July 17, 2021
Donald Stern
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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, Don returned to Pasadena to work at the
National Engineering Science Co (NESCO).
In 1966 Don and several colleagues at NESCO formed
Tetra Tech Corporation now traded under the ticker
symbol TTEK.
Don left Tetra Tech to earn a law degree from USC.
His academic credentials earned him the alphabet:
BS MS PHD JD
which he abbreviated in his license plate:
DSPHDJD
Don was married three times, divorced twice. He
left three children and six grandchildren.