Class Notes Category: In Memoriam
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Stanley D. Bachrack ’50, M.A. ’64, Ph.D. ’73
Stanley D. Bachrack ’50, M.A. ’64, Ph.D. ’73, passed away July 2 at age 91. An English major and Daily Bruin staffer as an undergrad, Bachrack’s graduate degrees were in political science. Read obituary and remembrances here.
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Patricia T. Thomas ’48, M.A. ’68
Patricia Thompson Thomas ’48, M.A. ’68, died at age 93 from age-related illnesses at her longtime home in Encino on May 24. Patricia Thompson met the love of her life, Bob Thomas, in 1947 at the UCLA Daily Bruin newspaper, where they were both columnists. Bob went on to become a Hollywood writer at the…
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Lisa Marie Weyh ’95
Lisa Marie Weyh ’95 passed away January 19 at the age of 45. Weyh was born in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in world arts and cultures and from California State University at Dominguez Hills with a master’s degree in education administration. She was a School Teacher at Leuzinger High…
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Dr. James D. Collins ’57, M.A. ’59
Dr. James D. Collins ’57, M.A. ’59, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at age 87. He was a professor of radiology at UCLA and was the senior member of the department, having completed his radiology residency at UCLA in 1968 and having been continuously on the faculty since that time. Dr. Collins received…
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David DiChiera ’56, M.A. ’58, Ph.D. ’62
David DiChiera ’56, M.A. ’58, Ph.D. ’62, passed away September 18, 2018, at age 83. Born in McKeesport, Pa., in 1935 to Italian immigrant parents, DiChiera was raised in Los Angeles. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1956 from UCLA, his accomplishments as a pianist and composer garnering him the Atwater Kent and Gershwin Awards.…
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Michelle King ’84
Michelle King ’84, the first black woman to be superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest district in the nation, passed away Feb. 2. She was 57. King, who worked for the district for over thirty years as a teacher and administrator, was selected in 2010 by Superintendent Ramón Cortines to serve…
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Sigi Schmid ’76
Sigi Schmid ’76, the winningest coach in both UCLA Men’s Soccer and Major League Soccer history, passed away on Dec. 25 at the age of 65. Read the L.A. Times obituary here. Read the UCLABruins.com story here.
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Mark A. Mathews ’51, MBA ’59
Mark A. Mathews ’51, MBA ’59, passed away Oct. 27 at age 92. The youngest of five children born to Lemuel and Regina (Roseborough) Mathews in San Diego and raised in Phoenix, Ariz., during the Depression, Mathews’ childhood was full of challenges and financial hardships, but, encouraged by a loving and supportive family, Mark developed…
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Willie Naulls ’78
Willie Naulls ’78, a 6’6″ forward and integration pioneer who earned All-American honors in 1956 and went on to a stellar NBA career, passed away on Nov. 22 at his home in Laguna Niguel. He was 84. Naulls is one of the seminal figures in UCLA basketball history, establishing school records for rebounds in a…
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Mary Lois (Walker) Peters ’34
Mary Lois (Walker) Peters ’34, a member of one of the first graduating classes at UCLA’s Westwood campus, passed away Nov. 1 at age 106 (and 1/2). A lifelong Angeleno, Peters was born in Los Angeles on May 31, 1912 (the month after the Titanic sank, and the same month the Beverly Hills Hotel opened).…