Becker, 90
Frederick G. Becker, a renowned printmaker who taught in the School of Art from 1948-1968, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at his home in Amherst, Mass., of esophageal cancer. He was 90.
Gummer, 66
Burt Gummer, a former professor of social work and emeritus professor at the University at Albany School of Social Welfare, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004. He was 66.
Hershey, 85
Falls B. Hershey, M.D., a retired surgeon and educator in the School of Medicine, died on Thursday, June 24, 2004, of heart failure at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center. He was 85.
Hoffman, 62
Edward J. Hoffman, the co-inventor of the PET scanner, the most commonly used whole-body scanning procedure for detecting disease and cancer, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, in Los Angeles. He was 62.
Hoffman helped develop the first human PET scanner in 1973 at Washington University before leaving for UCLA in 1976. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. July 24 in Graham Chapel.
Larson, 65
Alvin Henry Larson, an adjunct professor of chemical engineering, died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, in St. Louis. He was 65.
Matheson, 77
John William “Bill” Matheson, a librarian of rare books from 1962-1971, died Thursday, June 17, 2004, of colon cancer at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 77.
Pienaar, 85
Nancy Jane Pienaar, an administrative assistant in alumni relations from 1954-1981, died Saturday, June 12, 2004, in Webster Groves, Mo. Shewas 85.
Seaman, 87
William B. Seaman, M.D., a professor of radiology in the mid-1950s, died Monday, June 7, 2004, in his home in Tequesta, Fla. He was 87.
Simon, 77
Robert Simon, D.D.S., a former faculty member in the School of Dentistry, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center of complications from a bicycle fall. He was 77.