Obituaries

Michelle Ann Noll, a senior research technician at the School of Medicine, died Feb. 25, 2023, after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was 54.

George C. Hatch, who taught in the Department of History in Arts & Sciences for more than 30 years, died Feb. 25, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was 85.

William A. Peck, MD, a former executive vice chancellor and dean of the School of Medicine, died peacefully, surrounded by family, Feb. 22 at his home in St. Louis County, Mo. He was 89.

Garland (“Gar”) Edward Allen III, a professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences, died peacefully in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 10. He was widely known for his work in the history of genetics and was an international leader on the history of eugenics.

Joseph Lee Roti Roti, a professor emeritus of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine, died Feb. 18 at his home in Highland, Ill. He had been dealing with kidney-related conditions and was 79.

Paul Berg, a former associate professor of microbiology at the School of Medicine and a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, died Feb. 15 at his home on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 96.

Jerome R. Cox Jr., a senior professor emeritus in computer science and engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died Jan. 17, 2023, in St. Louis. He was 97.

Jennifer Anne Miller, who worked at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine, died Jan. 17 during a surgery in Bethesda, Md., to treat a rare advanced cancer. She was 33. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 27, in Belleville, Ill.

Paul J. Donnelly, the Rebecca and John Voyles Chair in Architecture Emeritus at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, died Jan. 17 in Boston. He was 78.

Lucian Krukowski, a painter and professor emeritus of philosophy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Jan. 12, 2023, at his home in St. Louis. He was 93.