Class Notes Category: In Memoriam
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Virginia Tang Corrigan ’65
Virginia Tang Corrigan ’65, beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away at the age of 88 on the morning of Nov. 10, 2025, at her home in Montecito, California. Her family shared the following remembrance of her “incredible life.” Born in Hoy Ping Village (“Calf’s Head Village”), Kaiping County, Guangdong Province,…
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Gary Marc Lazarus ’66
Gary Marc Lazarus ’66, O.D., Ph.D, F.A.A.O., passed away after a long illness on Nov. 23. He was 81. Lazarus received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and while an undergraduate did graduate study in neurophysiology and neuropsychology at UCLA’s Brain Research Institute at the UCLA School of Medicine. While attending optometry school, he completed both…
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Sara Linderman, MBA ’07, Cert. ’23
Sara Linderman, MBA ’07, Cert. ’23, passed away Nov. 30 at age 45. Born and raised in Carmel, Indiana, the daughter of Dr. Richard B. Linderman and Jane Linderman, she was a graduate of Carmel High School, where she excelled at swimming, violin and academics. Linderman earned a B.S. in Business from Wake Forest University…
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Beth Bloom ’99
Beth Christine Bloom ’99 passed peacefully Saturday, Nov. 15, at the age of 48. Her final days were spent in a place of beauty, a peaceful turn-of-the-century bungalow, surrounded by greenery and a community of people who loved her. Bloom was born in West Covina, California, attended Christ Lutheran Church and School and then West…
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Marina McIntire, Ph.D. ’80
Marina McIntire, Ph.D. ’80, who earned her doctorate in linguistics, studied internationally and taught at universities throughout the U.S., passed away on Oct. 2. Born Marina Lucile LaRay in Los Angeles on July 20, 1942, she attended the University of California, Riverside, where she met her future husband, Elliot McIntire, receiving her B.A. in comparative…
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Harry Stanley (Stan) Jones ’55
Harry Stanley (Stan) Jones ’55 passed away on Sept. 11 at home in Kailua, Hawaii. Born March 24, 1931, in Decatur, Illinois, to Clarence and Doris McClelland, Jones earned his undergraduate degree in business administration and his MBA from USC in 1962. He was a certified public accountant, certified association executive and certified speaking professional.…
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Jeff Konopka ’79
Jeffrey Donald Konopka ’79, known to friends and loved ones as “Jeff,” passed away peacefully in San Jose, California, on Aug. 11, at the age of 72, after a valiant battle with cancer. His family provided this remembrance: Born on November 28, 1952, in Antwerp, Belgium, Jeff lived a life marked by intellect, deep devotion…
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Marsha Valance ’68
Marsha Jeanne Valance ’68, librarian, storyteller and Morgan horse aficionado, passed away peacefully June 29 at Maple Ridge Health Services in Milwaukee. She was 78. Born in Wilmette, Illinois, on Aug. 2, 1946, Valance graduated from Regina Dominican High School. She attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism for two years and completed her bachelor’s…
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Jeffrey Kai Bo Lee ’23
Jeffrey Kai Bo Lee ’23 passed away unexpectedly on June 18 at the age of 25. He had been studying in Zurich, Switzerland, in a joint masters program in high energy physics when the fatal accident occurred. His friend, Valeria Ibarra ’23, shared reminiscences of a Bruin whose life was tragically cut short. “I met…
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Lionel Banks
Graphic artist Lionel Banks, a Bruin from 1951 to 1952, known as “the world’s most prolific wine-cork sculptor,” passed away recently. Banks and his wife, Aphrodite, were longtime members of Westwood Hills HOA and moved into their home on Veteran Avenue in 1966. Over the years, the couple were avid fine art collectors and instrumental…