obituaries

March 1, 2006

W. Hunter Simpson, 1926-2006

W. Hunter Simpson was a philanthropist, business visionary and former UW regent

December 1, 2005

Anthony Qamar, 1943-2005

When he wasn’t in the classroom teaching applied seismology or on location at the crater of Mount St. Helens tracking seismic activity, Anthony Qamar could often be found on the IMA climbing wall. Even at the age of 62, Qamar, a research professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, made some of the fittest grad students a little jealous.

September 1, 2005

Peter Hobbs, 1936-2005

Atmospheric Sciences Professor Peter Hobbs died July 25 after 42 years at the University leading the Cloud and Aerosol Research Group.

Henry Maier, 1918-2005

Henry Maier, a professor emeritus in the School of Social Work known for his unique approaches to teaching, died in April. He was 86.

June 1, 2005

William Shadel, 1908-2005

William Shadel, retired UW communications professor and radio and television broadcasting veteran, died Jan. 29 in Renton. He was 96.

March 1, 2005

Bob Moch, 1914-2005

Robert G. Moch, ’36, former UW Alumni Association president and coxswain of the UW varsity eight that won the gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died Jan. 18 at the age of 90.

George Benson, 1919-2004

George Benson, ’47, known for his longtime service as a Seattle City Councilmember and at the UW School of Pharmacy, died Oct. 25. He was 85.

June 1, 2004

James Clowes, 1957-2004

Lecturer James Clowes, ’96, who helped revolutionize the University of Washington’s history program, died of cancer March 1, 2004. He was 47.

March 1, 2004

Verne Ray, 1905-2003

Verne Frederick Ray, ’31, ’33, a UW anthropology professor who helped dozens of Northwest tribes win tribal land-claim settlements, died Sept. 28. He was 98.

Marsha Landolt, 1948-2004

The death of Graduate School Dean Marsha Landolt in an avalanche Jan. 2 was a tragic loss for the University of Washington in many ways.

December 1, 2003

‘Jack’ Steiner, 1917-2003

John E. "Jack" Steiner, '40, was chief designer of the Boeing 727 and 737, the two best-selling commercial jets of all time.

Theodor Jacobsen, 1901-2003

Theodor Jacobsen was for nearly 40 years was the sole member and "executive officer" of the UW astronomy department.

September 1, 2003

Belding Scribner, 1921-2003

Belding Scribner, a UW medicine professor who revolutionized long-term kidney dialysis and saved millions of lives, died June 19.

George Kozmetsky, 1917-2003

George Kozmetsky, ’39, who received the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus Award in 1989 as the University of Washington’s alumnus of the year, died April 30 of Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 85.

June 1, 2003

George I. Quimby, 1913-2003

George I. Quimby, longtime director of the Burke Museum of Natural History, died Feb. 17. He was 89.

Donald R. Ellegood, 1924-2003

Donald R. Ellegood, who turned the University of Washington Press into one of the nation’s top academic publishers during his 33 years as director, died Jan. 7. He was 78.

March 1, 2003

Peg Phillips, 1918-2002

Peg Phillips, a retired accountant who took acting classes at the University of Washington at age 65 and went on to have a career that lasted nearly two decades, died Nov. 8. She was 84.

Dael Wolfle, 1906-2002

Dael Wolfle, ’27, a longtime UW professor who dedicated his career to making science appeal to the masses, died Dec. 26 in Seattle. He was 96.

Astronaut mourned

Astronaut Michael P. Anderson, ’81, who died Feb. 1 when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry over Texas, was intent on going into space ever since he was a little boy.

December 1, 2002

Lucile Thompson, 1912-2002

Lucile Thompson was the first president of the Alumnae Board, the most prolific scholarship fund-raising club of the UW Alumni Association.