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IN MEMORIAM

1922

The GSB recently learned of the death of Bent D. Denman, Ph.B. '22, of Oklahoma City in 2000. Survivors include his wife, Vera.

1929

Clifford A. Zoll of Hinsdale, Illinois, died April 8, 2000. He was 95. Zoll retired in 1987 after over 60 years as a real estate executive. Upon retirement, he donated his personal library to the university's Regenstein Library.

1934

The GSB recently learned of the October 7, 2000, death of A. Neal Deaver, Ph.B. '34, of Independence, Missouri. Deaver retired from hospital administration in 1969, working as a fundraising consultant until 1982. Survivors include his wife, Daisy.

1937

William W. Herzog, A.B. '37, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died July 14, 2000. Survivors include his wife, Violet, and daughter, Susan.

1938

The GSB recently learned of the death of Albert M. Sweig, Ph.B. '29, M.B.A. '38, of Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Eve.

1941

The GSB recently learned of the death of Gilbert Lynn of Deerfield, Illinois, in 2000. Survivors include his wife, Gloria.

Lloyd B. Shields, A.B. '41, of Roswell, New Mexico, died in February. He was chief financial manager of Holsum. Survivors include his wife, Patricia.

1942

Russell E. Baker of Carmel, California, died December 18, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne.

1945

Lee P. Johns of Pittsburgh died May 14. Johns was a patent attorney. He retired from Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1988. Survivors include his wife, Rena.

1946

G. Fred Koch, A.B. 41, M.B.A. '46, of East Aurora, New York, died March 16, 2000. His children survive him.

1947

Kenneth K. Atkins of Bradenton, Florida, died November 18, 2000. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a retired hospital administrator and consultant. Survivors include his wife, Ann; three sons, John, Paul, and Robert; and five grandchildren.

Edward A. George of La Grange, Georgia, died March 11. He was a retired vice president and trust investment officer with a major national bank. George also served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, retiring with the rank of major. He is survived by his wife, Nina.

C. Weston Hatch of Athol, Idaho, died April 16. Hatch served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as one of the youngest skippers in the Pacific theater. He was director of auxiliary services at North Idaho College from 1962 to 1986. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; three daughters, Daryl, Holly, and Laurie; nine grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

1948

Lowell C. Doak of Westfield, New Jersey, died April 12. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Bethke Doak, A.B. '40.

The GSB recently learned of the January 16 death of Col. Gilbert E. Erb of Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife.

1949

The GSB recently learned of the death of Mary C. Cassidy of Austin, Texas, in April. She was a C.P.A. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia.

1950

The GSB recently learned of the death of Ernest Kanrich of Tulsa, Oklahoma. After serving as director, vice president, and treasurer of Percy Wilson Mortgage & Finance, Kanrich completed 12 years of foreign service in economic development in Southeast Asia with the Ford Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development. He was retired from the U.S. State Department. Kanrich is survived by his wife, Helen.

Roger B. Klein of Austin, Texas, died December 15, 2000. Early in his career, Klein served as director of the graduate program in hospital administration at Emory University in Atlanta. He was retired from the Texas Department of Public Health.

Chung Kuo Liao of River Forest, Illinois, died June 17. He worked as an ophthalmologist for more than 30 years and retired from medical practice in 1985. A naturalized U.S. citizen from China, Liao owned several Mandarin-style restaurants in the Chicago area from 1964 to 1982. He is survived by his wife, Ming Djang; a daughter, Beth; a son, Tom; and four grandchildren.

The GSB recently learned of the death of Joseph M. Pyle of Winter Park, Florida, on January 24. He was retired from the Daniel Construction Company and Walt Disney World Company. Survivors include his wife, Marian.

1953

Albert M. Ostoya of Sunnyvale, California, died December 14, 2000. He was a business consultant with Grinder Laborde Associates. A native of Poland, Ostoya was a veteran of World War II, during which he served in Polish and British campaigns. Survivors include his wife, Sophie.

1955

Robert G. Pecka of Westfield, New Jersey, died November 29, 2000. Over the course of his career, Pecka was a manager with AT&T, a professor of systems management at the University of Southern California, and a teacher of systems science at the University of Denver. Pecka was president and CEO of Peck Associates Consulting Services until his retirement. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis.

1958

Col. Bernard Szczutkowski of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died December 1, 2000. In his U.S. Air Force career, Szczutkowski served as commander of the 19th Aerospace Defense Squadron and was director of space defense. He retired with the rank of colonel after 32 years and ran an aerospace defense consulting business. Survivors include his wife, Emily.

1960

Bernard Guttman of Chicago died April 9. Survivors include his wife, Rosalie.

Carl E. Horn of Chicago died March 11. He retired from Ameritech in 1987 as senior vice president of corporate strategy. After retirement, Horn was active in programs at the University of Chicago and Lyric Opera of Chicago and helped fund a teaching scholarship at the Steans Institute of the Ravinia Festival. He is survived by his wife, Carol Linne, A.B. '66, and two stepsons, James and Ryan.

Mary A. White of Indianapolis died December 20, 2000. White was a social services director with the Salvation Army. She retired with the rank of major.

John W. Chapman of Indialantic, Florida, died March 7. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Chapman worked for the Veterans Administration and then the General Services Administration (GSA). He was appointed administrator of the Midwest region in 1955 and was the youngest person appointed to this post. President Richard Nixon later appointed him deputy administrator of the GSA. Chapman was influential in the construction of the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago in the early 1970s. He retired from Illinois Bell Telephone in 1982 and the Illinois Department of Revenue in 1994. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, John W. III and Philip; two stepsons, James and Steven Tokoph; a stepdaughter, Linda Bilocerkowycz; and nine grandchildren.

1962

The GSB recently learned of the death of John F. Browne of Elmhurst, Illinois. He was a plant maintenance engineer at Central Steel & Wire. Survivors include a son, Michael.

Richard G. Rosen of Deerfield, Illinois, died January 28. He was president of Richard G. Rosen Incorporated. He is survived by his wife, Lois.

1964

Richard N. Lund of Munster, Indiana, died March 19. Lund retired as a senior analyst in operations research from Standard Oil in 1984 and formed his own consulting company, MDI Management Consulting. Survivors include his wife, Janet.

1966

The GSB recently learned of the death of Vaclav Sevcik of Sacramento, California. Survivors include his wife, Christine.

1968

The GSB recently learned of the death of Solomon Behar of Fleetwood, New York. He was a financial analyst with IBM Corporation until his retirement.

1972

The GSB learned in February of the death of George R. Tampa of Highland Park, Illinois. Tampa began his career as a cost analyst for Ford Motor Company and Baxter Laboratories. He owned his own business, George R. Tampa Consulting. Survivors include his wife.

1976

Craig D. Eide of Seattle died March 29. He was vice president and chief financial officer of Trade Products. Survivors include his wife, Linda.

1990

Randy Fred Dolf of Los Angeles died March 4. He joined Marsh & McLennan in 1995 and was transferred in 1998 to Los Angeles, where he became a marine and energy client advisor. In his spare time, Dolf loved competitive sailboat racing.

1997

The GSB recently learned of the January 4 death of Corinne J. Pellegrin of Stafford, Virginia. Pellegrin was a contracts officer with the Naval Computer and Telecommunications command in Washington, D.C. Survivors include her husband.

Executive Program

XP-7

The GSB recently learned of the death of Hiller A. Pries, '54, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Pries was retired from Ford Motor Company. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn.

XP-8

Anthony J. Gasbarra, 55, of Wilmette, Illinois, died February 28. Gasbarra was president of Bennet Industries until his retirement, after which he wrote fiction and nonfiction books. Survivors include his daughter, Aleeta.

XP-10

The GSB recently learned of the August 13, 2000, death of Richard J. Oetking, '54, of Western Springs, Illinois. He was retired from Joseph T. Ryerson & Son. He is survived by his wife, Rosamond.

XP-16

The GSB recently learned of the January 14 death of Robert C. Bickel, '60, of Carmel Valley, California. Bickel spent his career at Andrew Corporation in Orland Park, Illinois, retiring in 1987. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne.

XP-17

The GSB recently learned of the May 11, 2000, death of Donald S. McCoid, '61, of Omaha, Nebraska. Survivors include his wife, Helen. Earl E. Meisenbach, '61, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died May 3. Meisenbach was an administrative law judge with the Office of Hearings and Appeals. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne.

XP-19

Col. Gordon J. Rieger, 66, of Novato, California, died February 19. Rieger worked at the U.S. Army Institute of Advanced Studies, was director of the U.S. Army Logistic Control Office, and served as senior logistics advisor to the Joint General Staff of the Vietnamese armed forces during the Vietnam War. After retiring from the Army, Rieger taught in the graduate school of public administration and was director of the Center for Emergency Management at Golden Gate University. He also worked as associate dean at Saint Marys College of California.

XP-23

The GSB recently learned of the death of David J. Grant, 67, of Bradenton, Florida. He retired as president of Henderson House in 1985.

XP-26

The GSB recently learned of the death of Herbert I. Fishman, '70, of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Fishman was an investment broker with Geneva Securities Incorporated. Survivors include his wife, Lynn.

XP-28

The GSB recently learned of the death of O. John Roe, '71, of Nashville, Tennessee. He was vice president of investments for Dean Witter Reynolds. Survivors include his wife, Mary.

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