Obituaries archive

Lee Schipper, renowned energy analyst, dies at 64

Lee Schipper, renowned energy analyst, dies at 64 August 19, 2011:

Leon (Lee) Schipper, a world-renowned energy analyst who often critiqued U.S. energy policy, died Tuesday (Aug. 19), three months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 64.

Research associate Rebecca Wenk dies at 31

Research associate Rebecca Wenk dies at 31 August 18, 2011:

Rebecca Wenk, a research associate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, died after a brief battle with thyroid cancer on Thursday, July 14. She was 31.

Eugene Lee, former IGS director, dies at 86

Eugene Lee, former IGS director, dies at 86 April 29, 2011:

Eugene Lee, professor emeritus of political science, longtime director of UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, and a distinguished scholar of California government, died Wednesday, April 27, at his Sonoma home. He was 86.

Sandy Elberg, former Grad Division dean, dies at 97

Sandy Elberg, former Grad Division dean, dies at 97 April 26, 2011:

Sanford Samuel (Sandy) Elberg, professor emeritus at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and former dean of the Graduate Division, died Apr. 8. He was 97.

Memorial service for Charles Muscatine is Sunday

Memorial service for Charles Muscatine is Sunday February 8, 2011:

A memorial service for Charles Muscatine, late Professor Emeritus of English, will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, February 13, 2011, in the Pauley Ballroom of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union.

Catherine ‘Kay’ Kerr, environmentalist and widow of UC president, dies at 99

January 3, 2011:

Catherine “Kay” Kerr, a dedicated environmentalist and widow of Clark Kerr, the 12th president of the University of California system, died Saturday (Dec. 18). She was 99.

Campus to remember those who died over the past year

September 7, 2010:

On Monday, Sept. 27, the Berkeley campus will gather for its ninth annual memorial service to honor those of its own who passed away during the past year.

Memorial service planned for UC Berkeley sophomore and plane crash victim Misha Dawood

August 3, 2010:

A memorial service is being planned for Sunday, Aug. 29, for Misha Dawood, a UC Berkeley sophomore and rising soccer talent who was among 152 passengers killed last Wednesday in what is being deemed Pakistan’s deadliest air crash.