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Donald Stern

Donald Stern Donald Stern (BS Physics 1958) died July 17,2021 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. In his senior year at Caltech Don was the President of Blacker House. After graduating from Caltech Don earned his PhD in Physics from U Wisconsin at Madison. After receiving his PhD,...

In His Wheelhouse

In His Wheelhouse Jeopardy Productions, Inc. “I’ve been watching Jeopardy! since I was 5, so Alex Trebek was almost mythological to me. I really felt lucky that I had the chance to play the games with him hosting, and to talk to him. He was extremely kind.” Halfway...

Gary G. Christoph

Gary G. Christoph On July 3, 2021, just 8 days after his 76th birthday, Gary Gordon Christoph flew his final flight into the sunset. Gary was an avid private pilot who loved punching holes in the clouds and greasing a landing, he collected butterflies and enjoyed...

Kenneth K. Tang

Kenneth K. Tang Kenneth Kai-nan Tang, Class of 1948 (Engineering); died July 2, 2021, Pasadena, California.  Claremont High School, Class of 1944; Stanford University, MS 1949 (Mechanical Engineering); US Patent no. 3147823 (1964) and US Patent no. 3561224 (1967);...