In Memoriam

  • In Memoriam: Noah Rhoads

    We regret to tell you that Noah Rhoads, a senior at the University and a member of Kresge College, died Friday, Sept. 19.

  • In Memoriam: Matthew Sands

    Matthew Linzee Sands, professor emeritus of physics who was instrumental in establishing Kresge College, died September 13 in Santa Cruz, five weeks shy of his 95th birthday.

  • In Memoriam: Richard Hurtz

    It is with great sadness that I announce that Rick Hurtz, principal aerospace engineer at the UC Santa Cruz University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at NASA Ames, passed away on Friday, September 12th.

  • In Memoriam: Glen Winans

    Glen Winans, who served as assistant dean and chief of staff for the Baskin School of Engineering, passed away on June 7.

  • In Memoriam: Julien Petersen

    Julien Petersen, a senior software engineer at the UCSC University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at NASA Ames, passed away on Wednesday, May 28th.

  • In Memoriam: Robert Bickal

    Robert “Bob” Bickal, a longtime member of UCSC’s Personnel Office (now, Staff Human Resources), died on March 13. He was 87. For more information about Bickal’s life and a local memorial, please see the family obituary.

  • In Memoriam: Don Frederickson

    We are sad to report that ITS staff member, Don Fredrickson, passed away on April 19.

  • In Memoriam: Gene Stone

    Russell “Gene” Stone, Jr., a police chief at UC Santa Cruz for 16 years, died on April 11 from complications related to cancer. He had turned 81 a day earlier.

  • In Memoriam: Ginny Fitzmaurice

    We regret to inform you that Virginia “Ginny” Fitzmaurice, a long-time employee at UC Santa Cruz, died February 8 following a prolonged illness.

  • In Memoriam: Bruce Picano

    With sadness we write to inform you of the death of Bruce Picano, a 3rd year graduate student in the Visual Studies Ph.D. program.

  • In Memoriam: Glen Langdon

    In Memoriam: Glen Langdon

    Glen Langdon, professor emeritus of computer engineering, passed away on March 11 at the age of 77.

  • In Memoriam: Krish Patel

    Krish Patel, a College Nine senior majoring in Business Management Economics and Applied Physics, has passed away.

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025