In Memoriam: Walter Coombs
Walter Coombs, a professor emeritus and longtime chairman of the social sciences department, died March 31. Coombs, 94 had served as a professor in the then-social sciences department from 1971 to 1992.
In Memoriam: Robert Wilson
Robert (Bob) Wilson, 69, passed away Feb. 19. The retired baker and his late wife, Louise, left a legacy of giving at The Collins College of Hospitality Management and the University Library.
In Memoriam: William F. Girouard
As a child, William F. Girouard grew up playing with John F. Kennedy. Later, he served as a Marine officer in two wars. And he once taught Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon. But Girouard…
In Memoriam: Lidia Maya
The Cal Poly Pomona community is mourning the loss of a Los Olivos dining commons employee and her two daughters. Lidia Maya, 51, and her daughters, Sonia, 25, and Francisca, 12, were killed in a traffic accident while visiting family…
In Memoriam: Paul F. Weisend
Paul F. Weisend, professor emeritus who founded the contract management program, died July 27 following a long illness. He was 84. Born in Pennsylvania, Weisend served as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and received his juris doctor from…
In Memoriam: George W. Martinek
George W. Martinek, professor emeritus of biological sciences, passed away at 79 from a stroke brought on by a hereditary condition.
In Memoriam: James Jackson
James Oliver Jackson, a professor emeritus of biological sciences, died early July 16 on his 72nd birthday. He had a massive stroke two weeks earlier. Jackson, who taught from 1972 to 2005, was a highly active and respected member of…
In Memoriam: Ina Abelar
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…
In Memoriam: Fred Shafia
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…
In Memoriam: Andy Thacker
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…