In Memoriam

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

 
Ralph F. Miles, Jr.

Ralph F. Miles, Jr.

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Peter V. Mason

Peter V. Mason

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Phillip Livingston Adams

Phillip Livingston Adams

Phillip Livingston Adams was born July 8, 1922. He graduated from Caltech with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1944. He went on to receive a MBA from Stanford. He is survived by his spouse, Mikki of 53 years, 1 child, and 5 step children. Phillip died peacefully...

George S. Stranahan

George S. Stranahan

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Raymond J. Palmer

Raymond J. Palmer

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Ritchie B. Coryell

Ritchie B. Coryell

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Dr. Luis P. Bernal

Dr. Luis P. Bernal

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Richard Mikio Tsuyuki

Richard Mikio Tsuyuki

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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

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

Richard Louis Baker

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John K. Inman

John K. Inman

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Douglas Dean Duhon

Douglas Dean Duhon

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Randall K. Bartman

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

Bill Tyzz-Dwo Lu

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A. John  McEwing

A. John McEwing

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Thomas B. Howes

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

Francis E. Fairman

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Clarence R. Allen

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John I. Castor

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

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

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...