In Memoriam
We celebrate the lives of the following members of our Caltech alumni family.
Stephen G. Sawochka
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San-Chiun Shen
Dr. San-Chiun Shen, a distinguished alumnus of the California Institute of Technology (1996), on the evening of March 26, 2021 (Beijing Time) passed away at the age of 103. Dr. San-Chiun Shen received his doctorate in biochemical genetics from Caltech in 1951. He was...
David A. Lee
David Lee, engineer and physicist extraordinaire, passed away at his home in Santa Monica on March 11, 2021. As many SEAOSC members will know, David was the West Coast representative for Taylor Devices, Inc., since the 1970s through to his “retirement” a few years...
Cathy Shapiro Gates
[PROLOGUE] It is my sad duty to inform you that Cathy Gates, beloved Wife, Mother, and Daughter, entered immortality at 7:35 the morning of March 10th, 2021.Requiem aeternum dona Caterina, Requiem aeternum dona Caterina, Requiem Caterina, Requiem Caterina, Caterina,...
Richard Louis Baker
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John K. Inman
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Douglas Dean Duhon
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Randall K. Bartman
Randall Kieth (Randy) Bartman (1954- 2021) passed away after a long illness on February 22, 2021. Randy was a loving spouse, father, dog parent, and an engineer and deputy section manager at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 42 years. Randy moved to...
John A. Lovberg
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George W. Sutton
George Walter Sutton, 93, died peacefully at his home on February 13, 2021. Born on August 3, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York to Jack and Pauline Sutton, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife and best friend of 68 years, Evelyn Doris Sutton (Kunnes). He is survived...
Bill Tyzz-Dwo Lu
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A. John McEwing
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Thomas B. Howes
Tom Howes died peacefully at home on February 2, 2021. Tom was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, moving with his family to Chicago in 1928. He was a member of the National Honor Society each year at Fenger High School. Though active on the wrestling team, he was especially...
Francis E. Fairman
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Clarence R. Allen
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John I. Castor
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Paul Faust
Paul Harry Faust (Chemistry, Throop, 1941) passed on at his daughter Betty’s home in the southeast of Mexico on January 13, 2021. He would have been 102 this April. After graduation, he worked as a chemical engineer in Mobil Oil beginning in the Torrance refinery...
Leon M. Keer
Leon M. Keer, Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, died on January 12, 2021, at age 86. He was a leader and prolific researcher on tribology (contact and fracture mechanics) and will be remembered as a...
Peter Gottlieb
Dr. Peter GottliebNovember 29, 1935 – January 2, 2021 Dr. Peter Gottlieb passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Menlo Park, California at the age of 85. Peter is survived by his two sons: Michael and James, his daughter: Gabrielle and 4 grandchildren. He is...
Walter A. Specht, Jr.
On Monday, December 21, 2020, Dr. Walter A. Specht Jr., husband and father, passed away at the age of 84, in Topsham, Maine. Walter was born on November 3, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN to Walter A. Specht, Sr. and Doris (Smith) Specht. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in...
Kim C. Border
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William A. Strohl
Family and friends deeply mourn the passing of Dr. William “Bill” Allen Strohl at 87 years old on December 18, 2020 in Highlands Ranch, CO. His cause of death was related to COVID-19. He is survived by his two daughters Durga Strohl Larkin of Jamestown, RI and Celinde...
William S. McDonald
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Kiam T. Oey
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James R. Preer
May 22, 1944-July 20, 2020 Jim Preer, science educator, amateur musician, and resident of 1550 Beacon Street, Brookline, since 2016, died on Monday morning, July 20, 2020, of complications related to Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia after a year in the care...
Donn A. Allen
Resident of Santa CruzOctober 24, 1935 – November 25, 2020 Donn Allen, son of Roy and Pearl Allen, passed away on 11/25/2020, after a life of contemplation and commitment to his family. He was a very kind man that everyone loved to be around. Donn was born in...
Richard Pollak
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