Issue: Winter 2005

Marriages, Births and Deaths

Marriages

Jack M. Tingley ’75 and Barbara Chappell Kenady ’77

Amy Haber ’89 and Brian Bechelli

Melinda C. Macumber ’93 and Leonard A. Bates Jr.

Michael Beltran ’97 and Jennifer L. Pringle ’98, MS ’99

Brian Hoffman ’99 and Jami Papworth

Christine A. Banchich ’01 and Kenneth H. Renken

Rudy Buehler ’03 and Sarah Jimenez ’03.

Births and Adoptions

Scott Ketchum ’76 and Sabrina Ketchum ’91, a son, McKay Carroll. He is the great-grandson of Louise Combs ’36 and John Combs ’36 and the grandson of Craig Combs ’64 and Susan Combs ’64

Nancy (Patrick) Jones ’85 and Bradford Jones, a daughter, Courtney Faith. She joins sister Hailey Grace. She is the niece of Diane (Patrick) Edmonston ’77, Robert Edmonston ’77, William “Pat” H. Patrick ’81 and Amy Grace Patrick ’92

Grant Graessle ’87, a son and a daughter, Arthur David and Anelisa Clare. They are the grandnephew and grandniece of Howard David Graessle II ’45

Maria Strong MA ’87 and Susan Holland, a son, Zachary Henry. He joins brother Peter, 3

Bob Von Der Ahe ’87 and Chris (Atteberry) Von Der Ahe ’93, a son, Tyler Gregory. He joins brother Gavin. He is the grandson of clinical professor emeritus Clyde Von Der Ahe and the nephew of Dave Atteberry ’95

Valerie Hara MBA ’88 and Gary Uyeda, a daughter, Danielle Lei Xiao. She joins sister Gabrielle Lou Ya

Troy Fukumoto ’89, MS ’91 and Michele Fukumoto, twins, Kaitlyn and Kyle

Margot (Jenson) Neufeld ’89 and Ron Neufeld MBA ’96, a son, Gunnar Bailey. He joins sister Helena Ruth. He is the nephew of Thomas Jenson ’83

Susan (Fong) Polizzotto ’89 and Jeff Polizzotto, a daughter, Lauren Theresa

Kerry (Shean) Dewey ’90 and Byron Dewey, a daughter, Kathryn Suzette. She joins brother Bryan Daniel, 3. She is the great-granddaughter of Harry Cook ’32, the great-grandniece of Hetty (Cook) McCauley DDS ’29, the granddaughter of Robert Stevens Shean ’65 and Suzanne (Cook) Shean ’64 and the niece of Mark Shean JD ’01 and Jaime (Kowey) Shean JD ’01

Jim Patton ’91 and Michelle (Money) Patton ’93, a daughter, Abby Mackenzie

Todd Sharp ’91 and Stacey (Gilbert) Sharp ’92, a son, Ryan Connor. He joins brothers Jarrett, Ethan and Adam

Isaac H. Ryan ’92 and Sophia (Blust) Ryan ’93, a son, Luke August. He joins sister Claire, 5

Nancy (Abbott) Tupy ’92 and Joseph Tupy MBA ’92, a son, George Joseph. He joins sisters Madeline, Katherine and Sarah

Elizabeth (Friedel) Hoover ’93 and Andrew Hoover ’93, a daughter, Jacqueline Jordan. She joins brother Zachary Norman, 2

Anthony Rubino ’93 and Katharine Rubino, a son, Nicholas Anthony

Mark Ruzon ’94 and Lesley (Vuillemenot) Ruzon ’96, a daughter, Bonnie Claire. She joins siblings Samantha and Timothy

Jennifer (Baker) Aldous ’95 and Tyler Aldous, a son, Zachary Tyler. He joins sister Alexis Ann

Elizabeth (Howard) Mitchell ’95 and Brian Mitchell ’95, a daughter, Sydney Jacqueline

Kenyatta T. Robinson ’95 and Jeannine D. Robinson, a daughter, Erin Maya

Trent K. Tanaka ’95 and Cheryl Tanaka, a daughter, Madeline Kohana

Jolyn Johnson ’96 and Eric Umali, a son, Wesley Ryan

Allison Marie (Jacobs) McGee ’96 and Matthew McGee, a son, Dylan Matthew. He joins sister Chloe Elizabeth, 1

Troy M. Weurding ’96 and Danielle (Chanda) Weurding ’97, twins, Kate Nicole and Carson William. They are the great-grandchildren of Leonard H. Chanda DDS ’58, the great-grandniece and great-grandnephew of Jerry Wulk MA ’51, MS ’53 and the niece and nephew of Nancy Zundel ’64

Mary Kasem MD ’98 and Issam Chakbazof, a daughter, Nicole Mary

Nancy L. (Brinley) Lisch ’04 and David A. Lisch, a son, Sean Brinley. He is the great-grandson of Harry R. Newman ’33, the grandson of Leonard D. Brinley ’65, MBA ’68, JD ’71 and Janis E. Brinley ’70, MPA ’72 and the nephew of Julie D. Brinley ’07.

Deaths

Robert Clark MS ’35, PhD ’43, of Eugene, Ore.; June 28, at the age of 95. He was an assistant professor of speech at the University of Oregon and became chairman of the department in 1954. He founded the country’s first honors college there in 1959, which was named for him upon his retirement in 1975. He was president of San Jose State College from 1964 to 1969, where he made headlines for his support of the civil rights struggles of black athletes. He later returned to the University of Oregon, where he was the school’s president until his retirement. He was preceded in death by wife Opal and daughter Laurie. He is survived by daughters Ginny and Suzanne, sons-in-law Roger and Gary and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jean Williams Foreman-Conway ’35, of La Jolla, Calif.; May 25, at the age of 91. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Byron ’33, and daughter Sesaly.

Roy Engle ’40, MEd ’50, of Poway, Calif.; June 7, of a heart attack, at the age of 87. He was the right halfback on USC’s 1939 national championship football team and a three-year letterman in both football and baseball. He is survived by wife Anne and sons Dave and Roger.

Thomas McGarvin ’42, MEd ’52, of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; June 18, of natural causes, at the age of 88. He played on the first USC men’s basketball team to appear in the NCAA tournament and was the only USC athlete to play Notre Dame in both football and basketball. He served in the Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Silver Star. He was the athletic director, basketball coach and assistant football coach at Santa Monica High School for nearly 20 years before serving as the basketball coach and athletic director at Santa Monica City College until his retirement in 1979. He is survived by children Tom, Bruce and Marci and three grandsons.

Virginia G. Hickey ’40, of Joplin, Mo.; Dec. 15, 2003, at the age of 85. She transferred to USC from the University of Kansas in the late 1930s to help establish a new chapter of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She was active in many community organizations and received numerous awards for her civic contributions. She helped establish KSN-TV television station in Joplin, Mo., and served as its chairman of the board for several years. She was preceded in death by first husband Louis and daughter Susan. She is survived by husband Larry and son Bill.

Roscoe B. Bigler MD ’42, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; November 2004, at the age of 89. He was a battalion surgeon in the U.S. Marines from 1944 to 1946. He served as president of staff at the Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles in 1965 and was president of the Tuberculosis and Health Association in 1969. He was on the staff of the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital and was co-owner and chief of staff at the Temple Community Hospital in Los Angeles. He is survived by brothers Gean and John and children Gean, Jeannette, Robert, Nancy, Donald, Susan and Rose.

Alvin E. Davis MD ’42, of Los Angeles; Feb. 14, at the age of 90. He was a medical officer and hospital director in the U.S. Army and later worked for the Veterans Administration Hospital. He had a private psychiatry practice and pioneered more humane treatments for the mentally ill in the California and federal court systems. He was later a professor of psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and was founder and twice-president of the Psychiatry and Law Association. He was named a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 1981 and a Distinguished Life Fellow in 2003. He is survived by wife Margaret, sons Alan and Bennet and grandsons Matthew and Rhys.

J. Allen Ginn MD ’43, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Feb. 7, at the age of 84. After graduating from USC, he served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy as part of the Pacific Fleet in World War II. After the war, he was a physician and surgeon in Arizona for 60 years. He founded the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and served on the board of the Andrus Gerontology Center at USC. He was preceded in death by first wife Ann, son Elliott and daughter Carolyn. He is survived by wife Mary Ann, sister Jacqueline, four children and stepchildren, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

David R. Billings ’46, of Discovery Bay, Calif.; Jan. 6, at the age of 80. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephews.

Richard H. Emmons ’46, of North Canton, Ohio; June 29, of cancer, at the age of 86. He was a physics and astronomy professor at Kent State University and established nearly 25 planetariums throughout his life, including the Hoover-Price Planetarium at the McKinley Museum in Canton in 1963. He worked as an engineer for Goodyear Aerospace in Akron, Ohio, in the 1950s testing guided missiles and studying satellite deterioration. He also worked with a group that tracked satellites after the Soviet’s launch of Sputnik. He converted his garage into a small planetarium, known as “The Star Barn,” to teach local residents about astronomy. He was preceded in death by wife Phyllis. He is survived by children Thomas and Jeanne.

Jack L. Balzer ’47, of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; May 5, 2002, at the age of 80. He was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. While at USC, he was a member of the Trojan Knights and Skull and Dagger and was president of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He worked for Allstate Insurance for 37 years. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Joan, brother Jim, children Margaret, Michael, Todd and John and grandchildren.

Gerald F. Gagnon MD ’49, of Long Beach, Calif.; December 2004, after a lengthy illness, at the age of 83. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and as a doctor in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He began his medical career as an orthopedic surgeon at several different hospitals. He later practiced as a consultant to medical and chiropractic clinics in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas for more than 50 years. He was preceded in death by wives Dorthea and Sheila and son Edmund. He is survived by his brother, four daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Richard D. Terry ’50, MS ’56, PhD ’65, of Ventura, Calif.; May 30, at the age of 82. He was a research associate with the Allan Hancock Foundation for Marine Geology and Oceanography for 10 years. In 1964 he worked as a consultant to the deputy assistant secretary of defense, producing an eight-volume study on ocean engineering. He was the author of two books, Oceanography and The Deep Submersible. He is survived by sisters Dorothy and Jean, a sister-in-law and three nieces.

Lew W. Wallace MD ’50, of San Gabriel, Calif.; November 2004, at the age of 87. He was a pharmacist in Alhambra, Calif., for more than 40 years. He is survived by wife Nola, children Robert, Brian, Hanna and Nena, four brothers, one sister and four grandchildren.

Eugene M. Daugherty MA ’53, of Los Angeles; June 3, at the age of 82. After eight years of teaching, he became principal of Cogswell School in El Monte, Calif., a position he held for 23 years until his retirement.

James R. Corl ’54, of Buena Park, Calif.; Jan. 15. He is survived by wife Mary Louise and his children.

Reginald R. DeCayette MD ’56, of Los Angeles; March 2. He was the regional chief of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Services. He is survived by wife Dorothy and daughters Jacqueline, Suzanne and Angelique.

Robert G. Stroyke ’57, of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; Sept. 12, 2003. He was founder of Vintage Real Estate Group in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Viva ’57, sons Bryn ’83 and Robb ’86, daughters-in-law Colleen ’86 and Noelle and five grandchildren.

Walter L. Tamulinas ’57, of Cerritos, Calif.; May 10, at the age of 87. He was a Marine on the U.S.S. Pensacola and served as a drill instructor at Camp Pendleton. After his military career, he worked as a welder and then a health inspector for Los Angeles County, retiring in 1968. He returned to work a year later as an inspector of California’s rural water systems. He retired for a second time in 1980 and worked as a crossing guard for the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, Calif. He is survived by wife Dora, children Stanley and Stacey and many nieces and nephews.

William Peyton Harriman Jr. ’66, of Pasadena, Calif.; June 3, of lung cancer. He was personnel director at both the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena and the Bechtel Corp. He later owned his own business, placing international employees in the healthcare industry. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Crowe, sister Linda, niece Cameron ’66 and nephew Joseph ’93.

Nancy L. Von Der Lohe ’71, MS ’73, of Irvine, Calif.; Feb. 12, of a stroke, at the age of 54. She was a schoolteacher until 1981, when she began working as a sales representative for Stuart Pharmaceutical (now Astra-Zeneca) until the time of her death. She was preceded in death by father Arnold ’41. She is survived by mother Betty, brother Chris and nephew Steven.

Barbara Anne Ward EdD ’78, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; Sept. 2, 2003, at the age of 73. She was director of instructional materials and libraries for the Wenatchee (Wash.) School District and later served as coordinator of library education for Cal State Long Beach. She was an active member of the California Media and Library Educator’s Association. She is survived by several cousins.

Beth Berman, of Las Vegas, Nev.; Nov. 19, 2004, of cancer, at the age of 50. She was a freshman and sophomore at USC from 1971 to 1973, where she majored in English and was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority. She earned her B.A. in English from UCLA in 1975 and went on to complete a degree in paralegal studies, also at UCLA. She worked for the Academic Guidance Service of Los Angeles tutoring children in grades K-12 and had a successful career as a runway and Tearoom model, performing Tearoom modeling for the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was also an entrepreneur and had recently established a small apparel consignment business in Las Vegas. She is survived by brother Kenneth, fiancé John ’70, MS ’73, four aunts and eight cousins.

Alfred Carlson, of Los Angeles; July 29, of complications from Parkinson’s disease, at the age of 85. He helped found the Arnold Schoenberg Institute at USC and served on its board of directors for a number of years. He composed atonal music for chamber orchestras and small ensembles and was the longtime musical director of the Ruskin Club, an organization in Los Angeles that promotes local artistic projects.

John H. Johnson, of Chicago, Ill.; Aug. 8, of heart failure, at the age of 87. He founded his own publishing company, Johnson Publishing Company, in 1942 to raise awareness of African-American issues and to showcase their achievements. His first magazine, Negro Digest, ran short stories and poetry by black writers. He created Ebony magazine in 1945, the weekly news magazine Jet in 1951 and the magazine Ebony Man in 1985. He became involved with various goodwill tours and represented the U.S. at the independence ceremonies for Ivory Coast and Kenya. He won the USC Journalism Alumni Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 1969 for his contributions to the publishing industry. In 1982, he became the first African American on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. In 1996, President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. He is survived by wife Eunice, daughter Linda ’80 and one granddaughter.

Gibson Reaves, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; April 8, of cancer, at the age of 81. He was an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at USC. He joined USC in 1952 and was director of the USC Planetarium from 1978 to 1985. In 1974, he received the USC Associated Award for Excellence in Teaching and was named a Distinguished Emeritus in 2000. He published nearly 100 papers or abstracts and was best known for his pioneering studies in extragalactic astronomy and his work on the history of astronomy. He was a referee for Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal and The Astronomy Quarterly and served on advisory panels to evaluate National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities proposals. He was a guest professor at the University of Basel, a visitor at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in Cambridge, the American Astronomical Society and the Association for the Advancement of Science. He is survived by wife Mary, son Benjamin and granddaughter Grace.