Stanford volunteer, he was active in Southern California clubs and as a member of the Stanford Athletic Board. He served on the Stanford Alumni Association executive board as senior vice president and president and was a member of the University’s Board of Trustees from 1974 to 1976. He was active in numerous organizations and played a critical role in securing recognition for the California Environmental Quality Act. Survivors: his wife, Jill, ’52; three daughters, Julie O’Connor, Molly Aja and Diana, ’82; and a brother.
1950s
Ronald Brown Garver, ’52, of Los Angeles, November 24, at 71. He was an economics major and a member of Zeta Psi. He served in the Navy submarine service. He was president of Ronald B. Garver & Associates Inc. Survivors: his wife, Patricia; three daughters, Lucinda Beck, Lora Witton and Leslie Jacoby; and six grandchildren.
Donald James Brewer, ’54, of Fairfax, Calif., December 13, at 70. He was an economics major and a member of Sigma Chi. A director of the Marin Association of Realtors, as well as a member for 33 years, he worked with Fox & Carskadon as a vice president, then Grubb & Ellis and, most recently, Coldwell Banker in Greenbrae. Survivors: his wife, Joyce, ’55; two daughters, Clare Hollander and Mary Propersi; a son, Donald; and three grandchildren.
Leslie E. “Pat” Stusser, ’54, of Seattle, January 7, at 69, of complications from multiple myeloma. A history major and a member of Breakers, he worked for KZSU radio. He served as an officer in the Air Force. He operated Stusser Electric Co. with his brother, Herbert, ’52, for 40 years. He served on the boards of many community organizations and co-chaired the boards of Cornish College of the Arts and the Market Foundation. Survivors: his wife of 46 years, Helen; three daughters, Catherine Davis, ’80, Laura Stusser-McNeil and Mary Anne; five grandchildren; and his brother.
Jacqueline Lu “Jackie” Whiteman Watson, ’54, MA ’55, of San Diego, November 9, at 69, of cancer. She was a speech and drama major and a member of Cap & Gown. She worked as a speech, drama and English teacher in La Jolla schools, a speech therapist and supervisor for the San Diego Unified School District, and an instructor for San Diego community colleges. A member of many community organizations, she wrote opinion pieces and essays for magazines and newspapers, and authored Stuck on an Island, which became a bestseller on the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Survivors: her husband of 46 years, Maurice, ’53, JD ’55; her son, John; her daughter, Charlotte; and a granddaughter.
Dorothy L. Brittingham Koll, ’56, of Newport Beach, Calif., December 13, at 68, of multiple myeloma. She majored in speech and drama. She traveled to six continents and was active in religious, community and educational organizations. Survivors: her son, Jack, ’88; five daughters, Dorothy Caillouette, ’79, Donna Yahr, Gay Butera, Kathleen Hancock and Linda; 14 grandchildren; and her brother.
Bradley “Brad” Leonard, ’56, of Escondido, Calif., December 25, at 68, of cancer. He was a psychology major and worked for KZSU and the Daily. He earned his master’s degree from San Jose State and his law degree from USC. He worked for the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office and then as trust counsel for Trust Services of America for 21 years. Survivors: his wife, Dorothy; his son, Derrick; his daughter, Suzette Gindt; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two stepsons; three step-granddaughters; and a sister.
William Moody Packard, ’56, of New York, November 3, at 69. He majored in philosophy. In 1965, he began teaching poetry-writing classes at NYU and other institutions, as well as acting and playwriting at the HB Studio. He founded acclaimed poetry magazine The New York Quarterly in 1969 and authored six volumes of poetry, as well as a novel, many plays that were produced in New York and a rhymed translation of Racine’s Phedre. He served as vice president of the Poetry Society of America and was co-director of the Hofstra Writers Conference for seven years. In 1957, he was awarded a Frost Fellowship and, in 1980, was honored with a reception at the White House for distinguished American poets. He is survived by two cousins.
Ann Hagey Barbee, ’58, MA ’59, of Palo Alto, November 16, at 65. She was a history major. She taught high school in South San Francisco and worked on the Terman Study of the Gifted. After earning an MBA from Santa Clara U., she worked in high-tech sales, recruiting and marketing. She served on the Stanford Athletic Board and Episcopal Church committees and helped create a chemical dependency treatment program for women. Survivors: three sons, Troy, Michael and Christopher; a daughter, Rebecca; a sister, Virginia Hagey Townsend, ’59; a brother; and two grandchildren.
Judith Gaye “Judy” Thomas Simpson, ’59, of Santa Rosa, Calif., November 11, of a brain tumor. She majored in sociology. After raising her children, she worked for 16 years at Christ Church United Methodist as an administrative assistant and program coordinator. Survivors: her husband of 44 years, Ronald, ’57; her daughter, Susan McKee; and two sons, David and Scott.
1960s
Bruce M. Achauer, ’63, of Long Beach, Calif., November 9, at 59, of an unidentified bacterial infection. He was a biological sciences major and member of Delta Upsilon. After graduating from Baylor College of Medicine, he interned at San Francisco General Hospital. He was director of UC-Irvine Medical Center’s Regional Burn Center for 22 years and an internationally recognized expert on reconstructive surgery. During his 35-year career, he conducted major research projects, taught at several universities, wrote more than 150 scientific articles and four books, and published a five-volume textbook. He served as president of the American Board of Plastic Surgery for two years. Survivors: his wife, Tamara; and two daughters, Allison and Hilary.
John Paul Baker, ’63, of Alturas, Calif., August 21, at 61, of cancer. He majored in political science. He worked in the Peace Corps before entering Boalt Hall School of Law at UC-Berkeley. After admission to the State Bar in 1970, he worked in the Office of Legislative Counsel in Sacramento and then as deputy public defender in Humboldt County. He became Modoc County’s deputy district attorney in 1972 and was elected to the first of two terms as district attorney in 1975. After practicing privately for 13 years, he was appointed to the Modoc Superior Court bench in 1996. He initiated a peer court for juveniles as well as a drug court to monitor substance abusers. Survivors: his wife of 18 years, Anna; two daughters, Morgan and Maggie; his son, Jack; his mother; and seven siblings.
1970s
John Barrett Grant Jr., ’71, of Stamford, Conn., October 17, of cancer. He was a political science major and a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. He worked for the law firm Shea & Gould and as a partner with Camhy Karlinsky & Stein. Survivors: his wife, Julie; his son, John; his daughter, Ann; his mother; and two sisters.
1980s
Jeffrey Thomas Clarke, ’80, of Boulder, Colo., November 16, at 46. He was a biological sciences major and a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He earned his medical degree from UC-Davis in 1984 and worked as a family physician. Survivors: his wife, Carol, ’79; three sons, Christopher, Matthew and Jeffrey; two sisters; and a brother.
Barbara Helen Collier Tyson, ’82, of Arlington, Va., December 31, at 42, of breast cancer. An economics and applied earth sciences major, she was a member of Alpha Phi. She worked in real estate before earning a degree from McGeorge School of Law. She specialized in real estate law in Silver Spring, Md. Survivors: her husband of 10 years, Kevin; her daughter, Laura; and her parents, Philip, ’50, and Virginia Collier.
Stephanie Lisa Gonzales Jara, ’88, of San Jose, July 3, at 37, of breast cancer. She majored in industrial engineering. During the 15 years she worked for Hewlett-Packard, she received multiple awards for excellence. Survivors: two sons, David and Nicolas; her parents, Gilbert and Lupe; two sisters, Arleen, ’82, and Elaine, ’97, JD ’00; and three brothers, Gilbert, ’84, Steven and Ryan.
2000s
Feliciana Briggs, ’00, of San Diego, November 9, at 24. She was an English major. She worked with Native American children in Venezuela and at the Center for International Policy in Washington, D.C. She also taught yoga. Survivors: her parents, Charles Briggs and Helena Reilly; two brothers; a sister; and her grandparents.
Business
Robert H. Dasteel, MBA ’55, of Los Angeles, November 25, at 87. A Naval Academy graduate, he served on a destroyer during the attack on Pearl Harbor, then became a naval aviator, retiring in 1959. After earning his law degree at George Washington U., he founded American Thermoform Corp., which developed a machine for the duplication of Braille, and was active in many organizations for the blind. He served on the executive board and the national board of governors of the American Jewish Committee. Survivors: his wife, Betty, ’44; three sons, Robert, Hart and James; two grandsons; and a brother.
Education
Kenneth Edward McCarthy, MA ’53, of Menlo Park, at 80. He attended Fresno State U. and Rice U. for his undergraduate studies. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He worked as a teacher and principal for 33 years. Founder of the Center for Learning Improvement in Menlo Park, he was author of Why Thomas Can Read. Survivors: his wife, Miriam, ’49; his son, Brian; and two grandchildren.
Engineering
Lung-Wen Tsai, PhD ’73 (mechanical engineering), of Riverside, Calif., November 29, at 57, of a brain aneurysm. An expert in robotics and machine kinematics, he held eight patents in automotive- and machine-mechanism design. He taught at the U. of Maryland for 14 years before joining the UC-Riverside faculty in 2000. He was editor of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, author of two textbooks, chair of the ASME mechanisms committee and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Survivors: his wife, Lung-Chu; his daughter, Jule Ann; and his son, David.
Manuel Salvador Esquivel, MS ’89 (electrical engineering), of Wilmington, Calif., December 1, at 37. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Caltech, and worked for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Survivors: his parents, Maria and Maximiano; three sisters; and his brother.
Humanities and Sciences
Kenneth Jordan Lissant, PhD ’47 (chemistry), of Clever, Mo., October 31, at 82. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Ottawa U. in Kansas and his master’s degree from Washington U. in St. Louis. He was a Bristol-Myers fellow at Stanford. He joined Petrolite Corp. as a research chemist, became director of advanced research and retired after 41 years with the firm. Inventor of record on 38 patents, he authored more than 30 publications, including two textbooks. Survivors: his wife of 55 years, Ellen; his daughter, Joyce Uggla, ’72, MA ’77; two sons, Keith and Nathan; two grandchildren; a sister; and a brother.
Thornton Young Booth, PhD ’51 (English), of Logan, Utah, July 2, at 84. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young U. in 1941. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the Army, rising to the rank of captain. He became an assistant professor at Utah State U. in 1953 and, after serving as head of the English department and dean of the College of Humanities and Arts, he retired in 1988 as professor emeritus. Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Nan; two sons, James and Geoffrey; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two sisters.
Benjamin R. Makela, MA ’54 (political science), of Holly Hill, Fla., November 5, at 80, of Parkinson’s disease. He earned his bachelor’s degree from George Washington U. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the Army. He worked in New York from 1953 to 1983 with the Financial Executives Institute. He was editor of Financial Executive magazine and research director of the Financial Executives Research Foundation. Survivors: his wife of 48 years, Betty; his son, Gregory; two grandchildren; his stepson, Kenneth; and a sister.
Eric G. Barham, PhD ’57 (biological sciences), of Los Osos, Calif., July 1, at 82, of complications from a stroke. During World War II, he served in the Marines and received a Purple Heart. He worked for the Navy Electronics Laboratory in San Diego. In 1964, he led an NEL deep-sea research project into the deepest point in the Atlantic to study the scattering layer that makes sonar readings of the sea bottom appear closer. A year later, he was able to prove the theory of a false bottom with another project off Baja California. He was later assigned to the Naval Underseas Warfare Center and retired in 1980. Survivors: his wife, Betty; three daughters, Christine Duclos, Cynthia Lund and Cecilia Noyes; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
David Young Nanney Sr., MA ’66 (English), of Phoenix, December 12, at 87. He was professor of military science at Stanford from 1962 to 1968 and a retired colonel. Survivors: his wife, Lucille, ’39, MA ’70; two sons, David, ’65, MAR ’68, and Donald, ’71; two daughters, Suellyn Fry and Sylvia Fitzgerald, ’67; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Robert Willard Foley, MA ’69 (German studies), MA ’72 (education), of Menlo Park, October 18, at 68, of heart disease. He earned his bachelor’s degree from UC-Berkeley. He was a director of private schools and principal at a Portola Valley school and at Lincoln School in Newark, Calif. Survivors: his wife, Barbara, ’55, MA ’56; his son, David Mayer; his daughter, Paula Rubio; and three grandchildren.
Law
James Richard “Pete” Glade, LLM ’47, of Sebastopol, Calif., October 14, at 84. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the U. of Utah and his law degree at Harvard. During World War II, he served as a captain in the Army and was awarded the Bronze Star. He practiced labor law in Sacramento and Los Angeles and, in 1985, was appointed to California’s Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. He retired in 1991. Survivors: his wife, Marilynn; two daughters, Lynne Tabler and Sarah Gurney; and two grandchildren.
Marvin E. Helon, JD ’48, of Fresno, Calif., October 6, at 82. He earned his bachelor’s degree in military science from the U. of Oregon. During World War II, he served as a bombardier in the Air Force. He worked as a deputy district attorney in Fresno until recalled to military service in the Judge Advocate General’s office during the Korean War. He practiced law in a Fresno partnership that became Dubsick, Helon, Manfredo, Forbes & Best. He served as city attorney for Clovis, Calif., from 1961 to 1986, then practiced privately until retiring in 2000 after more than 50 years as an attorney. His wife of 50 years, Emma, predeceased him. Survivors: his son, Marvin; and two grandchildren.
Harlan Kenneth Veal, JD ’50, of Woodside, November 25, at 79, of cancer. He served in the Army from 1943 to 1946, earning his bachelor’s degree from UC-Berkeley in 1947. He practiced for 32 years with Truce, Veal, Jackson, Taylor, Bolgard and Mittlesteadt in San Carlos, Calif. In 1984, he was appointed to the California Superior Court. He retired in 1997. Survivors: his wife of 37 years, Anne; two sons, Rory and Christopher; two daughters, Victoria George and Candyce; four grandchildren; and three stepchildren.
Medicine
James V. Calio, MD ’47, of West Hartford, Conn., January 3, at 85. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan U. in 1940. After serving in the Army Medical Corps as a captain from 1948 to 1950, he began his medical practice in Hartford. He worked on the medical staff of St. Francis Hospital until his retirement in 1991. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Phyllis; his son, James; his daughter, Lorraine; and one granddaughter.
