Alumni

RICHARD DEXTER EGGE, ’37, Langley, age 96, Oct. 4.

JAMES S. LONGMUIR, ’37, Edmonds, age 97, Sept. 12.

MARGARET MORAN WOOD, ’38, Vancouver, Wash., age 96, Oct. 5.

SHERMAN K. BURD, ’40, Yakima, age 94, Dec. 10.

ESTHER JANE JOHNSON, ’40, Seattle, age 97, Sept. 20.

HENRY E. SOIKE, ’42, Hoquiam, age 91, Oct. 3.

ALICE KAZUE KAWAHARA, ’43, Port Townsend, age 92, Sept. 11.

FRED A. ZONGKER, ’43, Bothell, age 96, Oct. 23.

RICHARD VERNON JACKSON, ’44, ’47, age 97, Whidbey Island, Oct. 26.

ANNE FAIRFAX LYLE, ’44, Seattle, age 90, Sept. 22.

ALF NORLUND, ’44, Tacoma, age 90, Nov. 15.

HARRY BERRY, ’45, ’47, Fircrest, age 87, Feb. 4.

ROBERT KUNZ, ’45, Seattle, age 88, Oct. 21.

DONALD O. WINGROVE, ’46, Seattle, age 89, Sept. 26.

ADA WOODHOUSE HALLBERG, ’47, Seattle, age 87, June 11.

EDWARD MALCOLM HAWES, ’47, Seattle, age 88, Sept. 18.

GEORGE A. KNOWLES, ’47, Shoreline, age 90, Oct. 1.

OMAR E. LOFGREN, ’47, Woodland, Wash., age 87, Nov. 28.

EUGENE W. RICHARDS, ’47, Mount Vernon, age 92, Sept. 26.

ROBERT C. THODE, ’47, Seattle, age 90, Nov. 1.

HAROLD HARTY, ’48, West Richland.

GEORGE HERROLD, ’48, Seattle, age 92, Nov. 18.

JOYCE PETERSON ROLOFF, ’48, ’66, Edmonds, age 86, Nov. 28.

KATHLEEN MARIE SMITH, ’48, Seattle, age 91, Sept. 23.

RITCHIE TILSON, ’48, Mercer Island, age 93, Nov. 29.

RAYMOND E. BEYER, ’49, Kirkland, age 90, Nov. 10.

ARNOLD E. ANDERSEN, ’51, Seattle, age 91, Nov. 14.

ROBERT CLAYTON BELL, ’50, Tacoma, age 90, Sept. 24.

EDWARD P. DONNELLY JR., ’50, Seattle, age 93, Oct. 15.

SANDRA DOUGLAS, ’50, Seattle, age 84, Oct. 5.

JERRY EERKES, ’50, Kennewick, age 85.

MARCIA HAUG, ’50, Indianola, Wash., age 83, Oct. 7.

CHARLEEN SEARLES HURLBUT, ’50, Seattle, age 84, Oct. 7.

RICHARD KELLEHER, ’50, ’52, Seattle, age 84, Nov. 13.

DON N. JOHNSON, ’51, Lake Forest Park, age 82, Nov. 8.

JOHN ELLIOT NIXON, ’51, Anacortes, age 82, Nov. 22.

KEN BARR, ’52, Bellevue, age 84, Sept. 14.

WARREN FULLINGTON, ’52, ’56, Olympia, age 82, Dec. 10.

THOMAS JEROME WETZEL, ’52, Shoreline, age 88, Nov. 26.

BENJAMIN MAYERS, ’53, Bellevue, age 82.

GEORGE JEFFERSON CARTER, ’54, Seattle, age 83, Oct. 21.

MARILYN MCARTHUR, ’54, Kent, Wash., age 82, Dec. 12.

CRAIG MCPHEE, ’54, Coeur d’Alene, ID., age 93, Oct. 9.

JIM RICHSTAD, ’54, Everett, age 80, Dec. 20.

MARY RUTH BARBEY ABBOTT, ’55, Seattle, age 80, Nov. 14.

JANET KNIGHT BAKKE, ’55, Seattle, age 79, Oct. 12.

WILLIAM KEITH JONES, ’55, Seattle, age 82, Sept. 1.

BERNARD MORTON WAHLIN, ’55, Bellevue, age 80, Sept. 28.

EARL ROBERT ANDERSON, ’56, Seattle, age 77, Nov. 9.

MARY F. BRIDGE, ’56, New York, N.Y., age 88, Oct. 1.

ROBERT M. HALLBERG, ’56, Seattle, age 89, Feb. 29, 2012.

THOMAS HUCHALA SR., ’56, Burien, age 88, Sept. 23.

CHARLES A. BORMAN, ’57, Kirkland, age 83, Sept. 16.

D. BOWEN KING, 57, Seattle, age 77, Aug. 5.

DAVID ROHRBAUGH, ’57, ’63, Seattle, age 76, Oct. 24.

SYLVIA RIPPLINGER DRISCOLL, ’58, Seattle, age 89, Oct. 14.

GARY D. RIDDLE, ’58, Chelan, age 76, Oct. 2.

DONALD E. WEBB, ’58, Normandy Park, age 77, Dec. 27.

GERALDINE LEE BIRD, ’59, Wilsonville, Ore., age 76, Sept. 29.

DANIEL O’LARAMIE CORTHELL, ’59, Vashon Island, age 81, Sept. 11.

RONALD ELLSWORTH COX, ’60, Seattle, age 78, Sept. 17.

ANN SWANSON STUDEBAKER, ’60, Seattle, age 74, Sept. 28.

JOHN R. DAVIES, ’61, Cashmere, age 82, Nov. 13.

STEPHEN. M. FRANCIS, ’61, 66, Maui, Hawaii, age 79, June 9.

DONALD HATCH, ’61, Monroe, Wash., age 76, Oct. 5.

JAMES F. BEMIS, ’62, Bothell, age 88, Oct. 15.

ROBERT BOVEE, ’63, Kenmore, age 81, Nov. 15.

ROSE MARIE CROW, ’63, Seattle, age 95, Oct. 3.

KAREN ROLSTAD, ’63, Seattle, age 74, Nov. 11.

MARY VANVALKENBERG, ’63, age 89, Nov. 20.

KINGSLEY P. JONESON, ’64, Des Moines, age 80, Wash.

AKIRA MORIGUCHI, ’65, Seattle, age 73, Dec. 22.

JOHN H. MICHAELS, ’66, Burien, age 68, Nov. 16.

LEONA WEEKS, ’67, Kirkland, age 82, Sept. 16.

DARRELL LOCKLIN, ’70, Seattle, age 78, Oct. 6.

SUSAN GUNDERSON, ’74, Bellevue, age 61, Nov. 17.

JOHN STOCKMAN, ’69, Sacramento, age 71, Nov. 22.

GREGORY ENGEL, ’70, ’74, Bellevue, age 64, Dec. 6.

ROBERT DIEHL, ’71, Lynnwood, age 63, Nov. 24.

MARGARET L. MCANDREW,’71, Woodway, Wash., age 70, Nov. 5.

BRUCE HOUGH, ’72, Seattle, age 61, March 26.

BARRY WOLF, ’72, Hobart, Wash., age 66, Sept. 19.

PETER FINDEN, ’73, Sequim, age 74.

ELIZABETH CLAY GARLICHS, ’74, Seattle, age 89, Oct. 17.

SUSAN GUNDERSON, ’74, Bellevue, age 61, Nov. 17.

STEPHEN C. SLATER, ’74, Seattle, age 63, Oct. 6.

GORDON BRINDLEY, ’75, Redmond, age 59, Nov. 13.

KATHLEEN ANN COURT, ’75, Renton, age 59, Nov. 17.

DOUGLAS NORMAN FRANZ, ’75, Edmonds, age 63, Sept. 30.

RICHARD B. MCNEES SR., ’75, Lake Forest Park, age 93, Sept. 30.

VIVIAN ROSE GEDALY-DUFF, ’76, Portland, age 63, Sept. 6.

MARJORIE PUTNAM, ’76, Bellevue, age 86, Dec. 7.

JOYCE KIYOKO KIKUCHI, ’77, Issaquah, age 58, Nov. 22.

DENNIS KEITH MILLER, ’77, Seattle, age 60, Oct.2.

KARLA ESPINOSA, ’79, ’84, Lynnwood, age 56, Dec. 18.

NEIL E. ENEY JR.,’80, Redmond, age 74, Oct. 27.

SCOTT A.W. JOHNSON, ’80, Seattle, age 53, Oct. 20.

JENNIFER RUSSELL, ’80, Seattle, age 61, Nov. 29.

CHRISTOPHER APPLEFORD, ’81, Seattle, age 54, Oct. 17.

OLA ALEXANDER GARA, ’82, Everett, age 77, Oct. 23.

ANTHONY TORLAI, ’84, Renton, age 51, Nov. 26.

DOUGLAS WEDDINGTON BARNES, ’86, Indian Wells, Calif., age 56, Oct. 19.

LAURIE POULSON, ’86, Kirkland, age 56, May 18.

KATHLEEN MCCRORY, ’87, Petaluma, Calif., age 64, Dec. 7.

PATRICIA PETHICK, ’87, University Place, age 47, Sept. 30.

ROSEMARY KELLEN BOYLE, ’91, ’04, Seattle, age 51, Oct. 26.

GUIDO TROMBETTA JR., ’94, Lynnwood, age 71, Nov. 30.

Faculty & Friends

DAVID BODANSKY, who was a member of the Physics faculty for more than 50 years and who chaired the department from 1976 to 1984, died in Seattle Dec. 3 at the age of 88. In his 80s he wrote a highly praised book about nuclear power.

ROBERT M. BLUMENTHAL began teaching at the UW Mathematics department in 1956 and retired in 1997. He was an avid mountain climber who also taught skiing at Steven’s Pass. His family said he was a lovely human being. He was 81 when he died Nov. 8.

BETTY FLETCHER, ’56 was the first woman to make partner at a major Pacific Northwest Law Firm. She served on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for more than 30 years and upheld values of tolerance and respect for human and natural diversity.

JEFFREY LEO CHAPMAN, who died Nov. 6 in Edmonds, worked for the UW for 23 years, most recently in the UW Medical Center Copy Center. He took pride in providing excellent customer service. He was 58.

WINIFRED CHINN, widow of deceased UW regent Ark Chin, died Nov. 7 at age 87. She and her husband were strong supporters of higher education especially UW scholarships. She traveled all over the world and practiced exquisite Chinese calligraphy.

JOHN B. “WHITEY” CORE, played Husky football both offense and defense. He served as a defensive coach under head coach Jim Owens. He died Sept. 8 at age 78.

JURI EENMAA, ’72 earned his doctorate at the UW and then headed the team to install the cyclotron for medical radiation treatments. He was an associate professor who taught physics to oncology residents. He died Sept. 27 at age 72.

NADA ESTES served on the UW School of Nursing faculty from 1962 to 1992. She was known the world over for her pioneering work educating nurses about alcoholism and drug addiction. She was a good friend, loved her book groups and liked to bake desserts. She died Oct. 19 at age 82.

JUDITH OLJAR FROLICH, ’61, a former Kirkland City Council woman who fought to preserve the city’s waterfront, died Nov. 30 at the age of 72. She helped to establish Moss Bay Days.

ROBERT GOODKIN, a respected neurosurgeon and UW professor emeritus of neurological surgery, died Oct. 15. He was 73.

JEAN LANHAM HAIGH volunteered for 15 years at the UW Arboretum. One of her proudest legacies was the Saplings Program, which helped local youngsters discover their city’s “backyard.” She died Sept. 23 at age 89.

MAUREEN McGRATH HENDERSON, a world-famous epidemiologist and expert on cancer prevention, died in Seattle Dec. 4 at age 86. A native of Great Britain, he received the Order of the British Empire.

RUSS HEWITT, ’38, who played Husky football and served his country as a Marine parachutist officer in WW II, died Dec. 16 at the age of 98. Hewitt fought at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. He held four seats on the Husky 50-yard line for more than 50 years.

LOIS PHILLIPS HUDSON, UW faculty emeritus, was a much beloved writing teacher of many, including David Guterson, ’78. She died Dec. 24, 2010.

ROBERT LEVENTHAL, who served as dean of the UW Business School from 1989 to 1994 and who was CEO of Western Union and other companies, died at age 85. He was at the forefront of management education.

KEN MACDONALD, represented UW employees who refused to sign a loyalty oath in the 1950s. He also helped found the local chapter of the ACLU.

HARRIS MCLASKEY, ’56, ’70, worked for 20 years at the Washington State Library and focused on providing library services to prisons and psychiatric hospitals. He died Sept. 21 at age 81.

GLENN PATCHEN was a former clinical associate professor in obstetrics and gynecology. He delivered more than 5,000 babies. He died Nov. 5 at the age of 77.

MAURICE RATTRAY, JR. a retired professor emeritus of Oceanography who served two terms as department chairperson from 1968 to 1978, died in San Francisco at age 90. He was known the world over for his studies of currents in Puget Sound.

MAUREEN RHEA worked in the Evans School of Public Affairs for many years. Friends and family said she had a vivacious spirit. She died Oct. 20 at age 58.

GUNNAR RODEN was a research professor emeritus of Oceanography at the UW. He was a loving husband and wonderful father. He died Dec. 27 at the age of 84.

DARRELL ROYAL, former UW football coach in 1956, died in Austin, Tex. at age 88. He was known for his “wishbone” offense and for winning two national championships.

GILBERT SAX was a professor of educational psychology at UW and was department chair from 1981 to 1986. Came to UW in 1966 and served as the educational psychology department chair from 1981 to 1986.

GEROLD SCHUBIGER joined the Department of Zoology (later Biology) in 1972 and taught until 2010. He died Nov. 10 at age 76.

SHELBY SCATES, ’54, a longtime reporter, columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and pre-eminent political journalist, died Jan. 3 at the age of 81.

WILLIAM STOEBUCK, ’59, was a law professor at the UW from 1967 until he retired in 2007. He loved teaching, the law and sailing. He was 83.

CALVIN UOMOTO, ’71, ’80, was devoted to serving underprivileged youth, the poor, the economically disadvantaged, prisoners and refugees. He died Oct. 26 at the age of 63.

ROBERT T. WOODWORTH, associate professor emeritus of the Foster School of Business, liked to travel, collect new gadgets and enjoy Whidbey Island. He died Oct. 18 at age 82.