In Memoriam Forever in Our Circle

FOREVER IN OUR CIRCLE

ALUMNAE

Lilla Hunter Bell ’56 Gay-Leigh Camp ’63 Yvonne Chu ’92 Donna Westmoreland Grundberg ’81 Joan Terbell Knowles ’52 Mother of Marcia Roberts Terry ’74, Wendy Roberts Broderick ’74, Laura Roberts Kelso ’77, and Kim Roberts ’83 Julia MacDonald ’83 Adrienne Hiscox Mitchell ’44

Tamara Razi ’75 Hildi Jensvold Vieira ’58 Sally Sharpsteen Wilson ’49 Jean Walker Yeates ’43 Mother of Kathleen Yeates ’66 and Colleen Yeates Marsh ’67

FAMILY

John D. Carpenter Grandfather of Emily Davis ’08

Mary Lesnett Carpenter Grandmother of Emily Davis ’08

Stanley S. Ho Father of Pansy Ho ’80, Daisy Ho ’83, and Maisy Ho ’85

Raj Marphatia Father of Maya Ambady ’13 and Leena A. Ambady ’16

Juan Moroder Grandfather of Elke Teichmann ’09 Katja Teichmann ’16, and Gaby Castro ’13

Miriam Mueller Mother of Suzanne J. Mueller ’79 and Melanie Mueller ’82

Kaiti Nagel Mother of Leila Nagel ’97

Casper Y. Offutt Father of Betsy Edelmann ’74

Ray Reizner Husband of Tracy Sinclair Reizner ’63 Joan Terbell Knowles ’52 passed away peacefully in Los Altos Hills, California, on November 26, 2020, due to complications from Lewy Body Dementia. She is survived by her four alumnae daughters, Marcia Blanchette Terry ’74, Wendy Roberts Broderick ’74, Laura Roberts Kelso ’77, and Kim Roberts ’83, as well as eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and six nieces and nephews. In addition to being an alumna and alumnae parent, Joan was a trustee, served as co-president of the Alumnae Board, and received the Distinguished Alumnae Award in 1983. Known to her family as Granny, she loved writing (and performing) tribute songs to honor milestones, competing in bubblegum blowing contests, and eating dessert first. Her many years of volunteering earned her the nickname “Joan on the phone.” Joan leaves behind family and friends who will miss her infectious laugh, her fun-loving pranks, and her limitless imagination, which she generously shared in games of make-believe with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Casper “Cap” Offutt, Trustee Emeritus and P’74, Trustee Emeritus and visionary supporter of Castilleja, passed away on September 14, 2020. Cap was inspired to join the Board ofTrustees after witnessing the experience of his own daughter, Betsy Edelmann ’74. Between 1974–1988, he served as Treasurer and helped lead the Castilleja Challenge campaign to build the Leonard Ely Fine Arts Building. After a hiatus, he returned from 1990-1992, helping lead the Program for 21st Century campaign, which raised $22M to increase the endowment, tuition assistance program, and faculty compensation. “Cap aspired to make Castilleja a stronger school, felt like he could make a difference, and enjoyed the community,” said his wife, Sally Offutt. After graduating from University of Michigan, Cap married Sally and founded his own firm, Carpenter/Offutt Paper Company, with divisions throughout the west. Surviving him are his wife, Sally; sons, Casper Offutt III and David Offutt; alumna daughter, Betsy; and five grandchildren. Cap was devoted to his family and was happiest at their cottage in Lake Okoboji, Iowa, where it is hoped his spirit lives on.

Lilla Hunter Bell ’56 passed away on September 17, 2020, in Paradise Valley, Nevada. One of the few students to have started her education at Castilleja when the school had a kindergarten program in the 1940s, Lilla’s interest in science began on the Circle. She became the first woman to graduate from Cal Poly’s animal science program, eventually becoming a pioneer in the agricultural industry. Lilla married Forrest “Woodie” Bell in 1960, and they had three sons—Dean, John, and Dan—whom she loved deeply. She is also survived by her sister Patricia Hunter Gregory ’64 and nieces Diana Horner ’91 and Lilla Spivak ’99.