In Memoriam

We celebrate the lives of the following members of our Caltech alumni family.

 

Robert Jennings

He had a B.S. and a Doctorate degree in Chemistry and Biology from CalTech graduating in the class of 1955. He worked as a T.A. for Linus Pauling for a time and spent time studying the genetics of fruit flies (they multiply fast so easy to study) long before DNA...

Lance Taylor

REMEMBERING LANCE TAYLOR, 1940-2022 The following message was sent to the NSSR community today from Dean Will Milberg: "I am writing to share that Lance Taylor, NSSR Professor Emeritus of Economics and the former Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and...

Juris Hartmanis, DAA

Juris Hartmanis, DAA

Distinguished Caltech alumnus Juris Hartmanis (PhD ’55), founding chair of Cornell University’s Department of Computer Science, passed away on July 29, 2022. Hartmanis was widely recognized for establishing the field of computational complexity theory. He was 94 years...

Wiliam Wright

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Leland “Lee” Paul

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Fred Hayos

Fred Hayos

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Keith Kohnen

Keith Kohnen

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John Morton Jr.

We are deeply saddened to share that on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, John Lewis Morton, Jr., loving husband, father, brother and friend, passed away suddenly at the age of 71.  John was born on December 5, 1950 in Palo Alto, California to John and Barbara (Moore) Morton....

L. Willard “Will” Richards

L. Willard “Will” Richards

L. Willard (Will) Richards died Sunday at his home in Santa Rosa at the age of 89, with his wife Nancy by his side. He was born July 11, 1932, in Provo, Utah to Ren and Zilla Richards. He grew up in Riverside, CA, was an Eagle Scout, received a BS from Caltech, and...

Vicki Peterson

Vicki Peterson

Arsine Victoria Avakian, my wife, died in May, three months before her 81st birthday. Vicki was one of those exceptional people who enrich the lives ofeveryone they know. Vicki and I married at the end of summer in 1963, after receiving our SB degrees in physics from...

Donald Sweet

Donald Sweet

Donald Hanly Sweet passed away peacefully at age 98 on May 12, 2022 after suffering a stroke, less than three months after the passing of Beth Sweet, his beloved wife of 73 years. Don will be remembered for his kindness, integrity, and intellect, and for being a...

Jesse G. Jernigan, Jr.

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David A. Evans, DAA

David A. Evans, DAA

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Charles Richard Johnson

Charles Richard Johnson

Charles Richard “Dick” Johnson died peacefully at his home in El Segundo surrounded by his family on March 31, 2022, aged 85 years. Dick was born in Lewiston Idaho to Lillian H. and Charles J. Johnson. His lifelong interests included classical music, cooking and fly...

Lawrence C. Moore, Jr.

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Arthur D. Riggs, DAA

Arthur D. Riggs, DAA

Distinguished Alumnus Arthur D. (Art) Riggs (PhD '66), a pioneering geneticist, world-renowned expert in diabetes, and dedicated friend of Caltech, died March 23, 2022. He was 82. Graduation Year:[ba_dual_button btn_alignment="center" btn_a_text="Go Back"...

Eugene N. Parker, DAA, TB

Eugene N. Parker, DAA, TB

Caltech Distinguished Alumnus Eugene Parker (PhD '51) passed away on March 15 at age 94. Parker was a pioneer in the field of heliophysics, the study of the sun and how it affects Earth, the planets in our solar system, and space beyond. In 1958, Parker correctly...

William “Bill” J. Sharman

Bill Sharman, fondly known as “Squeeze," grew up in San Diego, CA and entered Caltech in 1971. A resident of Lloyd House, Squeeze played football and numerous intramural sports. He was an Air Force ROTC Cadet and was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the US Air Force after...

Donald L. Cronin

Donald L. Cronin died on March 1, 2022, at the age of 86.  He was born on August 18, 1935, in Mineola, New York to Jeremiah G. and Lois E. Cronin, née Parsons.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1957, a...

Guy Thompson, Jr.

Guy Thompson, Jr.

Guy Allen Thompson, Jr. was born in 1931 in the midst of the Depression, in the small Mississippi Delta farming town of Rosedale. He attended Mississippi State College, participated in the Air Force ROTC program and graduated in 1953 with a BS in Chemistry with...

Terrill “Tim” Hendrickson

Terrill “Tim” Hendrickson

Terrill Willard Hendrickson, fondly known to friends and family as “Tim,” 76, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, in Kirkland, with his beloved wife Jennifer at his side. Tim was born in Seattle on September 25, 1945, to parents Willard and Elsie Hendrickson. He...

William A. Freeman

William A. Freeman

William ‘Bill’ Andrew Freeman, age 68, of Austin, Texas has passed away on February 19, 2022 of natural causes. He was a beloved father, grandfather, and friend to many. He was born in Nashville, TN and went to Isaac Litton High School, graduating in 1971. He later...

Ted Rogers

Ted Rogers

Ted Rogers worked at Intuitive Surgical for the past 15 years, most recently as the Vice President of Vision Systems.  Before he worked at Intuitive Surgical he worked at Asyst Technologies, Edge Technologies and briefly had a private consulting business.  He was...

William Kennedy

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Alan S. Dubin

Alan S. Dubin

Wilmington, DE - Dr. Alan Dubin, 83, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022 at Christiana Care Hospital after a brief illness. Alan was born in Cincinnati, OH. He received a PhD from the California Institute of Technology in Chemistry in 1967 and joined Dupont in...

Leon T. Silver

Leon Silver (PhD '55), W.M. Keck Foundation Professor for Resource Geology, Emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on January 31, 2022. He was 96 years old. Silver was born in Monticello, New York, on April 9, 1925. His father and mother emigrated from Russia and Poland,...

Richard A. Dean

Richard A. Dean

Richard A. Dean was Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, Richard A. Dean (BS ’45). He passed away on January 27; he was 97. A complete obituary will be posted to this page soon. Graduation Year:[ba_dual_button btn_alignment="center" btn_a_text="Go Back" btn_a_link=""...