coordinator for local programs at the Migrant Legal Action Program in Washington, D.C. Later, she practiced law with her husband, Michael, in Tucson, Arizona, and also founded a Latin American and Caribbean art gallery.
1977 Michael Fjelstad,
May 22, 2018. He graduated with an accounting degree from San Jose State University, worked for the IRS, and got an MBA before attending law school. He practiced law for four decades. He often went to Carnival in Rio. Survivors include a brother. Harold D. Tenney, March 6, 2018. A Navy veteran, he worked as an engineer and on several startups. He spent the last 15 years of his career with startup VIDA Products in Santa Rosa. Survivors include his wife, Marilynn, five children, 11 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
1981 Susan Bayerd, Feb. 10, 2018. She earned a journalism degree from San Francisco State University. Survivors include her husband, Robert Vitale, and a son. 1983 Deborah Kovac
Rump, July 30, 2018. In a law career that spanned more than 30 years, she served as a federal prosecutor, represented defendants in appeals, and taught would-be lawyers and police officers. She was an adjunct faculty member at Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township, where she taught law-enforcement courses since 2003, and she was a former adjunct faculty member at the University of Toledo College of Law. She oversaw a student-staffed clinic
formed in 2016 for clients wishing to pursue criminal appeals. Survivors include her husband, Rick, and two daughters.
1985 Susan Dondershine, Nov. 1, 2017. She taught high school English in Michigan and New York. She practiced criminal law for 29 years, and was the first private lawyer to open an office in East Palo Alto. Survivors include her husband, Harvey Dondershine ’81, and a son.
1986 Bianca M. Breeze, April 13, 2018.
1992 Eleanor “Ellie”
Schuermann, May 27, 2018. She was an attorney with Kastner Kim in Mountain View, an advocate for labor law issues, and an executive committee member of the labor and employment section of the Santa Clara County Bar Association. She was a gifted singer and lifelong choir member, and enjoyed singing at St. Claire’s parish in Santa Clara. She also ran the South Bay Karaoke Group. Survivors include her parents, Al and Lee. Nancy Burke Sylva, May 11, 2018. She grew up in Tracy, and graduated from San Jose State University. She was passionate about art, and was a docent at the San Jose Museum of Art. She was past president of the San Jose Art History Club. She entered law school at age 48, and after passing the bar, practiced family law for 10 years with her husband David Sylva ’63. Survivors include her husband, two daughters, and two grandsons.
2001 Scott J. Sagaria,
September 4, 2018. Soon after graduating from law school, he established a solo legal practice. Survivors include two sons, his father, two siblings, his girlfriend, and his former spouse.
2006 Peter Castle, June
10, 2018. He was a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and was a Coro
Fellow after law school. He worked for several nonprofits, and most recently was vice president of business compliance at Peak Vista Community Health Centers in Colorado Springs. Survivors include his parents and a sister.
2008 Cody Knight, May 18, 2018.
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