Ina Abelar, former president of Staff Council and an instructional support technician in the physics and astronomy department, died May 14 at the age of 85. Abelar, who was hired in 1967, formally set up and organized the department’s stock…
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Professor Emeritus Fred Shafia, who taught microbiology for more than three decades at Cal Poly Pomona before retiring in 2000, died April 20 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 78. Shafia, a stalwart in the College of Science for…
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Andy Thacker, professor emeritus in the international business and marketing department, died March 31 in his home in Seabrook, Texas. He was 73. Thacker joined Cal Poly Pomona in 1985, following a successful career with Shell Oil in Houston and…
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English Professor Emeritus John Frederick Fulbeck, a prolific poet who joined Cal Poly Pomona when it was still part of San Luis Obispo, has died at 95. After serving in the Navy during World War II, Fulbeck enrolled at USC.…
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Edgar C. Pierce, former director of the news and publications department, died Jan. 9 at the age of 89. Pierce had a 40-year career in live television production, broadcast advertising and public relations, and was a charter member of the…
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Professor Emeritus Jerry Dimitman, one of the pillars of the biological sciences department, died Dec. 14 at the age of 91. He taught at Cal Poly Pomona for 35 years and was the second person to serve as department chair.…
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Robert Lawrence Balzer, the nation¿s preeminent wine journalist who in 2008 donated his writings, photos and many wine artifacts to the university¿s Special Collections Library, died Dec. 1. He was 99. Balzer was a prolific author and popular educator, writing…
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Robert Edward Willard, professor emeritus in the College of Business Administration, died Oct. 17 in San Diego. The longtime Cottonwood, Ariz., resident was 80 years old. Willard taught at Cal Poly Pomona for 16 years from 1976 to 1992 where…
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Greg Carr, staff member in landscape services, died Oct. 15 after battling cancer. He was 47. Carr started at Cal Poly Pomona in January 2007. He maintained Kellogg House Pomona and the surrounding hiking trails, as well as the student…
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Russ Anchondo, an electrician in facilities planning & management, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Aug. 5. He was 55. Anchondo, who lived in Rialto, joined the Cal Poly Pomona community in April 1996. He enjoyed restoring motorcycles, and went…
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