Obituaries

  1. February 1, 1999

    Obituaries

    The University Record, February 1, 1999 Obituary Elizabeth Gaspar Brown Former Law School research associate Elizabeth Gaspar Brown died Dec. 28 in Ironwood. She was 85. Brown wrote numerous books and articles during her lengthy career as a legal researcher, and was very active in the Ann Arbor community. She was preceded in death by…
  2. December 7, 1998

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    The University Record, December 7, 1998 Obituaries Laurence E. Fogarty Laurence Eugene Fogarty, retired professor of aerospace engineering, died Nov. 6. He was 78. Fogarty, recognized as one of the world’s experts on flight simulation, received an off-campus assignment in 1977 to assist in the development of the A-10 and F-16 flight simulators. His consulting…
  3. October 28, 1998

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    The University Record, October 28, 1998 Obituary Josip Matovinovic Josip Matovinovic, professor emeritus of internal medicine, died Aug. 30. Matovinovic was a professor in the Division of Nuclear Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine in 1959–85. He was educated in Zagreb, Croatia, where he became chief of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Divisions. He was…
  4. October 21, 1998

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    The University Record, October 21, 1998 Obituary Mabel E. Rugen Mabel E. Rugen, professor emeritus of public health education and consultant, died at her Ann Arbor home Oct. 15. She was 96. Rugen, who taught at the U-M for 40 years, until her retirement in 1970, was considered a trailblazer in the area of public…
  5. October 7, 1998

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    The University Record, October 7, 1998 Obituaries Hayden Kenna Carruth Hayden Kenna Carruth, age 87, died at his home in Ann Arbor Sept. 27 from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Sept. 14, 1911, in Auburn, Miss., the sixth child of Samuel Enoch and Myrtis Kennis Carruth. He graduated from Asbury Academy and…
  6. September 23, 1998

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    The University Record, September 23, 1998 Obituary William Albright William Albright, professor of music and chair of the Department of Composition, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Ann Arbor on Sept. 17. He was 53. Born in 1944 in Gary, Ind., he was a composition student primarily of Ross Lee Finney and George Rochberg.…
  7. August 19, 1998

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    The University Record, August 19, 1998 Obituaries Glenn M. Knudsvig Glenn M. Knudsvig of the Department of Classical Studies died as a result of an accident in Marathon, Fla., on July 24. He was 54. Knudsvig, a teacher of teachers, held himself to the highest professional and personal standards and inspired others to do the…
  8. July 8, 1998

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    The University Record, July 8, 1998 Obituaries Irwin Robert Titunik With profound sadness, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures reports the death Jan. 25, 1998, of Irwin R. Titunik who was a mainstay of its faculty for nearly four decades, from his initial appointment as an instructor in 1959 until well after his retirement…
  9. June 24, 1998

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    The University Record, June 24, 1998 Obituaries Lenin A. Baler Lenin A. Baler, professor emeritus of community mental health and of psychology, passed away April 30 at University Hospital after courageously battling multiple life-threatening illnesses. He was 76. Born in Waltham, Mass., March 24, 1922, Baler graduated from Boston Latin School and served honorably in…
  10. June 10, 1998

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    The University Record, June 10, 1998 Obituary Richard John Ross Richard John Ross, professor emeritus of English in the College of Engineering, died May 29 at University Hospital. A specialist in the poetry of Robert Herrick, Ross retired from the University in 1984 after 37 years of service. Born Nov. 6, 1918, in Ludhiana, Punjab,…