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class reunions Sandy Barbour, Athletic Director, and Tuck volunteers at the Bambino Thrift Shop, which Coop, CAA Executive Director, were present benefits the Children’s Hospital in Oakland; Details are included in your class’s and made remarks, updating events and plans Margaret Truebridge Miller does volunteer section. being formed for both Cal Athletics and the work in the library at Meher schools in Lafay- alumni programs. For further info contact ette and hosts monthly meetings of a Poets’ Classes of ’45, ’46, ’47 Borden, Christy, Donna, or any Class Officer. Circle in Walnut Creek. In the past year many Oct. 7, luncheon, Berkeley Marina Class Secretary: Virginia Leach, 217 Hillside of you have reported celebrations of 90th Doubletree Ave, Piedmont 94611; Don Hardison, 1415 birthdays. Congratulations to each of you, but Vista Rd, El Cerrito, 94530 a brass ring goes to Virginia Root James for her Class of ’61 way of celebrating: going up in a hot-air bal- Oct. 13–16, campus, featuring a banquet Our 70th reunion, with Class of 1942, loon. “It was glorious,” she reports. at the Faculty Club, lectures, the home- 41 was a success. We had 23 attending Rebecca Hayden, 2598 Filbert St Apt 2, San coming game, and more. Visit www. from our class. Those who could not attend Francisco 94123, [email protected], kaneprod.com/Classof61 or email Linda sent their updates. Mickey Clark Pitti has 415/931-4283; Govan at [email protected]. two daughters and a granddaughter. She has been playing in volleyball tournaments for Madeline Goodrich McLaughlin vol- Class of ’66 12 years. Lucille Vartanian Lewis-Bauerly is liv- 44 unteers at Walnut Creek’s Lindsay Oct. 13–16. Save the weekend for a ing in The Terraces Retirement Community Wildlife Museum, caring for injured wild mammoth celebration. in Los Gatos close to her son. James Felchlin animals. She is also a docent at the Shad- retired from Mellon this past summer and eland Museum. She reports that Phyllis Botto is now spending more time in Lake Tahoe. Robinson Clark is a busy volunteer in Seattle. He and his wife, Diane, have four daughters. Phyllis also plays a lot of tennis. Elaine Christ- They travel a lot and he enjoys playing domi- man Sherman in Sacramento swims daily, Annually, Blue and Gold Cal alums nos and bridge. Edward De Lanot is still inter- while also pursuing golf and bridge. Mean- 26 residing at the San Francisco Towers ested in urban mass transit including the while Richard and Pat Mackay Rihn drove in San Francisco celebrate at a festive brunch high-speed rail service. His career was with 5,000 miles visiting our National Parks. Dick after the Big Game day. About 50 residents transportation enterprises in their primary Niello has to keep one eye on his son, the dig out their Bear ties, Cal caps, scarves, pom- stage. Bob Wilson spent the month of June State Assemblyman, and another eye on his poms, megaphones, (Roos Bros. days) Golden with his three daughters in Cape Cod. He other son, who runs the family Sacramento Bears, and banners for the celebration (not a still enjoys golfing and lives at Vi in Palo Alto. Volkswagen dealership. So he takes his phone Stanfordite in sight!). Many left their china Vernon Harp Jr. enjoyed practicing cardiology calls up at his Tahoe home. He and Jack Her- and silver behind but didn’t forget to bring at UCSF and played in the October Fest for rero put on another pre–Big Game LeBaron their Bear memorabilia to their retirement thirty-five years. He lives in a continued care luncheon. Other ’44s attending included Don home! Harold Levy ’32 had his 100th birth- retirement home. Bob Williams and wife Betty Campbell, Jack Hofmann, Noble Hamilton, day just prior. He always wore his aged root- live in a retirement community in Indianapo- Ross Bewley, and Dick Duhring. John Dunlap, ers cap covered with bear and fraternity pins. lis where he is currently president of the Res- still captain of the Napa bocce team, trav- Madeline Schoenfeld Kaufman, age 103, was idents’ Council. eled to Cuba with a study group from Sonoma decked in Blue and Gold as she sipped the Class Secretary: Lorraine Lunt Godfrey, 620 State University, and their Lifelong Learning bubbly—she never misses a party! Next year Sand Hill Rd, Apt 411D, Palo Alto 94304, lar- Institute. Joe Mixer enjoys weekly lunches plans are underway for more Cal Band music! [email protected] with a group of Phi Kappa Sigma alums. He is We currently have no information for this the only ’44 attending. He is deep into a vig- class. If you are the class secretary, please call The reunion on Nov. 19 at Trader orous senior aerobics class and, with his wife, the magazine office at 510/642-5781. 42 Vic’s in Emeryville was a grand Madeline ’49, enjoyed two inspiring trips to success, judging from the laughter and the Yosemite last year. The class of ’38 had a most enjoy- lively talking and mingling with long-time Class Secretaries: Dick Duhring, 13871 38 able 72nd reunion on Nov. 19 dur- friends. The big hits, with loud applause, Robleda Rd, Los Altos Hills 94022, fkd@ ing a luncheon at Alumni House in a joint were entertainment by the Men’s Octet, Cal duhring.net; Virginia Pearson Anderson, 100 reunion with the Class of ’37, and even one Band, Rally Committee with the Axe (which Bay Pl, #2001, Oakland 94610 number of the ’35 alumni. Some 28 were in we lost the next day), the Spirit Girls, and attendance. The Straw Hat Band and the Oski, who stayed quite a long time and was Response to the 65th re- Cal Men’s Octet added to the pregame spirit. photographed with many class members. 45-47 union mailing last Sep- Class Vice President Donna Borden made the We learned that ’42ers are still very active in tember was impressive, providing much luncheon arrangements, and Class Presi- communities and organizations. For instance: information for “Keeping in Touch.” Thanks, dent Borden Price chaired the event along Marjorie Phillips Block volunteers at a hospice too, for the dues and contributions to TAAP with Christy Armstrong, ’37 Class Presi- thrift shop in Marin County; Cecelia Steinberg and other designated Cal programs. Class dent. Those attending seemed to think the Hurwich is active in the Sierra Club’s “Beyond President Jean Nipper Marchant, Hugh (Bud), reunions of the two classes were the best ever. Coal” campaign; Janet Ackerly Mendenhall and daughter Susie did a Crystal cruise on the

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Symphony from Dover to New York in Sep- with a moment of silence in memory of her 1195 Glen Rd, Lafayette 94549, BluDot1195@ tember. On board was Pat Harvey ’45, now predecessor, Dwight H. (Bud) Murray, who aol.com; Micky Scholte, 28450 Buena Vista, Schneider, who recognized Jean after these had passed away only days before. Reunion Mission Viejo 92692, [email protected] many years. Patti and Bill live in a retirement Chair George (Ted) Jatho and a telephone home in Sterling, VA and they enjoy their calling crew led by Pat Peck, plus Sally Lyd- Grete Lindeke Egan and Cliff ’52 are large family, and travelling, especially on ing’s publicity work, lured the expected large 53 celebrating the 52nd season of the large cruise ships and the Elderhostel/Road group of Californians. The farthest travelers Diablo Theatre Company in Walnut Creek Scholars program. Bill Blair ’46, retired from were John and Ann Bartlett of Sandia, NM; at the Regional Center. The Eagans started pediatric practice at Palo Alto Medical Foun- Edward Chupp and Camille Reed of Durham, the group in 1959 by gathering Cal gradu- dation, has added the 65th Reunion Com- NH; George and Ethel Fabrin, Camp Verde, ates who had sung together in Glee Club and mittee to his other activities. He is treasurer AZ; W. Bruce MacKenzie, Boulder; Jeanne Treble Clef on campus. Grete was a producer and chairman of the Community Services Clark Whetstone, Fort Collins CO; Bill and for 23 years and is still active on the Board committee of Kiwanis Club of Menlo Park, Gini Woolley, Boise; and Beverly and John of Directors. Cliff, a practicing attorney in among others. He attends almost weekly Youngjohn, Houston. There were many happy Walnut Creek, has performed in over 45 lunches at Moraga Country Club with ’45 reunions, including that of Barbara Boyd shows and served on the Board in the early and ’46 Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity broth- Evans and high school classmates Boyd Quinn years. Emanuel Williams entered the Army ers. Bob Katz ’46 of Portola Valley, also on and Donald Bruzzone. A memorial gathering and served until 1981, retiring in Atlanta. the reunion committee, just finished a two- was held at the Cal Crew boathouse after After seminary at Emory University, he year term as President of the Sempervirens the reunion luncheon for Ian Gordon Turner, began clinical training in 1985 as a hospi- Fund which has helped preserve redwood stroke on the Bear varsity eight-oared shell tal chaplain. In 1987 he began serving as a forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains since that won the 1948 Olympic Gold. The plaque staff chaplain until 2002 when he joined the 1900. Jeanne Wheelock Lilly ’45 was a land- commemorating the major contributions of chaplaincy department of the Assemblies of use planner for Santa Cruz County. She and the Classes of 1950 and 1954 toward restor- God. In 2009, he retired from full time work her husband, Bob, live in Pacific Grove, travel ing is now in place on the west- but still serves as a volunteer at a local hos- the world, and have three sons and two grand- ern rail of the Strawberry Creek Bridge. Carl pital. He and his wife have one son and three children. Joyce Strang Hoover ’47 and hus- L. Johannessen, professor emeritus of bioge- grandchildren who live in Virginia Beach. band Rusty vacationed in Palm Springs for 3 ography at the University of Oregon, and a Class Secretaries: Beth Mott, 14 Mariposa Dr, weeks while visiting their son. Erin Flanagan colleague are traveling, lecturing, and doing San Luis Obispo 93401, [email protected]; ’47 and Bill celebrated their 60th wedding ongoing research in support of their recently Oliver White, Ridgeback Rd, Carmel Valley anniversary in June of last year. They vaca- published book, World Trade and Biological 93924, [email protected] tioned in Michigan with a bicycle trip around Exchanges Before 1492. Mackinac Island. C. Caldwell, now retired, Class Secretaries: Norma Blair Connor, 30 The pre-UCLA game picnic at the and his wife live in Murphys. Eleanor Moffett Baywood Cir, Novato 94949, SheBear50@ 54 Class of ’54 Gate was smaller than Hayes ’47 lives in Atherton. She is retired and comcast.net; Roger C. Thompson, 1439 Haw- usual, but heartily enjoyed by 25 ’54 Bears. enjoys travel and gardening. From Pasadena, thorne Ter, Berkeley 94708-1803, 510/841- Bonnie Everson Kerby-Miller recruited one of Ruth Morris Ryan ’47 reports that she is a for- 7817, [email protected]; Bill Woolley, her daughters to help Karl Osterloh and others mer teacher in Adult Education and is now 4018 Edgemont St, Boise, ID 83706, wlwand- get everything ready. Bonnie provided yel- retired. H. Martin Ems is retired and living [email protected]. low chrysanthemum corsages, and Jim Griffin in San Francisco. Mary Jo Anderson Broderick and Bob Collins delivered our annual posy to ’47 and her husband, Henry, live in Tiburon. Residents of Sacramento Carol Lou Mary Catherine Birgeneau at the Chancellor’s Marion Fones Volberg and Fred ’49 live in Oak 52 Harkness Williams and her husband house. We missed several classmates who Run where her retirement activities include Bob have two sons and three grandsons. She were out of town, and most of all, we felt the gardening, sewing, reading, Newcomers club, and Bob have traveled a great deal but now absence of John Kerby-Miller, who was always and church activities. Marion writes, “It will take “one-day trips with a local tour group” with us on reunions and University occasions. be an old cronies party … the reunion! We are and live simply. While at Cal, Carol lived at Class Treasurer Dave Francis has resigned the the survivors.” Epworth Hall and was active in Prytanean, post he held for many years, and is now Trea- ’45 Class Secretary: Mary Napton Engstrom, IAWS Convention, Women’s Ex Board, and surer Emeritus. Dave says “I have thoroughly 2001 Rancho Verde Cir East, Danville 94526, Phi Chi Theta. Ron Chatham and Joan spend enjoyed serving as Class Treasurer. It has [email protected]; ’46 Class Sec- winters in Arizona and summers fishing off been most enjoyable to work with all the lead- retary: Eileen O’Brien Kreps, 290 Via Bar- the Oregon coast. They have two daughters ers who put together campaigns which set a ranca, Greenbrae 94904, DEKREPS@aol. and one granddaughter. Ron retired after 30 fine precedent in fund raising for UC.” The com; ’47 Class Secretary: Phyllis Carvalho, years as a geography professor at Western account has been transferred to Vice Presi- 5520 Starboard Ct, Discovery Bay 94505-9416, Oregon University. At Cal, he was a member dent Bonnie Kerby-Miller; Lesley Walsh is sec- 925/634-5706 of the Elections Board, an honor student and ond signer, if needed. Dave and Mary Jo, we lived in . Ron would love to hear thank you for all your help and participation The 60th Reunion Luncheon from Bowles Hall and Stern alums! Your class in ’54 events. We send you many thanks and 50 attracted 227 people in the Clare- secretary will coordinate communications. best wishes, and look forward to hearing from mont Hotel and Spa on Nov. 19. The spirited Robert Kelgord of Carmichael serves as a con- you often. Professor Patrick V. Kirch, Honor- crowd was treated to a virtual trip around sulting criminologist in Sacramento where he ary Classmate and Class of 1954 Professor of the campus via Dick Hafner’s nostalgic talk; was the chief probation officer/county parole Anthropology and Integrative Biology, intro- music by the Cal Band and the Men’s Octet; officer before his retirement. Sister Mark duced his newly published book, How Chiefs a silent auction organized by Duane Dresser, (Bea Sandy) has been involved with the larg- Became Kings, at a Dec. 14 reception hosted Yvonne Cazier, Norma Connor, and Bob Logan; est affordable-housing development in Santa by University Press Books. We missed Pat at and festive decorations prepared by Nancy Barbara, which took more than 12 years to our 55th reunion, when he was in the South Bittner, Jane Koll, and Connie Brooding. Class bring to completion. Pacific, and send congratulations. President Marion Harris opened the luncheon Class Secretaries: Mardy Pletcher Robinson, Class Secretaries: Donald Denton, 14039

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Strawberry Cir, Penn Valley 95946, 530/432- Class Secretaries: Gerald McFarland, 62 http://gspp.berkeley.edu/ and click on the 1888, [email protected]; Lesley Walsh, 453 Shutesbury Rd, Leverett, MA 01054; Pat Kim- Class of ’68 icon. 44th Ave, San Francisco 94121, Lesley.walsh@ ball O’Connell, 9251 Marymount Dr, Pitts- Class Secretary: Diane Moreland Steenman, sbcglobal.net burgh, PA 15237 3956 Ruskin St, Las Vegas, NV 89147, dsteen- [email protected] Claudia Mauzy Nemir recently served Shari Dunn has merged her Oakland 57 as Chairperson of the Board for 64 firm, CompAnalysis, into Galla- In response to my summer blurb two years and is presently the Develop- gher Benefit Services of Insurance 72 about wanting to retire and play ment Chair on the Board. Vladislav Bevc has Services. The office will continue to oper- more bridge, David Gabriel (School of Educa- just published The Energy Primer for Kids, a ate under her leadership. Terrence Ryan has tion) wrote that he and his family moved to concise volume that teaches important sci- published “The Pacific Coast Lumber Trade” the south Denver suburbs from Piedmont entific lessons as well as how to think about in the California Territorial Quarterly (Fall about 18 years ago. David was quite clever science. The author hopes the book may, in 2009) and “The Development of Pacific Coast with the bridge jokes but did say he was at least some places, provide an antidote for Lumber Ships” in the Nautical Research learning to play the game. He also attached a the green bilge that has flooded public educa- Journal (September 2010). He also delivered Lowell High School (SF) reunion photo with tion. Dr. Bevc has previously published Lib- a paper on “West Coast Seamen and Their Herb Caen, our favorite columnist of the eral Forces in 20th Century Yugoslavia and Fight for Freedom” at the Ninth Maritime era. Richard Lyman (Dick) Wiltshire, M.S. ’73, Smiling Slovenia. Heritage Conference (2010). He is currently is yet another Cal alum living near Denver. Class Secretary: Judy Thomson, 647 Cragmont writing a book on the lost dog-hole ports of He’s a fifth-generation Cal grad and a third- Ave, Berkeley 94708-1329 the Redwood Coast. generation engineering graduate. He wrote, Class Secretaries: Julia Engler, P.O. Box 336, “I’ve been on ASCE’s History and Heritage Last November, UC Press pub- Idleyld Park, OR, 97447, [email protected]; Committee since 2003 and have been the 58 lished the first of three volumes of Jon Shawl, 6837 N. Lost Dutchman Dr, Para- Colorado Section’s History and Heritage the Autobiography of Mark Twain which has dise Valley, AZ 85253, [email protected] Committee Chair since 2002. I worked for become the largest run in UC Press history the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the Denver and remains in the Top 10 Seller Lists. Harriet Fresh from the success of our 40th Office from 1977 until I retired in 2008 after Elinor Smith and the other editors wrote in 66 reunion, Phil Litts has agreed to chair also 4 years in the U.S. Air Force. Yup, I did the acknowledgements, “First and foremost the 45th Reunion events once more. Please Air Force ROTC at Cal—those were the days! we thank all the members of the University of watch this column for more details. Roberta I grew up in Berkeley, just like my mom, her California, Berkeley, Class of 1958 … who have Reid Armstrong, M.A. ’67. Ph.D. ’71, and her brother and sister (all 3 Cal grads), and my recently created an endowment of $1 mil- husband, Mike ’65, M.A. ’67, Ph.D. ’74, MPH grandmother (she and my grandfather were lion dedicated to the Mark Twain Project. We ’96, have returned to California. Roberta still Cal grads—class of 1917).” The first grad, his thank each and every member of the Class for works as a fundraiser for SUNY-Albany and great-great-grandmother, received her Bach- their far seeing wisdom and generosity.” Over Mike is retired. Both earned degrees in Eng- elor of Philosophy degree in 1876 and an M.D. two dozen of our classmates attended a 1958 lish and have taught and worked in higher in 1878. Reception at the on Nov. 12 education. She would love to hear from old Class Secretary: Debbie Klohs DeZarn, to hear Smith and two other editors provide friends at [email protected]. Better yet, come [email protected], 6469 Moss Cir, insight into their experience of the past 44, in person to the reunion in October! Arvada, CO 80007, 303/424-1498 36, and 6 years devoted to editing the auto- Class Secretary: Mary Beth Mulvey Buck, biography! We as a class have every reason to P.O. Box 550, Southport, CT 06890, mabuck1@ Following a long career in arts man- be proud of their accomplishment and of our aol.com 78 agement and fundraising with muse- continued support. ums and performing arts organizations in Class Secretaries: R. Scott Sherman, P.O. Box Class of ’68 members continue to New York and New Jersey, Patricia Egan is 666, Red Bluff 96080-0666, rssroots@pac- 68 hold quarterly gatherings on Sat- completing her MBA at the Lokey Graduate bell.net; Barbara Bell Scott, 97B Frederick St, urday mornings on campus. Don’t miss the School of Business, Mills College, with an Santa Cruz 95062, [email protected] next gathering on March 12. For more infor- emphasis on audit and management. During mation, email [email protected]. Tim the 2010–11 year, she has been privileged to Gerald Frug, professor at Harvard, Comstock has published a new murder mys- serve as a Capital Fellow in Judicial Admin- 60 has become the first non-architect tery thriller, Reunion in Carmel. His years as istration with the Planning and Research to win the James Stirling Lectures on the City Dean of Students at California State Univer- Bureau, Superior Court of California, County competition, hosted by the Canadian Cen- sity at Sacramento and spending a third of of Alameda. Her fellowship is part of the tre for Architecture (CCA) and the London his life in the Carmel area add extra reality nationally recognized Capital Fellows Pro- School of Economics and Political Science to this book. On another note, the Center on grams, administered by the Center for Cali- (LSE). To celebrate his 50th anniversary of Civility & Democratic Engagement, founded fornia Studies in Sacramento. graduation from Cal, Louis Kruger decided in by the Class of ’68,at the Goldman School of Class Secretaries: Jamie Wells Behrendt, P.O. a moment of geriatric bravado to take a two- Public Policy, will co-sponsor a lecture on Box 514, Ross 94957-0514; Karl Keller, 7504 week backpacking trip in the High Sierra. Cal Day, April 16th. Look for details in the Brentwood Dr, Stockton 95207 The reward for this breech of sanity was a Cal Day campus information. The Center successful summit of Mt. Whitney. More continues to support Cal undergraduates Where are you Class of 1980? Fol- importantly, he said, “you can tell the whole at the UC Center in Washington, D.C., and 80 lowing a nice promotion in the damn world that it is most assuredly BEAR graduate students at the Goldman School of advancement office at USC (What? I hope her TERRITORY.” “Amped up” and revitalized, Public Policy during the spring 2011 semes- office is not on probation like the Trojan ath- he remains steadfastly supportive of the Ban- ter. Fundraising for the Center is ongoing; letic program), Associate Dean Susan Wilcox croft Library’s Mark Twain Project, and all many thanks to our classmates and others moved to Rancho Palo Verde this year. The things Cal. He has summoned up the courage in the Cal community for their support. For True Blues of 1980 sat through a tough Cal to dream … Rose Bowl this century! more information on the Center, please visit football season, with most of us infants when

CALIFORNIA spring 2011 CAL3 Keeping in Touch a Joe Kapp–led team last went to (and lost for creating and coordinating Simpson’s new Merrill Lynch. René is a Director of Global in) the Rose Bowl in 1959. Sitting in the same U Nonimmigrant Status Project for summer Banking at Citigroup. The couple currently section as his frat bro Mike Neal, Jeff Templin, associates, and for representing Sanctuary resides in New York. A spring 2011 wedding now a dentist in Santa Rosa, was seen shaking clients in filing U Nonimmigrant Status peti- is planned. Kirsten Mickelson and Cal Crew his head and leaving the stadium in a huff to tions for domestic violence victims. rower Filip Filipic ’05 got married earlier go escape through video games, just like he Class Secretaries: Althea Kippes, P.O. Box this fall in Lake Tahoe. They live and work did in his days at Cal. Leo O’Farrell enjoyed a 2807, San Francisco 94126-2807, 415/541- in San Francisco. He proposed to her while victory with his son Trevor and your Class 5692, [email protected] climbing Mt. Kilimajaro in Tanzania. Kirsten Secretary and his son Tomás (who applied to recently passed the CA Bar Exam and works Cal this year). Mike Quigley has turned into Congratulations to Nancy Liu Chin as an associate at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & a Facebook photo-posting machine, with 91 of San Francisco who was among the Arnold in San Francisco. his travels all over the world visible online. many worthy female small business owners Class Secretary: Amy Lei, 415/812-5479, Steve Roscow reports that he is now running nominated for her city’s 2010 Women’s Initia- [email protected] 40-minute 5K fun runs, a far cry from his tive Women Entrepreneur of the Year. Nancy glory day sub-40-minute 10K races in the owns a speciality floral and event design stu- Cal Crew rower Filip Filipic mar- 1990s. Cary Zeitlin was in heaven this fall with dio in San Francisco. Her floral and event 05 ried his college sweetheart Kirsten the San Francisco Giants winning the World design work has been featured in many pub- Mickelson ’03 earlier this fall in Lake Tahoe. Series and is considering retirement from the lications including Sunset, Martha Stewart After leaving his home country of Serbia to stressful sports fan world. Larry Baer, Presi- Weddings, BRIDES, The Knot, and 7 x 7. She row for Cal, Filip has remained in the United dent of the San Francisco Giants, accepted a lives in SOMA with her husband of 10 years, States working as a civil engineer in San Fran- Jefferson Award on behalf of the team in rec- Kevin Chin, and enjoys traveling, cooking, cisco. The couple spent their honeymoon in ognition for its community service. and raising her bichon frise, Chin Chin. the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Class Secretary: Kevin Johnson, 232 Tern Pl, Class Secretary: Michelle Segal, michelle91@ Emirates. Davis 95616, [email protected] cal.berkeley.edu Class Secretary: Amy Wang, yammyamy@ gmail.com Most of the Class are or have turned Scarlett Lin Gomez was named 2010 82 50 by now. And the parties have been 94 American Journal of Public Health Vincent Ferro ’08 and Cheryl Pon fun! Karen Bozak Jelks is back in Davis after Author of the Year 2010 by the American Pub- 07 were engaged in Nov. 2010 in Paris. spending the first half of the year in Barcelona lic Health Association in recognition of her Cheryl currently works in Digital Content with her family. Julene Hunter is happy in her research article titled “Disparities in Breast and Commerce for Google eBooks at Google art studio in Tahoe and loved seeing Patty Pre- Cancer Survival Among Asian Women by Inc., and just returned from working abroad ville Falconer and Carin Madden Wineman when Ethnicity and Immigrant Status.” Gomez is in Europe. She is now publishing a children’s they visited. Michelle Carmassi Taylor and Mike currently a research scientist with the Cancer book. Vincent currently works in environ- Taylor ’81 became grandparents. Carolyn Ross Prevention Institute of California. mental policy and management for the West is now back living in the Bay Area. Class Secretary: Elizabeth Zamora-Villegas, Contra Costa County Integrated Waste Man- Class Secretaries: Cathy Costanza, 8149 South [email protected] agement Authority. Their wedding will be 77th East Ave #101, Tulsa, OK 74133, cat- held in July 2011 in Ventura. [email protected]; Julene Hunter, P.O. Deborah Yim and Tony Yao married Class Secretary: Brian Gaab, 2726 Walnut Box 6647, Incline Village, NV 89450; Anita 98 June 2010 in Los Angeles. Although Blvd, Walnut Creek 94596, 510/396-3475, bri- Sham, 137 Parkhaven Dr, Danville, 94506, ani- her husband is a proud Stanfurd Cardinal, [email protected] [email protected] Deborah was happy to note that Cal grads largely outnumbered any Stanfurd support- Dr. Lucy Kerman, Ph.D., joined ers at the wedding. Among the Cal grads in 83 Drexel University as vice provost attendance were bridesmaids Claudia Natera Call for nominations for university and community partnerships. ’00 and Natasha Sung ’00, Boalt ’03, Debo- CAA is seeking names of outstanding For the past four years, Kerman has been at rah’s brother Timothy Yim ’07, Claudia Cas- alumni for consideration in the 2012 Philadelphia’s Urban Affairs Coalition. She tillo ’97, Allan Wong, Beatrice Telles ’00, and alumni awards. For more information, has also worked as a consultant on projects David Gladfelter, Boalt ’03. After attending visit alumni.berkeley.edu/awards. involving community revitalization and, in UCLA Law School, Deborah went into private particular, the role of anchor institutions in practice at the law firm of Buchalter Nemer supporting neighborhood redevelopment, and Reed Smith. She joined the Department CAN’T FIND YOUR SECRETARY? housing development, and school reform and of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for Email [email protected] improvement. the Central District of California in 2007. or call 510/642-5781 for names and Class Secretary: Patrick Doyle, 5 Third St, Deborah started a children’s literacy program contact info. #600, San Francisco 94103, fax 415/777-4385, in Pasadena, called Kids Reading to Succeed [email protected] (www.kidsreadingtosucceed.org), where Class Secretaries: email your notes many Cal grads volunteer. ([email protected]) I am delighted to inform you that Class Secretaries: Paul Huang, zooropa821@ with “Class year” in the subject line. 90 Harlene Katzman (CUNY Law School hotmail.com; Jonathan Stewart, calboy@alum. You can also fax them to 510/642-6252 ’95) was honored last November at the Sanc- berkeley.edu; Deborah Yim, P.O. Box 80097, or mail a hard copy to Class Notes, Cali- tuary for Families Above & Beyond Pro Bono San Marino 91118, [email protected] fornia magazine, CAA, 1 Alumni House, Achievement Awards & Benefit in New York Berkeley, CA 94720-7520. City. Katzman, currently counsel at Simp- Charles S. Patrick III of Los Ange- Submission deadlines: son Thacher & Bartlett LLP and former 03 les was recently engaged to René Fall 2011 issue: June 24 Dean of the Center for Public Interest Law N. Lumley-Hall. Charles is a Vice Presi- Winter 2011 issue: September 23 at Columbia Law School, received the award dent in the Wealth Management Division at

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Richard N. Goldman ‘41 off Alaska’s pristine coastline. They realized there was no Nobel Prize equivalent for environmental work, so they established one of their Richard N. Goldman ’41, who gave own. Commonly called “the Green Nobel,” the Goldman Prize annu- generously to support environmental ally awards $150,000 to six individuals who have made a bold stand causes through the Goldman Environ- for environmental causes. mental Prize and was among the Uni- The Goldmans also deeply identified with their Jewish roots, versity’s most ardent supporters, died and in 1960 visited Auschwitz. Shaken by their experience, the two on November 28, 2010. His legacy of expanded their philanthropic efforts to include pro-Israel causes and philanthropy is evident throughout the support the Jewish community. He gave generously to San Francisco, Berkeley campus, his hometown city of including helping to restore the broken-down Victorian-era Conser- San Francisco, and the world. vatory of Flowers in memory of his wife. The son of prominent lawyer and Despite his international prominence, Goldman kept a local Cal alumnus Richard S. 1909, Goldman matriculated in Boalt after focus and remained one of Cal’s strongest advocates and sup- majoring in pre-law at Cal. But he dropped out because he could porters. “Richard was an invaluable adviser to me and to previous not reconcile the demands of that career with his conscience. After chancellors,” wrote Chancellor Robert Birgeneau in an official state- service in the Army during WWII, he began a career as an insurance ment. “Richard exemplified the very best of Berkeley, possessing a broker. He married Rhoda Haas ’45, great-grandniece of denim mag- generosity that was boundless in spirit, practice, and impact.” The nate Levi Strauss—a union that marked the beginning of a six-decade Goldman Fund contributed $15 million in combined gifts to expand commitment to philanthropy. As he recalled to the San Francisco the Graduate School of Public Policy, which in 1997 was renamed for Chronicle in 2009, “it sounds corny, but we said we wanted to make him and his wife. An avid fan of the Cal Bears, Goldman contributed the world a better place.” In 1951, the couple established a fund bear- $10 million towards the Student Athlete High Performance Center. ing their names. To date, the fund has contributed more than $680 In recognition of his outstanding service, the Cal Alumni Association million. named him the 2010 Alumnus of the Year. In addition to a generous spirit, the pair also shared a love for the He leaves behind children Susan, John, and Douglas ’74; 11 outdoors. The idea for the Goldman Environmental Prize came after grandchildren including Jason ’10 and Matthew ’10; and three the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989 dumped millions of gallons of oil great-grandchildren.

Robert Arnot Rice, M.A. ’35, Ph.D. As a child, Norman worked for his father’s years at the Centers for Disease Control as 34 ’47, Aug. 29. After graduating from poultry business in Portland. He entered Cal a research clinical chemist. He is survived Berkeley High School, Bob attended Cal and on a soccer scholarship and joined the ROTC. by his wife, Galla; two children; and two lead the ROTC band as Drum Major for three He then served in the military as a basketball grandchildren. years. He served in the Air Force during WWII. coach and worked for the Intelligence Corps. Bob then taught music in the Berkeley School After WWII, he returned to Portland and was Arline Coe Erb, Sept. 4, in Berkeley. District for 47 years, and eventually became active in the Jewish community. In 1990, Nor- 42 Although born in Richmond, Arline head of the science department. He also man married his second wife, Elaine. He is lived most of her life in Berkeley. At Cal, she helped design the . survived by Elaine, two children, and three was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority He was president of the State and National Sci- stepchildren. and participated in the Election Council and ence Teachers Associations, was active in the Class Committee. She was a member of the Berkeley Kiwanis Club, and earned Cal’s Ben- William Biggerstaff, Nov. 15, in Por- Alta Bates Volunteer Association for almost jamin Ide Wheeler award for public service. He 40 tola Valley. Bill was born in Berkeley 40 years. She is survived by four children and is survived by his wife, Esther. in 1919. At Cal, he lettered in basketball for six grandchildren. three years, playing against UCLA’s Jackie Evelyn (Richardson) Carman, Aug. 14, Robinson. Upon graduating, he joined the Jeanette Ruth Harper, Jan. 2, in Auburn. At 39 in Corona del Mar. She is survived by Navy, then earned his MBA from Harvard. Cal, Jeanette was a member of the Women’s two sons, as well as many grandchildren and Bill worked in auto sales and later in banking. Athletic Auxiliary and the Winter Sports great-grandchildren. In 1983, Bill and two colleagues opened the Club. Her teaching career extended from Silicon Valley Bank, an investment office that southern California to Davis, where she Edward McConnell Griffith, Oct. 14, in Hills- serves technology firms. Bill also was a deacon taught physical education for 15 years. She borough. A third-generation San Franciscan, in the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. He also volunteered with the National Ski Patrol a g oldm an f un d Edward joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fra- is survived by his wife, Shirley; four children; for ten years, working in Lake Tahoe. She ternity at Cal. After graduation, Ted, along and seven grandchildren. is survived by children Carol, Alison, and with his fraternity brothers, toured Europe Donald, Ph.D. ’82; six grandchildren; and six by bicycle. He served in the Navy before Nathan Radin, Dec. 15, in Atlanta. great-grandchildren. returning to San Francisco, where he and his 41 Nathan graduated Chi Pi Sigma with business partner refurbished historic blocks a degree in biochemistry and then served in Jacob Bigeleisen, Ph.D., Aug. 7, in the city. He is survived by his wife, Betty; the Army during WWII. He earned his mas- 43 in Arlington. Bigeleisen was a

esy of th e ri ch ar d an r hod t esy two children; four grandchildren; and three ter’s at Columbia University and his doctor- renowned chemist who worked on the Man- great-grandchildren. ate at Purdue University. His career included hattan Project during WWII. He attended eight years as Chief Biochemist at the Roch- the University College of New York Univer-

ur co p hoto Norman David Savinar, Oct. 19, in Portland. ester General Hospital in New York and 19 sity and obtained his master’s at Washington

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State University before earning his doctorate The author of 17 books, Dan wrote exten- Oregon Historical Society, and Califor- at Cal. After WWII, he held research positions sive military histories about WWII and the nia State Archives, until her retirement. at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Uni- first Arab-Israeli war. He leaves behind his She is survived by three children and three versity of Rochester, and the State University brother, Calvin. grandchildren. at Stony Brook. Bigeleisen was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fel- Jane Hohfeld Galante, M.A., Dec. 1, Dwight Harrison (Bud) Murray Jr., Nov. 16. low of the American Academy of Arts and Sci- 48 in San Francisco. Jane received her After serving as a pharmacist’s mate in the ences. He is survived by his wife, Grace; three master’s in musicology at Cal, where she was Navy, he earned his bachelor’s from Cal children; and six grandchildren. a life-long supporter of International House. while pursuing a private pilot’s license. Bud She had a 40-year career as a chamber music then received his medical degree from UCSF. David Barrows Stewart, Oct. 1, in Pleas- pianist, with performances around the globe. Throughout his career, Bud practiced medi- ant Hill. Raised in Berkeley, David gradu- She was a founder of the San Francisco Com- cine in Napa, taught at UCSF, served as a Bat- ated from University High School. At Cal, he posers forum, a former board member of San talion Surgeon in the Marines and belonged played football and rugby while pursuing a Francisco Performances and the San Fran- to numerous medical societies. Under Gover- degree in history. He earned the Bronze Star cisco Friends of Chamber Music, an Honorary nor Reagan, he served on the California Board and two Purple Hearts for service in WWII. Trustee of the San Francisco Conservatory of Medical Quality Assurance. As the Class He returned to Cal in 1959 and worked in var- of Music, and an honorary member of Cal’s of 1950 President he lead the “Save Sather ious departments before becoming Director Library Committee. Jane also established Gate” campaign to restore deteriorating cam- of Undergraduate Admissions. He also served Galante Vineyards in her ranch in upper pus landmarks. Bud is survived by his wife, in the Naval Reserves, retiring as a Captain in Carmel Valley and the Devendorf-Galante Jeanne ’49; two children; four grandchildren; 1968. He is survived by three children, seven Historical Trust to which she donated a col- and two great-grandchildren. grandchildren, and seven great-grandchil- lection of documents describing the history dren. Donations can be made in his honor to of Carmel. Jane is survived by her husband, John Charles Meyer, Oct. 3, 2009, in Grass Val- the Cal Athletic Department/Bear Backers, Clement; two sons; and seven grandchildren. ley. He was born in Redding as a third-gener- 195 . ation Californian. He received his degree in Mary Louise Wiggins Taber, Aug. between tours as a Navy yeoman. At Cal, John Wyman Leroy Taylor, April 7, 2009. Wyman 49 18, 2009, in Vacaville. While at Cal, enjoyed attending classes and games of pick- was born in Alameda to two Cal alumni. After Mary Louise worked at The Daily Californian up basketball. After graduation, he began his graduating Beta Theta Pi from Cal, he served and was a member of the Students’ Coopera- long, award-winning career in the insurance in the Army aboard the USS Maryland. He tive Association. She returned to her home- industry as an underwriter in Sacramento. worked for Stauffer Chemical Company for 38 town, Dixon, where she started Taber Income John was active in Little League baseball, years, where he eventually became Vice Pres- Tax with her husband, Art, and worked as a golf, and gardening. He is survived by his wife, ident, and ultimately retired as the Executive real estate agent and broker. She volunteered Marjorie; five children; seven grandchildren; Vice President in 1983. Wyman is survived by for her city and the state in many capacities. and one great-grandchild. his wife, Betty; five children; six grandchil- She is survived by three daughters and grand- dren; and one great-grandchild. children Diego, Olivia ’08, Kira, and Ariel. Frederic S. Siu. Fred was a supporter 51 of Cal’s Gump Research Station on Margaret Ellen Wiltshire, Oct. 17, in Dorothy R. (Tennant) Harrington, Moorea and served as President of the CAA 44 Santa Rosa. A third generation Cali- 50 Sept. 22, in Boise. Dorothy was alumni group of Tahiti, an active club with fornian, she was born in Oakland in 1922 and born and raised in Long Beach. After gradu- seven members who met every Friday for grew up in Berkeley. After earning her degree ation, she spent her career working for dinner. from Cal as a fourth-generation graduate, museums, including the Oakland Museum, Margaret taught elementary school in the Bay Lucy Pfund Martell, Aug. 6, in Los Area. She earned a master’s degree in visually 52 Altos. Lucy was born in San Fran- handicapped education from San Francisco cisco and graduated from San Mateo High For In Memoriam guidelines, please State University, then taught at the California School. She graduated Alpha Phi from Cal, visit alumni.berkeley.edu/California/ School for the Blind in Berkeley for ten years, earning a bachelor’s in English. As a young retiring in 1976. She belonged to a number of guidelines.asp. woman, Lucy backpacked the Sierras, trav- organizations, including CAA and church and We prefer that you email submissions to eled Europe, raced MG cars, and learned to community groups. Margaret is survived by [email protected] with fly. She later worked as an English teacher and her children Richard ’72, M.S. ’73, and Martha “Obituary: first name, last name, class as a curator at the Fine Arts Museums of San and two grandchildren. year” in the subject line, but you also Francisco, where she incorporated jazz into can fax them to 510/642-6252 or mail the Little Theater performances at the Legion Daniel Halperin Kurzman, Dec. 12, a hard copy to In Memoriam, California of Honor. She also staged many symposia and 46 in Manhattan. Dan was born in San magazine, CAA, 1 Alumni House, classical musical concerts. She is survived by Francisco in 1922. At Cal he wrote for The her husband, Charles; two children; and two Berkeley, CA 94720-7520. Submissions Daily Californian until he joined the Army in grandchildren. may be edited for length and clarity. 1943. Upon his return, he completed his bach- elor’s degree in political science. He worked Gordon Richard Royle, July 17, in Ukiah. in Europe and Israel in the early 1950s and Submissions deadlines: Dick graduated with a bachelor’s in politi- then took a job as Jerusalem correspondent Fall 2011 issue: June 24 cal science and received his second bach- for NBC News. He joined the Washington Post Winter 2011 issue: September 23 elor’s in business administration in 1958. He in the early 1960’s and received the George K. served as a lieutenant in the Army between Polk Memorial Award for foreign reporting. 1952 and 1954 and also worked with the

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Department of Defense between 1960 and 1987. He is survived by his wife, Maureen, and two children. Albert Ghiorso ’37 Robert Claire Smale, Nov. 9, Woodland Hills. Bob was born in Oakland and began playing Albert Ghiorso ’37, a master engineer who piano at the age of 4. At Cal, he earned his developed specialized equipment to detect degree in music with honors, and received and identify radiation, died in his Berkeley his teaching credentials in 1954. He joined home on December 26. A core member of the Army, where he played in a jazz combo. Berkeley’s “Rad Lab,” he had a hand in the dis- After performing at various clubs in the covery of 12 elements—more than any other Bay Area, he was hired as an accompanist- scientist. director and composer. He was discovered Ghiorso was born in Vallejo in 1915 and by the Mary Kaye Trio and then composed grew up in Alameda. He showed an interest for The Donald O’Connor Show in Hollywood. and aptitude for electronics at an early age— Throughout the years, Bob played for many as a teenager, he tinkered with radio circuits. television shows including Andy Griffith’s Though his father pressured him to become a lawyer, Ghiorso earned a scholarship to study and composed for Nancy Livingston, among electrical engineering at Cal. After graduation, he worked odd jobs before returning to Cal, others. He is survived by his wife, Mary; where he was tasked with wiring Geiger counters. “I was not told it would be necessary three children; seven grandchildren; and one to build hundreds of these devices for Professor Glenn T. Seaborg’s group,” Ghiorso later great-grandchild. joked. It wasn’t all drudgery, however—during one of his wiring projects he met his future wife, Wilma Belt, one of the Rad Lab secretaries. Ted W. Nelson, Nov. 8, in Seattle. Ted He also caught the attention of Seaborg, who invited him to work on the Manhattan 54 graduated as a member of the Aca- Project. Ghiorso agreed—provided he wouldn’t have to wire any more Geiger counters. cia fraternity with a degree in forestry from Instead, he began to invent increasingly sensitive devices to detect nuclear radiation, and Cal. After spending two years in the Army, so embarked on the career that would make him famous. he went on to receive his master’s at the Uni- By the mid 1950s, Ghiorso, working in collaboration with Seaborg, had helped discover versity of Michigan. Ted worked at a logging five elements at Berkeley Lab. By then, the scientists realized they would need better camp near Mt. Lassen, where he became the accelerators to discover more elements. Ghiorso headed the team that would design the resident forester. He later moved to Wash- Berkeley Heavy Ion Accelerator, or HILAC, which would enable the team to discover an ington and traveled the world selling lumber. additional five elements. Ted was a member of the Tacoma Yacht Club, Ghiorso retired from Berkeley in the 1980s, but continued work at the lab until well into and enjoyed skiing and authoring nonfiction his 90s. During his 50-year career, he authored 130 scientific papers, a mark of his prolific books with his wife. He is survived by his wife, and wide-reaching achievement. “Time and again, Ghiorso produced an idea of uncommon Sharlene. reach, arguing against skeptics that it could be done, and then doing it,” said Andrew Ses- sler, who directed Berkeley Lab 1973–80. Frances (von Geldern) Moore, Aug. He is survived by his son, William Belt Ghiorso, who follows in his father’s footsteps as 55 18, in Woodland. At Cal, she belonged an engineer at Berkeley Lab; and his daughter, Kristine Pixton. to the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She is sur- vived by daughters Sheila ’79 and Carol and one grandson. CAA life member, and a Bear Backer donor. Sigma Kappa. Diana earned her teaching Deborah Willey McCabe, Nov. 13, in Mike served on the Incentive Awards Com- credential from the University of the Pacific, 58 Orinda. Deborah attended Piedmont mittee for six years and was also a member then taught first grade students at John Muir High School before coming to Cal, where she of the Beta House and Skull & Keys, among School for the next 26 years. Diana was an majored in rhetoric. She later earned her other groups. He is survived by his wife, Sandy active volunteer in establishing the UC cam-

ry ry to master’s in special education at Holy Names ’61; children Scott, Sue ’86, and Gary ’92; and pus at Merced. She is survived by a large University. She worked as an educational five grandchildren. extended family. therapist, and sang in many choirs, includ- ing to patients at the Fairmont Hospital. She Richard Carl Morey, M.A., Ph.D. ’65, Shirley J. Turner, Dec. 18, in Tahoe t i o na l La bo ra loved to read, write poetry, and cook. Deborah 62 Sept. 29. After graduating Phi Beta 67 City. Shirley taught in the Tahoe is survived by her husband, Eugene; two chil- Kappa from Syracuse University, Richard Truckee Unified School District for 24 years. dren; and five grandchildren. attended Cal to earn his master’s and doctor- She was a founding member of Bears in the ate in operations research. He then taught at Woods, a Cal alumni club at Lake Tahoe. The Mike Storm, Oct. 16, in Salinas. Mike the Fuqua School of Business at Duke Univer- club has named its annual Freshman Scholar- w ren c e Berke l ey N a 60 was born in 1937 and graduated from sity and traveled around the world, teaching ship Award for Shirley in honor of her years of Salinas High School. After graduating from in Australia, France, and Dubai. He was an work with scholarship recipients and her ded-

esy of La t esy Cal with a degree in agriculture business, he avid bridge and tennis player, and was pas- ication to Cal and all young people. She is sur- served two years in the Army. Over the course sionate about music. He is survived by five vived by her husband of 44 years, R. Edmund ur , co of his career, Mike founded three businesses. children and many grandchildren. Turner ’68, and two children. He also participated in various community Diana L. Delucchi Cox, July 3, in chm i dt s activities including the Salinas Valley Cham- 66 Merced. Diana was born in Modesto John Lawrence Maffeo, June 28, in ber of Commerce Board and Salinas Rotary. and raised in Stockton. At Cal, she was a Fresno. Born in Berkeley, he earned y K a lt 86 Ro He was an avid supporter of Cal Athletics, a member of many organizations, including his biology degree from Cal with high honors.

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John also attended Loyola University Medical High School in Lafayette, where he was a let- Berkeley Citation. He is survived by his wife, School and completed Internal Medicine resi- terman in water polo, swimming, and bas- Jacqueline; three children; and two grand- dency at UCSF-Fresno. He then moved to the ketball. He graduated Phi Kappa Sigma with daughters. Gifts can be sent to the Charles Central Valley and spent his career providing a degree in history from Cal, where he let- A. Desoer Chair, College of Engineering, 208 quality health care service to the medically tered in water polo. Throughout his career, McLaughlin Hall #1722. underserved. His vision led to the establish- he worked as a securities and equities trader. ment of the Health Care for the Homeless Cary was also a scratch golfer and won the Burton Benedict, Sept. 19, in Berkeley. Bene- Program and the Behavioral Health Program championship at Moraga Country Club. He is dict, former director of the Phoebe A. Hearst in Fresno. Most recently, he served as CEO of survived by his wife, Dana; two children; and Museum of Anthropology, was awarded the Sequoia Community Health Centers. He was extended family. Berkeley Citation, Cal’s greatest honor. He a passionate Cal Bears fan and enjoyed col- joined the faculty of Cal, where he taught lecting Cal sports memorabilia. He is survived Faculty/Staff: social anthropology, in 1968. In 1984, he was by his wife, Marleen, and two children. appointed associate director of the Hearst Jerrold Eldon Marsden, Sept. 21, in Pasadena. Museum, then served as its director from Matthew Margolin, Sept. 24, in Marsden was born in 1942 in British Colum- 1989 to 1994. One of his most successful 88 Oakland. After college, Matthew bia and graduated from the University of exhibits was the 1982 exhibit of the SF Pan- remained in the Bay Area, playing as a gui- Toronto in 1965 with a bachelor’s in math- Pacific world’s fair of 1915. He later wrote a tarist for the Smokin’ Rhythm Prawns and ematics. He subsequently earned a doctorate book and produced a documentary based on Black Kali Ma. He also worked for the Asso- in applied mathematics from Princeton Uni- the exhibit. Benedict also served as chair of ciated Press covering Bay Area sports and as versity. Jerrold joined the Cal faculty in 1968. Cal’s anthropology department, and was the an editor of technology-related articles. Mat- Then in 1992, he joined the staff of the Cali- first dean of social sciences for the College of thew believed that communication should fornia Institute of Technology as a Fairchild Letters and Sciences. After his retirement, he be accessible to all. He provided technology Distinguished Scholar. He was appointed pro- became a docent at the Hearst and a trustee of planning and training to the Kingdom of fessor of control and dynamical systems and the Oakland Zoo, where he created an exhibit Tonga and co-founded the Humboldt Insti- in 2003, he was named the Carl F. Braun pro- of early hominids. He is survived by his wife, tute of Technology. He is survived by his part- fessor of Engineering, Control and Dynami- Marion, and two daughters. ner, Michele, and his extended family. cal Systems and Applied and Computational Mathematics. Marsden was considered one Susanna Barrows, Oct. 27, in Berkeley. A Albern Patrick Sayo Yolo, May 12, of the world’s leading experts in mathemati- professor of modern French history, Bar- 94 in Orange. Albern had a passion for cal and theoretical mechanics. His research rows was a prize-winning book author, and music, sports, peace and justice issues, and led to developments in various fields, includ- a beloved mentor to her graduate students. sustainable architecture. After earning his ing spacecraft mission design, leading him to Her research focused on discovering history bachelor’s degree in architecture, he worked publish six undergraduate math textbooks. through the voices of the people who lived it, for 16 years as a designer at Bassenian Lagoni Marsden also helped found and served as seeking out graffiti, police records, and other Architects, MVE Institutional, KTGY Group, director of the Fields Institute, a mathe- minutiae as sources. Barrows earned degrees and QQ Design. He is survived by his wife, matical research facility at the University of from Smith College, Indiana University, and Andrea, and two daughters. Toronto. Marsden received numerous other Yale University. She joined Cal’s faculty in honors including two Humboldt Prizes, a 1981, becoming full professor in 1992, and Cary Dwight Chiappone, Oct. 13. Fairchild Fellowship, and the United Technol- retiring in 2010. She received a Guggenheim 95 Cary was born in Berkeley in 1972 to ogies Research Award. In 2006, he received Fellowship and the Sarlo Distinguished Grad- alumni parents and graduated from Acalanes an honorary doctorate from the University of uate Student Mentoring Award. She is sur- Surrey and was elected a fellow of the Royal vived by her daughter, Alexandra. Society. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two children; and two grandchildren. For In Memoriam guidelines, please Charles Desoer, Nov. 1, in Oakland. Professor visit alumni.berkeley.edu/California/ emeritus of electrical engineering and com- guidelines.asp. puter sciences, Desoer conducted research We prefer that you email submissions to on circuits and control systems that have [email protected] with helped advance aerospace, transportation, “Obituary: first name, last name, class and other technologies. Born in Brussels on year” in the subject line, but you also Jan. 11, 1926, he joined the Belgium Resis- can fax them to 510/642-6252 or mail tance during WWII. After the war, he earned a a hard copy to In Memoriam, California degree in radio engineering then moved to the magazine, CAA, 1 Alumni House, to earn a Sc.D. from the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. He worked Berkeley, CA 94720-7520. Submissions at Bell Labs for five years before joining the may be edited for length and clarity. faculty at Cal, where he worked until retiring in 1993. 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