Marriages


HUGHES HILL ’50 and Susan Robertson

HUGH E. STANCIL ’77 and Monica Murphy

WILLIAM JAMES S. SPENCER PharmD ’80 and Michelle Hawker

CHERYL MELTON ’84 and Dan Foliart

MICHELLE MOREY ’84 and William Thompson

DAVID M. RING ’87, JD ’90, and April Florentino

LESLIE M. KANEKO ’89, DDS ’94, Specialty Certificate (Prosthodontics) ’98 and RICHARD K. FURUICHI ’91, DDS ’95, Specialty Certifi-cate (Prosthodontics) ’98

PATRICIA ANN REYNALES MA ’90 and Kevin Philip Twidle

JUDITH A. ADELIZZI ’90 and Sean D. Parker

SUZIE DAVIES ’90 and JAMES (JAMIE) DAVENPORT III ’90

JUAN D. ANGULO ’91, DDS ’96, and YOLANDA VELASCO ’95

YAR ROMAN CHAIKOVSKY ’91 and CAROLYN CANDICE CHOBOIAN ’92

JODIE LINN PHILLIPS ’93, MPA ’94, and JIM W. MULLER MPA ’95

ELIZABETH A. GANIERE ’94 and Brian V. Powers

KATHLEEN CLINE ’95 and Kenneth Yagen

JENNIFER THIBAULT and Mike Bryant

ADRIANE ALYNN AHNSTEDT ’96 and BRANDON M. MERCER ’97

RUSSELL HAYDEN DAVIDSON ’96 and LAURA SULLIVAN BARRETT ’97

ERIN LEIGH LARSON ’96 and JAMES ANTHONY DEáK ’98

NIKI COSAND ’97 and RENE DELACUEVA ’98



Births


MICHAEL D. WESTON ’72 and Louanne Cole Weston, a son, Cole David

MAYLENE MISSAKIAN GLIDEWELL ’81, MD ’85, and HAROLD GLIDEWELL ’98, a daughter, Tessa Mae. She joins sisters Kelsey, 6, and Marissa, 3, and brother Michael, 3. They are the grandchildren of Michael Missakian MD ’58 and the nieces and nephew of Marylisa Missakian Boghosian ’85

DALE INOUYE ’81, DDS ’85, and Blanca Gil Inouye, a daughter, Tiffany Brianne Luz

LINDA J. MIWA PharmD ’82 and Richard Adleson, a daughter, Sabrina Marie Adleson. She joins brother Christopher, 5

DIANE (DAYTON) BLEAK ’83 and BRIAN BLEAK ’84, a daughter, Kimberly Dayton Bleak. She is the niece of Laurel Bleak ’77 and Janine Bleak ’80

LINDA RAWLUK ’83 and Joe Orozco, a son, Christopher John Orozco

KELLY (PATSCHECK) MURPHY ’84 and Shawn Murphy, a daughter, Taryn Patricia. She joins sister Ryan Kelly, 3

MELISSA (McEWEN) RIJ ’84 and P. David Rij, a daughter, Amanda Melissa. She joins brothers Cameron, 6, and Colton, 2

GEORGE SHANNON ’84 and Linda (Gerken) Shannon, a daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth

JODY LEIGH SORENSON ’84 and MARK DUSTIN ZUVICH ’85, a son, Mark Stephen. He joins brothers Peter and Luke

RICHARD T. DOUGHTY ’85 and Robin Doughty, a daughter, Emily Taylor. She joins her sister Rachel, 3. She is the niece of Cindy (Doughty) Davis ’80 and Allen Davis DDS ’81 and the cousin of Denise (Doughty) Klein ’80

TOM REYNOLDS ’85, MM ’87, and Monica Bachner, a son, Charles John. He joins his brother, Sam, 5. He is the nephew of Charles Reynolds ’76, PharmD ’80

ROBERT W. THOMPSON ’85 and Melinda Thompson, a son, Bryce Joseph. He is the grandson of Arthur J. (Joe) Thompson ’57 and the nephew of Thomas A. Weller ’83

KIMBERLY (MULLEN) HEBERT ’86 and Bradford Hebert, a daughter, Elise Ann, and a son, Michael Bradford. The twins join their sister, Claire Frances, 4. They are the nieces and nephew of Kristin Hobart ’87 and Kelly Mullen ’90

KATHRYN (HOBBS) HILL ’86 and Chris Hill, a son, Jared Robert. He is the grandson of Robert W. Hobbs ’64 and the godson of James Griffin ’85

JUDY (INOSE) JOBES ’86 and Gregory B. Jobes, a daughter, Krislyn Kayoko. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Seijiro Shibuya ’06; the great-granddaughter of Seijiro Inose ’28; the grand-niece of David Nakatani ’63, MS ’65, PhD ’72, and Lily (Inose) Nakatani ’67; the second cousin of Jeffery Sakamoto ’87, Diane (Sakamoto) Kuramoto ’89, Karen (Yoshiyama) Bunuan RDH ’90, Nancy (Nozaki) Yoshiyama PharmD ’90, Cynthia (Naktani) Enderwick ’93, and Alexander Bunuan MA, ORT ’99

PAMELA J. (MOORE) PETERSEN ’86 and Ken Petersen, twin sons. Chase and Brock join brother Dane

TAMARA C. (SMITH) STEWART ’86, JD ’89, and Iain A. Stewart, a daughter, Shannon Carlisle. She is the granddaughter of Diana Lee Smith ’91 and the niece of Kimberly M. (Smith) Tagle ’89

GINA JARRIN ’88 and Andy Keir, a daughter, Charlotte Isabel, joining sister Grace Jarrin, 2

CHARLES MORRIS JR. ’88 and Nina Kihlman, a son, Eden Patrick Morris

ERIC S. BLUM JD ’92 and MICHELLE (NUSZKIEWICZ) BLUM ’89, JD ’92, a son, Brian Gregory. He is the grandson of Robert L. Blum MD ’64 and the nephew of Joshua D. Blum MD ’95

ELSA (ELLER) PALMER ’89 and Paul J. Palmer, a son, Nicholas Theodore

BRUCE D. POLTROCK ’89 and Michelle Poltrock, a daughter, Reagan Christine. She joins her brother, Dylan, 5

BETH ROSENSTEIN SILVER ’89 and Barry Silver, a son, Brooks Matthew

ELIZABETH CONNELL SULLIVAN ’89 and Clifford Balkeom Branan III, a daughter, Langley Bennett

APRIL M. (NISHIOKA) JOKE ’90 and Jon Joke, a son, Nicholas Takashi. He is the cousin of Erica K. Oyadomari MA ’97

BRIAN J. LITTLE ’90 and STACY TRISCH LITTLE ’91, a daughter, Kaylee Lynn

DENNIS DOODY ’91 and KARI JO (EISAMAN) DOODY ’93, a daughter, Kaiden Rae

PAIGE (OLSON) FARMER ’91 and Sam Farmer, a son, Thomas Harris

CHRIS PAGLIARO MS ’91 and Doreen Pagliaro, a daughter, Alaina Noel

DAN P. IFTIGER ’92 and Kathryn Iftiger, twin daughters, Courtney Elizabeth and Camryn Mary. They are the granddaughters of the late Allen G. Iftiger ’56 and nieces of Allen P. Iftiger ’90

DIANE (TONKOVICH) MILLER ’92 and Douglas Miller, a daughter, Jacqueline Nicole. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Ruth (Dallman) Launer ’16; the great-granddaughter of Earl Harris ’39 and Eunice (Launer) Harris ’39; the great-great niece of Ruthmarie (Launer) Gruber ’41; the granddaughter of Janet (Harris) Tonkovich ’65; the great niece of Kathleen (Harris) Windsor ’66; and the niece of Matthew Tonkovich ’92 and Gregory Tonkovich ’94

PATRICK A. WARD ’92 and Christine (Phillips) Ward, a daughter, Stephanie Marie

SHANNON (CLARK) MARTIN ’93 and DARYN MARTIN ’93, twins, daughter Abbey Drew and son Bradley Arthur

EDYTA J. FRACKIEWICZ PharmD ’93 and Richard Koziol, a son, Jakub Martin Frackiewicz Koziol

ERIC DAVID BERG ’94 and Christie Roberts Berg, a son, Jack Gustave. He is the grandson of David Berg ’60 and Kay Steltenkamp Berg ’60, and the niece of Julie-Kay Berg ’89

SHERRI (LOSA) ESPINOZA ’95 and Alex Espinoza, a son, Nikolas Oscar

DAVID M. VICTORINO ’95 and Kandi Victorino, a son, David Samuel



Deaths


ALEXANDER H. KERR
’36, of Toluca Lake, Calif.; March 25, 1999, at the age of 85. He owned and operated the Kerr Sport Shop in Beverly Hills, Calif., from 1936 until 1982. During World War II, he was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, serving as head of gunnery training at Ala-meda, Calif., naval base. He was called into the service because of his excellent reputation as a skeet shooter, holding several world records for consecutive hits in competition, as well as many individual and dual team meet championships, the latter with actor Robert Stack. Kerr was also a member of the California Fish and Game Commission for many years.He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Carolyn, two children, and a brother.

ROY A. HOPKINS ’37, of Reno, Nev.; Sept. 2, 1999, at the age of 92. He was a practicing optometrist in Los Angeles and Long Beach for more than 50 years. He was also active in numerous civic and social organizations. In 1941, he married Edna M. Tripp, who preceded him in death in 1984. He is survived by two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren.

JOHN STANLEY BUTLER ’38, of Claremont, Calif.; March 7, 1999, at the age of 86. He was a building inspector with the county of Los Angeles for 32 years. During World War II, he was lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Doris, three sons and nine grandchildren.

WHITNEY K. TOWERS ’39, of Brentwood, Calif.; June 12, 1999, at the age of 82. He worked in the aircraft and home construction industries, but model railroading was his lifelong passion. At the age of 45, he sold his businesses, built a new home with a large railroad room and settled down to devote his time and energy to the field. More than 100 of his articles about the construction of the Alturas & Lone Pine Railroad were published in Model Railroader, Railroad Model Craftsman and the National Model Railroad Association Bulletin. He bequeathed his home and an industrial building to the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and was an annual donor to the USC Marshall School of Business.

DOROTY ANN TUTTLE ’39, of Pasadena, Calif.; June 19, 1999; at the age of 81. She served in the military, enlisting as a member of the Waves, the women’s branch of the U.S. Navy, in World War II. After receiving a medical discharge, she was cared for by the Veterans Administration in various veterans’ hospitals and facilities. At USC, she belonged to Kappa Delta. Her sister, Mary Florence Tuttle Pegrone ’42, preceded her in death in 1998. She is survived by another sister and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

PATRICIA MARY (BOELLER) ALTER ’40, of Irvine, Calif.; June 25, 1999, at the age of 80. She worked in financial aid at USC and Pepperdine University for a number of years, as well as at a school for retarded children. While a student at USC she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She is survived by four children, Melinda Alter Garroway, Richard Alter ’67, MBA ’75, Shannon Alter Yerkes ’75 and Jonathan Alter ’77; a nephew, Stephen Nordeck MBA ’72; and a niece, Vicki Nordeck Pank.

ROBERT J. LAPHAM ’41, of Newport Beach, Calif.; June 4, 1999, at the age of 77. He was the former president of Conde Nast Publications. Lapham served in the Coast Guard amphibious forces in the South Pacific during World War II. He began his career in the West Coast offices of Seventeen and Esquire magazines and joined Conde Nast in 1954 as Vogue magazine’s West Coast advertising and office manager. He moved to New York in 1961 as advertising director for the entire corporation, and later was named general manager and then a vice president. Lapham became president of Conde Nast in 1974. He served on the board and as vice chairman of the Magazine Publishers Association and was chairman of the Publishers Information Bureau.

RAYBURN REESE “RAY” ANDERSON ’42, of Upland, Calif.; Dec. 23, 1998, at the age of 82. He was a business administrator with Sunkist Growers Inc. for 27 years. A U.S. Navy veteran during WWII, serving in he Pacific Theater, he is survived by two children, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

PATRICIA ASHLEY ROBERTS ’47, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; Aug. 22, 1999, of cancer, at the age of 72. An ardent member of the USC Alumni Club of South Orange County, she ran the club’s spirit fun bus to all home games over the last 15 years. She participated in every activity of the club and was honored by USC with the Widney Alumni House Award in 1998. She was an Alpha Chi Omega. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Keith Roberts ’47, two children and three grandchildren.

F. MAYNARD LANDSTROM MEd ’48, of Northridge, Calif.; Aug. 29, 1999, at the age of 86. Born in Nebraska and a graduate of the University of Nebraska ’36, he began teaching at Santa Monica (Calif.) High School in 1941. During World War II, he was commissioned and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve, earning 14 battle stars in the Pacific before being honorably discharged with the rank of lieutenant. In 1958, he became a professor at Santa Monica College and remained there until his retirement in 1978. He was active in church and in numerous educational and Swedish organizations. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Melinda, two sons, including Mark R. Landstrom ’75, two daughters and 11 grandchildren.

HOWARD J. RUSSELL ’48, MEd ’62, of Malibu, Calif.; July 14, 1999, at the age of 76. He was a teacher, first with the Los Angeles Unified School District at Jordan High School, and later as professor of speech at Los Angeles Pierce College for 24 years, where he became chairman of the department and president of the faculty association. Russell was also active in the American Federation of Teachers and a regular participant at meetings of the Pierce College Board of Trustees. He studied under the G.I. Bill at USC following service in the U.S. Navy. At USC, he was a member of the gymnastics team, performing on rings and in rope climbing. Cherishing his memory are his wife, two children, four grandchildren and a host of students, colleagues and other friends.

RICHARD A. TRYON ’48, of Newport Beach, Calif.; Aug. 24, 1999, of throat cancer, at the age of 76. He was a real estate broker in Newport Beach. He is survived by a nephew, a niece and 10 grandnephews and grandnieces.

ANTHONY GUZMAN VALLES ’48, of Wildomar, Calif.; Sept. 13, 1997, at the age of 77. He was a chemical engineer and musician. He is survived by two sons, three daughters, 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

HAROLD WILSON ’49, of Brea, Calif.; Aug. 9, 1999, at the age of 74. He worked for the California Division of Highways and the cities of Pasadena, Whittier and Brea and owned a civil engineering firm, Wilson and Associates, for many years. In 1943, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in B29s as a radar observer. In the American Society of Civil Engineers, he was active in the student chapter at USC and was chairman of the Transportation Group of the Los Angeles Section. He became a Fellow of the ASCE and was active in the Los Angeles Section. He also served as president of the Orange County Branch of the ASCE. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, three children, and seven grandchildren.

RICHARD O. EGAN MEd ’50, of Whittier, Calif.; Feb. 24, 1999, of a heart attack, at the age of 77. After a five-year U.S. Army stint, he graduated from the University of Minnesota and followed with a teaching degree from USC. His career was in sales and management with Gates Rubber Co.; in retirement, he continued as an automotive parts manufacturer’s representative. At USC, he was active in the Delta Chi fraternity and served as a national field secretary and Southern California area alumni president. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Eunice.

HARRISON LYON KELLEY ’50, of Altadena, Calif.; Nov. 3, 1998, of cancer, at the age of 73. He was the retired president of Ben F. Smith Inc., an El Monte-based concrete construction firm he hand built for his family 46 years ago. He retired in 1995, but continued to serve as an advisor. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he attended USC, where he was affiliated with Sigma Chi. He remained a loyal Trojan and fraternity member all his life. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Margaret Kelley ’49, four children, eight grandchildren and two brothers.
VIRGINA BOOTH ’51, of Upland, Calif.; Feb. 8, 1999, at the age of 85. She was a homemaker who was affiliated with Pi Beta Phi sorority while at USC. She belonged to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Pomona and was active in many community organizations. She is survived by a son, daughter and five grandchildren.

H. GEORGE TAYLOR ’51, of Alta Loma, Calif.; March 18, 1999, at the age of 68. He was a Superior court commissioner. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jazz Scholarship Fund, USC Administration Building 252, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0015.

DONALD W. BROWN ’52, of San Pedro, Calif.; July 30, 1999. He served on the U.S.S. Rogers in the Far East during the Korean War, retiring as a lieutenant commander. After leaving the Navy, he was employed as a reporter at several Los Angeles area newspapers. Brown also had a teaching career, which began at his alma mater, Orange High School, and continued when he became a faculty member in journalism and photography at El Camino College. He went on to serve as coordinator of public information, associate dean and dean. He is survived by his wife, Andrea, three children and four grandchildren.

DONALD E. HERMAN ’52, of La Crescenta, Calif.; June 23, 1999, of a coronary attack, at the age of 68. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Dodger great Babe Herman, he was an outfielder on the Rod Dedeaux-coached PAC 10 champion Trojan baseball teams. A minor league injury halted his baseball career. He became a coach and mathematics teacher at Hoover High in his hometown of Glendale, Calif., retiring in 1989. Recognized internationally as an orchid expert, historian and noted speaker, he was owner of Trymwood Orchids, past president of the American Orchid Society and the Orchid Digest Corp., as well as managing editor of Orchid Digest magazine. He is survived by his wife, Ann, three daughters, three grandchildren and a sister.

JOHN HOWARD BROADBENT JR. ’53, of Fullerton, Calif.; Sept. 3, 1999, at the age of 71. He was past president of the Orange County Trojan Club. Surviving are his wife, MaryLou, three children and three grandchildren.

ROBERT L. PARKER MS ’56, of Alta Loma, Calif.; Dec. 2, 1997, at the age of 74. He was a retired engineer for Jones & Jones Industrial Engineering. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Parker is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean, a son, two daughters, two stepsons, two stepdaughters, four grandchildren and 11 step-grandchildren.

JOAN SPARLING ’58, of Aspen, Colo.; March 28, 1999, of oral cancer, at the age of 62. She was a generous contributor to USC, both of her time and financially, one of a long line of Sparlings who attended and supported the University. Among those who also attended USC were her two brothers and sister: Raymond, Steven and Marilyn, all of whom are living and reside in California. Her father, Raymond, played football at USC. Her mother, Hazel Tuck, and her mother’s sister, Helen Tucker, also attended USC. Both were Helens of Troy. During her own student days, she held student government offices, belonged to Delta Gamma, was a Helen of Troy and graduated magna cum laude. She was a life member of Cardinal and Gold, the Orange County Alumni Association and the Trojan Guild. She worked as a dental hygienist for 22 years. For the remaining years of her life, she worked in real estate and created her own investment business. She is survived by her siblings, two children and two grandchildren.

CARLFRED B. BRODERICK of Cerritos, Calif.; July 27, 1999, from cancer, at the age of 67. He was a professor of sociology in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at USC and executive director of the University’s Marriage and Family Therapy Training Program. He was director of USC’s Human Relations Center, which trains graduate students in marriage and family counseling, and chaired the sociology department from 1989 to 1991. A relationship counselor himself, Broderick’s research findings and views on courtship, marriage and human sexuality were featured in Time, Life, Newsweek, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. A lively and humorous speaker, he was a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows – appearing 10 times on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show during the 1970s. Among the many books he wrote were Understanding Families (Sage, 1993), the widely used college text Marriage and the Family (Prentice-Hall, 1979, 1983, 1988, 1992) and Couples: How to Confront Problems and Maintain Loving Relationships (Simon and Schuster, 1979). He was editor of A Decade of Research and Action on the Family (National Council on Family Relations, 1971) and co-editor (with J. Bernard) of The Individual, Sex and Society (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1969). He married the former Kathleen A. State in 1952; the couple raised eight children.

DANA BARTLETT FISHER of Los Angeles; July 11, 1999, at the age of 80. He was the son of Wayne Fisher and grandson of philanthropist Elizabeth Holmes Fisher, benefactor of USC’s Fisher Gallery, and a member of a prominent Los Angeles family that helped shape the growth and character of the region. He was an early aviator, businessman and leader in California agriculture and water rights. He leaves behind his wife of 51 years, Betty, four children and eight grandchildren.

BERT MacLEECH of Los Angeles; Aug. 26, 1999, from heart failure, at the age of 90. An associate professor of special education at USC’s Rossier School of Education from 1967 to 1975, he was a USC emeritus professor and co-founder of one of the nation’s largest providers of services to the developmentally disabled. During that time, he was state president of the California Association of Professors in Special Education and co-chair of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley’s Task Force on the Handicapped. Among his publications was the Handbook on Mainstreaming for Regular Classroom Teachers. An advocate of home health-care options for the elderly and persons with disabilities, he was appointed in 1998 to the governing board of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority. He formed the Coalition for In-Home Supportive Services Reform, which has transformed services delivery in Los Angeles County, and was instrumental in forming the Personal Assistance Services Council, responsible for the monitoring of care providers in the county. Into the last month of his life he was active in the Senior Citizens Club at Angelus Plaza, the downtown Los Angeles complex where he lived, lecturing and leading discussions on Social Security reform and legislation and acting as a mentor to troubled teens.

PAUL D. SALTMAN of San Diego; Aug. 27, 1999, from cancer, at the age of 71. He was a faculty member for 14 years in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Following his time at USC, he joined the administration of UC San Diego, where he served as provost of Revelle College from 1967 to 1972 and as vice chancellor for academic affairs from 1972 to 1980. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Barbara, two sons and five grandchildren.


 

 

 

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