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OCTOBER 29, 2023

‘Brilliant scientist with a well-rounded life’: Plant pathology professor emeritus Milton Schroth dies at age 90

Milton Schroth professor emeritus of the UC Berkeley Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, died Oct. 11 at age 90.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

‘So pretty, inside and out’: People’s Park community member Selana “Sissy” Williams dies

Friends and loved ones gathered Friday to honor the memory of Selana “Sissy” Williams, a Berkeley resident and beloved member of the People’s Park community.
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OCTOBER 23, 2023

‘So pretty, inside and out’: People’s Park community member Selana “Sissy” Williams dies

Friends and loved ones gathered Friday to honor the memory of Selana “Sissy” Williams, a Berkeley resident and beloved member of the People’s Park community.
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JULY 19, 2023

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber dies

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective, or BSFC, community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber has died.
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JULY 19, 2023

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber dies

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective, or BSFC, community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber has died.
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JUNE 21, 2023

‘Unabashed radical and visionary leader’: Former Berkeley mayor, activist Gus Newport dies at 88

Newport was originally from Rochester, New York, where he gained interest in political activism in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a newsletter from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. After working for the labor department, he moved to Berkeley in 1974 and acted as the city’s mayor from 1979 to 1986.
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JUNE 21, 2023

‘Unabashed radical and visionary leader’: Former Berkeley mayor, activist Gus Newport dies at 88

Newport was originally from Rochester, New York, where he gained interest in political activism in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a newsletter from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. After working for the labor department, he moved to Berkeley in 1974 and acted as the city’s mayor from 1979 to 1986.
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OCTOBER 29, 2023

‘Brilliant scientist with a well-rounded life’: Plant pathology professor emeritus Milton Schroth dies at age 90

Milton Schroth professor emeritus of the UC Berkeley Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, died Oct. 11 at age 90.
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OCTOBER 29, 2023

‘Brilliant scientist with a well-rounded life’: Plant pathology professor emeritus Milton Schroth dies at age 90

Milton Schroth professor emeritus of the UC Berkeley Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, died Oct. 11 at age 90.
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OCTOBER 23, 2023

‘So pretty, inside and out’: People’s Park community member Selana “Sissy” Williams dies

Friends and loved ones gathered Friday to honor the memory of Selana “Sissy” Williams, a Berkeley resident and beloved member of the People’s Park community.
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OCTOBER 23, 2023

‘So pretty, inside and out’: People’s Park community member Selana “Sissy” Williams dies

Friends and loved ones gathered Friday to honor the memory of Selana “Sissy” Williams, a Berkeley resident and beloved member of the People’s Park community.
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JULY 19, 2023

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber dies

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective, or BSFC, community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber has died.
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JULY 19, 2023

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber dies

Beloved Berkeley Student Food Collective, or BSFC, community member Raymond “Tony” Scriber has died.
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JUNE 21, 2023

‘Unabashed radical and visionary leader’: Former Berkeley mayor, activist Gus Newport dies at 88

Newport was originally from Rochester, New York, where he gained interest in political activism in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a newsletter from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. After working for the labor department, he moved to Berkeley in 1974 and acted as the city’s mayor from 1979 to 1986.
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JUNE 21, 2023

‘Unabashed radical and visionary leader’: Former Berkeley mayor, activist Gus Newport dies at 88

Newport was originally from Rochester, New York, where he gained interest in political activism in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a newsletter from Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín. After working for the labor department, he moved to Berkeley in 1974 and acted as the city’s mayor from 1979 to 1986.
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MAY 17, 2023

‘Truly a spectacular thinker’: Paleontologist James Valentine dies at 96

James W. Valentine, a paleontologist known for his humble nature yet striking mind that made him a key figure in the field of paleontology, died of natural causes at age 96 on April 7.
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MAY 17, 2023

‘Truly a spectacular thinker’: Paleontologist James Valentine dies at 96

James W. Valentine, a paleontologist known for his humble nature yet striking mind that made him a key figure in the field of paleontology, died of natural causes at age 96 on April 7.
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MARCH 14, 2023

Michael Delacour, People’s Park pioneer, dies at age 85

Michael Delacour, co-founder of People’s Park, died Thursday at the age of 85. 
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MARCH 14, 2023

Michael Delacour, People’s Park pioneer, dies at age 85

Michael Delacour, co-founder of People’s Park, died Thursday at the age of 85. 
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MARCH 07, 2023

'Leader of the disability movement': UC Berkeley alumnus Judy Heumann dies at 75

Disability rights activist Judy Heumann died March 4 at the age of 75. 
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MARCH 07, 2023

'Leader of the disability movement': UC Berkeley alumnus Judy Heumann dies at 75

Disability rights activist Judy Heumann died March 4 at the age of 75. 
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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

‘She is impossible to forget’: Berkeley Law professor Lauren Edelman dies Feb. 7

Laurie Edelman, the Agnes Roddy Robb professor of law and sociology at Berkeley Law, died of pneumonia Feb. 7.
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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

‘She is impossible to forget’: Berkeley Law professor Lauren Edelman dies Feb. 7

Laurie Edelman, the Agnes Roddy Robb professor of law and sociology at Berkeley Law, died of pneumonia Feb. 7.
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JANUARY 30, 2023

Rock climber, physics instructor and UC Berkeley alumna Maria Cranor dies at 76

Maria Boone Cranor, co-founder of Black Diamond Equipment, UC Berkeley alumna and former instructor in the physics department at The University of Utah died from cancer at age 76 in her Salt Lake City home on Jan. 15, according to Berkeleyside. 
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JANUARY 30, 2023

Rock climber, physics instructor and UC Berkeley alumna Maria Cranor dies at 76

Maria Boone Cranor, co-founder of Black Diamond Equipment, UC Berkeley alumna and former instructor in the physics department at The University of Utah died from cancer at age 76 in her Salt Lake City home on Jan. 15, according to Berkeleyside. 
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JANUARY 25, 2023

'Wonderfully eclectic': Statistics professor emeritus Roger Purves dies at 87

Roger Purves, professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley Department of Statistics, recently died at the age of 87.
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JANUARY 25, 2023

'Wonderfully eclectic': Statistics professor emeritus Roger Purves dies at 87

Roger Purves, professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley Department of Statistics, recently died at the age of 87.
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