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Marriages MARILYN ESSLINGER SMITH 49 and Allen Cook HELEN HAMPTON MELVIN 51 and RALPH L. McCORMICK MS 60 CINDA L. OLIVER 88 and Michael J. de Cordova CHRISTOPHER P. TUPPAN 87 and BROOKE M. BURTSELL 89 PAUL E. BARTLEY 91 and Stephanie Ruckno JOANNA WEXLER 91 and Michael Bayer ALON KRAFT 92, MPl 94, and KERI RESH 95 CAROLINE RHOADES KING 92 and Shane L. Acevedo RICK RECHT 92 and Elisa Heiligman DAVID T. SALCEDA MPA 92 and Susan McGill KEVIN SWEENEY 92, MSW 00, and NADIA MISHAEL MSW 98 SCOTT DeANGELO 95 and Jen Cheney KYLE T. FUJIKAWA 95, MS 00, and JENNIFER K. KAWAKAMI 96 MARIAM ANSPACHER 96 and JEREMY OCHSENBEIN 97, MS 99 GAVIN GALIMI 96, JD 00, and BETH GRIFFIN MA 99 VIVIAN QUON 96 and SCOTT SHULTZ 96 KATHERINE LEE MAKENS 96 and DAMIEN J. TARDY-VALLERNAUD 97 SUSAN A. (LOCKE) BEYER 97 and William D. Beyer MICHAEL LIWSKI 97 and HEATHER LYNN BROWN LIWSKI 98 KATHLEEN PITCHESS 97 and Michael OConnell JOYCE (GO) ROHAN 97 and CRAIG ROHAN 97 MAY CHEN 98 and HUMPHREY HO 99 VALERIE I. WRIGHT 98, MS 99, and RAYMOND E. BRENNEMAN 98 KATHERINE MICHELLE DESILETS 99 and GARY LYNN WESTON JR. 99 COROLLA (YAP) FLEEGER 99 and Shane Fleeger.
ANDREA HALES 82 and WILLIAM D. BROWN 83, a daughter, Pauline Clare Hales Brown LANCE P. JENSEN 82 and Ann M. Jensen, a son, William Thomas SCOTT W. GRAMSTRUP 83 and REBECCA (SNOW) GRAMSTRUP 89, a son, Henry William. He joins his brother Taylor, 2. He is the nephew of Elizabeth (Snow) Shea 83 and Edmund H. Shea 84, William A. Snow 84 and Diane (Gramstrup) Moore 84 ROB DAWSON 84 and Terri Dawson, a daughter, Susan Patricia. She is the granddaughter of Patricia (Suhr) Dawson 55 and the niece of Lisa (Dawson) Steffen 86 TOM CALDERON 85, 86, MA 87, and ANNA (SANCHEZ) CALDERON 86, a son, Andrew Thomas. He joins sisters Amanda, 8, and Christina, 4. CHARLES Q. CLAY III 85 and Rachelle Clay, twin sons, Noah Charles and Connor Albert ROBIN RAZZANO MARKS 85 and Ross Marks, a son, Ryan Albert. He joins his 3-year-old sister, MacKenzie Lee. He is the nephew of Ron Razzano 81 JOEL ROME 85 and Sandra Soczka, a daughter, Allison Johanna. She joins her sister, Julia, 4 CRAIG S. SUNADA 85 and SHARI (YANG) SUNADA 87, a daughter, Kathryn Lily. She joins sister Lindsay, 4, and is the niece of Marc K. Sunada 83 and David Yang DDS 95 KRISTIN (SCHICK) LIBBY 86 and JOHN LIBBY 87, MBA 93, a daughter, Katherine Anne HAROLD (BUD) MURDOCK III 86 and SHERYL (MILLER) MURDOCK 88, a daughter, Delaney Rose. She joins sister Makenzie Rose, 4. They are the grandchildren of Harold (Bud) Murdock Jr. 58 and Jody (Priebe) Murdock 58 STACY (COLBORNE) SMITH 86 and Phillip Smith, a daughter, Kendall Blair CISSY (CHANDLER) TETREAULT 86 and THOMAS TETREAULT MBA 00, a daughter, Alden Elizabeth. She joins her 2-year-old sister Chandler Caroline. She is the granddaughter of Rusty Craig Chandler 57, the niece of Mac Chandler 89 and Michelle Luglan Chandler 90 and the niece of Elizabeth Chandler Fisher 93 ANTHONY T. WATSON 86 and Kate E. Doan, a son, Eric Louis Doan Watson. He joins 3-year-old sister Abigail Jane Doan Watson KLAUS ABER 87 and DANA (HOLLAND) ABER 87, a son, Carson Buckley TRACY POOLE 87 and SHERI DAVIS POOLE 91, MA 94, a daughter, Sophie Moriah. She is the niece of Julie Davis 94 CHARLES D. GRIFFEN JR. 88 and Susan Davies Griffen, a son, Cooper William. He is the grandson of the late Margaret D. Griffiths Griffen 57 and Charles D. Griffen Sr. 53, and the nephew of Julie Griffen Childs 81 and Thomas Bedford Griffen 85, JD 88 KEITH McNAMARA 88 and Patricia McNamara, a son, Leyton Keith JUDITH (CASARES) THIELEMANN 88 and TROY THIELEMANN 90, a son, Mattheus Pearce. He joins his 2-year-old brother, Zachary Davis. FAITH SACULLES 89 and Brad Olander, a daughter, Olivia Rose Olander JOHN J. GREEN DDS 90 and DENISE M. LORENTE DDS 92, a son, Clark Bixby Green. Clark is the nephew of Lisa Lorente DDS 86 and Charles R. Lorente 96, and the grandson of Yolanda Lorente 90 AMANDA (DANDY) MAY 90, MS 93, and Robert May Jr., a son, Garrett Robert. He is the grandson of James Dandy 56, Suzanne (Lund) Dandy 57, and great nephew of the late Carl Lund 60 KEITH ELDER 91 and JESSICA ZADA-ELDER 91, a son, Ryan, joining his brother Blake. They are the nephews of Alan Zada 79 KIM (BROWN) GUBNER 92 and Adam Gubner, a daughter, Madison Elyse, who joins her brother, Jeremy, 2 CHRISTINA (ROOPENIAN) HICKS 92 and SCOTT E. HICKS DDS 93, a son, Charles Ronald. He is the grandson of Grace Hicks 62, Paul H. Hicks DDS 63, and Ronald Roopenian MBA 67, and the great-grandson of Taylor Hicks Sr. DDS 33 MICHAEL TIMOTHY BODENSTEINER DDS 93 and REBECCA (ORTIZ) BODENSTEINER 93, a son, Oliver Thomas. He joins brother Michael Arthur, 3 DAVID GREMINGER 93 and SHANNA (RADOS) GREMINGER 94, a daughter, Lauren Marcella DARREN S. BELL MBA 96 and Sandra Bell, a son, Brett Matthew. He joins his brother Nicholas, 2 PEDRO RINCON 94 and BRENDA ROSALES RINCON 95, a daughter, Sarah Rose. CHRISTENA URQUHART PRIEBE 31, of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., Feb. 13, at the age of 89. She was a high school English teacher for 30 years and was an inspiration to her students and her family. Upon her retirement, she became active in the community, where she served as president of the Rollingwood Homeowners Association, and as a consultant to the PVP Unified School District. Married for 42 years to Roy Edward Priebe 33, they met while students at USC. He preceded her in death in 1975. She is survived by daughters Patricia Wright 57 and Jody Murdock 58, six grandchildren, three of whom are graduates of USC, and 13 great-grandchildren. EDGAR F. HIRTH 34, of Fallbrook, Calif.; Nov. 13, 1999, at the age of 88. He operated a yacht anchorage in Newport Beach and had a long career in community service. At USC, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and played on the water polo team. His first wife, Peg, passed away in 1989. Survivors include his second wife, Eleanor, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. JOHN WILLIAM MURPHY DDS 39, MS 53, of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; April 17, at the age of 86, of heart failure. He was a past president of the Los Angeles Dental Society whose career spanned six decades. Born the son of a coal miner in Washington, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1926. During World War II, he was commissioned a Navy dental officer and served with the 1st Marine Division and later the 6th Marine Division at the battle of Okinawa. After the war, Murphy specialized in orthodontia and taught general dentistry at USC. He was past president of the Los Angeles Dental Society, the Crenshaw YMCA, and was past commander of American Legion Post 715. He continued to practice in West Los Angeles until his retirement in 1983. His wife, Mabel, passed away just four days after him. Surviving are three sons and five grandchildren. Contributions may be made to the USC School of Dentistry, Memorial Tribute Fund, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089. A. VERNE BALLARD 40, of Santa Monica, Calif.; May 23, at the age of 82. He was owner of Wilco Produce headquartered in Blythe, Calif. He also established The Farmers and Merchants Bank and built the largest cotton gin plant west of the Mississippi River, both in Blythe. At USC, he played saxophone in the Trojan Band. JOHN EDWIN JONES 49, of Los Angeles; May 23, a the age of 76, of a heart attack. A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II in the South Pacific on the advanced meteorological team to gather weather data for the main invasion force of the Philippine Island, he was the only survivor of a four-man boat to land on shore and spent weeks living off the land before hooking up with other U.S. troops. At USC, he studied art history and civil engineering. He also was a member of the tennis team and Sigma Nu fraternity. Upon graduation, Jones went into the aerospace industry where he assisted in the development of the rocket engines that took John Glenn on his original 15-minute mission around the earths orbit in 1962. He taught engineering courses at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and ended his career working with the City of Los Angeles, Building and Safety. He lived with his wife at the Sunray Retirement Living Com-munity and was serving as the president of the Resident Council. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gladys, two daughters, including Patricia Jones Finer 77, a son and two grandchildren. FRANCIS M. SCHULER 49, of Temecula, Calif., in March. He owned Bell Gardens Pharmacy in Bell Gardens, Calif., from 1954 to 1995. He was past president of the Southeast Pharmacists Association and was a member of the Southern California Pharmacists Association. He is survived by his wife, Sue, and four daughters. LESTER L. HARRIS PhD 50, of La Mirada, Calif.; June 6, at the age of 82. For 32 years he directed the Whittier College Speech and Hearing Clinic named in his honor. He also headed the colleges department of communication disorders. He helped found and remained active in the California Speech, Language and Hearing Assn. and the California Speech Pathologists and Audiologists in Private Practice. Harris is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara, two daughters and three grandchildren. FRANK ANTHONY SALAZAR 50, MM 56, of Ventura, Calif.; June 24, at the age of 72. He was the founder of the Ventura County Symphony Orchestra and a renowned conductor for 30 years. He inspired students at Ventura College and transformed the small community symphony into an influential regional orchestra. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music in addition to receiving his bachelor of music degree from USC. After earning a masters of music degree from USC in 1956, Salazar joined the faculty at Ventura College. In 1962, he founded the Ventura County Symphony Orchestra. He received many awards and much recognition for his contribution to the arts, including the first Latino Achievement Award from Gente magazine in 1983, Outstanding Com-munity Contributor in 1984 and the Oxnard City Council, Ventura Citizen of the Year in 1986 and Ventura College Academic Senate Community Award in 1987. He was entered into the Congressional Record in 1992 for his contribution to the cultural resources of Ventura County. In addition to his wife of 50 years, Judith, he is survived by two sons, a daughter, a brother and four grandchildren. ALBERT J. CENTOFANTE 52, of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.; July 7, of cancer, at the age of 75. He was a member of USC Asso-ciates, a charter member of the South Bay Trojan Club and recipient of the USC Alumni Associations Alumni Service Award in 1990. He also served on the USC Athletic Campaign Committee and endowed a full athletic scholarship. Centofante served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during World War II. In 1962, he co-founded Astrophysics Research Corp., an early high-technology firm that developed x-ray security screening equipment for airports. Active in the Roman Catholic Church, he received the Cardinals Award in 1998, presented by Cardinal Roger Mahony, for his service to the Archdiocese. In June he was bestowed with the Papal Honor Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice, recognizing his commitment to the church and the Holy Father. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary, five children Linda 75, James 79, Jane 79, MPR 81, Bert 82 and Michelle 88 10 grandchildren, three sisters and many nieces and nephews. ROBERT A. (BOB) HAVENNER 52, of Manhat-tan Beach, Calif.; May 4, at the age of 75, of cancer. He is survived by his wife Ella Louise (Terry) 47, three children and four grandchildren. SHIRLEY ALLEN AMO 53, of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; April 29, at the age of 68. She was active in the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, the Trojan League of the Desert, the Desert Trojan Club, the Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni of the Desert, Rancho Mirage Republican Womens Club and the Rancho Las Palmas Tennis Club. She married Jerry L. Amo 52 in 1952. Her husband, two sons, five grandchildren and a sister survive her. MARILYN ROTHERUM STORY 53 of Llano, Calif.; May 5, of a heart attack, at the age of 68. She was a member and president of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority while at USC, as well as a member of the Spurs. She was a full-time homemaker and a part-time bookkeeper for her familys insurance business. She also served the Volunteer League of the San Fernando Valley and the Antelope Valley Guild of the Chil-drens Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Byron (Ben) Story 52, daughter Maureen Story Lee 85, son-in-law Howard Lee MS 88 and two grandchildren. CARL W. MOELLER JR. PhD 54, of Boston, Mass.; July 20, at the age of 76. He was a retired professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. He obtained his bachelor of science degree in chemistry and physics from Harvard, graduating cum laude in 1949 before completing his doctorate at USC. In 1954-55 he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Moeller accepted a position at the University of Connecticut in Storrs as an instructor in the department of chemistry and remained there throughout his career. He was also the deputy department head for the five UConn regional campuses and periodically served as the acting department head. While at UConn, he carried out research programs in photochemistry, magnetism and free-radical chemistry, producing more than 20 technical publications. He was a lifetime member of the American Chemical Society and was active in the Connecticut Valley ACS chapters. Although retired from teaching, at the time of his death Moeller remained associated with the university as an emeritus professor. He is survived by two sons, two sisters, six nieces and nephews and many cousins. HERMAN MARTIN ALLENBACH JR. DDS 57, MS 67, of Kent, Wash.; March 6, of cancer, at the age of 69. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he attended school in Idaho and California before graduating from Palomar College and USC dental school. He taught in the oral surgery department of the University of Washington and had a successful private practice for 38 years. He is survived by his wife, Veloy, five children and three sisters. MICHAEL E. SULLIVAN 57, MS 61, of Watsonville, Calif.; June 6, of cancer, at the age of 65. A guidance counselor at Watsonville High School, he helped hundreds of underprivileged and minority students pursue higher education. The former Long Beach resident began at Watson-ville High when he moved to the area in 1975. During his career, he helped local students earn scholarships at colleges and universities nationwide. His former students have graduated from Stanford, Harvard and Yale, among others. Although he focuses much of his attention on helping poor and underprivileged students get full financial aid, many of his friends and family said he helped everyone. Sullivan often gave thousands of dollars of his own money to fill in gaps in college financial aid packages because he did not want students to work, but instead focus on academic achievement. For his efforts, he received awards from the California Asso-ciation of Student Financial Aid Admin-istrators, Watsonville City Council, Mon-terey County Board of Supervisors and state Assembly. He is survived by two cousins. ROBERT D. BAKER 60, MS 65, EME 70, of Mammoth Lakes and Redondo Beach, Calif. Feb. 15, 1999, of cancer, at the age of 61. He was a devoted USC alumnus, former School of Engineering lecturer and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He was active in various USC alumni organizations and was former vice-president of the Nations Capitol Alumni Club. In his professional career as a mechanical engineer and expert in propulsion systems, he staffed the TRW team that developed the variable-thrust Lunar Module descent engine. This engine helped bring Apollo 13s astronauts safely back to earth in 1970. Bakers family is grateful for the care [he] received at the USC Norris Comprehen-sive Cancer Center and the dedicated medical efforts of Dr. Heinz-Josef Kenz and Dr. Robert Beart. A memorial for Baker was held at the USC United Uni-versity Church, where he had been baptized as an infant. Surviving are his three children, Laurel Baker Tew 82, MA 84, who is currently associate dean in the USC Office of Admissions, Robert D. Baker Jr. 83, and Christopher J. Baker 91. Their mother, Elizabeth Toye Williams 60, passed away in 1997. Baker is also survived by his wife of 21 years, Charlene; his mother, Cleome Dovey; his siblings, Lee Baker 61, Jill Baker and Col. Douglas A. Dovey 70, MS 72; and five grandchildren. GERALD SANFORD BERNSTEIN MD 62, of La Verne, Calif; July 8, at the age of 72. A professor emeritus of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, he was a guiding force and leader in the advancement of womens reproductive health care. He served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Regional Family Planning Council and medical director for Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles. Bernstein received numerous awards during his career in recognition of his research. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Ruth, three daughters and a brother. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Keck School of Medicine of USC. ELBERT HARTSFIELD MS 65, of Medina, Wash.; May 17, at the age of 70. He grew up in Los Angeles and served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952. Following his undergraduate education from UCLA, he joined TRW in 1959 as an electronics engineer in the aerospace industry, where he worked on projects associated with the Gemini and Apollo space programs. In 1971, he and his family relocated to the Seattle area. Hartsfield went to work for Honeywell Marine Systems, retiring in 1992. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Barbara. Surviving are one daughter and two sons, three grandchildren and a brother. DON A. WILDERMUTH MS 67, of Issaquah, Wash.; Dec. 18, 1999, of a heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Janell. WILLARD BUBBA SCOTT 72, of Mountain View, Calif.; Sept. 1, after a lengthy battle with cancer, at the age of 53. He was a member of the famed 1969 USC defensive line nicknamed the Wild Bunch. Scott was part of a prosperous period in USC football history. In 1969, he teamed with All-Americans Al Cowlings and Jimmy Gunn, Charlie Weaver and the late Tody Smith to form a defensive front that powered the Trojans to 10-0-1 record and a win over Michigan in the 1970 Rose Bowl. As a sophomore, Scott was a member of the 1967 national championship team that went 10-1 and defeated Indiana in the 1968 Rose Bowl. In his three years at USC, the Trojans went 29-2-2. After college, he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad and most recently as a probation officer. An avid golfer, he also attended many USC football games. His is survived by his wife, Terrie, and two daughters. HERBERT C. MAYER PhD 75, of Spokane, Wash.; June 14, at the age of 77. He received a bachelor of science degree from Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, in 1943 and a masters degree from the University of Iowa in 1947. Mayer moved to Moscow, Idaho, in 1947 and taught at the University of Idaho. He married Maryetta Brodkord in 1948 and then began a 22-year career with IBM. While employed by IBM, he worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas-El Paso. He also taught at the University of Utah, Washington State University, and the University of Wisconsin at Parkside. He was an emeritus professor at Eastern Washington University and administered the General Electric School of Nuclear Engineering in Richland. Sur-vivors include his wife of more than 51 years, two daughters, two sisters and two granddaughters. MADELINE JOAN FRANKS BELL, of Hemet, Calif.; June 11, of cancer, at the age of 92. She was a nationally known musician who was, for many years, the designated organist at USC. Bell began playing at the age of 5 and launched her musical career at 16 in her native New Jersey, playing the theater pipe organ for silent films. It was a short-lived career. With the advent of talkies, she was soon out of a job. Undaunted, she took up the accordion and in 1940 she came to Hollywood determined to try her luck in show business. There she discovered the Hammond electronic organ and its multivoice draw bars, to which she soon added the new Leslie Speaker System. With this combination, Bell became a successful organist playing on radio and television shows and in nightclubs and restaurants throughout Southern California and Nevada. She was featured each Sunday for 22 months on KMPC radio and for 52 weeks on the Ina Ray Hutton Show. But it was as USCs official organist that many members of the Trojan family will remember her. In 1972 she and her husband, Jack Franks, a USC alumnus, attended a baseball game at Bovard Field only to discover that the organist didnt know any USC songs. Long an enthusiastic Trojan fan, she simply stepped up to the keyboard and took over, regaling the crowd with a rousing rendition of the Trojan fight song, Fight On, Old SC. Coach Rod Dedeaux was suitably impressed and asked her on the spot if she was interested in becoming the teams official organist. Bell was never paid for her appearances with the team and even went so far as to continue to buy season tickets long after her position as organist assured her free admission. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren and a brother. FREDERICK W. GEORGE III, of San Marino, Calif.; June 11, following a long respiratory illness, at the age of 76. He was a USC physician and telemedicine pioneer. An advocate of using high-speed telecommunications to deliver advanced medical services to remote areas, George helped design and implement some of the first computer networks to enable, for example, a physician in Los Angeles to hear, view and also actively assist an operation performed in China. He came to USC in 1967 as professor of radiology and developed the Radiation Therapy Program at LAC+USC Medical Center. He was later appointed professor of radiology and senior research associate at USC Social Science Research Institute. Among his honors were a special award from the National Cancer Institute and a Surgeon Generals Commendation for Outstanding Leadership in the U.S. Navy. He authored many articles on tele-medicine, radiation therapy, automation and the use of computers in radiation therapy. In 1993, George aborted plans to retire in favor of starting work in a new field: telemedicine. He formed the USC ABBC and assembled a multi-disciplinary team of technicians and physicians for its use of digital technologies to design and deliver health-care services, especially to medically underserved and remote areas of the globe. His research led to a patented three-dimensional medical imaging system, and he played a major role in encouraging the growth of medical imaging at USC. He retired from USC in January. He is survived by his wife, Andra, seven children, 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. JACK K. HORTON, of Los Angeles; June 3, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 83. A Life Trustee of USC, he was former chairman and chief executive officer of Southern California Edison Co. He died five days after the death of his wife of 62 years, Betty. Horton was a leader in the business and education communities, championing nuclear power throughout his long career with utility companies. He was also a trustee of Stanford University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1936, and a member of the president's board of Pepperdine University. The Nebraska-born Horton capped his career with 21 years at Edison. He joined the company as president in 1959, added the title chief executive officer in 1965 and was elected chairman of the board in 1968, serving until his retirement in 1980. A company award that is given to employees who risk their lives to perform heroic deeds is named in Horton's honor. He is survived by three children, Judy Magee Horton, Sally Horton Meersman and Harold E. Horton, a brother, Eugene, and five grandchildren. The family asked that any memorial contributions be sent to any or all of these three programs: the Jack and Betty Horton Rare Book Fund of Doheny Library, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089; the Jack and Betty Horton Library Fund, Stanford University, 301 Encino Hall, Stanford, CA 94305; or Executive Services Corps, 520 S. Lafayette Park Place No. 210, Los Angeles, CA 90057. EDWARD H. La FRANCHI, of Orcutt, Calif.; April 25, at the age of 91. He was a member of the faculty in USCs Rossier School of Education from 1946 through 1973, ultimately becoming assistant dean. Secondary school administration and school housing were his field of specialization. He was named professor emeritus in 1973. He was an alumnus of UC Berkeley. Prior to accepting his faculty appointment at USC, he was superintendent of the St. Helena, Calif., school district. His wife, Marian, predeceased him in 1994. He is survived by four children, a sister and brother-in-law, 10 grandchildren and 16 great grand-children.
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