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Making a Difference Through Our Annual Fund Campaign By Terence Abad ’76 With the start of the new school year, the financial outlook at Lowell continues to improve, thanks to California’s rebounding economy and partial restoration of the funding cuts seen over the past several years. Throughout these difficult years, Lowell alumni and other contributors to our Annual Fund Campaign have truly made a difference. Since 2007, our Annual Fund Campaign’s primary focus has been on offsetting the staffing reductions that were the result of severe funding cuts. To date, the Lowell Alumni Association has provide more than $500,000 in funding to restore critical staff positions including librarians (needed to maintain library hours), counselors (to provide greater student access to academic and college guidance) and classroom teachers (helping to offset some of the growth in average class size). But now that funding levels are beginning to rebound, the great news is that our Annual Fund Campaign can now refocus on other projects to improve the student experience at Lowell. The recently completed renovation and refurbishing of the library’s drop-in computer lab is a prime example of the tangible results our Annual
Fund Campaign can achieve. With your generous support during the 2014-15 campaign, we plan to identify and manage additional high profile projects while continuing our traditional support for faculty grants (providing $75,000 each year to support a range of academic and extracurricular needs) and the Advanced Placement program (helping students with financial need pay for AP exams) to enhance the student experience while also investing in alumni-centered programs such as our semi-annual newsletter, class reunion support and special alumni events. Not only does overall participation in our Annual Fund Campaign truly make a difference at Lowell, but every single donation we receive makes a very real difference. While we are honored to receive some very large donations each year, the fact is that gifts of $100 or less make up two-thirds of all donations to the Lowell Alumni Association. When our 2014-15 Annual Fund Campaign mailer arrives in your mailbox, we’re hoping you’ll respond with a donation in whatever amount you choose to not only continue but also to improve Lowell’s welldeserved reputation for making a difference in the lives of so many of San Francisco’s most talented and hard-working students.
Alumni Fund Computer Lab Renovation
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President’s Message By Lisa Coughlin Clay ’74 What I have enjoyed most during my involvement with Lowell High School is celebrating the many outstanding people in the Lowell community and the impact they have on the educational experience of Lowell’s students. One of these individuals is John Donohue, a true Lowell legend. Coach Donohue has been the baseball coach at Lowell for thirty-three years. During that time, he has amassed 709 career victories, the second-highest number of victories in Northern California prep baseball, and received the California Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame award in 2013. Under his leadership, Lowell has won fourteen City and Section titles. JD was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, and a large group of the Lowell baseball family – players and parents, both past and present--attended the banquet to celebrate his illustrious career. My son had the privilege of playing centerfield on Coach Donohue’s varsity baseball team which won three consecutive AAA championships from 2002 to 2004. As a baseball parent, I watched many Lowell games in the fog at Big Rec. Playing on the “three-peat” championship team was one of my son’s most memorable experiences at Lowell. A celebration of Coach Donohue’s long career took place on September 13, 2014. In typical JD fashion, the dinner was not about him. It raised funds to enable Lowell’s baseball team to participate in a tournament in Hawaii this spring. Coach Donohue is retiring after the 2014-15 season. He is truly an institution on Lowell’s campus. Although the entire community will miss him, we wish him well in his retirement. I am very proud to announce that the Alumni Association has funded the renovation of the library’s computer lab. The successful completion of this important project will enhance the educational horizons of our students. An article in this issue contains more details about this project and your Alumni Association’s continuing efforts to improve the academic environment for Lowell students. Although it doesn’t seem possible, Lowell’s class of 1974 celebrated its 40th reunion on October 11, 2014. All 260 attendees had a wonderful evening at the Legion of Honor. Congratulations to all the members of the reunion committee, especially John Crittenden and Alumni Association secretary Anita Payton, who did a tremendous amount of work to ensure that the reunion was not only well-attended, but also one for the books!
Aloha Lowell Alumni! By Andrew W. Ishibashi, Principal
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By Mark Budak ’73 It’s 6:45 a.m. and about two dozen students are patiently waiting for the Lowell library to open at 7 a.m. Free doughnuts? A 7 a.m. class? No, they are waiting to get into the library’s drop-in computer lab. The lab is the most heavily used facility in the school, where students log on to the lab’s computers more than 10,000 times each week. “I visit the computer lab at least once a day. I use it to type research papers and check the School Loop bulletin board to review homework assignments and grades” reports Sumedha Kumari a Lowell senior. Soli (Solomon) Alpert, a 17-year-old senior who has been working and volunteering in the library since his freshman year, says “I use the computers mostly to finish up assigncontinued on back page
Welcome to the start of another fantastic school year at Lowell High School! It is my pleasure to update you on some of the wonderful things happening at Lowell, many of which are made possible by your contributions and support. As of 2014, we boast one of the largest Visual and Performing Arts Departments in the city. Recently, our school was recognized as an exemplary Visual and Performing Arts education school by the state of California. We also expanded our Visual and Performing Arts course offerings to include both a dance production class and a video production class, making the two staff members who teach them fulltime teachers in the VPA Department. In the Social Sciences Department, we added AP Human Geography, an increasingly popular class that allows students to take a semester-long Advanced Placement course. This class enabled Lowell to grow in our total number of Advanced Placement examinations administered. Alice KwongBallard, a Lowell alumna from the class of 1980 and our department chair, was rec-
ognized as the California League of High Schools Teacher of the Year for our region in 2014. In our Science Department, we are continuing to expand the Lowell-UCSF Science Research Program where students get a chance to work with UCSF biomedical graduate and post-doctoral students to learn laboratory techniques and conduct science research. In addition, we are the only high school in San Francisco and one of only 11 California high schools to implement the continued on page 22
Lowell Alumni Association Annual Meeting Thursday, January 8, 2015 – 7:00 p.m. • Lowell High School Library The principal business to be conducted is election of members to the Lowell Alumni Association’s Board of Directors
For more information, contact us at lowellaa@lowellalumni.org or (415) 759-7830
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R eunion R eports Classes of 1988 & 1989 Join Forces For “Giant” Reunion! Alumni from the Classes of ’88 & ’89 and their guests celebrated a combined 25-year Reunion at AT&T Park, the home of the SF Giants, on August 9th, 2014. A turnout of 70 people showed up at Public House, a Traci Des Jardins restaurant, where they sipped on free flowing cocktails & beer/ wine, dined on upscale gastro pub fare and busted a move to ’80s beats. As the DJ was spinning all night long, folks mingled at the adjoining Mijita restaurant where a photo booth, shuffleboard and Galaga/Ms. Pacman video games were staged. The topper of the night was a 30-minute behind the scenes tour of AT&T Park with visits to the field, dugout, visiting team clubhouse and media room an unobstructed view of the entire field above home plate. Much appreciation to the reunion committee headed by Marcelino Baltero ’88 for a unique reunion experience!
1993 Reunion Takes Over Local Wine Bar The Inner Fog Wine Bar was the perfect venue for a great 20-year reunion, with 90 classmates and friends gathering for an informal evening of laughter and conversation on December 27, 2013. Many thanks to reunion organizer Aster Chin, who recently relocated to Honolulu to assume her new responsibilities as Upper School Dean at the Iolani School.
Save the Date
Pioneer Class of ’65 50-Year Reunion (Fall ’64 & Spring ’65 Classes) The Lowell Pioneer Class of ’65 will be holding their 50th Reunion, “Let the Good Times Roll….back in time” on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Lake Merced Golf Club (2300 Junipero Serra Blvd., Daly City CA 94015). Plans are also in the making for a casual Friday night event. For more info keep watching (and please “like”) our Facebook page: Lowell High Pioneer Class of ’65. We have already secured a block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency Burlingame and are also looking into other accommodations. Please contact Steve Rudee for hotel reservations (emails below). It’s hard to believe that it has been 50 years since we left our alma mater, Lowell High. Please make plans to attend. We would love to see all our classmates. We will be sending out a mailing soon but in the meantime, we need your updated mailing address and email. You may also contact: Roberta Bleiweiss at rbpromo@earthlink.net Steve Rudee at steveru2@yahoo.com Karen Carlson-White at kwhite@ix.netcom.com
L-R, Carol McCandless Anderson and Donna Lim met reunion committee members Janet Chang, Roberta Bleiweiss and Steve Rudee at Mel’s Drive-in.
Gathering of classmates to kick start plans for the 50th Reunion in 2017
Alumni Join In 2014 Commencement Celebration
These friends met in the at the flagpole to mark the 50th anniversary (Sept. 10, 1964) of our first day of school as the new sophomore class. FR L-R Sylvia Parkhurst Warnes, Janice Ogi, Claudia Wolf Eshoo, Spring 1967 Class Secretary. BR L-R Christopher (Carroll) Wolf, Spring 1967 Class President, Eugene Vlahos.
6th Annual Lowell “Old School” Dance Party Sponsored by the Lowell PTSA
Saturday, November 8, 2014 7pm to Midnight United Irish Cultural Center 2700 45th Avenue (at Sloat Blvd), San Francisco Live dance music, hors d’oeuvres, no host bar, silent auction and lots of great Lowell spirit!
$35 per person in advance; $45 at the door Tickets and more information available at www.lowellptsa.org
(From left) Collin Chu ’64, Alex Lee Lock ’64, Lee Cantrell-Williams ’64, Naomi Murai ’74, Martin Jeong ’74, Gina Papen ’64, Emily Cabaccang Cabitac ’94, Marie Lee ’94, Marianne Saavedra-Delumpa ’94, Simon Tan ’04 and Regina Carino-Bailey ’94. For the ninth consecutive year, alumni from classes celebrating milestone reunions joined the graduating seniors at commencement exercises held on Wednesday, May 28 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Nearly a dozen alumni, representing the classes of 1964, 1974, 1994 and 2004, joined nearly 650 members of the Class of 2014 to march onto the auditorium’s main floor, cheered on by several thousand family members and friends. As the alumni group entered, holding placards announcing their graduation years, they received a rousing welcome along with
numerous handshakes, high fives and fist bumps from Lowell’s newest graduates. As much as the participating alumni enjoyed the pomp and circumstance of the day, they had just as much fun meeting one another and sharing their memories of Lowell. If you are a Lowell graduate celebrating a major reunion in 2015 (Classes of 1935, 1940, 1945, 1955, 1965, 1975, 1985, 1991, 1995 or 2005), you’re cordially invited to join us for the 2015 commencement exercises next May. For more information, please contact us at lowellaa@lowellalumni. org or (415) 759-7830.
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Alumni Bookshelf Among their many talents, a goodly number of Lowell alumni are published authors. We are happy to share news of these recently-released books and ask other alumni authors to contact us with information about their newest works at lowellaa@lowellalumni.org.
Bodo the Apostate by Donald Platt ’49 On Ascension Day May 22, 838, Bishop Bodo, chaplain, confessor, and favorite of both his kin, Emperor Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, and Empress Judith, caused the greatest scandal of the Carolingian Empire and the 9th century Roman Church. Bodo, the novel, dramatizes the causes, motivations, and aftermath of Bodo’s astonishing cause célèbre that took place during an age of superstitions, a confused Roman Church, heterodoxies, lingering paganism, broken oaths, rebellions, and dissolution of the Carolingian Empire.
The Classroom Management Book by Harry Wong ’50 & Rosemary Wong Harry and his wife, Rosemary, wrote The First Days of School, which has sold 3.8 million copies sold so far, that focuses on the three characteristics of effective teachers. The Wongs have taken one of the characteristics, classroom management, and expanded it into a book. The book shows a teacher how to organize a classroom in a sequential and concrete manner from the first day of school to the last day of school. More can be seen at www. effectiveteaching.com.
The Rise and Fall of a Jewish American Princess by Barbara Rose Brooker ’54 Beginning in 1960, this novel chronicles Dianne Roseman, who is programmed to be a Jewish Princes; to define herself by marriage, her struggle to become an artist in the brutal art world, her fall from a love affair with a famous dealer of contemporary art, and her rise in her true self. Asking questions of deception and redemption, Ms. Brooker’s newest novel explores women of all cultures.
Transplant Handbook for Patients: Replacing Stem Cells in Your Bone Marrow by Dan Poynter ’56 Dan, the author of 133 books, has written this new book to help patients, caregivers and their families understand the stem cell transplant journey. Written from a patient’s point of view, he provides solutions and first-hand knowledge that could only come from a successful author who has undergone this amazing medical experience (eight months since the transplant; setting records for recovery). More info at http://transplanthandbook.com.
Into the Storm: Journeys with Alzheimer’s by Collin Tong ’63 “In the aftermath of his wife’s devastating loss of memory, a struggle that ended with her death to Alzheimer’s in 2011, Collin Tong’s book reflects the importance of hearing the stories of other caregivers. Finding common ground in their struggles, Into the Storm wonderfully narrates how each summoned the courage to weather the impact of this frightening disease, thereby advancing our understanding of the caregiving process.” — Robert C. Johnson, Graduate School and Research, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC. More info at www.collintong.com.
Angel Landing by Avery Mann (aka Bruce Janigian ’70) This new novel published by Dog Ear Publishing is the story of Angel Landing, a composite Marin coastal community whose newest resident is a retired government agent, Mark Jamison. Seeking respite from his health and marital problems, Mark quickly finds himself embroiled in adventures that threaten everything he has come to accept in his life and career. More info at www.avermannbooks.com.
Coping with Stress for Academic Success: 24 Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your Educational Experience by Carlton Oler ’75 Based on over 30 years of teaching and counseling students from high school to graduate and professional schoool, this book is unparalleled in breadth and depth because it covers the stress dynamics in such areas as poor self-discipline and organization, procrastination, time-consuming and/or unhealthy relationships with significant others and peers, low selfworth, poor assertiveness, poor communication skills, alcohol and other drug use, excessive use of technology and television, poor diet, lack of exercise, inadequate sleep, not knowing and respecting your limits, worrying and catastrophizing, grade perfectionism, and poor money management. Available at amazon.com.
Lean On and Lead, Mothering and Work in the 21st Century by Shay Chan Hodges ’80 This Apple iBooks Store ebook presents new perspectives on families, the economy, and work cultures utilizing a multi-layered, interactive, and robust next-gen platform. This collection of twenty-six candid and compelling interviews with working women, mothers, and fathers from around the world combined with data and research in the form of engaging embedded interactive audio, video, and graphical widgets, presents a diverse, complex, and nuanced view of working families.
Calling All Lowell Authors! We are hoping to host a special Lowell authors event on campus in 2015. If you are an author who would be interested in participating, please contact us at lowellaa@lowellalumni.org.
Reunion Calendar Find all the latest Lowell reunion information at https://lowellalumni.givezooks.com Classes of 1955 — 60-Year Reunion Details: Plans are underway for a great 60-year reunion in 2015. Be sure to check for future announcements at www.lowell1955.com.
Class of 1975 — 40-Year Reunion Details: Plans are underway for a Fall 2015 reunion. Join our facebook page (Lowell High School San Francisco Class of 1975) so we can stay in contact!
Class of 1984 — 30-Year Reunion Date/Time: Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7pm Location: Venue 550, 150 San Bruno Avenue (at 15th Street), SF Details: Please join us for a fun evening, including food (from some of S.F.’s top food trucks) and drinks, dancing to the ’80s with sounds by Bay Area DJ Orlando Williams and, of course, catching up with old friends! Contact: More info at www.lowell84.org Registration/Info: Please visit https://lowellalumni.givezooks.com
Class of 1994 — 20-Year Reunion Date/Time: Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 7pm Location: Press Club, San Francisco Details: Hope you’ll be there for “Back in the Day” as we celebrate our 20-year reunion. More info coming to you soon via mail and e-mail! Registration/Info: Please visit https://lowellalumni.givezooks.com
Class of 1995 — 20-Year Reunion Date: TBA, 2015 Details: Planning is underway for our 20-year reunion. Please be sure to update your contact information with the Lowell Alumni Association (www.lowellalumni.org/address. shtml) so you can receive the latest news and event invitations. Contact: lowellhs1995@gmail.com
Class of 2004 — 10-Year Reunion Date/Time: Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 6pm Location: Sens restaurant, 4 Embarcadero Center, SF Details: Please join us for the official Lowell High School Class of 2014 10-year reunion. Come catch up with old friends and see what everyone’s been up to! Registration/Info: Please visit https://lowellalumni.givezooks.com
Attention Parents Help us ensure that your son or daughter receives this newsletter in a timely manner. If your child has a new permanent address, please let us know so that we can update our records. Contact us at (415) 759-7830 or, via e-mail, at lowellaa@lowellalumni.org. Thank you!
LOWELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Lisa Coughlin Clay ’74 President
Jim Rosenthal ’50 Vice President
Leon Blum ’52 Terence Abad ’76 Treasurer Executive Director
Anita Payton ’74 Secretary Paul A. Lucey Executive Director Emeritus
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jack Anderson ’50 Bill Black ’73 Roberta Bleiweiss ’65 Mike Bower ’67 Cathryn Brash ’43 Mark Budak ’73 Joseph Ehrman III ’41 Claudia Wolf Eshoo ’67
Dan Genolio ’77 Georgette Petropoulos ’70 Georgene Poulakidas Kromydas ’88 King Lip ’95 Geraldine Rosen-Park ’77 Wendy Drefke Shinbori ’68 Bruce Spiegelman ’67
Helen Louie Wax ’66, Southern California Representative
Mark Steiner ’72 Paul Tam ’82 John Trasviña ’76 Mike Ugawa ’76 Rita Yee ’73 Irving Zaretsky ’59
Andy Ishibashi, Principal
PUBLISHED BY THE LOWELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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Annual Report to Donors
2013-14 Annual Fund Campaign Exceeds Goal Thanks to the generous support of more than 2,000 Lowell alumni and other friends, last year’s Annual Fund Campaign set a new record as we received just over $385,000 in unrestricted gifts (a 10% increase over the prior year) along with another $210,000 in designated gifts to support a wide variety of important programs. Last year’s campaign also marked a new chapter in the Lowell Alumni Association’s support for Lowell because, for the first time in eight years, alumni funds were not requested to help fill staffing gaps at Lowell. (From 2006 to 2013, in response to the severe funding cuts to public education in California, the Lowell Alumni Association provided more than $570,000 to fill critical staffing needs, thereby helping to slow the growth in class sizes, maintain library hours and prevent reductions to the counseling staff.) Funds that in prior years would have been dedicated to staffing can now be used to help support and expand existing academic and extracurricular programs while also accomplishing exciting new major projects. Currently, as detailed elsewhere in this newsletter, the heavily-used drop-in computer lab in the Lowell library is being renovated to create
a modern, comfortable and climate-controlled environment to serve thousands of student users. Having cut our teeth on that project, we hope to be able to consider other tangible projects to enhance the student experience in the coming years. As promised in last year’s Annual Fund Campaign solicitation, we expect to allocate a significant portion of donations to significantly increase our investment in many of Lowell’s signature programs, including The Lowell (our award-winning student newspaper), Robotics, Mock Trial, Forensics and our wide array of athletic teams. We will be sharing news of the impact of those investments in future newsletters. For now, all we can say is a very hearty “thank you” to all who have supported Lowell in good times and bad. Without your support, today’s Lowell students would be deprived of many of the special opportunities, both within and beyond the classroom, that allow them to fully tap their outstanding talents and ambitions. We invite you to support our 2014-15 Annual Fund Campaign in order to continue the momentum created by thousands of our fellow alumni and other friends of Lowell.
Major Donors
(Donations received from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014) Founders ($25,000 or more) Anonymous Estate of Robert Beale ’49 Estate of Robert L Levin’26
Valedictorians ($10,000 - $24,999) John Blume Foundation ’28 FIRST Hellman Family Foundation Richard Hirayama ’64 Roger Kuo ’89 Caroline Louie ’69 Linda Quan Patrick F Quan ’76 David Vickter Foundation
Salutatorians ($5,000 - $9,999) Classes of Fall ’62 & Spring ’63 Michael Bien & Jane Kahn The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation William Hair ’78 Ken Y Lee ’96 Dr. David Lieu ’73 Dr. Ingrid Tauber Top Trot Productions Lucy S Zee Lee ’81
Dean’s List ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous Tenley Harrison ’90 Jonathan Hoff ’73 Christine Linnenbach ’89 William To ’88 Irving Zaretsky ’59
Honor Roll ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous ’90 Terence Abad ’76 Richard Alvarez ’53 Carolina Alvarez Picazo ’86 American Chemical Society Vincent Anderson ’79 Yoram Bauman ’91 Kenneth & Gail Garvin Berry ’52/’53 Bill Black ’73 Joceline Boucher ’76 William K Bowes ’43 Janet & Micah Broude C Howard Brown ’48 Mark Budak ’73 Diane Burkert ’82 Ernest Chan ’63 Jonathan Chan Christine Chase Reynolds ’64 Jonathan C Cheng ’97 Calvin Chew ’62 Paul Coleman ’85
Congregation Emanu-El Carol Crawford Falstrup ’78 John Crittenden ’74 Jeffrey Davis ’62 Jerome L Dodson eBay Foundation Steve Emerson ’76 Irene Enstrom Kaus ’52 William Floyd ’52 Patrick Gee ’71 Ted Gould ’49 Benjamin Gulli ’78 David Hagerman ’72 Arthur Nichols Hoppe ’72 Scott Horwitz HSBC Philanthropic Programs Abigail Hull Koenig ’89 Ann Kneedler ’58 John & Nancy Chiang Koo ’73/’73 John & Brenda Hui Lam ’81/’81 Jack Lau ’85 Sherilyn Lee ’85 Justin Lien ’88 Marisa Leong ’99 Dandan Liu ’00 Helen Louie Wax ’66 Paul Lucey (Faculty) Microsoft Giving Campaign Eva Moy ’85 Linda Nanbu ’73 Nha-Ai Nguyen-Duc ’89 Roger On ’70 William H Owen ’49 James Chinsoo Park ’82 Michael R Peevey ’55 James Plessas ’49 Rob & Lisa Pollard Jennifer Poulakidas ’84 Louis & Katherine Reichardt Adolph Rosekrans ’49 Sybil Schwartz Hard ’63 Maggie Shafer Maiers ’74 Irving Sherman Maria S Shim ’97 Shorenstein Realty Services Dennis Song ’93 Richard Southwick Mike Susoev ’76 Steven Swig ’59 Cheryl Willis Roe ’64 Rachel Anne Wilson ’99 Bryan M Wong ’72 Francis & Sheila Walsh Yeh ’76/’76
Cardinal Society ($500 - $999) Anonymous ’67 Abbott Fund Kirsti Aho ’77 AIG Matching Grants Program Harold & Dorothy Greenfeld Auerbach ’50/’50 Catherine Bane Topham ’63 Bank of America
Matching Gift Program John Baskett ’74 Mark & Peggy Peterson Bley ’75/’74 Shea L Bond ’91 James E Brodie ’66 Mary Ann Brown Tonkin ’46 Kimiko Burton ’82 Claudia Caesar Nettle ’54 Steve Carlson ’69 John W Chan ’86 Candace Chan Yee ’64 James Chandler ’52 Paul Cheng (Faculty) May Choi ’68 Howard Chung ’79 Barbara Clark Steffey ’55 Stanley ConHon ’85 Lisa Coughlin Clay ’74 David L Cram & Sally Lam ’78/’87 Brian J Cruz ’72 William Davidovich ’75 Donald W Davis ’39 Sunny Du Puis ’60 James Duarte ’76 Joseph & Diane Roth Ehrman III ’41/’44 eScrip J Arthur Freed ’47 Patricia Gee ’70 Serena Gee Zhao ’95 Robert P Glasson ’50 Allan P Gold ’63 Melvin Gonzalez ’71 Hayley Green Smith ’83 Vicki Green ’57 Gary Greenhood ’65 Kate Haskin Brostoff ’69 Carol B Hicks ’55 Irene Hilton ’76 Robert Hom ’63 Sandra Huey Jeong ’75 James Jackson ’55 Jason Jungreis & Robyn Lipsky Peter & Barbara Green Kistler ’52/’52 Arlene Knacke Dellari ’57 Lisa Lam ’03 Ana Lau ’88 James K Lau ’77 John Joseph Lazarus ’06 Kate Ellis Lazarus ’01 Carla Maria Lazzareschi ’66 Daniel Chan Lee ’50 Helen Lee ’82 Pamela Ann Lee ’97 Janet Lee Tse ’68 Ke Jing Amy Lei ’99 Ken T Leong ’76 Linda Leong Wang ’61 Susan Lidgate Mace Gary S Louie ’75 Lawrence Louie ’77 Anne Lucas-Quesada ’83 Jason Macario ’79
Eric Mackintosh ’56 Michael Maddan ’68 Makena Capital Management Alan C Mendelson ’66 Ivan Meyerson ’62 Yuji Morita ’42 Neural ID LLC Tsun Wei David Ng ’77 Julie Thuong Nguyen Kuykendall ’95 Pamela Ott Mazur ’64 Aron Joshua Nussbaum ’95 Tammy Oliver ’92 Gregory Paraskou ’63 PG&E Corporation Matching Gift Program Rafael Piscitelli Kastl ’44 Penelope A Preovolos ’73 Raphael House of San Francisco Mary Reilly Keller ’79 James Douglas Ripley ’63 Jacob Leland Rogers ’06 Ramon Romero ’89 Catherine Rossi-Roos ’68 David Sage H Mark Schulz ’64 Victor Seeto ’61 Bertrand Jay Shapiro ’54 Dennis & Wendy Drekfe Shinbori ’68/’68 Robert L Sockolov ’47 Somekh Family Foundation Chisoo Song Lyons ’82 Daniel & Jeannie Soo Hoo The Sports Basement Mark A Steiner ’72 Roland Tang ’89 Gary Thompson ’65 Joan Tomaich Buchanan ’70 Lillian Trac ’92 John Trasviña ’76 Ted Uyemoto ’60 Ray Van Der Horst ’74 Betty Wan ’76 Corey Waters ’78 Stein & Lenore Person Weissenberger ’55/’58 Shelly Wentker Taylor ’80 Sheldon Wolfe ’51 H Ward Wolff ’66 Brian Wong & Cindy Gok ’69/’69 Lisa Stephanie Yee Brown ’80 Jack Zee ’86
Patrons ($250 - $499) Anonymous Anonymous ’80 Phyllis Abad Gerald E Ambinder ’50 Jack Anderson ’50 Apple Matching Gifts Program Linda Arcellano Shaw ’73 Robert Arrick ’68 Mirta Arsenian Cali ’74
Robert Baker ’55 George Beavin ’56 Donn Bernstein ’53 Denis Binder ’64 Olive Bliss Borgsteadt ’47 BNY Mellon Community Partnership Sophie Breall ’80 Marylee Callow Smith ’39 Lawrence J Cannon ’73 Annette Caparaz Caneda ’80 James Carmack ’62 Ronald Casassa ’44 William C Chan ’67 Joy Chang ’70 Ronald & Nanette Figel Chapman ’52/’53 Lee Cheng ’89 Donald H Cheu ’50 Chevron Humankind Employee Engagement Fund Terri Chin Dorothy Chun ’72 Kelly Cline ’73 Clorox Company Foundation Melvin E Cohn ’33 Rosemarie Coleman ’41 Ruth Coleman A Crawford Cooley ’44 Yvonne Cyr Koshland ’39 Keith Davis ’61 Henry Dosdorian ’52 Charles Dvorak ’64 Elyce Edelman Melmon ’55 Margot Eichmann Smith-Freeman ’52 Howard Elliott ’62 Don & Jackie Goldberg Feinstein ’50/’51 Leonard Feldman ’42 Robert Feyer & Marsha Cohen David Fink ’78 Fleisher Law Firm Julie Fong ’82 Margery Fong Eckerly ’89 Susan Frankenstein Dean ’73 Jeffrey Friedman ’70 Ronald Fuerstner ’53 Charles E Fuller ’52 Richard Fuller ’62 Elizabeth P Fung ’80 Chris Galvin ’88 Robert Gee ’89 Garwood Gee & Kathleen Fong ’73/’73 Peter & Lois Gilder Dina Goldman ’82 Sidney M Gospe ’70 Frank Grannis ’42 Lynn Greeley Virgilio ’74 Bruce Green ’75 Francisco Gutierrez ’87 Julian Handel ’07 Carl Hanken ’53 Courtenay Hardy ’75 Jeffrey Harris
Fall 2014 u Lowell Alumni Association u Page 5 John W Harris ’61 Velma Henderson ’51 Susan Herman ’71 Jonathan Lip-Fen Ho ’97 Craig & Deborah Stein Hoffman ’75/’75 Linda Hom Jung ’65 Jeffrey Horn ’76 Stephen & Adrienne Cohn Horn ’58/’58 Christine Huang Simonini ’85 Bruce Hyman ’50 John Ino ’62 Intuit Foundation George Ivelich ’55 Alvin Ja ’66 Eric Jaye & Jeannene Przyblyski George Johnson (Faculty) Thomas W Johnson ’49 Donald & Roslyn Schwartz Kahn ’52/’52 Ann Kalechman Blumenfeld ’52 Grace Kao ’86 Lauren A Keane ’99 Peter & Nancy Keane Kenneth E Keller ’68 Noel Kirshenbaum ’52
Barton H Knowles ’35 Keith Kojimoto ’68 Patsy Kong ’93 Kenneth Kozakura ’08 Stephan & Arlene Epp Krieger ’55/’55 Benson Kwan ’55 Andrew Lam ’84 Laura Lane ’88 Edna Fay Lee ’80 Tony Lee ’69 Elaine Lee Kawasaki ’74 Brooks G Leffler ’50 Russell & Sherlyn Hu Leong ’68/’68 Gerald Levin ’52 William Levin ’61 Jesse Levy ’49 Leland Levy ’52 Joelle Lewis Benioff ’57 Hansen Lieu & Wendy Lo ’87/’90 Judith Lindquist Prince ’59 Robert W Lom ’56 Kimberly Anne Louie ’98 Paul G Lucey ’75 Ellen Magnin Newman ’45
Raymond Malispina ’52 Jill S Manton Betsey Mar Ho ’76 Evan Mark ’82 Uday Mathur ’81 Bruce McMillen ’61 Gerald Melanson ’79 Les Mendelson ’42 Philip C Mezey ’77 Lawrence Miller ’59 Nancy Mouber Henares ’62 Barbara Mundy ’80 John H Ngai ’74 Richard Niello ’40 Carlton Hugh Oler ’75 Maya Ortiz-De Montellano ’93 Bruce Osterman ’59 Chris Paszty ’78 Anita Payton ’74 Pearl.com LLC Louis E Pelfini ’54 William L Penn ’59 Georgette Petropoulos ’70 Mary Louise Phillips Schleicher ’62 Michelle Phung ’03 Miriam Dale Pichey ’68
Kurt F Piper ’72 William Pope ’54 Jeff & Bonnie MacLennan Portnoy ’65/’65 Peter Preovolos ’58 Carol Putnam Richard Risbrough ’58 Daniel W Roberts ’60 Peter Ruff ’59 Nancy Satoda ’81 Marcia Schnapp ’73 Benjamin & Virginia Herrera Schuler ’86/’86 John Schwabacher ’52 Lee S Silverstein (Faculty) William Singleton ’85 Karen Slater Valerie Sopher ’70 Donald Stibich ’48 Alan Shau Tak Sun ’80 Gary Takemoto ’83 Paul Tam ’82 Marvin Tang ’98 Ella Tom Miyamoto ’59 Lisa Tong Hu ’76 David Torney ’73 Sergei P Tschernisch ’57
David Clark Tseng ’77 Michael Ugawa ’76 Grace Vanvelthuysen Kaplan ’74 Roger Venturi ’53 Alexander von Hafften ’75 Christine Vu ’85 William Werner ’55 William Wertz ’72 Nancy West Curley ’54 John Michael Whisman ’70 Andrew Williams III ’79 Manfred E Wolff ’47 Steven Wong ’84 Jolene Wong Huey ’73 Harry Wong & Joanne Ja ’72/’72 Darryl Woo ’73 Tony Woo ’84 Lloyd Wood ’60 Pamela Janie Yee ’94 Rita Yee ’73 Jane Y Yeun ’79 Jenine Young ’84 Hamilton Hung Chiu Yu ’91 Maggie Yue Yee-Chu ’73 Stephen Yuen ’83
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(Donations received from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014) Corporate Gifts & Matching Funds Anonymous Abbott Fund Adobe Systems Inc AIG Matching Grants Program AmazonSmile American Chemical Society Amgen Foundation Apple Matching Gifts Program Art.com Inc Bank of America Benevity BlueStamp Engineering BNY Mellon Community Partnership The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Chevron Humankind Employee Engagement Fund Clorox Company Foundation eBay Foundation Edison International eScrip FIRST Fleisher Law Firm Genentech Employee Giving Program Goldman Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program Google Matching Gifts Program HSBC Philanthropic Programs Intel Charitable Match Trust Intuit Foundation Levi Strauss Foundation LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program MacMurray Pacific Microsoft Giving Campaign Neural ID LLC NewlineNoosh Inc. Pearl.com PG&E Corporation Matching Gift Program Raytheon Matching Gifts for Education Research Affiliates LLC Shorenstein Realty Services LP The Sports Basement Inc. UBS Employee Giving Program Visa Givingstation Western Digital Matching Gift Program Willis Leasing Friends of Lowell Anonymous (2) Phyllis Abad Suzanne Lynette Adams
Jenny & Alex Andrus Owen & Laurie Baker-Flynn John K Baum Michael Bien & Jane Kahn Caryl Blackfield Jene Blume Timothy Bohan & Nancy Kelly Janet & Micah Broude Joanne E Bruggemann Sherri Burke Jonathan Chan Pauline Cheng & Kin Fai Chan Douglas & Gail Cheeseman Terri Chin Deborah Choy Ruth Coleman Congregation Emanu-El Gloria D’Acquisto Art & Carol David Ann Delfino Jerome L Dodson Karen Durrant Betsy Eckstein & David Heller Mary Egigian Robert & Dana Elliott Robert Feyer & Marsha Cohen Karen E Fong J.B. & A.S. Fox Margo S Freistadt Harold & Rosalie Gevertz Peter & Lois Gilder Staci Boden & Alexander Gologorsky Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Stephen & Arlene Greenberg Carole & Frank Hambrick Jeffrey Harris Brian Heiland Hellman Foundation Mary Lou Hely R.A. & S.G. Hoffman Susan Hoffman Joan Holden Scott Horwitz James & Theresa Hoskins Sarah Huang Eric Jaye & Jeannene Przyblyski Lisa Jolicoeur Jane & Stacey Jones Jason Jungreis & Robyn Lipsky Olga Kharmach & Roberto Kaliman Robert & Carolyn Karis Leonid Kasminskiy Peter & Nancy Keane Maia Krache & Andrew Scoble Renate Krompasky
Jimmy Lam Gregory S Laurinat James & Ann Lazarus Andrew Leavitt Debra Leifer Karen Levine Susan Lidgate Mace Kelvin Louie Minh Ly Makena Capital Management Jill S Manton Vini Mara Dr. La Moine & Sandra Motz William & Louise Nakamura Stephen & Laurie Pearce Sue Plasai Rob & Lisa Pollard Carol Putnam Linda Quan Raphael House of San Francisco Louis & Katherine Reichardt Connie Kay Richardson Bryan & Norma Rosenberg Diane Rosenberg David Sage Daniel Scannell Irving Sherman Aaron & Andrea Shuper Karen Slater Somekh Family Foundation Daniel & Jeannie Soo Hoo Richard Southwick Norman L Stern Lee & Ruth Storelee Dr. Ingrid Tauber Top Trot Productions Michelle and Dennis Trimble David Vickter Foundation Adam Weisberg Karen Weissman Levine Hoy Wong Trent & Diane Wong Commissioner Jill Wynns Paulynn Yoshida Roberta and Murray Zucker 1926 Estate of Robert L Levin 1933 George Blackmore Melvin E Cohn Valeska Dougherty Rantz 1934 Norman Mundell 1935 Barton H Knowles
1936 Janet Bont O’Neill June De Ganna Adams 1937 Charles Auerbach Ward Hart Barbara Holt Heckly June M McMullin Bury Ralph H Schwarz Marion Silberstein Shapiro Robert Skinner 1938 Glennette Allen Noreen Robert Boeddiker Frank E Brush Catherine Guerena Welcome Elinor Hall Smith Barbara Laddon Langendorf Stephen Lunt Jean Ross Chernick Suzanne Stephens Weeks 1939 Marylee Callow Smith Anna Chu Moy Yvonne Cyr Koshland Donald W Davis Teresa Guilfoil Siebert Jean O’Connell Briare 1940 Barbara Campbell Clarey Frances Hubbard Curley Jean Jacobs Lunt Alfred T Lee Helen Lee Chan Alice M Lee Wong Gwendolyn Miller Kerner Richard Niello Barbara Wankowski Forrest 1941 J Jerrold Applegarth Rosemarie Coleman Marjorie Deckman Moore Joseph Ehrman III Clarence Goldfinger John Goldsmith Galen Anne Kilcourse Stevenson Donald Modlin Margaret Schaeffer Glaeser Guy Watson 1942 William D Blankenship Marion Brill Gibbs Bill Buchanan Robert Crowder
Leonard Feldman Frank R Grannis Marjorie Hauck Sproul Lawrence Hawkinson Donald Heyneman Yutaka Kobayashi Raymond Landy Juanda Loysen Halper Les Mendelson Charles Miller Yuji Morita Gloria N Nichols Hoppe Joan Ransohoff Berry Jean Reese Rilovich Boeddiker William L Sales Kenneth E Schussel Kenneth Shelley Jim H Weller Patricia Young 1943 Walter C Ball William K Bowes Pola Braiverman Burk Cathryn Brash Frances M Davey Woodard H Martin Ems Sophia Evangelou Capanis Allen S Feder Henry L Gimmel Jacqueline Kenfield Crowder Joan Levy Zentner Marie LoBianco Annuzzi Beth Outsen Vanderhurst Don Sharman Sol Silverman 1944 Richard Block Hugh Burrell Barbara Carlson Showler Ronald Casassa A Crawford Cooley Helen D Dencker Osborne Sanford M Dickey Donald Honnert Anita Kruer Honnert Robert Neuhaus Rafael Piscitelli Kastl Jerome Politzer Diane Roth Ehrman Carl Von Essen 1945 Robert Bilafer James Duvaras John Epstein William Evers Edward Garzero
Page 6 u Lowell Alumni Association u Fall 2014 Robert E Gomperts Lee Hand Reed Hunt Ronald P Klein Don Lawrence Aline Littman Napp Merle MacKinnon Patterson Ellen Magnin Newman Noel McKenna Newell Ara Sahagian Lene Struckmeyer Johnson Mildred Young Thomas 1946 Lou Aronian Paul Bergerot Mary Ann Brown Tonkin Milton Cerf Rosalie Coblentz Lefkowitz Leonard Collins Richard Daniel Lloyd Hanford David Holman Virginia Hoyt Cowie Grace McCague Howard Miller Roean Norwitt Iscoff Joyce Rodegerdts Bouquet Joan Roeder Titus Gloria Seghieri Hollingsworth Anna Serezlis Peter Sommer Nancy Beth Wallace Page Marshall Zemon Carole L Zimet Stone 1947 Clayton Berling Olive Bliss Borgsteadt Wandaline Carter Perelli James R Daniels Fred Field J Arthur Freed Ruth Gallaher Leijon Kenneth D Gardner Charles Goforth Yasuko Morita Ikeda Logan Scroggy Greta Smith Gregory Robert L Sockolov Joanne Susskind Tick Barbara Ware Holman Kenneth White Manfred E Wolff 1948 Leone Albert Pollard C Howard Brown Mary Louise Davey Metcho Helen Dietrich Ondry Nadine Ehrenberg Monetta Charles Foge Barbara Goodwin Foge Edmund Green Valerie Greenley Dinsmore Diana Grosso Nichols Betty Jones Herbert Kessler Madeline Mahoney Ekegren Joan McDermott Yost Ralph Mendelson Carol Modlin Swillinger Elizabeth Scheidtmann Bourne Donald Stibich Tony Van Vliet 1949 Forrest Anderson Gus Antonis Norman Beal Robert Beale Sheila Berke Hyman Barbara Burstein Mannis Gilbert Casarez Alan S Doctor Ronald Figel Sally Flinn Chapman Barbara L Freeman Webber Dr. Louis Geissberger Ted Gould Harry Hambly Wilma Hersh Stern Thomas W Johnson Kenneth A R Kennedy
Jesse Levy Douglas W Linder Betty Ludemann Burridge James A Maneggie David Mendelsohn William H Owen Donna Parrish Honey Donald Platt James Plessas Helen Ray Adolph Rosekrans Sheldon Rosenthal William Stevenson Jeanne E Susnow Sassoon Will Tsukamoto Eleanor Willard Miller James Yonemoto 1950 Ruth Allen Gerald E Ambinder Jack Anderson Harold Auerbach Donald H Cheu Wilbur Clark Joy Cohn Poust Garth Cook Ellie Cooper Van Voorhis Bock L Dong Ellen Duncan Long Don Feinstein Philip Flax Fred George Robert P Glasson Donald S Green Dorothy Greenfeld Auerbach Donald Holmes Arlene Holtz Leiber Bruce Hyman Bruce Kaufman Debbie Kinsley Dittman Robert Kurtz Hilde Lange Gerken Daniel Chan Lee Brooks G Leffler Raymond Mah Ernest Malamud Richard Mann Robert Miller Ruth Nusbaum Poole John Rising James D Rosenthal Grant Settlemier Noel Straus Hanford Betty Trevor Davis Stephen Yang Lorna Youler Altshuler 1951 Phil Anaya Fumiye Ando Quong Rick Bradley John Fletcher Rabbi Bernard Frankel Jackie Goldberg Feinstein Carol Heinecke Johnson Velma Henderson Patricia Hoberg Skillman Gerda Kalisch Korner Ray Kistler Carlos Luna Philip J Marcus Mary Louise McGowan Gage Alma Porta Brennan Lilyan Rader Abramowitz Francine Rose Feder Maxine Rosenberg Schulman Alice Ryan Abbott Michael F Schwabacher Diane A Shemanski Helen Tsingarris Antonis Virginia Waxman Stern Sheldon Wolfe Cameron Wylie 1952 Kenneth Berry Edward Bordin Robert Bransten James Chandler Ronald Chapman Henry Dosdorian Margot Eichmann Smith-Freeman
Irene Enstrom Kaus William Floyd Paul Fong Charles E Fuller Barry Gilbert Leslie Gottschamer Crews Barbara Green Kistler Myra Greenberg Arleigh Grossman Stanford Horn Gail Hurley Ruxton Donald Kahn Ann Kalechman Blumenfeld Noel Kirshenbaum Peter Kistler Barbara Koppich Friedman Morelle Lasky Levine Gerald Levin Leland Levy Edward Mackay Raymond Malispina Colleen McElroy Verzi Les Morse John Schwabacher Roslyn Schwartz Kahn Horton P Scioneaux George Sheldon Greg Wilbur Marjorie Olga Zaharin Albarran 1953 Richard Alvarez Georgia Baldassari Gibbs Judith Bechtel Donn Bernstein Al Breslauer Charlene Bruggemann-Wong Constance Covington Dallmann Alexander C Crosby Albert Dittmann Philip Fehlen Nanette Figel Chapman Ronald Fuerstner Gail Garvin Berry Carol Gere Desmond Garrett Graham Harry Greenberg Carl Hanken Joan Honek Keith Judy Kelleher Rigas Yvonne Kramer Creighton Joan Lovering Connor Katherine Mackintosh Cuneo Allan Morrison Barbara Neilson Beal John F Sampson Jack Saroyan Barbara Scalabrino Moriel Martin Segol Jo Ann Stewart Cecelia Toleson Wittmer Roger Venturi Stewart Weinberg Jeffry A Wisnia May Woo Wang 1954 Kenneth Archibald George L Brewster Claudia Caesar Nettle William Chisum Richard Dana Barbara Davies Zwieg Joan Erbentraut Gordon Eva Field Klein Betsy Fletcher Glikbarg Arleigh Greenblat Kay Diane Harper Nelson Victor Hebert Diane Jacobs Moore Lloyd Minney Adriane Modlin Morrison Louis E Pelfini E.F. Bud Phillips William Pope Arthur Reider Bertrand Jay Shapiro Roberta Singer Cooper Helen Stone Levenson Sumiko Wada Akashi Nancy West Curley Laurence K Wormser
1955 Patricia Aleck Robert Baker Peggy Berry Sutherlin Barbara Clark Steffey Paul Diller Elyce Edelman Melmon Louise Edler Taylor Arlene Epp Krieger Edward Evans Forrest J Fallon Livia Rachel Goldeen Bardin Stuart Gould Roger Herst Carol B Hicks George Ivelich James Jackson James Clark Johnson Joan Kaufmann Gross Donald Krauss Carl F Kress Stephan Krieger Benson Kwan Joseph A Lasky Jeanne McCutcheon Humphreys Earl Norgard Michael R Peevey Janet Riggs Heater Marilyn Rosinsky Wallace Roger Ryman Janet Sampson Reider Nancy Sawyer O’Hara Kenneth Takahashi Karen Tyree Crommie Stein Weissenberger William Werner 1956 Stephen H Abel Dianne Addington Troya George Beavin Judie Biskind Shaw Lorelle Cohn Ellis Patrick Dare Joanne Davies Barnes Gwen Davis Toso Brenda Enmeier Stiers Guy F Erb David Flinn Arden Greenblat Judy Haight Erickson Robert W Lom Eric Mackintosh C Toby Melmon Flax Robert F Miailovich Karen L Petersen Balistreri Joyce Robbins Weismann Sonja Thea Swenson Taylor Stephen Wiel 1957 Rochelle Lynn Abers Miller Nathan Dwiri Jack Gibson Vicki Green Sandra Hartmann Stribolt Robert Henry Kenneth E Jenkins Arlene Knacke Dellari Robert Kucich Clement S Kwong Claribel Lau Dare Joelle Lewis Benioff Leo Richard Martinez Anthony Mathios William G Meador Beverly Middleton Wyllie Yolanda Murcia Gibson Ralph H Saski Steven Sibbett Bob Spivock Tony St Amant Juli Staiger Postol Jon Tolson Terry Trosper Schaeffer Sergei P Tschernisch Hulton Wood 1958 Carole Boehme Spalding Gerald M Bordin Suzanne Cantou Keeler Adrienne Cohn Horn Robert Curley
Robert Digrazia Albert Grady Epes Larry Gerrman Carolyn Greenberg Friedman Howard Gregg Newby Stephen Horn Ann Kneedler James L Mancini Florence Muto Izumi Lenore Person Weissenberger William Kirk Petrovic Peter Preovolos Richard Risbrough Hermine Sami Rosinsky Freedman Cherie Jo’ell Singer Williams Vance Strange Sylvia Sun Minnick Celia Margaret Tom Juliana Tracy Weissman 1959 Donald Belkin Denise Charpiot Kelleher Sandra Der Tye Bonnie Goldman Robert Gremminger Duncan Lent Howard Rudy Kruse Judith Lindquist Prince Martin Lowenthal Karen McLellan Lawrence Miller Bruce Osterman Karen Pastorino Eagan William L Penn Marie Roces Powers Benita Ruero St Amant Peter Ruff Nick St Amant Dennis Sweeney Steven Swig Jeanne Tobin Bush Ella Tom Miyamoto Irving Zaretsky 1960 Nicole Batmale Love Theodore Bresler Julia Chang Bloch Clarene Dong Rosten Sunny Du Puis Thomas E Durbin Herman Fruchtenicht Martin Harband Arthur Martin Hinkle Ellen Jane Irey Albro Tony Ivelich Miyako Nakazawa Kadogawa Carol Pohl Steven B Raffin Daniel W Roberts Leslie Robinson Carroll Modahl Sherry Rusk Woodruff Ted Uyemoto Lloyd Wood 1961 Linda Agnone Benatar Dana B Bloom Shapiro Keith Davis Albert Engel William Graff Robert Grossman William Hanson John W Harris Frances Hildebrand P Gail Hoshiyama Nanbu Dennis Jaffe Sharon-Ann Jamart Baum Helen O Karagasch Burns Gene Kaufman Myrna Kelso Klassen John Klein David W Kuperstein Mark Lachtman Timothy Leach Lawrence H Leong Linda Leong Wang William Levin Bruce McMillen Harumi Nakao Kishida Barbara Nicol Donnelly Margery Nossen Cherin
Fall 2014 u Lowell Alumni Association u Page 7 Marshall Ow Roger Passera Roger David Pool Mark Reutlinger Victor Seeto Salvatore Spinella Greg Tolson Wesley Tom Jose Villavicencio Gloria Woo Kwei Phyllis G Yung Kwok 1962 Gerald Adams Jeanne Albronda Heaton Kenneth Baron Sandra Bergamaschi Sullivan Joyce Blum Kurtz James Carmack Donald Cherin Calvin Chew Gwen Dangerfield Jeffrey Davis Howard Elliott Helyse Field Hollander Corinne Fong Venit Richard Fuller Anicia Guard-Nelson David Guggenhime Thomas Hepler John Ino Lori Jacobs Horne Linda Johnson Chapman Raymond Kaliski Sara Langenthal Adams Jerome Nathan Lerch Ronald Leu Jane Liebman Goichman Wilbert Mason Ivan Meyerson Patricia Morehen Nancy Mouber Henares Shirley Paintner Perkins John Petrovsky Mary Louise Phillips Schleicher John Plough Rozell Preddy Overmire Owen Raven Steve Sachs Lynn Selix Blankfort Donna Siegle Anderson Stephen Tobriner Fred Wales Hamilton Wong Maureen Wong Chen Dennis Wood 1963 Carmen Azzopardi Gage Catherine Bane Topham Molly Benard Seigel George Benetatos John Bischoff Diane Bonfigli Lobo Ernest Chan Stephen Carter Clark Carl Crawford Paul Fujii Wayzel Fuller Allan P Gold Richard Hassman Robert Hom Jennie Horn Cheryl Jin Jow Armand Lara Niels Larsen Robert Lee Michele M Lewis Hasson John K Lum Mary Maurer Otto Helen Morgan Bohl Russell Morris Robert Murio Arthur Muto Marilyn Noda Swartz Kris Hideki Oka Jane Oshita Nehira Gregory Paraskou Carolyn Relei James Douglas Ripley Paul Rosenberg Susan Ruff Hatton Philip D Saxe Susan Saxe Kaufman
Sybil Schwartz Hard Dewey Seeto Geoffrey Shaskan Dale F Smith Emily Wicklow Caveney Kendall Young Larry Zemansky 1964 Norma Leah Andres Carole Babow Florian Nancy Bardoff Anne Batmale Dirk Beijen Denis Binder Joseph Blum Ann Brakebill Bersi Marsha Braverman Frederick Cain Candace Chan Yee Lois Chapman Christine Chase Reynolds Daniel Chekene Martin Cherin Collin S Chu Erica Citret Roberts Janice M Delfino Lee Charles Dvorak Rosemarie Estolas De Weese Girard Garith Garibaldi Gwenlyn Giffing Gibson Cindy Gilman Redburn Andria Glassman Gloria Gonzales Grace Beth Greenwood Gretchen Gustafson Tenenbaum Roberta Heintz Richard Hirayama Michael Josephson Denise Kaufman Lawrence Kenney Amy Lee Richard Levin Alexander Lee Lock Lesly Loughry Robinson Donne Mills Davis Julian D Munoz Carol Olmert Pamela Ott Mazur George E Reinhardt Janet Robinson Robbins Dominic B Ross Favaloro-Ross H Mark Schulz Vivian Sinick Imperiale Janice Sonoda Fujikawa Barbara Stewart Blythe Nancy Takiguchi Balberan Gary A Weinstein Allison Welles Janss Cheryl Willis Roe Douglas Wong Roberta Diane Wong Sidney R Wong Sandra Zabel Lutzker 1965 Lawrence Baum Lawrence Beard Christine Bernstein Rodriguez Mark Blum Desmond Bragstad James Cancilla Helen Chung Kishi Janet Comber Mendez Gilda Galope Lum Lynn Gomberg McCarl Gary Greenhood Francisco Grijalva Isac Gutfreund Hannah Hale Linda Hom Jung Duffy Jennings Nancy Kahn Stanton Elaine Kirchhoff Paul M Lafranchi Donna Lim Scott Macey Bonnie MacLennan Portnoy Diane Maionchi Richards Michael D Mason David Milanesi Christina Moser Arlene O’Brien Doyle
Jeff Portnoy Sally Rayhill Dellanini Ralph Robinson Laura Rosenman Ghielmetti Aziza Seruya Mara Lillian Smith Remer James Jeffrey Stewart Gary Thompson Norman Westhoff 1966 Allan Alcorn Paul Arenson Bertil Bergstrom Ken Blake Carol Boyd Scott Brenneke James E Brodie Judith Carter Barkdoll Conrad Cummings Candace Dong Lee Larry Edwards Elizabeth Erikson Marnul Kathleen A Fairbrother Guthrie Hennili Falldorf Munden Jeffrey Gaynor Catherine Ellen Grote St Andre Allen Hahman Steven Hahn James Hentz Donald Iglesias Alvin Ja Ray Jakobovits Ronald Jones Francis Gordon King Al Kovalick Carla Maria Lazzareschi Helen Louie Wax Murray Mechum Alan C Mendelson Doreen Ng Lee James Nunnally Toshio Okano Athan Pasadis Vicki Porter Wittrock William A Rae Louise Rain Gayle Rantz Rosenberg Susan Renna Grijalva Keith J Rosing Susan Shapiro Shwartz Edward Tang Nadia Trimmer Rosalind Winters Tolson Jean Annette Wolf Hentz H Ward Wolff 1967 Anonymous Jas J Adams Michael Becker David Benjamin
Michael Bower Lynn Browning Oderman William C Chan Virstan Choy Joyce Cook Dana Corvin Betty Eng Chiu Janet Engelbrecht William Fong Madelyn Fried English Barbara Ghio Gross Adrienne Jacobs Miller Jeffrey Keyak Jessica Kuzmanich Gaynor Kirk Leong Ernie Llorente Francisco Lopez Charlene Low Penny Nakatsu Allen Ng Don Nguyen Janice Ogi Stuart Quan Daniel Quan Kennedy Richardson Mark Rosen Ralph Sinick Victoria Steinberg Fuchs Sherrill Rae Stern Laszlo Rhoda Tang Barbara Trautmann Padilla Claudia L Wolf Eshoo Barbara Yee Chan 1968 Karen Andersen Robert Arrick Arlene Basin Corsetti Leonard W Chan May Choi Steven William Comber Irene Davidson Davidson Thomas Wendy Drefke Shinbori Robert Elbert Linda Grady Sherlyn Hu Leong Bonnie James St James Bruce Janigian Kenneth E Keller Maureen Keyak Larson Carol Knaus Scolini Keith Kojimoto Robin Langsam Blum Paul Larson Dorothy Lee Janet Lee Tse Russell Leong Michael Maddan Richard Mitra Mabel Ng Miriam Dale Pichey
Class “Warfare”
Special thanks to the members of these classes who have been particularly supportive of our 2013-14 Annual Fund Campaign
Largest Number Highest of Donors Participation Rate 1974 64 1973 63 1964 55 1966 45 1962 43 1963 43 1976 41 1950 38 1968 38 1961 37 1967 37 1952 36 1965 36 1955 35 1949 34 1953 34 Faculty 33 1972 32 1969 31 1970 31
1954 1950 1951 1949 1952 1942 1953 1963 Faculty 1946 1943 1955 1961 1962 1948 1956 1958 1939 1959
18.0% 17.5% 17.5% 17.3% 16.6% 15.9% 15.1% 12.8% 12.5% 12.4% 12.3% 12.0% 11.6% 11.6% 10.7% 10.5% 10.2% 10.2% 10.0%
Greatest Total Donations 1949 $57,910 1926 $39,300 1989 $26,950 1976 $26,080 1973 $21,820 1964 $17,820 1969 $13,930 1978 $10,670 1974 $10,150 1952 $9,530
Catherine Rossi-Roos Robert Sakai Dennis Shinbori Cynthia A Smith Bruce Alan Spiegelman Lillian Toy Chin Alexandra Vuksich Janet Wertsch Thor George Westermark Robert H Winthrop Leta Wong Guptill Joanne Woo 1969 Robert C Brandt Steve Carlson David Cherney Shelborne Fung Homer Gee Cindy Gok Michael Harris Kate Haskin Brostoff Peggy Isaak Gluck Steven Jacobson Kenneth Jew Tony Lee Paula Lee Mahoney Caroline Louie Terry Mack Magnin Gary Mason Kathleen Morgan-Clark Raymond Ow Jean Pao Ng Linda Powell-McMillan Richard Revell Warren Seeto Caroline SooHoo Lisa Tartikoff Rosenthal Greg Tung Christine Weinstein Gayle Willard Higaki Jackson D Wong John L Wong Brian Wong Gok Marilyn Zimmerman 1970 Lorraine Backman Joy Chang Rochelle Fortier Nwadibia Jeffrey Friedman Patricia Gee Sidney M Gospe John Handa Mary Jang Kitty Lam Nellie Lee Warren Leong Gary Leung Nancy Lim-Yee Philip Matthews Catherine Myers Feldman Roger On Georgette Petropoulos Wendy Lee Quan Julia Quinn Judith Rossi David Shapiro Alan Siegle Ronald Sockolov Jr Valerie Sopher Joan Tomaich Buchanan Suzanne Troxel John Michael Whisman Sharlene Wong Cynthia Wong Tanaka Rose Woo Lock Sandra Diane Yuen 1971 David Arrick Penelope Marie Bisho Bolger David Brown Barry Christian Karin Freid Baird Patrick Gee Melvin Gonzalez Philip Scott Hara Paul Heller Susan Herman Craig Kimball Olson Lee Pamela Pavlovsky Mayer Leatrice Shelly Ford
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Linda Nanbu Thomas Peterson Gisele Pohan Penelope A Preovolos Mark Ruben Vera Safronoff Ginotti Anne Schagen Marcia Schnapp Janet Searing Hamill Kimball Slaughter Beverly Sommer Feder Marianne Stewart Wilson David Torney Channing Gene Wong Jolene Wong Huey Darryl Woo Richard Woo Dale Yee Gaymond Yee Rita Yee Maggie Yue Yee-Chu 1974 Susan Adams Joseph C Armenta Mirta Arsenian Cali Judith Auerbach Mary Barsony John Baskett Bruce Batten Lorna Chee Joan Chin Brenda Chong Choy Frank Choy Chris Coughlin Lisa Coughlin Clay John Crittenden Fernando De Alba Verne Deriman Dertimanis Daniel Ducoff Natasha Egoroff Hyndman Greg Endom Barry Epstein David Fellows Connie Gibson D’Aura C Elizabeth Giles Anderson Maggie Glickfeld-Sedar Samuel Gluck Lynn Greeley Virgilio Mitchell Guimarin Fred Hartwick John Hirokawa Frank Hong Martin Jeong Shizunori Kobara Markos Kounalakis David A Lee Jerry Lee Elaine Lee Kawasaki Yvonne Lee Young Wayne Leong Diane Levy Vivien Ma Wong Daniel Mairani Mark Meagher James Mittelberger Michele Moore Daly Leiko Nakazawa Dahlgren John H Ngai Janice Oneto Anita Payton Peggy Peterson Bley Max Pong Ernest Robles Nicholas Roxborough Alejandro Serrano Maggie Shafer Maiers Faith Stallings Bettencourt Eric Tang Gary Teragawa Natalie Tomitch Ray Van Der Horst
Grace Vanvelthuysen Kaplan Nancy Wildenradt Eisen David Wong Kimball Wong Scott Wood 1975 Mark Bley Susan Chan Shepardson William Davidovich Adam Fink Kenneth Gee Bruce Green Courtenay Hardy Robert Hauser Joel Hausman Craig Hoffman Sandra Huey Jeong Carl Isackson Steven Lam Paul David Lazzareschi Judi Leff Mitchell Lerman Gary S Louie Paul G Lucey Mark Manber Carlton Hugh Oler Matthew Porter Ralph Shohet Deborah Stein Hoffman Stanley F Tom Curtis Tong Alexander von Hafften Nora Woo Gee 1976 Terence Abad Andrew Berberich Joceline Boucher Flora Burger Kupferman Beverly Chan Paul K Chan Cherrilynn Chan Lee Sandra Chiang Yee Wynne Chin James Duarte Miriam Ducoff Smolen Karla Ekholm Steve Emerson Beverly Epstein Helen Goldsmith Peter Herzstein Irene Hilton Jeffrey Horn Rachel Jahnson Sandra Kobayashi Elene Lee Leo Ming Lee Ken T Leong Jeffery Louie Betsey Mar Ho Jeffrey Matsuoka Wilson Ng Janet Popesco Archibald Patrick F Quan Brenda Rafael Derin Grace Shohet Susan Simpson Mike Susoev Judy Thalheimer Justin Ting Lisa Tong Hu John Trasviña Michael Ugawa Sheila Walsh Yeh Betty Wan Francis Yeh 1977 Kirsti Aho Elizabeth Carl Murphy Susanna Chu
Jeffrey C Drimmer Anthony Grumbach Mark Harrington Lucille Hesse Joan Hoover Ann Kasper James K Lau Lawrence Louie Philip C Mezey Kitty Ng Tsun Wei David Ng Pat Robles Velarde Michael George Rosenberg Martha Shumway Peter L Stein David Clark Tseng Robert Velarde Dvora Weisberg Susan Yee Owyang 1978 Roy Abendroth Eric Bier Sid Burger Cherrylyn Calucin David L Cram Carol Crawford Falstrup David Fink Benjamin Gulli William Hair Benjamin Leung Mark W Lieu Sandra Loey Mark D Meyer Kathryn Mondon Atterbury Chris Paszty Karin Rosander Chafetz Lisa Sullivan Hamann Corey Waters Christopher Young Nancy Yue 1979 Vincent Anderson William W Cheng Howard Chung Alan H Fong Eva Heran Lemley Mabel Lee Abellera Nelson Lefkovits Jason Macario Gerald Melanson Grace Muller Edinboro Lorraine Ow Perry Pong Mary Reilly Keller Clayton K Tang Maria Lydia Torres Paul Tsien Susan S Wang Andrew Williams III Jane Y Yeun George Zee 1980 Anonymous Naomi Baum Sophie Breall Annette Caparaz Caneda Elaine Fong Louise Moy Fong-Wang Elizabeth P Fung Rachel Gordon Brant T Lee Edna Fay Lee Edward Louie Barbara Mundy Amy Segal Blase Alan Shau Tak Sun Annie Takeuchi Shelly Wentker Taylor Steven Yee Lisa Stephanie Yee Brown 1981 Theodore Holman Brenda Hui Lam John Lam Julia Lavroushin Polly Lee Rompel Uday Mathur Selinda C Molloy Neal Stanley Ng Daniel Rich
Nancy Satoda Robin Thomas Hartman Marcella Toy-Ching Robert K Yu Lucy S Zee Lee 1982 Eugene Lewis Berg Diane Burkert Kimiko Burton Julie Fong Dina Goldman Linda Hauser LeBoa Alexander Kami Helen Lee Mei Kim Carol Lee Lana Lee King Marcus Louie Evan Mark Anne Mitchell Yoko Nakagawa James Chinsoo Park Stephen Popper Rachael Reiley Teresa Renaker Chisoo Song Lyons Paul Tam William Sze K Tam Sally Tam Screven Yuji Yamada Maylen Yue 1983 Alison Bloomfield Meyer Theodore Chan Hayley Green Smith Vivian Lee Eng Diana Loo Jonathan Louie Anne Lucas-Quesada Kristine Mar Thomas Mitchell Elizabeth Marie Sage Gary Takemoto Susan Valentin Jack Woo Grace-Ann Wu Stephen Yuen 1984 Wei Mun Chu T Omowale Crenshaw Rogelio Dawkins David Ho Sarah L Hudson Andrew Lam Jennifer Poulakidas Hannah Wolf Steven Wong Tony Woo Jenine Young 1985 Virginia Frances Cameron Paul Coleman Stanley ConHon Deborah Hauser Christine Huang Simonini Vincent King Jack Lau Calvin Lee Sherilyn Lee Katherine Loo Eva Moy William Singleton Irving Steinberg Christine Vu Richard Weeks Nelson Bradley Wong Sandra L Wong Herman Yan 1986 Carolina Alvarez Picazo John W Chan Virginia Herrera Schuler Julie Higashi David Gary Hom Jeanette Hom Wong Grace Kao Nelson Kong Irene C Kuo Samuel Kwong Sharon Low Wong
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Tammy Oliver Moss Prescott Veronica Radaikin Selina Shek Rebecca Shore Lillian Trac Nicole Roxanne Yee Joko Jose Zelidon-Zepeda
1987 Yumiko Abe-Jones Francisco Gutierrez Stephen F Heuser Dirk Karis Sally S Y Lam Dee Hung Lau Hansen Lieu Judy Miu Kenny Mok
1993 Billie Addleman Erik James Bjorn Aster Chin Hoon Hyo Kim Patsy Kong Naomi Lempert Lopez Robin McGinnis Racy Ming Copley Nicolas Morin Maya Ortiz-De Montellano Jung Sun Park Dennis Song Rupert Tagnipes Joe Guan Jou Tam Giovanna Velez Dahl Marcus Williams Sharyl Lynn Wong
1988 Elaine Anderson Marcelino Baltero Carin Chow Jenny Demonteverde Raffield Chris Galvin Caroline Kim Kress Laura Lane Ana Lau Laurance L Lee Michelle Lee Justin Lien Tony Llanos Gilbert Niwa Georgene Poulakidas Kromydas William To Andrew Tolson Penny Tse Fottrell Kimberly Wong 1989 Andrew Chan Derek Chang Lee Cheng Rebecca Chow Choe Margery Fong Eckerly Alison Fox Mazzola Robert Gee Jonathan E Heuser Abigail Hull Koenig Eric Kress Roger Kuo Christine Linnenbach Nha-Ai Nguyen-Duc Kenneth Quon Jon Richardson Seth Rockman Ramon Romero Ellen Tang Roland Tang Alison Wentker Hanna Terry Yeung 1990 Anonymous Anne Chan Leung Eric Fisher Tenley Harrison Andrew Karis Tom Lieu Wendy Y Lo June Loh Duchesne Graham T Selvan Luell Alicia Walker Jimmy Wong 1991 Yoram Bauman Shea L Bond Chia Hao Charlie Chang Michael Wayne Chee Paul Kwok Ming Chu David Fein Cindy K Kwong Leong Hamilton Hung Chiu Yu 1992 Casey Berman Kevin Chim Jim Tracy DeAmicis McMahan May Ching Kung Karen C Kwong Karen E Matsukuma Patsy McGuire
1994 Stanley Hong Jean Lee Lim Liana McGriff Emily Mizuno Ai Mori Andreas Nguyen Matthew Tevenan Alex R Tse Pamela Janie Yee Ryan Benjamin Yee Sandy Yee 1995 Melinda M Chan Nguyen Stephen Dodson Serena M Gee Zhao Andrew Green Christina Jan Lee Eric Stephen Low Janet Cheu Chu Ng Marilyn Mun Ye Ng Julie Thuong Nguyen Kuykendall Aron Joshua Nussbaum Susan Shing Yan Yung Leong 1996 Susan Hsiong Cindy Minh-Tran Le Ken Y Lee Vinson Lee Joseph K Ng Jamie O’Keefe Tennant Jung-Yeal Park Yelena Rubinshteyn Danziger Syta Saephan Kamau Gen Washington Clifford Win Jaclyn Wong Chou 1997 Yuan Candice Bao Edison Thor Keh Cayabyab Jonathan C Cheng Marco Lazaro Hedelund Jonathan Lip-Fen Ho Benson Kirby Jung Olivia C Lau Pamela Ann Lee Diane Chi Liang Jennifer Ly Sarah Skelton Mauricio Maria S Shim Joscelyn Tham Wong Lindsay C Yee 1998 Melinda W Chung Daniel H Goto Leslie Lau-Wang Gene Chi Ching Liu Kimberly Anne Louie Alicia K Louie Chen Lenette Lin Lu Abigail Tam Seto Marvin Tang
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Joshua Adam Leavitt Bena Li Nathaniel K Ng Jacob Leland Rogers Kimberly Diaz Santos Julia Ye 2007 Julian Handel Rebecca Ashley Hu 2008 Christopher Cheung Lauren Chu Eve Denton Kenneth Kozakura Kason Soo Hoo 2009 Angelina Hon Katrina Lau 2010 Jay Schwartz 2011 Bayard Fong Eli Leavitt Katherine Soo Hoo 2012 Clare Elliott William Fried Isabella Jaye Vinette Ly 2013 Abigail Ashley Campos William Frankel Kegan Kawamura Brandon Szeto Michael Wasney Molly Zhao 2014 Leila Chew 2016 Charles Young Faculty Jack Abad Jack Anderson Svein Arber Wendy Beck Cheryl Bragstad James Carmack Wandaline Carter Perelli Paul Cheng Bruce Cohen Tony DeGennaro Joseph Ehrman III Ernst M Feibusch James Gazaway Steve Hirabayashi George Johnson Bob Jow Barton H Knowles Edgar Lehmann Florence Lewis Paul Lucey Cynthia Mitchell Marian Murphy Gonzalez Deanna Nielsen Dorothy Ong Barbara Prato Lawrence Robinson Dennis Ross Thelma Schiller John Shankel Sandra Shure
Lee S Silverstein Jo Ann Stewart Michele Winter CLASS REUNION GIFTS Class of Fall 1962 Class of Spring 1963 IN MEMORY OF Bob Anino ’28 (faculty) John Blume ’28 Rose Bush ’23 Elena Catelli (faculty) Vicki Chin ’67 (faculty) Jerry Coleman ’42 Ed Crossley (faculty) Larry Dawson ’55 Jacqueline Gordon Sherman ’36 Ward Hart ’37 Wilma Hersh Stern ’49 Marvin Hoffman ’48 Shari Horowitz Mathis ’55 Ariadna “Deedee” Kabushko Walser ’41 Jason Lam ’00 Jesse Langridge ’42 Janie Lee Kenneth Leung Doris Lieb Blum ’29 Alva Ann Lynch Sjolinder ’56 Paul Maier ’47 Robert E Nelson ’52 Jane Matzger Kaufmann ’55 Carlos A Monsalve ’29 Maj. Joseph Mucelli (faculty) Angela Ng OCS classmates lost in Vietnam Jack Pereira (faculty) Pat Pivnick Levin ’67 James Preovolos ’36 Roland Quan ’69 Pauline K Quirk Lidgate ’34 Stafford Repp ’36 David Schoenfeld ’48 Richard Snell ’74 Celia Strauss Cain (faculty) Herschel Tolson Lynne Ulm ’48 Cheryl Willis Roe ’64 Joel & Pansy Wong-Woo Sgt. Mack Yoshida (faculty) IN HONOR OF Class of 1999 Class of 2003 Lowell PTSA Jack Anderson ’50 Sandra Bird (faculty) Teresa Bookwalter (faculty) Sgt. Thomas Callahan (faculty) Robert Davis (faculty) Ethan Durrant Seth Durrant Leonard Feldman ’42 (90th birthday) Gwen Giffing Gibson ’64 Emil Guillermo ’73 Dave Hagerman ’72 Jack Lau ’85 Sam Lauter ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Jia Ji Lei Tom & Diane Baron Levison ’55/’59 (anniversary) Vianna Newman ’11 Lee Samuel (faculty) Shin San ’12 Olene Tilton (faculty) John Trasviña ’76 Thomas Tu ’10
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Keeping In Touch… 1933
jun & dec 1942
GEORGE BLACKMORE informs “Still mobile and happy to make a donation.” FANNIE ABEND ROTHMAN celebrated her 99th birthday on July 5, 2014.
1934
dec
NORMAN MUNDELL updates “I was in the graduating class of ’34. I had a 43-year career at UC Berkeley after my BS and MBA degrees in the administration. Have enjoyed many years of travel. Am 97 years old now and my wife is 92. Staying close to home now.”
1937 jan, jun & dec JANET BALL HAYWARD — see 1943 news. CECILIA STEINBERG HURWICH, PH.D., was honored at the Berkeley Public Library Foundation Author’s Dinner in February 2014 for her latest book, 92 and Dancing. Her book inspires all who read it to look forward to the rewards of aging. Cecilia exercises regularly, has an active work schedule, enjoys friends and stays spiritually healthy.
1938
jun
STEPHEN BERT & JEAN JACOBS LUNT ’40 will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in November! The couple shares “We reside in Bandon, Oregon, in our home overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean. We have three sons, four grandchildren and one beautiful great-granddaughter!
1939
jun
JEAN O’CONNEL BRIARE sends “Widowed last year, but still in the home we had built fifty years ago – and trying to dispose of ‘stuff’. Is anyone else from the Grattan class of ’35 still around?” TERESA GUILFOIL SIEBERT shares “I can’t believe I’ve been here at Eskaton Village, Carmichael for two and a half years! Where does the time go? An old friend from Lowell has recently arrived – Dottie Daft Kolberg ’40 – and it has been fun reminiscing.” Y VONNE CYR KOSHLAND shouts “Greetings to fellow members of the Class of June ’39.”
1940
jun
FRANCEES HUBBARD CURLEY writes “Still in Modesto after 53 years. Miss Bob.” BARBARA WANKOWSKI FORREST is “living at home in Los Altos and looking forward to our next reunion.” JEAN JACOBS LUNT — see 1938 news.
1941
jan
MARJORIE BECKMAN MOORE exclaims “Much to my surprise, I have reached 91 years!” ROSEMARIE COLEMAN reports on the funeral services for her brother JERRY COLEMAN ’42, “Taps, gun salute and flyover by his squadron with one plane breaking formation at Miramar Naval Air Station and Miramar National Cemetery – beautiful Marine Corps ceremony. Just have to add how sad it is to lose Tony Gwynn, a wonderful baseball player and person. Always proud of Lowell and our graduates’ and students’ accomplishments.”
jun
FRANK GRANNIS writes, “I won three gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the 2014 World Masters Swimming Championships in Montreal.”
1943
jun
WALTER C. BALL shares “My sister JANET BALL HAYWARD ’37 just turned 94. I stay in touch with Fred Murray.”
1944
feb & jun
RAFAEL PISCITELLI KASTL tells “For various reasons, Robert and I no longer drive. Marin County has a van service we use frequently for errands, social visits, and appointments. Being driven over the Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco is a pleasurable, trouble-free experience. A ‘granny cart’ is handy to convey groceries from the hearty huge supermarket to our home. To all alumni: stay well, stay active, and stay happy!” CARL VON ESSEN pens “Cambridge life is stimulating and I make liberal use of Harvard libraries.”
1945
jun
WILLIAM EVERS updates “Still ‘here’ – going to office four days a week. I do primarily law work for charities. Have four children from first marriage (still pals with my ex) and two step-kids, all college grads plus four with advanced degrees; thirteen grandchildren – all doing just fine. Going to Cuba in the fall. We visit Anguilla (BWI-Caribbean) every April. I am an avid Democrat worried about where the right is taking us.”
1946
jun
MARSHALL ZEMON is still enjoying life in beautiful Carlsbad by the sea.
1947
jan & jun
FRED FIELD questions “Can we gather some info and people for a reunion? Or at least a get together?” CLAYTON BERLING mails “At age 83, Shop Committee Chair of Joining Hands Benefit Shop raising between $75-100,000/ year for temporary housing for battered families and drug/alcohol rehab in Monterey County. Never a dull moment in my life!” CHARLES GOFORTH greets “Hello to all! Retired on Vashon Island, just out of Seattle. We just celebrated my 85th birthday. Special hello to Troop 151.” Col Charles “Chuck” L. Goforth III USAF (Ret) 10038 SW Dock St, Vashon WA 98070.” JOANNE SUSKIND TICK says, “Still here. Waiting anxiously for a reunion for the Classes of 1946 & 1947.”
1948
jan & jun
CHARLES & BARBARA GOODWIN FOGE share “Married 61 years with two grand-daughters – Aleah, now entering high school and Gina, now entering Amherst College.” TONY VAN VLIET is still operating in the fast lane of activities, state affairs, teaching, watercolors, and grandchildren (not in that order). Keep wishing for some of those Lowell baseball players would come to a hot OSU team with a great coach.
1949
jan & jun
DONNA PARRISH HONEY greets “Hi 49ers! Still alive and kicking. Trying to keep
busy. Our three sons, six grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, no signs of any more, are doing well. The best to all of you.” SHEILA BERKE HYMAN messages “Have had some lung problems, but still going strong. Active with the Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Centers. Have 2 great grandsons. Hope to be at our 65th reunion and work on it again.” NORMAN & BARBARA NIELSON BEAL ’53 just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. JACQUELINE APFEL MANHEIM checks in, “Living in Playa Vista, California for the last two years – lost my beloved husband Art after 61 years of marriage. Keeping busy with three beautiful grandsons, going to their sports events. Would love to hear from old school chums.” DONALD MICHAEL PLATT emails, “Delighted to announce that my WWII novel about USAAF and Luftwaffe fighter aces, CLOSE TO THE SUN, will be released in May 2014.” JEANNE SUSNOW SASSOON mails “I have now been living at the San Francisco Towers and enjoying life once again in San Francisco. Renewing friendships with many Lowell alumni as well as U.C. Berkeley alumni. My new email is jeanne.sassoon@ gmail.com” ADOLPH ROSEKRANS says “Still at it – practicing architecture – Woodside Planning Commission – Woodside Portola Valley Fire Foundation. Tournament Bridge with Forrest Anderson, Tennis (double).”
1950
jan & jun
ELLIE COOPER VAN VOORHIS sends “Hi to all – so many nice memories.” GARTH COOK says “HI” to all the 1950’ers. BROOKS G. LEFFLER updates “Retired Jan 2013 for third, and last, time. Sold online business; now doing nothing but photography for fun.” BETTY TREVOR DAVIS writes “Hello to my fellow 1950’ers. We are doing well and I am celebrating my 50th year of teaching piano. We are having a grant reunion this month with former students.” PHILIP & TOBY MELMON FLAX ’56 updates “Doing well. Still splitting time between Santa Rosa and San Francisco (can’t give up on city living!). First granddaughter graduating from UCLA; others well on their way. Hope all’s well with our fellow Lowellites.” HAROLD & DOROTHY GREENFELD AUERBACH announces “Hal has now completely retired and joins Dorothy taking classes at the Fromm Institute.”
1951
jan & jun
LILYAN RADER ABRAMOWITZ shares “Life is good – cruises, Ashland, and four grandchildren. Still tutoring professionally. My husband has been doing the cooking since his retirement 14 years ago – and I love it!” RICK BRADLEY types “Of Counsel Bradley, Curley, Asiano et al, Larkspur Landing, since 2007 and Realtor with Coldwell Banker, Roseville since 2011 with reasonably good health at 81. Those years at the Hayes and Masonic Lowell were very special and during good times between wars and with a growing economy, where we learned, loved and had a good time. We were at Barry Gilbert’s Class of 1952 ‘Happy Birthday Luncheon’ at the Spinnaker Restaurant in Sausalito March 27, 2014 ‘to celebrate our 80th birthdays.”
BEVERLY GREENBERG LIEBERMAN recounts, “a joy to receive news. All is well but miss old friends since moving to LA. Will miss dear wonderful Marv Hoffman whose picture we shared at the last Beta Tau dance at the Mark. All wonderful memories of 4 years in a very special school. My daughter and three grandchildren are San Franciscans and I have been talking up a storm for the fourth generation of Lowellites in my family.”
1952
jan & jun
MARGOT EICHMANN SMITHFREEMAN sends “We have the best of both worlds: a home in Santa Rosa and an apartment in San Mateo. Our friends, however, are starting to dwindle down – any ’52 classmates in the area?” ANN KALECHMAN BLUMENFELD communicates “Thanks to Barry Gilbert for getting our class together for a Birthday Lunch. It was good to see ‘the gang’ again.” GAIL HURLEY RUXTON hails “Happy ’80’ to all of us!” COLLEEN MCELROY VERZI recounts “Had a great time with classmates celebrating our 80th birthdays at the Spinnaker restaurant in Sausalito. Thanks again to Barry Gilbert for arranging another get together for all of us. We love being long time special friends.”
1953
jan & jun
JEFFRY A. WISNIA is still living and working near Boston and rooting for the Red Sox. JUDY KELLEHER RIGAS sends “A beautiful day at the Presidio Golf Club for our 60th reunion. Seventy-nine attendees hailed it as one of the best. Congrats to the committee and co-chairmen Peter Dahl and John McGilvray. Saddened by the passing of Bob Celso, a friend and fellow committee member. Sadly, my husband, Nick, passed away on Easter Sunday after a long illness. Thank you to my Lowell classmates for their caring and support during his illness. Nick was fortunate, as I am, to have two great-grandchildren, Mason and Hailey. Looking forward to seeing Lowell friends at Tahoe this summer.” BARBARA NIELSON BEAL — see 1949 news.
1954
jan & jun
WILLIAM CHISUM writes “Continue to enjoy retirement and 54 years of marriage, still active with both the Holiday Bowl and the Poinsettia Bowl. San Diego is truly a wonderful place to both live and retire!!”
1955
jan & jun
ROBERT HERMANN updates, “We are working to put together our 60-year class reunion, looking at September 2015. Going to do a lunch. Our last reunion lunch was terrific, with close to 100 in attendance. Unfortunately, we are at that age when we begin to lose loved ones. For me it was KENNIE KAHN ’55 and SHELDON FRANKLIN ’55. Let’s bless the moments we are here and try to stay in touch and celebrate with our class.” CAROL HICKS announces, “Planning our 60-year reunion for 2015. Keep up with us on our website — www.lowell1955.com” WILLIAM WERNER tells “I can’t seem to accept the idea of ‘retirement’. Still practicing architecture, hoping to someday get it right. Meanwhile, being on the Sausalito Planning Commission lets me tell other architects where they are doing it wrong!”
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After Third Consecutive Trip to World Championships, Robotics Team Makes Big Plans for New Season By Vanessa See ’15 Lowell’s robotics team, Team 4159 CardinalBotics, competed in the World Championships for the third year in a row in April. Out of the more than 2,700 high school robotics teams around the globe, 400 teams from 17 countries qualified to compete in St. Louis from April 23-26. The CardinalBotics team qualified by winning the Engineering Inspiration Award, awarded to a team that advances respect and appreciation for engineering within their school and community, at the Sacramento Regional held at UC Davis on March 13-15.
Lego robot build activity, and a demo of their robot. In addition to hosting Lego Days, the team also attends science festivals, middle school robotics tournaments, and robotics workshops at public libraries. We reach out to youth in San Francisco and show them the opportunities that an interest in STEM can lead to. CardinalBotics placed 7th out of 55 teams and advanced to the semifinals at the Sacramento Regional. Between the Sacramento Regional and the World Championships, the team switched strategies, deciding to prioritize assisting over scoring. (At robotics tournaments, six
Students were fascinated by the Marshmallow Challenge at a Girl Scouts Lego Day event in April, part of the team’s outreach efforts. Last year, CardinalBotics started a movement, Lego Day, which spreads robotics and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) awareness to elementary and middle school students. At a Lego Day event, the team runs an Engineering Challenge, a
robots compete in each round, with three robots from different schools assigned to work together as a team, opposing another three-robot team.) The team built a new assisting subsystem for our robot Cardinal Sin α in four weeks. When we arrived
in St. Louis, we removed the old scoring subsystem and installed the new assisting subsystem, all within a few hours. Over the next three days, we competed with the transformed robot and placed 94th. This year, CardinalBotics grew to over 120 members. The team competed at Chezy Champs, an off-season event held at Bellarmine High School, and CalGames, an off-season event held at Woodside High School. Additionally, each of the team’s twelve subgroups will build a robot and compete in the Internal Robotics Competition at Lowell in December. Through that competition, team members will learn manufacturing, programming, and design skills. Team members are currently mentoring robotics teams at Notre Dame des Victoires, St. Thomas More, Aptos Middle School, Presidio Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School. We are also helping San Francisco’s School of the Arts and Washington High School start robotics teams. In addition to mentoring robotics teams at local schools, the team will also be demonstrating their robot at the Bay Area Science Festival’s Discovery Days at AT&T Park on November 1. Of course, all of this work requires a substantial amount of funding to pay for parts, machining equipment, tools, tournament registration fees and travel. We are honored to have received more than $40,000 in grant funding from the Lowell Alumni Association over the past three years, making the LAA our primary sponsor. But we also engage in a range of other fundraising efforts to support our team, including hosting a pasta dinner to raise money for the upcoming competition season. On November 21, the team will serve unlimited pasta, hold a silent auction, and run
The old (blue) and transformed (red) Cardinal Sin α robots
engineering activities at Lowell for a night of fun for all ages. And on November 25, CardinalBotics is partnering with Patxi’s, a local pizza restaurant, where a portion of Patxi’s Inner Sunset location’s sales will be donated to the team. Please follow CardinalBotics at www.team4159.org and support us as we inspire the community and aspire to attend World Championships for the fourth year in a row!
Advanced Choir Performs (and Shivers) in the Windy City By Tammy Nguyen ’15 “It’s so cold” was the most popular phrase uttered by the Lowell Advanced Choir. Even through this phrase, one cannot imagine the magnitude of how cold it really was in Chicago because we could place our drinks and perishables next to the windows to keep them refrigerated. Despite the harsh weather, we were able to witness the changing of the leaves, a sight unfamiliar to San Franciscan eyes. The Chicago Festival of Gold gave us a reason to visit a wonderful city, and the generous financial support of the Lowell Alumni Association made it all possible. High school choirs, bands, and orchestras from all over the country and even Canada congregated at the Chicago’s Orchestra Hall (home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) to perform an amazing show and the experience gained through this experience was priceless (as well as the deep dish pizza). The velvet seats, wooden panels, gleaming lights, and gold accents were not the only things that impressed everyone who set foot in the hall because the Lowell Chamber Ensemble stole the show that night, receiving the highest score out of all the other choral groups, which translated to an exclusive encore just before the finale. Not only did the Lowell Advanced Choir receive an invitation to participate in the next chapter of the Gold Festival, but also gratifying awards that set us apart from many others. But being able to perform in such a noteworthy venue was not holistically the best part of the trip. The heightened sense of independence and maturity that we all gained through this trip not only helped us pragmatically ration our limited amounts of money, but also gave us a glimpse of the future — synonymous with a college experience away from home. It doesn’t just end
there, because we also had the opportunity to visit many of the famous sites in Chicago, including the Cloud Gate (the Bean), Willis Tower (the tallest building in the nation,
standing at 1,451 feet), and Northwestern University. A simple article does not fully capture how much the Lowell Advanced Choir garnered last spring, but one thing
we can all agree on is that this trip was the experience of a lifetime granted to us by the Lowell Alumni Association — thanks very much!
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Lowell Athletes Continue To Dominate AAA
Lowell student athletes continued to rack up Academic Athletic Association titles through the Winter and Spring, extending some amazing streaks and setting some impressive new records as well. Perhaps the two most impressive team performances were those of the girls soccer team and the softball team. In girls soccer, coach Gene Vrana (father of Reva ’98 and Leo ’04) and his squad not only went undefeated through the AAA regular season and playoffs, but they scored 92 goals over the course of those 15 games and didn’t allow a single goal all season long! Similarly, Lowell’s softball team outscored their AAA opponents by a cumulative score of 215-17 while completing an undefeated season that included 7 shutouts in their 14 regular season games. Special recognition has to go to Lowell’s wrestling team for capturing their first AAA All-City title since 1996. Of the 14 weight classes, Cardinal grapplers took first place in four categories along with three second place and three third place finishes in order to edge out Galileo for the team title. And Lowell’s huge track and field team, led by alumnus Andy Leong ’80, nailed down their 27th consecutive All-City team championship. Distance runner John Hogan, a senior, capped a fantastic high school career with a 7th place finish at the California state championships in the 1600-meter event. Congratulations to all the dedicated and talented Lowell athletes, their coaches and parents for these outstanding achievements. Go Lowell!
Girls Soccer Team
SPORT
FINAL STANDING
NOTES
Girls Varsity Basketball
AAA champions
Undefeated season; 5th consecutive AAA title
Boys Varsity Basketball
Lost in AAA semifinals
Girls JV Basketball
2nd place
Boys Frosh/Soph Basketball
Lost in AAA semifinals
Softball
AAA and TransBay champions
Undefeated season; 4th consecutive AAA title
Varsity Baseball
AAA and TransBay champions
2nd consecutive AAA title
Frosh/Soph Baseball
AAA champions
Undefeated season; 3rd consecutive AAA title
Girls Soccer
AAA champions
Undefeated season; 17th consecutive AAA title
Girls Varsity Swimming
AAA champions
25th consecutive AAA title
Boys Varsity Swimming
AAA champions
18th consecutive title
Girls JV Swimming
AAA champions
8th consecutive title
Boys JV Swimming
AAA champions
2nd consecutive title
Wrestling
AAA champions
Undefeated season
Boys Golf
AAA team champions
5th consecutive team title
Boys Volleyball
AAA champions
Undefeated season; 3rd consecutive AAA title
Fencing
AAA overall and Girls Varsity champions
6th consecutive overall AAA title; 3rd consecutive Girls Varsity AAA title
Boys Tennis
AAA team champions; singles champion (David Mai); doubles champions (Nick Haddad & James Uejio)
6th consecutive AAA team title
Track & Field
AAA overall champions
27th consecutive AAA team title
Girls Varsity Track & Field
AAA champions
3rd consecutive AAA title
Boys Varsity Track & Field
2nd place
Girls Frosh/Soph Track & Field
2nd place
Boys Frosh/Soph Track & Field
2nd place
Spirit Squad
AAA champions in Show/Cheer with Stunt
Baseball Team
Girls Softball Team
Track Team
Boys Volleyball Team
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Lowell Dragon Boaters Surge at Treasure Island
Lowell’s four Dragon Boat crews excelled as they paddled across the waters of Treasure Island on September 21 at the 19th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Championships. Lowell’s crews pulled out three second place finishes in the boys, girls and mixed divisions as well as a third place finish in the C division. After some frustration last year, Lowell’s “Fai-D” freshman crew had its highest finish ever. With four crews and close to 90 athletes, Lowell Dragon Boat continues to be both a Bay Area powerhouse and one of the nation’s largest competitive dragon boat teams in North America. Lowell’s Dragon Boat teams are coached by faculty member and alumnus Bryan Danforth ’84.
Lowell Students Named National Japan Bowl Champs By Teresa Pham ’14 and Shela Ho ’14 Lowell High School has always been known for its prestigious science, math, and debate programs, and many students who were involved in them achieved stellar results both during and beyond their high school years. Like many other incoming students, we entered Lowell worrying about how we would be able to live up to the prestige and name. However, never did we imagine that our chance would come four years later to add a trophy to Lowell’s already filled trophy case, that we would win a national team competition for Japanese-language learners: the 2014 Japan Bowl competition. Hosted by the Japan-America Society, the annual Japan Bowl quizzes high school students taking Japanese as a foreign language, focusing not just on the Japanese language, but also Japanese politics, culture, and history. Although the rules were strict and the criteria vast, those who prevailed as the national champions would win free, all-expenses paid trips to Japan and perform courtesy calls to various high-ranking government officials. In late December of last year, our Japanese-language teachers received an invitation for Lowell High School to compete, and we very much wanted to take the challenge. After deciding on our team members — Shela Ho, Teresa Pham, and Carolyn Ye — we then worked together to apply for a grant from the Lowell Alumni Association who, with our heartfelt gratitude, then granted our request and guided us through much of the bureaucracy. We knew that we would be going against
some of the best Japanese-language students, and that excited us more than anything. As first-time competitors, we were at a huge disadvantage against many other schools that had participated multiple times in the years past, but that did little to intimidate us. Our studies consisted of extremely specific knowledge such as the forty-three prefecture capitals, prominent leaders of the Kamakura Period, and famous figures in the Japanese baseball league. Upon arriving at the Southern California Japan Bowl, we were tackled with over 50 preliminary questions. We made it into the final round, where the top three teams competed for an all-expenses-paid slot to the nationals. The other two teams were from Cupertino High School, the reigning Japan Bowl champion school of the past few years, and we struggled to keep up with them during the first “speed buzzer” round, before regaining a few points in the individual questions round. As it seemed that we answered more or less the same amount of questions in the final group round, we exited from the stage with the heartgnawing assumption that we would receive third place, only to be surprised at the very end when we were called up for first place, squeezing by with just a miraculous threepoint difference from the second place team! We were overjoyed that the regionals marked not the end of our competing journey, but our beginning. With only a few weeks between regionals and nationals, we made only slight changes to our current repertoire but studied nearly every day before flying off to the three-day National Japan Bowl in Washington, D.C. Our nerves were frayed from the pressure
Help Send the Baseball Team to Hawaii
Lowell baseball coach John Donohue (left) with faculty members and alums Milt Axt ’55 and Jim Carmack ’62. By Emil DeAndreis ’04 The Lowell Baseball team hosted a fundraising dinner on Saturday September 13th. Fittingly, Hawaiian shirts were in the mix, as the dinner raised money for the team to go to Hilo, Hawaii this February for a tournament. Over one hundred attended to show their support, ranging from players, parents, coaches, Lowell faculty and friends. For the silent auction, San Francisco Giants President Larry Baer ’75 provided some Giants goodies and current minor leaguer Charlie Cutler ’05 donated some signed balls and a bat to the cause. Speeches were given by Cutler and former Lowell center-fielder Donnie Clay ’04, son of Alumni Association President Lisa Clay ’74. As well as raise funds, the dinner also served as a reunion for Lowell baseball members past and present, creating a family atmosphere of reminiscing, storytelling, and laughter, all made possible by Lowell baseball’s legend, John Donohue. “JD” has been the head coach of Lowell Baseball for more than thirty years, and the warm aura of the dinner spoke to the positive and lasting effect the program has had on its members, both by creating memories, and in some cases, shaping futures. Donations can still be made to ensure the Lowell boys make it to the land of Aloha this year. Please donate at www.lowellalumni.org/donate.
(from left) Teresa Pham ’14, Shuxin (Carolyn) Ye ’14, Shela Ho ’14 and faculty sponsor Naomi Okada. as the nationals were evidently on a much what remained were questions involving larger scale, with TV reporters swarm- our forte: Japanese grammar and strucing around the building and teams from ture. When both teams reached 1-1, with New York to Guam filling the participant just one final question remaining for both seats around us. Interestingly enough, most teams, Carolyn answered the final question schools knew of Lowell High School due to correctly, with just one mistake – after the our win at the Southern California region- judges announced the answer as correct, als, but because they did not know our the other team pointed out that the quesfaces, they often gossiped about us without tion asked for a response in English, not in knowing we were said team — one chap- Japanese. Although it was a small technicalerone actually told his team to be aware of ity, the judges had to throw out the questhe “dark horses from San Francisco” while tion, and we were very much rattled as the we were studying at the table right next to tiebreaker continued. It was only by pure them. In a way, the awkward conversations luck that the next question was on a topic added to Japan Bowl’s charm, since they we were familiar with — one of Japan’s made us more at ease with ourselves as we popular social medias called LINE — and focused on having as much fun as we could. we emerged victorious. Above the cheers of Japan Bowl announced that this year, the crowd and the friendly congratulations the Japanese government would take the from the opposing teams, we received a trotop five teams of each level– beginner, inter- phy and were recognized as the best team in mediate, and advanced — to Japan, rather all of the United States. than just the first place advanced team. At Despite traveling to Japan with the exact first glance it would seem that the competi- same teams that we had fought against in tion had gotten easier, with more teams the final rounds, surprisingly, there were enjoying the big prize, but in actuality the no obstacles preventing us from bonding pressure increased tremendously with the together as youth who appreciate Japanese competition’s publicity. The pioneers of the tradition. We eagerly shared tidbits of Advanced Placement Japanese exam and knowledge with each other as we passed the Japan’s Ambassador to the United States famous heritage sites and temples, making himself showed their faces, and along with silly jokes and puns as if we had known the numerous businessmen mingling within each other for years, and shared the responthe crowd, began interrogating participants sibility of making speeches to some of the about their future plans for Japan. Not only most important U.S.-Japan figures. The that, the Japanese Minister of Education experience was eye-opening as we were and Her Highness Princess Takamado also able to see lawyers and important figures promised to personally meet with the win- at work in governmental buildings, while ners in Japan. some also gave us advice and an insider’s Instead of having only one preliminary view of what it meant to be a representative round before proceeding to the finals, the of their respective countries. In the end, we National Japan Bowl factored in every team’s were all motivated to pursue global studies, performance in two preliminary rounds and particularly on strengthening U.S.-Japan a conversation round before selecting the relations, and also China’s relations with final three championship teams. Our expe- both as people of Chinese descent. Carolyn rience at the regional competition enabled is heading into business economics; Shela us to glide through into the championship into an economics-global studies double rounds, where we were not only faced with major; and Teresa into international law. a rematch with one of the Cupertino High We all very much appreciate receiving the School teams, but also another veteran opportunity to head into such an enriching competitor school: Lynbrook High School. experience that undoubtedly had shaped Near the very end, the judges whispered many of our current goals and ideals. amongst each other, leaving a pregnant Thank you to Lowell High School’s World pause before they announced that there Languages Department and the Lowell was a tie between Cupertino High School Alumni Association for having faith in us, and us. for allowing us to grow as not just potential The tiebreaker involved answering business or law leaders, but as individuals two questions correctly, once again in a who had fun learning at one of the most speed buzzer format. Luckily, many of stressful competitions that we had ever the culture-based questions were difficult entered in our lives. enough that neither team knew them, and
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Science Research Program Enters Year Five Lowell’s innovative Science Research Program, founded by faculty member Richard Shapiro and alumna Julia Ye ’06, continues to expand its impact as it begins its fifth year. The primary objectives of the Lowell Science Research Program are to inspire Lowell students to consider pursuing a life in science and complete a real science research project in an area that interests them. The program provides interested Lowell students with the opportunity to learn about a variety of original science research from distinguished university faculty, post docs and grad students. All students will learn some of the skills required in modern research laboratories. Some students will have the opportunity to perform research themselves and learn how to publicly present as well as publish their work. In collaboration with the University of California at San Francisco, hundreds of Lowell students have attended after-school research classes; more than two dozen distinguished UCSF faculty members have come to Lowell to make presentations and/
or have taken Lowell students into their labs for summer research projects; and 31 mentors from the UCSF Medical Scientist Training Program have taught and mentored Lowell students. To date, more than three dozen Lowell students have performed summer research in world-class UCSF labs, including four students who subsequently received job offers to work in research labs at UCSF and Lawrence Berkeley Lab (even before they entered college!). Earlier this year, the nine Lowell students who participated in 2014 summer research projects presented their work at a special poster session held at Genentech Hall on the UCSF Mission Bay campus. Primary funding for the Lowell Science Research Program has come from alumnus Herbert Lee ’73 and his wife Christina, supplemented with more than $100,000 from the Lowell Alumni Association to upgrade and improve science labs and technology at Lowell. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to make this young program such a resounding success!
Forensics Squad Attracts National Attention
Front row (from left): Anindita Chattopadhyay, Crystal Chung, Co-Founder and Lowell faculty member Richard Shapiro, Sally Chen and Willa Li. Back row: Co-Director Lauren Meyer, David Mai, Srinand Paruthiyil, Jonathan Chen, Simon Liu, Jerry Wang, Lead Mentor Mark Noviski and Co-Founder/Director Julia Ye ’06. Missing: Sara Guevara-Plunkett.
Summary of Summer 2014 Lowell Science Research Program Projects Investigating the significance of Lin41 in RNA targets and their protein products Anindita Chattopadhyay ’15 Investigated whether a certain type of gene called LIN-41 (lineage variant 41) suppresses the protein products of RNAs (Ribonucleic acid) by binding to one of its functional mRNAs (Messenger RNA).
RRDistMaps: Protein Structure Analysis through Residue-Residue Distance Maps Jonathan Chen ’15 Wrote computer code involving distances between possible amino acid residue pairs of a 3 dimensional protein structure using a 2 dimensional structure.
Phase contrast time lapse imaging of optogenetic induced differentiation At the 2014 MLK Invitational (from left): Penny Fergison ’14, Bob Wu ’15, Marc Cunningham ’14, Jeffrey Chen ’14, Eli Pollock ’15, Thomas White ’16 and coach Terry Abad ’76 The 2013-14 school year was truly memorable for Lowell’s speech and debate team as students from every portion of the program made their mark and took many competitors by surprise. With over 100 students competing over the course of the year at more than two dozen tournaments (including tournaments at Arizona State, Gonzaga, Stanford, UC Berkeley and University of the Pacific), the Lowell team is a force to be reckoned with in our very competitive local league and throughout the West. The greatest accomplishments last year were racked up by our large Parliamentary Debate squad, where seniors Jeffrey Chen ’14 and Marc Cunningham ’14 spent most of the year ranked as the nation’s #1 team, due to having won the University of the Pacific invitational and sharing the championship of the Martin Luther King Jr. invitational with another Lowell team, Eli Pollock ’15 and Thomas White ’16. Our small but talented Policy Debate squad, coached by Gerard Grigsby II, scored some big wins at both Gonzaga and Arizona State, where the team of Luis Valle ’14 and Jennifer Chan ’15 made it deep into the final elimination rounds of both tournaments. Lowell also qualified three Policy Debate teams to the 2014 California state championships, but for various reasons the only team that competed in that tournament was comprised of Matthew Beyer ’15 and Amina Zaidi ’15. In Student Congress, Mitchell Chan ’15 earned significant honors at the La Costa
Canyon invitational (San Diego county) and UC Berkeley, thereby becoming the first Lowell student in several years to qualify for the prestigious Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky. However, due to dates that conflicted with the California state championships, Mitchell competed there along with teammate Jordan Wong ’14. Last but not least, our Individual Events squad continued to amaze by coming within a hair’s breadth of taking two of our league’s three spots to the National Forensic League national championships in Duo Interpretation. In the end, the team of Yu Ling Wu ’14 and Catrina Sun-Tan ’14 qualified to the 2014 nationals (in suburban Kansas City) while the multi-talented Sri Paruthiyil ’15 and Adam Southwick ’15 finished as first alternates. Yu Ling and Catrina also competed at the California state championships in Modesto as part of the six-person Lowell contingent. At our awards banquet last May, Mitchell Wong ’15 and Joe Genolio ’15 were named recipients of the Jack Anderson Award for their many efforts to advance forensics while parents Frni Beyer and Cynthia Louie received the George Kozakura Award for their outstanding support. Special thanks to all the alumni and other Lowell friends who support the speech and debate program via designated gifts and to every member of the Lowell Alumni Association for your generous grant funding of our program!
Sally Chen ’15 Investigated what happens to neurons that have been genetically sensitized to light using a combination of techniques from optics and genetics: involved extensive programming.
Genetic signature of re-replication induced gene amplification in S. cerevisiae Crystal Chung ’16 Investigated the genes causing DNA strands to replicate more than once. Multiple replications lead to gene amplification which is when multiple copies of a gens are produced. Re-replification induced gene amplification may be a potential new cause for the formation of cancer.
Restoring Nf1-GAP activity impairs blast colony formation in Nf1-deficient murine acute myeloid leukemia Willa Li ’15 Investigated neurofibromin-1, a negative regulator of Ras, ( family of related proteins expressed in all cell lineages and organs) which regulates cell growth and proliferation. In Neurofibromin-1 deficient leukemias, restoring Neurofibromin-1 activity reduces cell growth, suggesting dependence on Neurofibromin-1 loss for leukemia maintenance.
Cell competition eliminates cells with DNA damage Simon Liu ’15 Investigated cell competition as an emerging principle underlying selection for cellular fitness during development and disease. Competition may be relevant for cancer, but an experimental link between defects in competition and tumorigenesis is elusive.
Maternal and paternal genome alignment during anaphase David Mai ’16
Investigated maternal and paternal genome alignment during the stage of mitosis or meiosis when chromosomes are split and the sister chromatids move to opposite poles of the cell.
Assembly of the Histoplasma capsulatum genome with optical mapping Srinand Paruthiyil ’15 Programming (Perl scripts) and statistical analysis to guide the scientific process around organizing bits of the genome Histoplasma capsulatum which is a pathogenic fungus traditionally found in bird and bat droppings that enters the human body through inhalation.
Axonal projections from the somatosensory cortex in the whole mouse brain Jerry Wang ’16 At the 2014 California state championships. Front row (from left): Mitchell Chan ’14, Yu Ling Wu ’14, Catrina Sun-Tan ’14 and Amina Zaidi ’16. Back row: Jordan Wong ’14, Matthew Beyer ’15, assistant coach Gerard Grigsby II and coach Terry Abad ’76.
Investigated how neurons send out axons and how they reach their targets in a part of the mouse brain called the somatosensory cortex. Attempt to gain understanding of how sensory information is processed in the brain (mouse) based on targeted regions.
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SONJA THEA SWENSON TAYLOR says “Just completed a year at Downtown High with the Little Kids Rock program. Also played the part of Shrek each week with the Children’s Drama Service.” ERIC MACKINTOSH recounts “Pat and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to France and Germany. In Paris, we placed an engraved lovelock on the bridge crossing the Seine to Notre Dame. The trip was great, good food, good friends, and good fun.” TOBY MELMON FLAX — see 1950 news.
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JOELLE LEWIS BENIOFF jots, “Thinking of the Class of February 1957 – a big hello!” ROBERT KUCICH shares “Hi folks! I am still a bartender. Business has been slow; I’ve been forced to drink alone. There is a rumor that I’m an alcoholic. Not true! I don’t go to meetings.”
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ROBERT HENRY updates, “I’m happy to be above the grass.” SUZANNE CANTOU KEELER mails “I’ve lived in the Seattle area since graduating from UC Berkeley in 1962. I received my MS from the University of Washington in 1965. I’ve been married 49 years to a native Seattleite; have three married daughters and nine grandchildren who all live within two miles of us. We enjoy many family activities, travel extensively, play tennis, garden and enjoy bridge. We are still active in community activities. We are very supportive of our local schools on Mercer Island.” LARRY GERRMAN comments “The new Lowell is nothing like the ‘old’ Lowell. I know things change, but it’s not the same.”
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KAREN PASTORINO EAGAN asks “I’ve moved to Davis from Oakland to be near my daughter and family. Any other Lowell graduates here in Davis?” ROBERT GREMMINGER notes “Still enjoying God’s grace and beauty in Ben Lomond. We welcomed our fourth greatgrandson into our family in February. Have an occasional recurring dream of being back on the football field, but in this 72-year old body. Those wind-sprints are tough.” DONALD BELKIN remarks “I am a 73-year old semi-retired attorney who is still practicing law after 48 years! I live on a ranch out of the Redding city limits with lots of horses, dogs, and ranch chores to keep busy. Hope you all are okay after 1959. The world is a different place after we graduated.” JEANNE TOBIN BUSH expresses “My condolence to the family of DR. JOHN CALLANDER ’41, on the loss of their husband, father, grandfather and the Morris family on their loss of their uncle and great uncle.”
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TONY IVELICH howls “They will always be the Lowell Indians to me! And proud to be one!” CAROL POHL composes “Retired 14 years, spending lots of hospital time these days.”
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JACQUELINE SCHEMBARI BUCKLEY celebrates, “Had a wonderful trip to France last summer with LINDA AGNONE
BENATAR ’61 to celebrate turning 70. First grandchild born December 2013! Daughter is an attorney and son a middle school teacher. I’m having fun line dancing and attending Fromm Institute classes. Looking forward to our 55-year reunion!” CLADIA CONKLIN informs, “Spend my time in San Ramon and Nevada City – Maui and Pinecrest. Three grandchildren, ages 5, 3 and 10 months! So much fun. I’m on facebook or e-mail claudiaconklin11@aol.com -always love to hear from my Lowell friends!” WILLIAM HANSON invites “If you come through Fresno, stop by. But I could be traveling in my RV, call first! (559) 250-4117” HELEN KARAGASCH BURNS shares “Real estate broker since 1982, married to Gerry since 1969 – 3 kids, 2 grandchildren. Having fun growing old! Hope to see you at the reunion in 2021!!!” DENNIS JAFFE adds, “My son has become my partner in my insurance agency and we are happy grandparents of 2 1/2 (twins and expecting).” ROGER DAVID POOL shares “I had another granddaughter in May at the age of 70. We welcome Kaitlin Anne into the world healthy and happy. I have been retired now, almost five years. We have no bucket list. Just enjoy relaxing on the golf course and leisurely sipping coffee while reading the morning paper. I have the philosophy to keep it simple and less is more. No worries, we have lived in Oregon 39 years.” JOSE VILLAVICENCIO inks “Professor at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Grandpa to Alexander Joseph born 3-31-2014.”
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EUGENE BUVELOT shares, “active and Chairman of the Membership Committee for the Tribal Council of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (Indian Tribe). Also served as Tribal Treasures, Vice Chairman and helped to establish both the Tribe’s Citizenship Dept. and Committee. Previously I worked in administration at Bank of America, then retired after 32 years along with working in the mortuary industry in Marin County.” STEPHEN LENT updates, “since the 50th reunion, I received the 2013 Volunteer of the Year award for Metropolitan Detroit for my activities assisting veterans with disability claims, employment issues and navigation government websites.”
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DENISE CHEVALIER writes “Hi Everyone! I just received the Lowell Alumni Assoc. newsletter for the first time. I was thrilled to see how many friends had stayed in contact with Lowell. (It’s been a very long time.) There were names listed I hadn’t seen in 50 years; it brought back great memories. I’m a violinist who worked professionally in SF while doing my doctorate at Stanford in music performance and history/theory. Currently I run my own business teaching studios (violin, viola and chamber music) in a studio working half time in my home in Palo Alto. I share our home with my husband Joe (mathematician who writes targeting for Lockheed) and our 2 “rescued” dogs (dog and cat rescuing has been a life-long need for me). My best to all.” GERALDINE QUAST DRIVON, brags, “Celebrating 48 years of marriage and enjoying retirement in beautiful Medford, Oregon.” ARMAND LARA is trying to locate classmate DON JOHNSON from the Spring
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1963 class. If you know Don’s whereabouts, please contact the LAA at lowellaa@lowellalumni.org. GEOFFREY SHASKAN writes “We are expecting our 6th grandchild in August, 5 girls and 1 boy! In October, we will return to Tanzania, East Africa to continue our NGO work in a MaaGai Medical Clinic, an orphanage, and a school/education/work program for young mothers.” DEWEY SEETO shares “My daughter Margot is currently living and working in New Zealand, and my son Elliot is living and working in Japan.” ALLAN P GOLD states “We had a great 50th reunion Labor Day Weekend of 2013. Now, stay tuned for our joint 70th birthday party sometime later 2015. Contact me if you’d like to help with planning agold8946@ aol.com I just completed another school year as a school psychologist in Tiburon — not ready to retire yet.”
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ANDY ARCHIBALD joins in by saying, “Aloha! I have always been at least a half bubble off center, but I never realized this was a gift. I am the only teacher in Kailua-Kona (Big Island) currently qualified to work with autistic and Down Syndrome high school students. I am stunned at the rewards I am receiving daily from these wonderful young people, and the efforts they invest in themselves when given a chance to work in an educational environment. Even though Kealekehe H.S. is serving young people in a severe poverty pocket, we do have an award winning robotics team! Although not in Lowell’s class of academia, the school just achieved a ranking in the top 200 high schools for college admissions. Hope to make the October reunion.” FRED CAIN says, “All is well.” DENISE KAUFMAN mails “I am still living partly in Venice, CA and partly on our family organic farm in Kauai, Hawaii. I am playing bass with C. L. White, Jai Uttal, and Dave Stringer at Pranafest, Bhaki Fest, and other festivals. Come dance, my friends!” RALPH ’65 & LESLY LOUGHRY ROBINSON report “All is well on the Western Front! Still in Stinson Beach. Looking forward to our 50th! Hope we all recognize one another – should be great fun to see old faces; very old faces!!! Can’t wait.” DONNE MILLS DAVIS sends “The GaGa Sisterhood, a social network for grandmas I founded in 2003, continues to thrive. We now have a 3rd granddaughter, born June 5, 2014 in addition to our other 2, aged 11 & 7. They all made me completely ‘gaga’!” CAROL OLMERT exclaims, “I’m looking forward to our 50th reunion in 2014!” BARBARA STEWART BLYTHE would love to hear from classmates living in the Dallas/Plano area. She is working in the HCA system. KENNETH J. SHAW shares “Happily retired in 2010 after practicing dentistry for 33 years. My wife, Micky Gettle ’65, and I just celebrated our 47th anniversary. We are traveling extensively and spending lots of time with our 3 sons and 4 grandchildren. Love living in the wine country. We will try to make the reunion. A big hi to Jay Greenhood, DDS wherever you may be.
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DAVID GABRIEL writes from his new home in San Rafael, Marin County, “Lowell alumni gathered to see and hear famed Bay Area African-American cultural icon and fellow alum LINDA TILLERY F’65.
During her nearly two-hour performance, Linda mentioned seeing Lowell grads and classmates throughout her world tours, including ELIZABETH DICKIE ADEN S’66 and the late LEIF VILIBALD F’65.” ISAC GUTFREUND queries, “Has it really been 49 years? Celebrated my retirement by starting a new company – Alma Street Media, a print consultant and project management company. Wishing the Class of ’65 good health!” STEVE HAHN roots, “Looking forward to seeing all of you at our 50th reunion.” LINDA HOM JUNG checks in saying, “Retired. Living in Southern California. Working on checking off items on my bucket list.” DUFFY JENNINGS updates “I launched Los Gatos Magazine, a monthly community lifestyle publication, in 2013; a return to my writing and journalism roots and a farewell to public relations after 20 years. Enjoying my first grandchild, Blake, the son of my stepdaughter and her husband, born December 2012. Looking forward to our 50th reunion in Oct. 2015.” RALPH ROBINSON— see 1964 news. MAREN A. TELLMAN explains, “Geology has been good to me as I’ve found hot water and minerals from the western Hemisphere to the top of the mid-Atlantic ridge in the Azores. At 53, I was hit with a very mild case of M.S. Happy to say I am still ambulatory. Remnants of Krieger’s orchestra, band, and the Natural History Club, do communicate (geomaren1@gmail.com). Hello to Andy B, too.”
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JUDY CLARKE emails, “enjoying retirement and being a Docent at the California Academy of Sciences.” ALLAN HAHMAN greets, “Hi Indians — Been living here in Redwood Shores with my girlfriend Pam for almost 30 years. Yeah, I always had a problem with commitment, especially in high school. I actually graduated from San Diego State cum laude, became (gasp) a grammar school teacher until Prop 13 was passed. Now I root for all conservatives!!” GAYLE RANTZ ROSENBERG communicates “Still going strong after 17 years at Junipero Serra High School as the Director of the Academic Resource Center and their Board Certified Educational Therapist. Art and I are the devoted grandparents to Violet (3 ½ years old) and Dylan (6 months old) who are only a bridge away, living in Oakland with our son, Steven and his wife Melissa. Our daughter Jill is also an educational therapist living in San Mateo and working in San Francisco.” KEITH ROSING updates that he is now a full-time physician in the Emergency Department at Sacramento’s Mercy General Hospital, continuing a career in emergency medicine that began nearly 40 years ago at St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena. Dr. Rosing is a Life Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and father of three, including two physicians. AL KOVALICK expresses “Living and working in Silicon Valley. Lowell gave me a wonderful start in life, so many friends, so many great experiences.” NADIA TRIMMER shares “Still in NY! Still loving it! Miss the beauty of the Bay Area & my friends, but make it back every few years to savor & delight in all its glories. Not retired yet but thinking about it!!!”
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JEFFREY KEYAK boasts, “We are so proud of our sons: Aaron is engaged to be married, Joshua got married in February 2011, and Jonah is studying in Israel for a year.”
WILLIAM YEE just retired after 33 years as a Social Science Teacher in Alhambra, CA. He is looking forward to the next phase of life.”
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MAY CHOI reports, “Having a great time traveling and enjoying our grandchildren, Tristan and Charlie. Retirement is grand!” ARLENE BASIN CORSETTI says “Living happily in St Helena, California; two beautiful grandchildren. Buying and selling antiques in Calistoga, CA — making real my second passion.” ROBERT ARRICK announces “I am still practicing at Park Animal Hospital and living in Marin. My wife teaches Chemistry at College of Marin and my twin boys are now over six feet tall and will be freshmen at Redwood High School in the fall.” DENNIS & WENDY DREFKE SHINBORI shout out “Looking forward to our 50th! Will be here before we know it.”
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DAVID CHERNEY relates, “I still play golf with classmate STUART CORVIN ’69 and ROB ARRICK ’68, who was a half year ahead of us. They still beat me!” CAROL KATZ shares, “since being diagnosed with heart disease in 2005, I must undergo a heart transplant and I am appealing to my classmates for help with medical expenses. My daughter has set up a website to help fund raise funds at www.gofundme. com/anewheartforcarol. If you could find it in yourselves to go to the website and contribute what you can I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.” GARY M. MASON messages, “Helping build a permanent art collection at the Mendocino Art Center. Opened a gallery and rock shop in Fort Bragg called Beautiful Earth. Living in the redwoods.” LINDA POWELL-MCMILLAN sends “Still working as the Director of Professional Learning for AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) out of the headquarters’ office in San Diego and living in NE San Luis Obispo County, raise cattle for grass-fed beef and olives for olive oil – Flying M Farm Products. We’ve opened our guesthouse to travelers from around the world through www.airbnb.com. Travels most recently have taken Greg and me to the Yucatan and Baja – with a fall trip planned to Portugal.” CHRISTINE WEINSTEIN affirms “Retirement is sweet . . . health and a life full of family, friends, yoga, gardening, books, and volunteering (Mondavi, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, Sacramento Old City Association, preparing and serving breakfast to homeless women and children).” GREG TUNG updates “My wife Susie is still putting up with me after 33 years. My youngest son Grayson is a junior at Texas A & M. My oldest son Garrett is in Austin DBA ‘Boingosaurus Music’, he buys and sells guitars and effects pedals. My father Richard lives with us now and we split our time between Austin and Amarillo, Texas. Best wishes to all. Keep in touch!” gtung@aol.com
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JUDITH ROSSI greets “Hello to Class of June 1970! I am newly retired after 40 years as a teacher, and school superintendent! I had the pleasure of sharing a leadership class with Andrew — the best principal! Lowell is in great hands.”
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MARK A. STEINER tells “I am enjoying serving on the Board of Directors for the Lowell Alumni Association and its subcommittee on grants. I continue to assist companies and individuals with brand protection in my practice as a trademark and copyright attorney at Duane Morris in San Francisco.”
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ROBINA E. INGRAM INGRAM-RICH praises, “The 40th year class reunion was amazing. So glad I attended.” LINDA ARCELLANO SHAW emails, “Big milestone this year...Twin daughters Catherine and Elizabeth graduated from high school this June and are now college freshmen. Catherine is a business administration major (marketing) at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Elizabeth is at The University at Albany (State University of New York) as yet undeclared although she is interested in linguistics/languages.” RICHARD WOO writes “Finally retired after 25 years running our store, Citikids, in S.F. (closed in July, 2013); now keeping active with cycling, golf, travel, yoga, and property management. Great seeing classmates at our 40th reunion.”
1974 FAITH STALLINGS BETTENCOURT updates, “Living in San Mateo and loving it! Children (2) are grown and have seven grandchildren-one to cherish each day of the week. I worked as a nurse in the early 80’s, and have risen through the ranks to be an expert paper pusher and “getter-doner” as a director. Doing deskwork lead me to the sport of Karate and it has become a passion for me. I would love to hear from folks.” JOHN CRITTENDEN exclaims, “I’m a grandfather! My daughter Katy gave birth to her gorgeous baby girl, Holly Catherine Byno, on Dec. 21, 2013 in Ventura, California. In June my son Joe graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History, magna cum laude! I marked 30 years as a lawyer with Cooley LLP in San Francisco on October 24, 2013. Looking forward to our 40-year reunion on Saturday, October 11, 2014!” DAVID FELLOWS greets, “Looking forward to our 40th reunion in October! Daughter will be graduating from University of Puget Sound in May after spending last spring abroad in Japan, son is a freshman at University of Colorado - Boulder. Empty nesters! Any Lowellites coming to Colorado to ski, drop me a line... I’m a pretty good guide to the I-70 ski areas...” CRAIG LUM updates, “Working in Central California. I am very busy and hope someday to make it to a class reunion.” SCOTT WOOD exclaims “Excited to reconnect with fellow Lowellites at our big 40-year reunion this fall! Still loving life in Colorado!”
1975 MARY C. BARRETT emails, “Alive and well in Washington State since 1979.” CRAIG & DEBORAH STEIN HOFFMAN announce “Going on 27 years married, we finally experienced the Empty Nest in 2014. Our daughter finished her junior year at Stanford and our son finished his first year
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at Washington University in St. Louis. We are looking forward to our 40th reunion in 2015 – yikes!” SANDRA HUEY JEONG updates, “Our younger son graduated from Lowell and will join his brother in SoCal so we will be empty nesters! My husband and I will have to adapt to buying less groceries, cooking less food, and doing less laundry among other things but we will survive. Looking forward to lower utility bills and ultimately to the day when we finish paying for college tuition. Life is great!” JUDI LEFF says, “The proud mom of an IU junior and Lowell alum, I send greetings to all. Still working at Temple Emanu-El, still ecstatic to be blessed to live in this wonderful city and happy to be able to stay in touch with so many fellow Lowell grads”. SOPHIA PAPAGEORGE jots, “Working in Mongolia on an incredible one health project investigating tick-borne pathogens as a postdoctoral candidate at Duke University. Grateful for good health, incredible opportunities and my lifelong ongoing friendships with people from my Lowell days.”
1976 JAMIE DUARTE updates, “I have been practicing law in Orange County for 30 years. I am looking forward to our 40th class reunion.” DOUGLAS MACAULAY relays, “Still living in Pleasanton, CA. Still hanging out with Gene Wasak. Retiring on 56th birthday in April. 31 years 8 months of Air Traffic Control and it’s time to go on a long cruise. See you at the 40th!” BETSEY MAR HO explains, “I’m semiretired, although husband prefers I get a job with benefits (too bad!). Children are doing well: Clarissa (2005) is a CPA with KPMG; Jennifer (2007) is a recruiter at Marin Software & Christopher (2009) is in the Aeronautics/Aerospace grad program at Stanford. I cross paths with Lowell alumni all the time – give a holler.” RACHEL JAHNSON updates “Still living in SF (Sunset District near GG Park). I’ve been at Williams-Sonoma, Inc for 17+ years and am currently in Direct Marketing for Pottery Barn. I am an active volunteer with the SF Symphony in the Metropolitan league. Travel is at the top of my list of life enhancers. In the past several years, I’ve visited Argentina, Australia, New England, and France, France, France. Looking forward to some Tahoe time with ’76 classmate Lynn Cameron Yokel.”
1977 SKIP (BRIAN) FOGARTY adds “Been severely out of touch, so here’s a shout out from the East Bay to old pals and teammates. Married 25 years to my Occidental College sweetheart Lori, currently Director of the Oakland Museum (please visit!). I do writing and editing, strictly freelance, after many years in corporate and agency roles. Son at Denison U in Ohio and our daughter is in the 6th grade. Still riding a motorcycle and enjoying life on the sunny side of the Bay. Proud Lowellite, but it was a tough three years!” TOMMY LIM shares, “California Alum Named OD of the Year on April 6, 2013 by the California Optometric Association. Dr. Lim is an active member of the American Optometric Association, CA Optometric Association, Santa Clara County Optometric Society and the Magellan Optometry Group. He served as the Political Activities Coordinator for the Santa Clara County Optometric Society for over 30 years, as well as serving on the board of trustees of the California Optometric Political Action Committee. He has been named Young
Optometrist of the Year in Santa Clara County and California, as well as Optometrist of the Year in Santa Clara County. He is currently a member of the Illinois College of Optometry’s Alumni Council, Primary Eye care Network Advisory Board and on the board of the Chinatown Community Development Center.”
1978 CHERRYLY N CALUCIN updates, “Season’s Greetings! Still living in NYC, visiting the Bay Area as often as possible. Wishing everyone a very healthy and happy 2014!” DAVID CRAM & SALLY LAM ’87 happily report, “Sally and I currently live in Irvine, CA and are enjoying the great weather. We miss friends andfamily in San Francisco and visit as often as possible. Our oldest son Kevin graduated from college and has been working in SF and our youngest son, Wesley, is graduating from college this year. Our 4-year-old (going on 21) daughter, Sydney, is starting Kindergarten in the fall (starting the cycle again). We wish everyone well!” CAROL CRAWFORD FALSTRUP emails, “All is well in LA. We still have our business, Evox Images, a production company that licenses car pictures for the web. Our oldest is a freshman at USC School of Cinematic Arts. He just launched a production company, Sunbreak Films. Our two younger boys are in 7th and 10th grades and growing up fast.” BENJAMIN LEUNG states “When I walk through the halls of Lowell these days while visiting, I’m thankful for all the fantastic teachers that I had. Couldn’t be where I am without them.” MARK MEYER emails, “Hello from Boulder, Colorado. Any 78’ers here in Boulder?” LISA SULLIVAN HAMANN exclaims, “I’m now a mother-in-law!”
1979 TINA CHAN TSUE hails, “I have a new grandson, 3 years old. Take care and best wishes.” EVA HERAN LEMLEY greets “Happy 35th anniversary to the class of ’79! It’s hard to believe. I’m still in Aspen and we just got word we’ll be hosting the 2017 World Cup Ski Championships. My oldest daughter just completed 2 years in music school at CU Boulder and she signed a recording contract with Bird and Records. You can hear a sample of one of her tracks on Reverbnation.com/ Brittmargit. I also have 2 more in high school, Kristin who’s a senior and loves writing and Chris, a sophomore. Wishing you all the best. See you at the 40th?” GERALD A. MELANSON aka JOE emails, “For the great things that Lowell has brought into my life!”
1981 SELINDA (SALLY) MOLLOY NEAL writes, “I hope my donation can be used to fund alumni scholarships for students in need. Decades ago, I was one of those students, and the support from the Lowell Alumni Association really encouraged me to do more in my life than I had thought I was capable of. I’m a public high school teacher in South Los Angeles (Watts) now, and I am proud to be able to touch lives the way so many of my own teachers and counselors and mentors did for me, way back then. Encouragement and support makes a world of difference.”
1982 JULIE FONG messages, “Happy 50th everyone!”
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1983 ELIZABETH SAGE according to her father, “Elizabeth was awarded the Nehood Award at Whittier College for being the best teacher.” GARY W. WONG adds, “Principal and owner of ArcheSpaceGWSC architectural firm in California and abroad, married to Lisa Lee ’83, with three awesome kids in middle school, high school and college. Home based in San Jose and enjoying Airstream lifestyle as we visit everything we can find!!” GRACE-ANN WU shares, “I live in Sunnyvale. I’ve retired from computer hi-tech and now teach Acupressure at Kaiser. Please contact me at graceannwu@gmail.com.”
1984 T OMOWALE CRENSHAW emails, “Formed a new real estate development firm based in Miami, Florida. Initial projects include building facilities for an organization that will be operating a network of private K-12 education facilities throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America. Also, looking at Mixed-use development opportunities throughout Caribbean and Latin America region.” JENNIFER POULAKIDAS rejoices, “Nine of us ‘girls’ from the class of ’84 gathered for our annual Kris Kringle party just before Christmas at TIFFANY DOON SILVA’s house: NANCY BATILORO FELDER, JENNY BURNS, X ANTHE CAMP; MEEGHAN GRADY VERMEULEN; SARAH HUDSON; ANNE WILSON GRIFFES; and JENINE YOUNG (who’s having a baby in Feb!). It’s always such a delight to see this fabulous gang and their families!”
1985 MARY JANE SANCHEZ updates, “Proud and honored to be the first Latina elected Trustee at College of Desert in 2012 and the first Latina elected national delegate for the 36th Congressional district. Most humbled to be 2013 recipient of President Obama’s Volunteer Service Award in Higher Education.” CHRISTINE SIMONINI HUANG messages, “Happy new year to all alumni – whether you’re still in the ‘hood or far away from home – wishing everyone a wonderful new year full of great happiness, fortune and joy. May your dreams fuel today and tomorrow.”
1986 ALEXANDRIA SAGE is a reporter for Reuters in Paris”, according to her father.
1987 SALLY LAM — see 1978 news. REGINA SERAFINO shares, “I retired and moved to the Big Easy (New Orleans) because it’s never too late to have a childhood.”
1988 GEORGENE POULAKIDAS KROMYDAS discloses, “We are still living in San Diego and we just had our third son – born on April 30, 2014. His name is Leonidas and he was joyfully welcomed by all including big brothers Milton and Sakee.” CAROLINE KIM KRESS — see 1989 news. LAURA LANE adds, “I continue to work as a freelance journalist while navigating the waters of parenthood. Claire is four years old and Jasper is one.”
1989 ANDREW CHAN emails, “Can’t believe it’s been 25 years. My Lowell education has helped lead to what I consider a successful
life. Coaching and running are a big part of my life and it all started back on the 1985 Lowell Cross Country team.” LEE CHENG greets “Hi all! Still at the Egg, almost 9 years. “In the air over l100K miles in the first half of 2014 and am starting to grow wings.” ERIC & CAROLINE KIM KRESS ’88 post “Living in SF on Sloat near Lowell. Kids Natalie – 7 & Jacob – 5 going to school in the city. Planning to stay forever!”
1990 JACQUES HYMANS has received the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for his book “Achieving Nuclear Ambitions: Scientists, Politicians, and Proliferation” (Cambridge University Press, 2012). The Grawemeyer is the top book prize in the field of International relations and comes with a $100,000 check. Hymans is associate professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. This academic year he is conducting research on energy politics in Japan.
1991 YORAM BAUMAN adds, “I am working hard on economics comedy and carbon taxes. More at standupeconomist.com!”
1992 KAREN KWONG writes, “Great to see old classmates at the 20-year reunion back in November 2012. The campus has changed a lot as we didn’t have a lot back then and somehow made it work. Amazing how so many remain so youthful. Hope there is a 25-year reunion in 2017.” MOSS PRESCOTT & PATSY MCGUIRE say “A big shout out to everyone in the Class of ’92! I felt really old the other day when I randomly met a fellow Lowellite and saw his face drop when I said I graduated in ’92. (He was a ’96 grad.) Such is life. Hope everyone is healthy and happy!” REBECCA SHORE adds, “Living in New York City with my two kids and husband and working as the Director of Litigation at Advocates for Children. Please keep in touch!”
1999 MICHAEL CHAN updates, “Just about academically retired after spending 4 years on a part-time MBA and MA Government program at the Johns Hopkins University in our nation’s capital, will see what’s next.”
2000 JENNIFER L. LOUIE mails “Just finished my 10th year of teaching in San Francisco and feeling blessed to be able to see so many of my own students attend and graduate from Lowell with such a positive high school experience.” BENJAMIN SATOSH SEAB is a computer engineer working for Intel Japan and living in Tokyo.
2003 COURTNEY WONG is the newest associate of Palmdale Veterinary Hospital located in Palmdale, Ca.
From the Archives By Claudia Wolf Eshoo, ’67 The Lowell archives contain a myriad of yearbooks, ledgers, class pictures, trophies and other memorabilia. Here are some stories from the Lowell Alumni Newsletter in 1958. Volume One of the Lowell Alumni Newsletter (formerly Lowell and Boys’ High Quarterly) was printed and published in December 1958 by the Lowell Alumni Association, Inc. The paper was printed on a single 12 ½" X 17" double-sided and folded sheet of paper. In 1958, graduation classes including January, June and August totaled about 456 seniors and were lead by Student Body Presidents Bob Curley for the spring class and Richard Shemano for the fall class. Senior class presidents included Duarte Lopes for spring class and Paul Hofmann for the fall class. The newsletter featured many stories including the front-page banner headline “U. C., Stanford Rank Lowell Top School”. Lowell was rewarded with the “1956-57 Award of Merit in Division I” and was the only high school in San Francisco to win the “Certificate of Distinguished Scholarship” during 1958. It was pointed out that Lowell sends more students to the University of California each year than any other San Francisco High School. Also in a report from Stanford University-31 Lowell students earned the high grade point average of 2.84. “Lowell is also well represented at Harvard University, M.I.T.
and California Institute of Technology”. Principal J.A. Perino extended his greetings to the Lowell alumni and invited all to keep in touch with their alma mater. Other columns featured a Who’s Who, a listing of third and fourth generation Lowellites, numbering 15 students whose parents, grandparents and great grandparents went to Lowell. A story about the Centennial Year of 1956 focused on the activities that took place during the year
honoring the centennial of the “West’s oldest public high school”. Celebrations included the issuance of Centennial decals, entry in April’s Festival of Progress parade, a beautiful floral design was featured in Golden Gate Park, a banquet was held at the Fairmont Hotel, a homecoming football game between rivals Lowell and Poly was held at Kezar Stadium and an open house at Lowell was staged with class reunions. The Centennial Yearbook was published in June of 1956. At the conclusion of the article it was noted that a cornerstone for the new Lowell High building was laid at the Lake Merced site. (We are still looking for it.) The Lowell Alumni Association’s Board of Directors consisted of 25 members, with J. Max Moore ’37 serving as chairman. Joseph Ehrman ’40, faculty member and Editor of the 1958 newsletter, was a board member then and continues to serve as an LAA director today. Other members included Ivan Barker, faculty member and Secretary; Maurice Harband ’27, Treasurer; Robert Anino ’28; Stanley Bernhard ’39; Richard Bishop ’35; Leah Boehm ’27, faculty member; J.D. Campbell ’20; Herbert Chisolm ’27; Edwin Conn ’41; Dr. Randolph Flood ’15; Harold Freeman; R.A. Gock ’33; Paige Monteagle ’05; James Livingstone ’40, fac-
ulty member; Gladys Lorigan ’20; Girls Vice Principal; John Molinari ’27; Mrs. R.N. Nason; Mrs. Eleanor Nieland; Edith E. Pence ’07, retired Principal; Jasper A. Perino, Principal; Claude Rosenberg ’46; Gene Vaysie ’46; and Jack Wyman. The back page of the Newsletter presented a timeline from March 1953 through 1958. An architect’s rendering of the new Lowell labeled it as “The 20-year-old dream of a new structure for San Francisco’s highly successful college-preparatory school is soon to become reality.” That dream became a reality with the opening of the “new Lowell” in 1962. Note: This current fall 2014 issue of the Lowell Alumni Association Newsletter is distributed to 33,000 alums. GO LOWELL!
2014 Turkey Trail Trot XII Thursday, November 27 Polo Field, Golden Gate Park
Race benefits Lowell Track & Field Team Presented by Top Trot Productions
Turkey Trail Trot 5 mile run Pilgrim Promenade 3 mile walk Kids Gobbler Chase 100 meter dash Races begin at 8am Special awards for top Lowell alumni finishers!
More information and registration at www.turkeytrailtrot.com
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JEAN MYERS COLTON passed away in her home in Belvedere, California at age 96. A third generation San Franciscan, Jean attended Stanford University. She was married to Lenard Colton, who predeceased her thirty seven years earlier. Jean will be remembered as a wonderful mother to her four children, a dear friend to many, consummate traveler, constant community volunteer and a woman of strong will and determination. She will especially be remembered for her annual Fourth of July party which began in 1954 and continued through last year. Jean is survived by her four children, her three grandchildren and sister-in-law. MURIEL NEWSOM BLAK passed away on June 26 at the age of 96 at her home in Marin County. A fourth generation San Franciscan, Muriel was born on October 30,1 917. In 1940, she married Einar Gemmel Blak of San Francisco. Muriel worked as a volunteer for many years in Marin, was an avid bridge player and had many lifelong friends. Muriel is survived by her three daughters, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. ALBERT D KUPERSTEIN died on July 18, 2014. Albert was born in 1918 in the Bronx and grew up in Chicago, Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, graduating from UC Berkeley. He entered the Army as a Lieutenant before the war and served in North Africa and Sicily with the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. After the war he worked at Sixth Army HQ in the Presidio, bringing them into the computer age. After retiring he opened a tax consulting business. Retiring again, he remained active as leader of the Laguna Honda Neighborhood Association and the Neighborhood Emergency Rescue Team. He spent many happy and productive years as a Boy Scout in Portland, Oregon, and then as a Scouter with SF Troop 143. Albert is survived by his wife of 72 years, their son, a niece, four grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.
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LEON SCHILLER passed away in October, 2013. His foundation at Lowell was superb. Leon graduated twice Summa Cum Luda from San Francisco University. HENRY EDWARD “ANDY” ANDERSON, JR., died January 6, 2014, in Lakeport. He was 95 years old. Henry had traveled the world, been a member of the Modesto City Council, had a long and happy marriage, and raised two sons. He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. Henry joined the Navy in 1938, and was a 23-year-old first class seaman aboard the USS Tennessee on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese attack on the naval base took place. He recalled having just finished breakfast and left on an errand for supplies when a Japanese bomb hit the Tennessee’s second turret – one of two hits the ship would take that day. A large chunk of shrapnel created by the explosion went right through the seat where he had been sitting at breakfast a short time earlier. Henry kept the chunk of shrapnel with him as a keepsake for the rest of his life. “Just going over it in my mind, it was quite a day,” he said. Henry married Maryrona Buhring soon after the end of the war. He would drive trucks for Diamond Match Lumber Co. and work at his own business, the Builders Exchange, which was a blueprint service for contractors in Modesto. Henry served on the Modesto City Council. He moved to Castro Valley and worked for the Contractors State License Board, before moving on to a series of building inspector jobs that took him to Livermore, Mill Valley, Novato, Petaluma and, finally to
the city of Napa, where he retired at the age of 57. In 2011, Anderson received the Stars of Lake County “Spirit of Lake County” award. Henry Anderson is survived by his two sons and three grandsons.
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MARGARITA (PEGGY) KAMPER passed away in San Mateo on March 8, 2014, at the age of 93. She was born in Berkeley, CA on July 13, 1920. Peggy was an excellent golfer and bridge player. She was a past member of the Presidio Golf Club and a retired employee of the City and County of San Francisco. Peggy was a lovely and gracious lady who always found the good in people. Her goodness and love will be remembered by all she touched.
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MABEL H. PRACY MILLER, 92, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014, at Breckenridge Village in Willoughby, Ohio. She was born in San Francisco in 1921 and attended the University of Arizona. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Dan Miller, with whom she traveled the world on the senior tennis circuit, her children, grandchildren and her sister. EARL D. HORWITZ passed away February 9, 2013, at the age of 90. He cherished his memories of Lowell. He was an accomplished pianist and worked for Capital Records until the early ’70s. He had his own record publishing company PaUSA until his retirment. Earl and his wife attended the 50th, 60th and 65th reunions. LEE HAYUM BURNS passed away on January 28, 2014 at the age of 94. After graduating from Lowell, where he was a top tennis player, Lee attended UC Berkely Upon graduation Lee served in the Army in Germany. He was awareded two Bronze Star Medals and a Purple Heart. Upon recuperation he joined teh Intellegence Corps as a Counter Ingelligence Team Chief. Lee served as the Chief of Security at the US Military Academy at West Point until his retirement in 1962. JOHN E. MCINERNEY, JR., and his beloved wife DOLORES E. MCINERNEY, died within hours of each other on January 10, 2014. Even death could not separate them after over sixty-four years of a wonderful marriage. John was born in San Francisco in 1921. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He attended Midshipman School at Northwestern and Harvard Universities and was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy, where he served as a naval intelligence officer in London and Londonderry during World War II and post war in Yokosuka, Japan. John and Dolores were married in San Francisco on April 23, 1949 where they lived and raised their six children. John is survived by his six children, fourteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews. JACK RICHARD SLOAN died at the age of 93 on August 6, 2013. Jack was student body president at Lowell and very active in sports, lettering in football and track. He was a halfback on the football team. After graduation, Jack started college at the University of California Berkeley campus but left college in 1942 to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. He later went back to college while in the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated with a Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland in 1960. Jack spent over 30 years of military service in the U.S. Marine Corp as an aviator fighting in three wars, retiring as a Colonel. One of Jack’s greatest passions and
pleasures was flying. He also filled his time with his hobbies and followed his favorite football and baseball teams. He became very active in the Coronado Optimist Club where he served as president and then on to regional governor. He was also an active member in the Coronado Friends of the Library. He was a resident of Coronado, California and is survived by five children, eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and his daughterin-law. LUCILLE SNYDER OSTERMAN, a San Francisco native, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014, at 93 years of age. She attended the University of California. During the last 50 years she was a successful real estate investor. She lived in San Francisco all her life and is survived by her son, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. DOROTHY THURMOND SHANNON passed away in 2013.
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JOHN C. FLEMER passed away peacefully on January 26 at age 90. He was a graduate of S. F. State and served in the US Navy in the Pacific in 1944-45. John enjoyed a long and successful career in advertising in New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Cleveland. He was an avid reader, crossword enthusiast, sports fan, and devoted countless hours to community service including Habitat for Humanity and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. John is survived by his five children, twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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WILLIAM HENDRICKSON III, a 4th generation Californian and San Francisco native, died peacefully in Greenbrae, CA, on January 11, 2014. He is survived by his children, his sister and many nieces and nephews. With the advent of WWII, Bill joined the Army where he served with distinction in Europe and the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he continued his education at Yale University where, in 1948, he earned a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering. Bill soon went on to work for the Pabco Paint Company and subsequently the Fiberboard Corporation from which he ultimately retired to pursue another successful career in real estate investing. Throughout his life, Bill had many passions and hobbies, including a love of travel with his wife. Despite his many achievements, Bill will be most fondly remembered for his commitment to his wife Jeanne and his loving children and for being a man who lived a life with distinction and honor. He leaves a legacy that his children and family can be proud of and that will endure with the countless people whose lives he touched.
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RENEE COHN NEUHAUS. In San Francisco on March 7, Renee passed away at the end of a long and full life, just shy of 90 years old. Renee is the beloved wife of her husband Jerry, and mother and grandmother of her children and grandchildren. Renee was born in Hamburg, Germany on April 8, 1924 and came to San Francisco with her parents in 1939. She married her husband, Jerry, in 1947, and raised three daughters and spent many years enjoying her grandchildren. She travelled the world with Jerry and her extended network of very close friends, with whom she exercised her skill in cards and other games. She spent her later years at Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco, enjoying the many friends she made there and serving as President of the Resident’s Council. VAZKEN TASHINIAN passed away on
February 28, 2014 at the age of 90. Vazken was born on February 29, 1924 in Fresno, California. He graduated fromUC Berkeley. He proudly served in the Army during World War II and received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his efforts. His army service was chronicled in the book Faces of Courage by Richard Demirjian. Upon returning from the war, Vazken graduated with a degree in Chemistry and worked in the Chemistry department at Cal until his retirement. After retiring, he enjoyed playing golf at Mira Vista Country Club with his friends. Vazken’s loving spirit and sense of humor will be sorely missed. Vazken is survived by his wife of 68 years, Margaret, his two children, his grandsons and his great-grandchildren.
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DR. ROY WILLIAM CAUWET, MD, a long time Bay Area resident, passed away on August 19. He was born in San Francisco in 1925 and was raised in the Marina District, attending St. Vincent de Paul School. Over the course of his childhood and youth Roy developed a passion for handball. He was a regular at courts around the Bay Area, especially at the Olympic Club and the Palo Alto Elks Club. On July 22, 1944, Roy married his high school sweetheart, Carol Menary. At seventeen, Roy entered Stanford as a freshman and, except during service in WWII, he was associated with the university for his entire life. During the war, Roy served with the 365th Medical Collecting Company in Austria, at one point helping evacuate inmates of a liberated concentration camp. Upon his return from the war, he reentered Stanford and, as an undergraduate student, medical student, intern, resident, physician, professor in the Medical School and professor emeritus, enjoyed one of the longest ever associations with the university and the medical center. His specialty was OB/GYN and he became a well-known fertility specialist. Even after retirement, Roy enjoyed attending grand rounds. Roy and Carol loved to travel and did a lot of it — especially to Europe, the Far East and Hawaii. Roy is survived by his children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. LAWRENCE JORDAN, JR., a 4th generation San Franciscan, WWII veteran, esteemed attorney, and beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on March 15, 2014 in Mill Valley. Born on September 18, 1924, Lawrence spent his childhood in San Francisco and was a graduate of UC Berkeley and Hastings Law School. During World War II he was a navigator in the Army Air Corps and flew fifty missions in the European Theater. In 1949 Lawrence married Frances Nadine Grimes. He was a founding partner of the law firm Jordan, Keeler, and Seligman in San Francisco. Lawrence was a long-time member of the Pacific Union Club, a former Chair of the Commonwealth Club Book Awards, a trustee of Henry Ohlhoff House, and a member of the Board of Directors of Grace Cathedral. He was a contributing book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle. He was honored to be an Associate in the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Lawrence was a man of many interests. He was a master woodworker, an avid reader, and an adventurous cook. He will be remembered for his intelligence, sense of humor, and kindness. He is survived by his wife, four children and seven grandchildren JESSE E. LANGRIDGE was a San Francisco native, born on December 3, 1924. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a gunners’ mate on the USS Thatcher. Jesse survived 2 Kamakaze attacks and was honorably discharged. Jesse married Iris Farrell and had six children, 15 grandchildren and 19 great- grandchildren. He was a bakery driver and salesman for 40 years. He was active in St. Timothy’s Church (San Mateo), PPSL
Fall 2014 u Lowell Alumni Association u Page 19 athletic leagues, & San Mateo Little League. ELIZABETH (BETTY) HANSEN SELLIER passed away peacefully on January 17, 2014 at the age of 89. Betty, a lifelong Bay Area resident, frequently remarked that she was fortunate to have lived a wonderful life. Betty attended UC Berkeley. She was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority and graduated in 1947 with a degree in History. She was a devoted Cal alumna and an avid fan of Cal’s football and basketball teams. It was at Cal that she met Bill Sellier. They were married in 1947 and lived most of their life together in Palo Alto, where they raised their two sons. Betty and Bill were married for 47 years before Bill passed away in 1994. Betty cherished her many lifelong friends and adored her family. She is survived by her sons, two granddaughters, and her greatgranddaughter.
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NANCY TRAVERSO DUNGAN died peacefully at the age of 88 late last year. Nancy Traverso was born on June 30, 1925. She graduated from Stanford University, where she majored in speech and drama. In 1950 she married Malcolm Thon Dungan, a decorated United States Marine Corps fighter pilot and lifelong partner at the San Francisco law firm of Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison. Nancy acted in productions of the Children’s Theatre, taught drama at The Hamlin School and was elected chair of the Hamlin’s parents’ association. She served on the board of directors of Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael from 1981 to 1998 and edited its 50th anniversary commemorative book. She was active in the San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums and its “Bouquets to Art” annual event. Nancy Dungan is survived by her daughter and her son, four grandchildren and a great-grandson. CAROLE CLAIBORNE JACOBS, an 11th generation American, passed away on August 19, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Jacobs ’41, who died in 2006. Carole is survived by her two sons. LLOYD LEE passed away on February 2, 2014 in Novato, CA. He was 88. Lloyd was born in San Francisco in 1925. He joined the Army Air Corps at age 17, flying countless missions over the Pacific in B29’s and a multitude of other airplanes during WWII, including flying over the USS Missouri during the Show of Force. Following his military service, and the completion of his education at UC Berkeley, he had a long and storied career as a Civil Engineer with URS, was responsible for supervising improvements to the Hoover Dam, the construction of the BART transbay tube, and the rebuilding of the California State Capitol building. Lloyd finally retired at age 77. He and his wife Frances loved to travel and took many domestic and international trips. Lloyd was an avid golfer, where at Indian Valley Golf Club he accomplished his first hole-in-one. His devotion to his wife and family, commitment to both friends new and lifelong, and his deep appreciation and enjoyment of pets both small and large, will be missed by all who loved him. Lloyd is survived by his two children, his grandchildren and his great-granddaughter. JEAN DIETTERLE PEDERSEN, who enjoyed a great life teaching junior high school students, traveling and following the news, passed away on August 7, 2013. Jean spent the last ten years of her life in San Luis Obispo to be near her sister and other family. ISABEL BOWENS WILHELMY, died in May of 2014. Beloved wife of John W. Wilhelmy, she is survived by five children, six grand-children and one great-grandchild. PHILLIP DEUEL died in Berkeley, California, on March 16, one week short of his 88th birthday. Phillip did pioneering work at the University of California computer center in the 1960s and 1970s and created the array-oriented programming language Ariel, which was implemented on the main-
frames at U.C. Berkeley and at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.Phillip was a third generation San Franciscan. He went to Lowell and Berkeley high schools. After serving in the U.S. Army in Germany at the end of WWII, he attended U.C. Berkeley, where he earned a B.A. in philosophy, an M.A. in psychology, and finished all but the dissertation for a Ph.D. in logic. He loved hiking the trails on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County and was an avid environmentalist. He was a generous and kind man.He is survived by his wife, his son and two stepdaughters. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
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DR. EDWARD “ED” A. BARTHOLD, JR. was born on May 3, 1926, in San Francisco. After a long and distinguished career, he passed away at his home in Atherton on March 18, 2014 at the age of 87. After graduation, Ed joined the U.S. Navy’s V-12 program for future doctors, dentists and engineers and took classes at the University of Southern California (USC). As a freshman at USC, Ed was a starting lineman who played both offense and defense in the 1945 Rose Bowl. When World War II ended, Ed returned to the Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1946. In August 1947, he married his high school sweetheart, Carol Allan. Ed went to medical school at UC San Francisco, joined the Menlo Medical Clinic in 1956 and enjoyed a long career as a leader in business and medicine on the San Francisco Peninsula until his retirement in 1990. He served a term as Chief of Staff of the then Palo Alto Stanford Hospital. He was later a member of the clinical department of Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Ed was a long-standing member of the Palo Alto Club and the Menlo Circus Club, where his skills on the tennis court and at the dominoes table were widely respected. Following the death of his first wife, Ed married Constance “Connie” Ringold in May 1987. Ed was a man who lived life to the fullest and made the best out of every situation. His motto was “Deny Yourself Nothing.” He is survived by his stepchildren, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. PATRICIA MORIARTY KOCKOS, cherished wife, mother, grandmother, relative, and friend passed away surrounded by her family Sunday, April 20, 2014. She was 88. Pat, aka PK and Patsy, was born on March 2, 1926, grew up in San Francisco’s Cole Valley and was a graduate of UC Berkeley. Patsy worked as a model and also enjoyed a brief career with Pan Am where she discovered her lifelong love of travel. Patsy married John Kockos in 1950 and settled in Burlingame, where they raised their large family and a multitude of dogs, cats and many other family pets. Patricia was an amazing woman and devout Catholic, revered for her inner beauty and loved for her witty Irish humor. She had the unique ability and open heart to make everyone feel special and welcome. She will be forever missed by all of her family and friends. She is survived by her children, her 11 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. SUSAN HIRSCH EUPHRAT 86, died in her home on April 16. She was the wife of the late Edward Euphrat. Susan was a third-generation San Franciscan, born June 9, 1927. She attended local schools: Madison, Roosevelt, Lowell and Dominican College, and was a Stanford fan. She loved playing bridge, attending Giants games, the symphony and the opera. She traveled widely, including on architectural tours with the SF Museum of Modern Art. She most loved visits from her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Susan’s volunteer and philanthropic work was notable. She worked with Planned Parenthood and the Pacific Medical Center, ultimately serving as a member of the PMC board. She will be missed by many. Susan is survived by her daughter, son and daughterin-law, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. HANS GEORGE MAIER, a Grass Valley resident, 87, died December 25, 2013. He was
born November 1926 in San Francisco. THE REV. JEROME FOUTE POLITZER died on July 27th, 2014 at home. Father Jerry, as he was also known, was born in San Francisco in 1926. After serving in the Navy during the war, Rev. Politzer graduated from Stanford University and received a Bachelors of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary and a S.T.M. from the Pacific School of Religion. Rev. Politzer was ordained in 1952 and founded St. George’s Episcopal Mission in Alisal (now St. George’s Church in Salinas). He was also the founding Vicar of Good Shepherd Church, Corral de Tierra and Trinity Church, Gonzalez and was instrumental in establishing Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Salinas. Rev. Politzer was a faculty member of Golden Gate University, San Francisco, and a Founding Trustee of York Preparatory School in Monterey, California. In 1968 Rev. Politzer became Rector of St. John’s Chapel, Del Monte, Monterey. Following retirement he served as Rector Emeritus until his death. Rev. Politzer is survived by his wife of 61 years, his sister, three children and six grandchildren. EDMOND REYNOLDS was born in San Francisco on January 11, 1927 and died on April 10, 2014 in Napa, age 87 years. Edmond grew up in San Francisco and graduated from San Francisco State University. He lived in St Helena for over 30 years and was a long time active parishioner of St Helena Catholic Church. He worked in hotel management and also worked as a playwright in both Los Angeles and the Bay Area. He ended his career as the curator of the Robert Louis Stevenson Silverado Museum. Edmond is survived by his sister, brother and many nieces and nephews.
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MARYLE HARRIGAN EADE lived life with great gusto and wonder; she was strong, and brave, yet loving and ever curious. A fourth generation Californian of Irish descent, she was born into an old San Francisco family. Her great grandfather, Matthew Nunan, was a business partner in Hibernia Brewery and later served as the Sheriff of San Francisco from 1876 to 1879. While attending the College of Marin at age 20, she met World War II veteran, Laurence Joseph Eade. After a memorable first date at the 1947 Big Game, the pair became inseparable. Maryle and Larry were married June 25, 1949, and settled in the East Bay. Maryle and Larry were married for 65 years, raised five children and had 11 grandchildren. As a neighborhood community activist, Maryle volunteered for Another Mother for Peace, the Anthony Chabot School PTA, Save the Bay, and the Children’s Home Society. She worked on scores of political campaigns, most recently as a precinct captain for the Democratic Party in her mid-70’s. Travel was important and she was always an enthusiastic explorer. She and Larry took trips to Europe and the east coast of the US. Maryle loved the outdoors, as a gardener and birdwatcher, a camper and a hiker. She appreciated the rejuvenating effects of an ocean swim. Maryle is survived by her brother and many nieces and nephews.
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of California at Davis where she met and married Sgt. Warren A. Critchlow, a returned World War II veteran. Joanne and Warren had three children. Joanne worked for the State of California as a Medical Technologist for over 30 years, including working as the Senior Medical Technologist at California Mens’ Colony in San Luis Obispo, CA from 1969 to 1994. Mrs. Critchlow’s strong work ethic, nimble mind and academic interests always kept her busy during her retirement years. She is survived by her two sons. She will be missed but never forgotten by those who knew and loved her.
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SHIRLEY SPARROW E. BUONO died peacefully on July 15, 2014 at age 85. Of her many roles in life, she was most proud of her family. Shirley was a proud, second-generation native San Franciscan and graduate of SF State University. A life-long educator, she was a retired teacher of SF Unified School District and SF Community College District — Senior’s Division. She was a Presbyterian elder and deacon and a member of Old First Presbyterian Church. A volunteer for many years, she was an Associate Member of SF Auxiliary for Children and Roth Auxiliary for Children, benefiting the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Most recently, she was an active member of the San Francisco Towers community, where she leaves many friends. Shirley is survived by her chilrden and grandchildren. VICTOR BERT LEVIT died peacefully in San Francisco on December 22, 2013. He was born in Singapore and moved to San Francisco in 1931, where he grew up on Washington Street. While in high school, Victor authored a column in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1942-1945 called “Vic’s Pics.” In the column, he handicapped football games against famous national oddsmakers, usually beating their picks, and became known around San Francisco as “Victor the Picker.” He graduated from Stanford University in 1950 Summa Cum Laude with an AB in Political Science and in 1952 from Stanford Law School. At Stanford Law School, Victor was a member of the Law Review, was elected both to Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif, and became the youngest ever graduate of Stanford Law School at the time. Victor joined Long & Levit, the firm his father co-founded, and became managing general partner, leaving the firm in 1983. Throughout his life, Victor was involved in a number of civic and professional organizations as a board member and in other capacities. In 1960, Victor was named by the managing editors of various San Francisco newspapers “Outstanding Young Man” for San Francisco. He served in many leadership positions in the San Francisco, California, American, and International Bar Associations. Victor served as Honorary Consul General to the United States under Ethiopian Emperor Haile Salaisse from 1971-1976. In 1983, Victor founded the San Francisco office of Barger & Wolen, where he remained until 1995. He was an expert on legal malpractice and was selected to be a part of the American Law Institute in 1985 as an advisor for the restatement of law governing lawyers. He is survived by his wife, Margery Kaplan Blum, his two children, four step-children, six grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
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In Memoriam passed away on Feb. 12 in Rockport, TX. Upon leaving Lowell, Van entered the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1951. He spent several years as an aviator in patrol bombers and as an instructor at the Naval Academy. Following his active duty, he had a long career in the inland waterways industry, including as President of Cargo Carriers Inc. of Minneapolis. In 1986 he retired to Rockport where he was active in the community, including serving several terms on the local navigation district board. He is survived by his wife of sixty one years, Mary Catharine, three children and four grandchildren. KAZUO YANASE, 85, of Los Gatos, Los Altos Hills and, most recently, San Mateo, died peacefully on March 5th, 2014. Kazuo was born in San Francisco, CA. Following his internment at Tule Lake, he received a BS in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Ayako Miyazaki, until her passing on March 4, 2002. Kazuo is survived by two daughters, sons-in-law and two grandaughters. LOGAN SCROGGY passed away on March 29, 2014.
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DR. ALAN LAZARUS, A senior research scientist at MIT, died in his home in Lexington, Massachusetts on March 13, 2014 at the age of 82. He was born in San Francisco on October 24, 1931, and earned degrees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S. B. 1953, in Physics), and Stanford University (Ph.D. 1958, in High Energy Physics). In 1959 he began a career of over 50 years at MIT, where he joined pioneers in space research to study space physics. Dr. Lazarus helped develop instruments for over 20 spacecraft missions, including one on board the Voyager 1 space-craft, the first man- made object to travel beyond our solar system. He was a Senior Lecturer in MIT’s Physics Department and a caring and devoted faculty advisor to many. Alan is survived by his wife of 43 years, his daughter, and his sister and brother-in-law. Marilyn Stewart Langford: no date of death provided. EDMOND ROGER SOULIE passed away in his home in Brisbane on June 27, 2014, at the age of 83. He was born in San Francisco and attended City College of San Francisco for Hotel and Restaurant Management. During the Korean War Ed enlisted in the US Navy. Upon his return, Ed began his career and lifelong passion in the hospitality industry, eventually starting his own company, Edmond R. Soulie Associates, Inc. Ed was an avid member of the California Golf Club.Ed was the husband of Bernadette Soulie, father of four children and grandfather of five grandchildren. LYNNE CHARLES ULM JR., a San Francisco native, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on March 12, 2014. He was born on December 3, 1930 and was a devoted husband to Katherine for 57 years, a loving father and grandfather. Lynne graduated from San Francisco City College, where he developed a love for writing and public relations. Lynne and Katherine raised their children in San Francisco prior to moving to Daly City 20 years ago. Lynne was active with his children’s Irish dancing and S.F. PAL football teams. He remained a booster for Lowell High School sports. Lynne’s career started as Journalist for the Call Bulletin Newspaper in San Francisco. For more than 35 years, he was active in the Press Club of San Francisco. Lynne’s career at Pacific Bell spanned 25 years in the Public Relations department. Following retirement in 1985, Lynne became an active volunteer at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Broadmoor Presbyterian Church,
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DR. KENNETH A.R. KENNEDY died on April 23, 2014 in Ithaca, NY. He was born in Oakland, California on June 26, 1930. Dr. Kennedy received his B.A., M.A. and PhD. degrees from UC Berkeley and was a professor and research scholar in the discipline of Anthropolgy at Cornell University. He is survived by His sister-in-law, brother-in-law and twelve nieces and nephews. WILMA HERSH STERN passed away on March 8, 2014. She was born in San Francisco on October 31, 1931 and attended UC Berkeley. She was married for 59 years to Norman Stern and had two children and one granddaughter. An avid tennis player, she lived every day fully.
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CAR MEL DOLOR ES MALLEN MALLEY passed away on September 1, 2014. For 33 years, Carmel was the most loyal and devoted supporter of the Santa Clara University football teams that her husband and, later, her son coached. Following husband Pat’s death, Carmel worked in the university’s alumni office. Her loyalty, loving nature, style and class will be missed by all the people she touched. IRENE AGORASTOS VALOS, past President of the Block L and member of the Shield Honor Society, died on August 23, 2014 at the age of 82. A graduate of San Francisco State University and teacher of special education for SFUSD, she devoted much time to raising funds and awareness for education scholarships through her sorority Alpha Delta Kappa (Alpha Psi Chapter). Irene was a longtime member of the Olympic Club, a dedicated volunteer at Filoli, and an avid world traveler. She is surved by her sister, Emmanual Agorastos ’53 and son Alec Valos ’75. PETER NEFF died February 22, 2014. SUE TREADWELL GALLOWAY passed away on April 9, 2014.
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ANDREW STONE a third generation San Franciscan and fourth generation Californian, passed peacefully on February 15, 2014, just shy of his 80th birthday. A three-sport letterman at Lowell High School, Andy won All-City honors in water polo, shot put and football, making the local press with his accomplishments many times — including one favorite quote from the San Francisco Chronicle: “If two Stones made a quarry, Lowell would be rich…” In addition to joining Navy ROTC, Andy played football at UC Berkeley as one of the legendary Pappy’s Boys. He treasured his time on the gridiron and ardently supported the Bears and 49ers the rest of his life. He belonged to the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Andy toured the Pacific serving on the USS Lexington as a Lieutenant junior grade following the Korean War. He joined the commercial real estate business and was President of the SF Board of Realtors. Andy is survived by his wife of 58 years, Anita, his three daughters, his six grandsons, his brother and a niece and nephew. ANNABELLE ALTSHULER BLOCK passed away on June 8, 2014 at home in San Mateo. A native San Franciscan, she was born on August 24, 1934. As a proud alumnus of Lowell High School in San Francisco, class of 1952, she attended many happy class reunions over the years. She also attended U C Berkeley. Annabelle’s primary focus during
her life was her family. She was married to Allan Gamson, with whom she had two children. She was devoted to her three grandchildren. All of them gave her great joy, and their loss of her will leave an empty space in their hearts. Annabelle Candy Co., established in 1950, was a source of great pride for her. Named for Annabelle by her beloved father Sam, founder of the company, she grew up surrounded by the sweet aromas of chocolate and marshmallow. Later, she successfully headed the company herself and oversaw its growth for many years. One of few female business owners after her father’s death, she was a committed feminist, unafraid to challenge many of the staid conventions of the times. In addition, Annabelle was an active member of Peninsula Temple Beth El, where she served on its Board of Directors and was active in Sisterhood. She also volunteered her time at Mt. Zion Hospital, and with the Holocaust Oral History Project. Always on the go, she loved to travel, and enjoyed her visits to many exotic locales around the world. She also appreciated the performing arts, particularly live theater. Most of all, Annabelle enjoyed her family and friends. She was the matriarch of our small clan, and her family loved her adventurous spirit, sense of humor, deep caring, and enduring love. Her many friends were the fortunate beneficiaries of her thoughtfulness, love and loyalty. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
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CLAY BRADLEY passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 31, 2014 three days before his 78th birthday. Clay was born on April 3, 1936, raised in San Francisco on Pacific Ave. at the Presidio Wall and attended Grant Grammar School. Clay’s grandfather founded the Bradley Mining Company. At Lowell he was an honor student and lettered all four years in tennis. Clay attended U.C. Berkeley and again excelled scholastically, lettered all four years in tennis and received a BS degree in 1957. Clay was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, following in the footsteps of his father and uncles. U.C. Berkeley Boalt Law School followed and he received a JD degree in 1961. While waiting for the State Bar results, Clay worked as a CPA at Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart in San Francisco. This was followed by a position in the S.F. law firm, Stanton, Kay and Watson in San Francisco until retirement. Clay will be remembered for his quick wit and brilliant mind. He will be mourned by his family to whom he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and great friend. Clay is survived by his daughters, step-son and 5 grandchildren, as well as his brothers. ROBERT CELSO died 2/19/2014.
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JANE MATZGER KAUFFMAN peacefully died on Feb. 24, 2014. Born in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 1936, she grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from Stephens College. In 1959 she married Don Kauffman, a marriage that would last nearly 55 years and produce six children. No matter where Jane lived, she made life-long friends who continued to openly express their adoration and support until the end. Her keen sense of humor on the tennis court and around the bridge table brought joy and comfort to so many for so many years. Her grace and infectious love for life and family inspired us all. She is survived by her husband Don, and six children and 13 grandchildren. DARRELL SEVILLA, after a rich life of creativity, humor, and selfless giving, passed away on June 21, 2014 at his home in Albany, CA, at the age of 76. A dynamic teacher, humorist, and noted children’s filmmaker, Darrell piloted a national award-winning filmmaking program that enriched the lives
of two generations of children. Born on July 3, 1937, Darrell grew up in San Francisco and, at age 16, attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he joined Kappa Nu fraternity. Darrell received a B.A. in Political Science in 1960 and an M.A. in History from the University of Pacific in 1970. In a teaching career of more than 35 years, Darrell taught French, Spanish, Drama, and History. But it was as a mentor and teacher of cinematography that he is best known. Working with grades K-12, Darrell taught students to make award-winning films and videos: more than a thousand over the course of his career. Darrell was an inspiring teacher and was voted teacher of the year at three different schools. In 1996 the National Educational Media Network voted him Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Darrell is survived by his wife, his children and thirteen grandchildren.
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RICHARD CARL THOMPSON, 75, passed away at home on May 29, 2014. Richard lived his life with grace, love and dignity. Richard was born in San Francisco on October 23, 1938. He was a true San Francisco native and lived in the Bay Area his entire life. In 1956, he joined the US Army and was deployed to Germany. Rich made the best of his Army experience. He returned to San Francisco in 1959 as a reservist for two additional years and was honorably discharged. In 1962, Richard married Claudette Camozzi Thompson, to whom he was married for 51 years. He worked at PG&E for 47 years. Richard was dearly loved by many people. He was a calm, funny man who loved a good party and a good Manhattan, his cocktail of choice. He leaves behind friends from his grammar school days, his work career, and his life with Claudette. He is survived by his wife, daughters and 11 grandchildren. RICHARD PAUL GIMONDO passed away on May 17, 2014. Born in San Francisco on May 19, 1937, Richard lived most of his life in San Francisco. He attended Sts. Peter and Paul Salesian School, Sacred Heart and Lowell High Schools. Richard was proud of his service in the U.S. Navy. Richard worked in sales in the trucking industry. He was an avid horseman, rode quarter horses, and competed in calf roping. He will be greatly missed, especially for his smile, kindness, loyal friendship and his sense of humor. Richard is survived by his daughter, his sister, and many cousins and friends.
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ALBERT RICHARD ANDERSON passed away on April 20, 2014. He was born on December 10, 1938 and was a graduate of SF State. He served his country as a medic in the U.S. Army in 1959. He retired as president of Calmar Printing Company, a business founded by his father in San Francisco. Dick was a proud native San Franciscan, an avid globetrotter, angler, hunter, skier, scuba diver, automotive aficionado and WWII historian. He is survived by his children, three grandchildren, his brother and countless friends around the world. MICHAEL FRIEDMAN, an alumnus of UC Berkeley, South Dakota University Law School and the Medical School at Queen’s College (Oxford), passed away earlier this year. A successful lawyer with a practice that centered upon representation of women, Michael served as Mayor of Tiburon in 1994 and many years on the town council. He was a world traveler and avid water skier who spent many months and years in both Cancun and Acapulco, competing in the Super Senior Tour and earning a national ranking as recently as 2012. Above all, Michael had a fantastic sense of humor and will be greatly
Fall 2014 u Lowell Alumni Association u Page 21 missed by many. TAMARA ANN HLYNSKY MCCANN Tamara McCann, a longtime resident of Pacifica, CA died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug 13, 2014. Tamara was born Jan 9, 1939 in San Francisco, CA. Tamara married her devoted husband Frank W. McCann on Sept 15, 1962. They enjoyed nearly 52 years of marriage, spending nearly all their lives in the same residence in Pacifica CA. She also was very giving of her time, mostly at Our Lady of Mercy School, always willing to volunteer for field trips and festivals at her son’e school. She is survived by her husband, her son and daughter-in-law and many other relatives. NANCY ELIZABETH LEACH MULLER passed away peacefully at home on August 30, 2014 after a reoccurrence of lymphoma. She will be remembered fondly for her love of laughter, kindness, generous hospitality, and many talents. She will also be admired for the patience, stamina, and sense of humor required throughout her 53-year marriage to her husband Tim. Nancy is survived by her husband, four children, three brothers (including Tim Leach ’61) and nine grandchildren. N. MICHAEL RUCKA, nationally known pioneer in the field of workers’ compensation and personal injury law, died on July 28, at the age of 74. He was born on October
3, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. His family eventually moved to San Francisco. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, then earned his law degree from the University of San Francisco. Michael was the founding member of the Rucka, O’Boyle, Lombardo & McKenna law firm in Salinas, California. A former president of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, he was a founding member of the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) and served as its Chair from 1996-2000. The recipient of numerous professional awards, he argued cases at the local, state, and Federal level. His travels took him around the world, though he was never happier than at home with his family. A passion for fine wine led him to grow his own grapes and, with three of his dearest friends, turned him to winemaking as a hobby. He enjoyed nothing more than good company with whom to share the fruit of his labors. Mr. Rucka is survived by his wife of 53 years ALLAN J DITTES has passed away. CHARLES MCCLURE died unexpectedly and peacefully in his home in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 26, 2013.
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MARY BASICH FISHER passed away peacefully in her sleep on April, 2 2014.
Maurice Englander Maurice Englander, a distinguished member of the Lowell faculty from 1953 to 1983, including service as English department head, passed away in 2013. Rather than the standard obituary notice, we felt it more appropriate to share memories from some of Mr. Englander’s former students and colleagues: Maury was, above all, a teacher who supported students and teachers alike. He was a mentor who led by example, and stepped out of the way so that you could develop your abilities. Intellectual, quiet, and very private, he would not be imposed upon, and rarely imposed his will on others. He was an early fighter for unionizing teachers and their rights and really, the rights of all those oppressed. A singular man under whose leadership I was privileged to teach. — Denis Rauchman (Faculty, 1961-1994) I remember this experience as if it were yesterday. In the spring of 1965, I was a senior in one of Mr. Englander’s English classes — a very average student being taught by an excellent teacher. As grades go, I was getting B’s and C’s. But when it came to the final grade on my report card, I knew that it would be close between a B and a C. I was very much hoping for a B because it was the very last grade I needed to meet the UC Berkeley entrance requirements for the fall semester. As luck would have it, when I opened my report card, I saw the big C. I began to think of all kinds of ways I could still make it to UC including repeating classes, etc. Finally, I decided that the only thing I could do was to go see Mr. Englander personally. I remember walking up with trepidation to his very quiet room with no students, and he was sitting at his desk. I was 16 years old facing what I thought was a very formidable opponent. I explained why I was there. He rose from this chair and went to his podium where his grade book was closed. He opened it up and assessed the situation. And I quote what he said, “I have never changed a grade in my life, but I guess there is a first time for everything.” And, of course, the impact of that decision on my life has been enormous. I have told this story so many times as one of those turning point experiences. I’m sad to say that he never knew. — Susan Kollman Levinson ’61 Ever since I heard about Mr. Englander’s death, I have been thinking about what a
wonderful legacy he left. I had him as a teacher and he made us really think. He introduced us to poetry and literature that I would never have read. He had us writing poetry and prose. He allowed us to discuss author’s ideas and issues and relate them to the present day. Of all the classes I took at Lowell, this is the one I’ve use most in my life. I write constantly and recently, have started to write poetry seriously. Thanks go to him. I can’t imagine how many people he touched. What a useful and wonderful thing to do with your life. — Rozell Preddy Overmire ’62 Mr. Englander was one of my toughest, no-nonsense teachers — and one that I recall most often because his structure forced me to actually learn some things with him. Seems like a long distant past, but I do remember the structure and organization of his classes. — Lee Labe Pollak ’56 Elizabeth Rutzick F’62 recalls Mr. Englander’s frequent appearances in the San Francisco Chronicle through the Letters to the Editor section, including this delightful submission: Base Teachers’ Pay on Classroom Results Editor — Debra J. Saunders going soft on teachers? “Teachers deserve more money,” she says, “but more importantly students deserve more learning, and that must come first.” Well, then, teachers’ salaries should be tied to student achievement on standardized tests. For each spelling mistake, dock the teacher a dollar. Two dollars for each wrong answer on an arithmetic test (which Saunders confuses with mathematics). Three dollars for writing “ture” on a “ture-and-flase” test when the answer should be “flase.” We’ve coddled pedagogues long enough. A touch of the lash, a whiff of the grape, is what they need if they fail to meet Saunders’ expectations. Jail every teacher whose students learn to read by a means other than phonics. And if the little tykes don’t memorize Poe’s “The Raven” in five minutes, fine the teacher a month’s salary. Dinging teachers for their students’ failures to learn should bring in enough money to finance the schools completely. But what we don’t need from Saunders is more bleeding-heart liberalism. Maurice Englander San Francisco
Mary was born in Santa Barbara in 1938. Mary held a CPA license, became a Canadian C.A. and worked for public accounting firms in both San Francisco and Vancouver, B.C., specializing in business interruption insurance and litigation support. She made many friendships in her chosen fields that continued during and after her working life. She was an avid golfer and rarely missed a Sunday outing with the Sharp Park business ladies and later became a member of the Peninsula Golf & Country Club. Mary is survived by her husband of 37 years, her grandson and two sisters.
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CATHERINE “CATHY” MEZIRKA PAVLOFF died peacefully in her home on September 3, 2013. Following her graduation from Lowell and San Francisco State, Cathy studied at the Goethe Institute, residing in Berlin and Rothenberg, Germany. During her 20-year teaching career, she taught high school German as well as elementary and middle school subjects.
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STEPHEN B. AIZENBERG passed away on July 17, 2014, near his home in Leeds, Utah. Born on April 25, 1944, in San Francisco, he was a beloved family patriarch and respected businessman who dedicated his life to family, community, philanthropy and faith. He will forever be etched in our hearts as a generous man who lived life with zeal. He had a lifelong passion for aviation, logging many hours flying a fixed-wing airplane to inspect development sites and earning his helicopter pilot’s license. Stephen graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton in 1966 with a B.A. in business and economics. He has left an indelible legacy in California and Nevada from his esteemed 35-year career as a real estate developer, broker, and general contractor. Stephen is survived by his sisters, five children and three grandchildren.
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ANNIE CHUNG CHUCK passed away in San Francisco on February 16, 2014 at the age of 69. She was born in Shanghai, China on September 13, 1944. She received her Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley. After graduation, she worked for Pan Am for 25 years until they closed in 1991, and then worked for American Express Travel for 16 years until her retirement. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, and
had a love of travel that took her to places all over the world. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Douglas, her children and grandchildren and her brother and sister
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GAIL SULLIVAN, an organizer for the Teamster’s Union, passed away on November 23rd, 2013. After her retirement she volunteered at Oakland Elizabeth House and Head Start, was a neighborhood activist, and successfully pursued many artistic endeavors. She is survived by her husband, her sons and her grandchildren.
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VAL JAY, long-time owner of Val’s Upholstery in San Francisco, died on August 26, 2014. Val enjoyed time with family and friends at his home at the Russian River and will be fondly remembered for his wonderful sense of humor and quick wit. TOM WILKES died on March 12, 2014 at the age of 67. Tom was a loving husband for 24 years to Nance; father of three children and grandfather to one grandchild. Born in Sebastopol and raised in Guerneville and San Francisco, Tom received a degree from City College of San Francisco. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years as a Quartermaster. He retired from Kaiser Permanente after twenty years as a director of construction services for California. Tom and Nance returned to Guerneville in 2004 to live on the original property where his parents had worked to create a restaurant on in the early 1940s. Tom is a retired Board Member of the Russian River Fire Department and was devoted to the support and mentoring of fire fighters. Tom was beloved by the many friends he made throughout his life.
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NANCY LUSCIA RODDICK passed away in San Mateo County, CA at the age of 66. Born in 1948, Nancy was a fifth-generation Californian and a native of San Francisco. She attended Alvarado and Douglass Grammar Schools and James Lick Middle School in Noe Valley. Her love for her children led to becoming a Girl Scout Troop leader for both the Noe Valley Brownie and Junior Girl Scout Troops. It was a simple process to move from Troop Leader to the inaugural director of the Saint Philip’s Day Care Center.
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A Remembrance Of Dr. Alan Fibish Dr. Alan Fibish, who served as Lowell’s 16th Principal from 1980 to 1990, passed away on March 8, 2014 in Portland, Oregon at the age of 84. LAA Executive Director Emeritus Paul Lucey, an Assistant Principal under Dr. Fibish, provided these memories of his colleague and friend. My memories of working with Alan are associated with improvements to the school while he was principal: he worked closely with alumnus William Hewlett ’31 to install some of the school’s first computers in 1982 and he helped when the Lowell Alumni Association got up and running in 1984. And it was during his tenure that the U.S. Department of Education declared Lowell to be one of the nation’s outstanding public high schools, allowing Dr. Fibish to lead a Lowell contingent to Washington, D.C. to accept the honor on behalf of the school and to be congratulated by President Ronald Reagan. One of Alan’s most noteworthy achievements was negotiating the long-awaited expansion of the school library and the addition of the George Wilson Meyer Memorial Library in 1986, adding 40% more floor space. And it was due to his efforts that
the 18” bronze letters spelling out “Lowell High School” were salvaged from the “old Lowell” at Hayes and Masonic and put in place on the façade of the Eucalyptus Drive campus. In the mid-1980s, much of Alan’s time was spent dealing with the impact of Senate Bill 813, which intended to upgrade public education in California by lengthening the school day and increasing instructional time. Lowell’s dilemma was how to comply without destroying the school’s modular scheduling (the Lowell Plan) which had proved so successful. This writer remembers Alan and his prolonged negotiations with Department of Education officials convincing them (successfully) that Lowell students were already fulfilling daily class requirements in resource centers, language and computer labs, musical and dramatic rehearsals, forensic labs, publishing The Lowell, and so on. With minor scheduling adjustments, the Lowell Plan survived. When he retired after a decade of service, Dr. Fibish had the satisfaction of handing over to his successor a Lowell High School that continues to fulfill the promise of California’s first public high school.
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In Memoriam continued from previous page She volunteered on the St. Philip’s Parish Council and festival throughout the 1980’s, and served as a Eucharistic Minister in the 1990’s. She also was a participating member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, in honor of her Irish heritage. With her husband, Nancy founded Noe Valley Law Offices in San Francisco, where she served as office administrator and paralegal for over thirty years. Nancy is survived by her husband and three children, his sister, his children and grandchildren.
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PENNY HANKS HOOPER died March 26, 2014 at her home in Naples, Florida. Penny was born in San Francisco, California, on January 8, 1950. At Lowell she was a cheerleader and homecoming queen and continued her education at UC Berkeley. She began her career in advertising at Ogilvy and Mather in San Francisco. She moved to New York City, where she became one of the first women to reach the position of Senior Vice President of a major advertising firm. While working at Young and Rubicam, Penny moved to Switzerland to establish the “Save the Rhino”
campaign for the World Wildlife Fund, where she met her husband, David Hooper. They returned to Connecticut, where they made many life-long friends. After David’s death in 2008, Penny spent the majority of her time in Naples, Florida, where she was surrounded by new and very dear friends. Penny touched everyone she knew and will be deeply missed. She is survived by her grandchildren and their mother.
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EUGENE Y.C. CHU passed away on June 25, 2014 at the age of 63 in Maui, Hawaii. Eugene was born in Indonesia on March 25, 1951. He attended City College of San Francisco from 1969-1971 and received a degree in accounting from UC Berkeley in 1973. He went on to have a distinguished career as a CPA with the IRS for more than 35 years before retiring four years ago. Eugene married Margie Hom in 1979. Together they enjoyed years of traveling, attending San Francisco Giants games, and supporting local schools and other causes. Eugene was a beloved member of the community and enjoyed spending his mornings at Lake Merced. His weekends were spent attending local benefit concerts and community events, and being with his family and
Aloha Lowell Alumni! continued from page 1 new AP Capstone program that develops students’ critical thinking skills and prepares them to make logical, evidence-based decisions. Our World Language Department continues to offer more languages than almost any other high school. We still offer Spanish, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, and Latin. Without the Lowell Alumni Association’s support, we would not be able to continue to offer students such a great variety of choices. Our Math Department has continued to challenge students with AP Statistics and AP Calculus AB & BC. We are now implementing the new Common Core State Standards that will keep our students competitive at the national and global level. Our English Department has increased AP enrollment by 50% since my arrival in 2007. We are continuing to grow as our students take advantage of the many electives we have been offering. The Physical Education Department is still able to maintain some of their electives, such as basketball, weightlifting, and racket sports. In addition, our highly competitive athletic program now offers 32 teams playing 27 sports. In the 2013-2014 school year, we achieved 25 athletic championships! And our JROTC program has continued to win numerous awards at our fall and spring competitions. Our Counseling Department has continued to guide students and assist them in getting into some of the top universities of the nation. In addition, we implemented online arena (course selection) in the 20132014 school year. The new online arena scheduling for students has enabled them to gain experience in registering for classes in college. Believe it or not, this program was developed by two exceptional Lowell students, Ofri Harlev and Waylin Wang, who were recognized at the 2014 Lowell graduation for their contributions to Lowell High School. Lowell has also increased wellness and academic support for our students. Our Wellness Program moved into the main building in 2014, thanks to financial sup-
port from the Lowell Alumni Association. Because of this, student contact numbers have increased, so we were better able to care for students’ overall wellbeing. Not only have they assisted students, but staff, especially me, as well. Additionally, our outstanding staff has gone above and beyond with our teacher-student mentoring program, teacher tutorials during school and after school, and comprehensive academic support. Our library continues to improve because of the support of the Lowell Alumni Association. We are currently finishing a major project in remodeling our Lowell library computer lab. With your support, we are able to reconfigure the computer lab, create maximum usage space, and obtain new computers. In the recent years, Lowell has benefited from numerous construction projects and improvements. We received new stadium bleachers and a new synthetic turf football and soccer field. This year, Lowell has been selected to host the historic annual Turkey Day football championship game on Thanksgiving Day. What an honor! We are currently being seismically retrofitted to strengthen our buildings to withstand a major earthquake. Finally, I am happy to formally announce a new addition to Lowell High School. Our “temporary” bungalows next to the basketball courts off of Lake Merced Boulevard will be replaced by a new one-story permanent building with 14 classrooms, separate student and staff restrooms, and a department office. Thank you SFUSD for supporting such a project! In closing, I would like to personally thank the Lowell Alumni Association. I am in awe of what you have continued to do for Lowell High School, not only during my tenure as principal, but for the many years you have supported Lowell. Thank you for your continued support in giving our new generation of students the best school environment and experience possible. It is strong and successful organizations like you that have upheld the tradition of academic excellence (for thy name we love, O Lowell High). — Mahalo
friends. He was a loyal Cal Berkeley football, Giants and Niners fan and a big fan of Jest Jammin. Eugene is survived by his wife, his two children and his brother and sister.
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ANN HELEN SCHWALBENBERG ZORN died suddenly on January 10th. Ann attended San Francisco’s Presentation High School for three years and then graduated from Lowell. A Latin and Greek major at UC-Berkeley, Ann worked in information technology and proved an excellent administrator as well. Ann will be greatly missed by all those blessed to have known her. Ann is survived by her husband, children and many relatives.
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MICHAEL PETER GERVASIO, 59, a native San Franciscan, died in Stevens Point, WI on February 17, 2014. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he was a wit, poet, and raconteur who was a senior quiz editor for a company focusing on children’s books. A true friend and a good writer, Mike loved the Bard, baseball, and ballet in equal measure. He is survived by his wife and children, as well as his mother.
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Lowell Community Remembers Counselor Sue DeVries by Jeffrey Kwong ’05 A second mother who counseled and always listened. A coach who organized students to cheer but was the team’s biggest cheerleader. An empowering counselor who ensured students were not only bound for college but for life-long success. Those were just some of the countless themes that emerged from messages posted just minutes after the September 19 passing of Ms. Susan DeVries was announced. One after another, students spoke of Ms. DeVries’ dedication to putting students first and how she went over and above her call of duty, staying until the school doors closed in order to serve students. Susan Lim ’10 described Ms. DeVries as “an amazing counselor” whose “hard work and dedication has impacted so many students.” Beatrice Chan recounts the time when Ms. DeVries stayed until 5:30 just to “’get to know me’ in order to write me the best possible college recommendation.” Bryce MacMartin ’03, added: “She was an amazing woman and mentor.” Students also recalled one-on-one relationships that changed their lives forever. Anne Arguelles Soler ’98 recounted her search for a faculty advisor for Spirit Leaders “when no other faculty at Lowell wanted to.” Ms. DeVries took them on and “was supportive of me during one of the most difficult times of my life, keeping me from despair and possibly even saving my life.” Kim Lan Luong ’98 spoke of Ms. DeVries as a champion of college and lifelong success: “She always stood up for me [and] supported me as a song leader advisor. She sat me down to recalculate my GPA to show me that I had a chance to get accepted into a UC.” And Ed Ferrusquia ’01 evoked a feeling shared by many, one of deep gratitude and hope to do more in memory of Sue. “I remember how she sat me down and asked me to write down a list of my five best qualities. I sat there for an entire minute and a half and couldn’t think of one. Not one. She then named them out herself, without skipping a beat, like she was handing out
Tic Tacs. I didn’t believe her then and I continued to struggle with my self-limiting beliefs for years after, but if there was anybody I should have believed, it was this earnest, sincere woman. How to repay her for building me up and helping me get into college when I didn’t think it was possible? My biggest regret in life now is never having been able to get her that black Jaguar she always wanted.” Janice Yu ’00 also spoke of Ms. Devries’ strength and how her dignity and spirit for life never diminished in face of declining health: “She was my ‘Other Mother’, helping me get my classes and listening to all my teen problems. [And despite her lupus], she always had time for me and everyone, that line outside her office door stretched out into the hall. She used to tell everyone ‘I’m Janice’s Other Mother’.” Words of gratitude and levity were also shared. Courtney Jong ’05 recalled Ms. DeVries’ ability to motivate her students, as “the only grown-up I knew who had a punching bag in her office.” Salvador Vazquez ’06 said, “She was such a big reason I was able to be successful and I don’t think I could ever thank her enough. She will be missed by everyone.” And as a freshman, I recalled how I first went to Ms. DeVries in order to switch out of a teacher’s course due to the frequency of her political outbursts. Without judgment, she simply listened with an open heart and an open mind. I doubt our political views aligned at the time, but as the years passed, she too became a “second mother” to me. She lived wholeheartedly in her ability to lean towards you and to respond always with love and compassion. And most of all, her ability to accept her own reality and to overcome pain allowed others’ authentic selves to ceaselessly seek shelter within her. She encouraged us to dream, empowered us to be our best, and most of all, taught us by her own example, to always pay it forward. Ms. DeVries’ greatest legacy perhaps is among all of us who continue to be touched by her life and all those who seek to spread her spirit of kindness to others - and to always pay it forward.
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A Tribute to Ah-mi Cho
By Jeffrey Kwong ’05 Ah-mi Cho exudes modesty often, but even more so, gratitude. Her retirement party at Stern Grove this spring was no different as Choseonsaengnim (or Frau Cho) thanked the throngs of students, parents, teachers (retired and current), and even diplomats. Recorded videos from alumni far away were played as finals-stressed students signed cards over bulgogi (marinated beef) and chapchae (vermicelli noodles) piled on by the dedicated parents and volunteers of the Korean Parent Association. It felt more like a Saehae (Lunar New Year) party where families and friends gathered. As one of the many alumni in attendance, it was hard not to build instant rapport with the many others that spoke the languages Mrs. Cho taught at Lowell for over two decades. Students, past and present, pooled memories about scooping heaping portions of rice for Kermesse, where the Korean Club’s food offerings always sold out. Still others, eager for an academic challenge (even at a party), awaited the start of a prize game. Mrs. Cho, an educator who can’t retire, rattled off a series of trivia questions on everything from proverbs to the invention of hangul, the Korean alphabet. The poster used for sign-ins and greetings, a combination of a yearbook back page and a guestbook, exemplified an eccentric, international, and highly personal tribute to one of Lowell’s master teachers. Despite
much of her work and personal devotion, Mrs. Cho always labored as a true professional and without any gripes. In an educational system that institutionalizes and privileges certain academic subjects, Mrs. Cho’s tenure at Lowell fluctuated time and again: from directing both the Korean and German programs; launching Advanced Placement German Language and Culture; witnessing Lowell’s decision to cancel German due to lack of student demand; and dramatically growing the Korean language program in the last decade. Having finished her doctoral coursework in German literature before coming to the United States, Mrs. Cho was seemingly superhuman, developing curriculum on the Korean War and lesson plans with UC Berkeley, and to this day, the only I teacher I know of who was handed as many classes to teach at Lowell. She regularly taught singletons (subjects taught only one period each day), absent any common planning time where teachers may collaboratively work on lesson plans as the only Korean and German teacher on site, and for many years, willingly accepted combination classes in order to provide students with uninterrupted level-appropriate language instruction. It was in one of these combination classes where I was first introduced to Mrs. Cho. Budget cuts hit especially hard and Korean seemed to be headed for the axe. Most teachers would have surrendered to
this reality, but Mrs. Cho always placed her educational mission and her students first. She negotiated a combination class where three separate levels of Korean met at the same mods. And despite being an AP teacher, which guaranteed her a preparation period in order to offload one of the five classes she taught daily, she willingly relinquished her prep period, teaching a “normal” load of five classes, with combination classes on top. Through this relentless persistence and optimism — for 21 years — Mrs. Cho steadily built a village around her. But that connectedness was not merely global, but centered upon students, parents, and teachers who soon found a community built with the grit and welcome found in Mrs. Cho. She endeavored to make the classroom relevant to all and to differentiate students, engaging them in languages, cultures, and people naturally in authentic settings. Offering the latest news of Korean embassy events and Koreatown festivals, her students often found themselves in the midst of volunteering at food booths at the Chuseok (Korean Autumn Festival) carnival and forced to speak Korean while selling concession items. More recently, Mrs. Cho organized annual exchanges where Lowell hosted 75 Korean students in exchange for having 10 to 15 Korean language students from Lowell spend summer weeks in Seoul. For thousands of students who passed through her classroom, the amount of fulfillment and knowledge made language
Jeffrey Kwong ’05 with Ah-Mi Cho learning an experience that was interactive, dynamic, and real. Her students have gone on to earn college degrees in Korean and German language and Fulbright fellowships. And as an American of Chinese descent, I could have never imagined how the days in Room 145 would eventually lead me to a California teaching credential in the Korean language and 3 years leading the research on Northeast Asian defense transparency for the 6-Party Talks on North Korean nonproliferation as a PhD student in International Security. The students and parents who kept coming to Stern Grove similarly attested to the connections and legacies Mrs. Cho continue to sustain. And as one student shared, “Mrs. Cho will be at Lowell long after she’s gone. She creates such a desire to do more and to try even harder, no matter what the challenge may be.” Such words reflect Mrs. Cho’s aspirations and mission at Lowell – an incredible and long-lasting journey.
Mock Trial Team Ranked in Top 25% in State Competition After a tough criminal trial against Balboa High School in the All-City meet, the Lowell High School Mock Trial Team emerged victorious and reclaimed the title of “San Francisco Mock Trial Champion.” The 2013-2014 Lowell mock trial teams were led by recent Lowell grads Natalie Kaliss ’14 and Ilya Verzhbinsky ’14. During the All-City final trial, sophomore Ron Kharmach argued the pre-trial motions and Izzy Boutiette delivered the opening statement on behalf of the defense team. During an impassioned cross examination, Natalie Kaliss inadvertently stepped out of her shoe as she walked toward an exhibit. Without missing a beat, she started pointing at the exhibit with her shoe before nonchalantly slipping it back on her foot. The judges praised her poise under such taxing circumstances. Not only did Lowell win the championship, Lowell students also swept All-Star Awards in four categories. Miriam Myers took home the MVP for the Finals Round; Ron Kharmach for Best Defense Pre-Trial Attorney; Matilda Michel for Best Witness; and Mara Dickson for Best Bailiff. The 2013-2014 LHS Mock Trial Team was sponsored by the law firm of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger. The team was coached by Walkup lawyers Doris Cheng (Lowell Class of 1990) and Andrew McDevitt, as well as Kelly Fair (Dentons
law firm), Tina Yim (Imai, Tadlock, Keeney & Cordery), Brandi Hannagan (Scheuring Zimmerman & Doyle), and Sunita Popal (Solano County D.A.’s Office). As the representative for San Francisco county, Lowell’s Mock Trial team made its second appearance in four years at the California State Mock Trial Tournament, sponsored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. On March 21 through March
23, 2014, 36 schools representing their respective counties battled through four preliminary rounds. Lowell won 3 out of 4 rounds, ultimately finishing 8th in the State. With the retirement of Chuck Raznikov, the long serving mock trial teacher-liaison, Mr. Michael Ungar takes the helm as the LHS Mock Trial head coach. A recent addition to the Lowell faculty, Mr. Ungar
is a Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and previously served as an assistant district attorney in New York County from 1985 to 1988 where he prosecuted general felonies. The LHS Mock Trial team’s illustrious performance at the State competition led to a coveted invitation to the Empire Mock Trial Competition, which will be held in San Francisco on November 21-24, 2014. The Empire Mock Trial Competition is a national competition where this year’s case file is a wrongful death action, involving a scuba diver who died while participating as a fee-paying patron on a private expedition. The case involves complicated theories of negligence and affirmative defenses. The LHS Mock Trial Team is also preparing for the city-wide mock trial competition, hosted by the Bar Association of San Francisco, which will be held in February 2015. Everyone involved with Lowell’s Mock Trial program sends their most sincere thanks to the Lowell Alumni Association for the generous financial support provided by Lowell alumni and others who have donated to the Annual Fund Campaign. Your generosity makes Mock Trial and a host of other unique extracurricular opportunites available for today’s students.
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Alumni and Students Meet in Hong Kong As part of a summer trip to China, a group of current students met with Lowell alumni living in Hong Kong. Participating students Sabrina Suen, Serena Chu and Joanne Fong (all from the Class of 2015) shared this report. During the June 14th Lowell alumni reunion-dinner at Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School (HKBUAS), made possible by HKBUAS Principal Wil Chan ’69, we were given the opportunity to hear many different stories from nearly a dozen Lowell alums about their careers in Hong Kong and how they were able to get to where they are currently. As seniors at Lowell struggling with college applications, we were reassured knowing that all these people, who were once in the exact same situation, seem to have found their direction and calling in life. If we had never heard from these wonderful alums who were kind enough to share with us their personal trials, tribulations, and successes, we would probably be even more stressed than we are now! On June 16th, two of the alums, Mike Kung ’99 and Steven Zhao ’01, allowed us to visit their workplaces to learn more about their occupations. The Skadden international law office and Blue Tea Games company environments were interesting to compare and contrast. Although we admit that we were confused when numerous legal terms were used, Mike Kung’s speech about his work was fascinating and it was amazing to hear how he has to coordinate complex communications with clients from
Front row (from left): Eva Cai ’16, Sarah Zhou ’16, Vanessa Siu ’16, Ingrid Adams ’15, Sabrina Suen ’15, Serena Chu ’15, Anna Mae Parsons ’17 and Rebecca Truong ’17. Second row: Joanne Fong ’15, Elaine Yu ’15, Winggo Tse ’15, Lemuel Chan ’15, Raleigh Burns ’17, former Lowell Principal Paul Cheng and Cheryl Bragstad. Back row: Lowell counselor Tony Lee ’69, Deric Chen ’00, Mary King ’07, Miranda Wong ’05, Trish Alvarado ’89, Alison Hanna ’89, Denise Fong ’96, Hon Lun Au-Yeung ’09, Michael Kung ’99, Steven Zhao ’01, Gloria Lo ’99 and Danny Lam ’03. around the world. He also suggested to us that we should try studying abroad at least once in our lives. Needless to say, the Blue Tea Games video game company was a place most of us students were able to relate to better. Steven Zhao’s enthusiasm towards his game designs when he explained how he creates them was inspiring, along with all
the beautiful artwork found in the office. Mr. Zhao also mentioned how he prefers to maintain a relaxing American-style workplace, allowing his staff more freedom than that found in the typical, stiff boss-worker relationship in Hong Kong. We learned that we should try introducing different ways of doing things to other cultures, even
though it may seem foreign or illogical to some people. All in all, meeting Lowell alums in Hong Kong was an eye-opening and memorable experience, and a high point of our study tour to China.
Lowell Events Calendar Concerts Carol Channing Theater Friday, November 14 — Band Concert at 7pm Thursday, November 20 – Orchestra Concert at 7pm Thursday, December 4 — Choir Concert at 7pm Friday, January 16 – Jazz/Pops Concert at TBA
School Play Metamorphoses Carol Channing Theater Thursday – Saturday, October 23-25 at 7:30pm Sunday, October 26 at 2pm
Complete arts/music schedules available at www.vpalowell.com
Sports Highlights Girls AAA All-City Tennis October 27-31 – Golden Gate Park at 2pm (singles/doubles) Friday, November 7 – Golden Gate Park at 2pm (team championship)
Girls Golf AAA Championship Monday, November 3 – Fleming Golf Course (Lake Merced) at 9am
Boys Soccer AAA Championship Saturday, November 8 – Boxer Stadium at Noon
Girls Volleyball AAA Championship Friday, November 14 – Kezar Pavilion at 7pm
Cross County AAA Championship Wednesday, November 19 – Polo Fields (Golden Gate Park) at 1pm
Varsity Football AAA Championship – Turkey Day Game Thursday, November 27 – Lowell HS at 11am
Complete sports schedules available at www.lowellathletics.com or www.cifsf.org Follow us on Twitter: @lowellalumni @lowellsports
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Computer Lab Renovation ments, do quick research between classes and, oh yeah, printing. Even though many students have smart phones, most of us like to do our research in the computer lab.” Librarian Alison Shepard explains why the computer lab is in such high demand: “Currently, 40% of the students at Lowell are economically disadvantaged. Many come from homes where access to computers, the Internet, up-to-date software and printers is severely limited.” Alison goes on to report, “For a large number of Lowell students, the computer lab is critical for online homework assignments, specific course software, lab reports and college applications.” It is evident that the computer lab is the lifeline to academic success for many of today’s Lowell students. After years of dealing with a crowded, hot and outdated room, ventilated only by two standing fans and equipped with 28 older computers (3 or 4 of which were often out of service), librarians Alison Shepard and Steve Sasso had a dream. “We planned small, maybe to replace the old floor and tattered blinds,” said Ms. Shepard. With the encouragement of LAA Executive Director Terry Abad, “the Lowell Alumni Association allowed us to think bigger.” At last May’s meeting of the Lowell Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, the librarians’ dream of thinking bigger became a reality when the Board approved the largest single capital improvement proj-
continued from page 1 ect in the Association’s history: a complete renovation of the computer lab at a total cost in excess of $175,000. The LAA would like to acknowledge and thank these major donors to date: Patrick Quan ’76, $10,000; Waste Solutions CEO David Gavrich (parent of a Lowell alumnus), $10,000; Bill Black ’73, $1,250; Mark Budak ’73, $1,250; Darryl Woo ’72, $1,250; Class of 1967, $1,250; and Kirsti Aho ’77, $500. Project funding also includes $20,000 from San Francisco Unified School District Proposition H funds, used to purchase all-new computer lab furniture. Upon completion of the project in midOctober, students and faculty will enjoy new flooring, updated electrical service, modern workstations, new window coverings and, most importantly, air conditioning. Currently, the Lowell Alumni Association is working to raise the $46,125 needed to outfit the lab with 36 new Apple computers. In the end, librarian Alison Shepard said it best, “We are very appreciative to the Lowell Alumni Association. This is a project that will impact every student at Lowell.” To help complete the library computer lab renovation project with a full set of new computers, please visit www.lowellalumni. org/donate to make an online donation or to donate by check. Thanks for your support for this important project!