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Vern Haddick (IH 1950-51) October 25, 2017 Vern attended UC Berkeley where he received his M.A. in counseling psychology and then continued with his doctoral studies. In addition, he received an M.A. degree in library sciences from Columbia University. Vern joined the faculty of the Integral Counseling Psychology Program (ICP) at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in 1971. He became the founding library director, where he supported students, staff, and faculty with his vast resources, immense knowledge, and loving kindness. Vern possessed a vast knowledge of world traditions and traveled widely in the U.S., Europe, and North Africa, along with Paul Herman (IH 1949-51), his lifetime partner of more than fifty years, whom he met at I-House. Vern was honored with the title Professor Emeritus in 1995 upon his retirement from CIIS. In 2013, he was honored with the CIIS Alumni Award. 1960s Rose G. Buck (IH 1960-62) September 2, 2017 Rose Gayle Buck was born in Seoul, South Korea, where she attended elementary through high school during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Following the Korean War, she attended Sue Bennett College in Kentucky, and then UC Berkeley, majoring in business. She married George Hayden Buck, who predeceased her in 1977, and together they raised four children in Oakland, California. She worked at UC Berkeley and Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, before earning a M.B.A. from Holy Names College and becoming an insurance agent with MetLife. In 2012, she moved to Phoenix and lived at Beatitudes Campus until her passing at 88 years old. Slobodan Mitric (IH 1967-68) May 14, 2018 Slobodan Mitric received his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil and transportation engineering from UC Berkeley. He then went on to teach at Ohio State University, followed by an over 25-year career at the World Bank. It was at I-House that he met his wife of nearly 50 years, Joan McQueeney Mitric (IH 1968), and lifetime friends Lynn Caporale (IH 1967-72), Richard Hills (IH 1967-68), Zmarak Shalizi (IH 1963-72), and Hugo Tarazona (IH 1967), as well as many others who have even visited his birthplace in Lipolist, Serbia. Slobodan was a free spirit known for his generous heart and all-enveloping hugs. An enthusiastic tennis player and a poetic soul, he relished gathering friends around a long table, sharing poetry, and working to reduce global poverty through public transport. He passed away from ALS with his three children at his side, listening to 60s rock and Serbian folk songs. 1970s David William Nairn (IH 1971) March 16, 2018 David lived at International House in the fall of 1971. Over the years, he maintained contact and had many wonderful conversations with friends from I-House. David returned to Great Britain in 1972 and went on to graduate from Sterling University. He became a successful management consultant, as well as a loving husband to his wife, Diana. Friends Sue Cork March 9, 2018 Luise "Sue" Helena Cork was born in 1919 and grew up in New England before receiving her B.A. degree at Boston University. She taught high school English and art in the Stockbridge, Massachusetts area, where she met her future husband, Bruce Cork. Luise was actively involved with the UC Berkeley Section Club, where she organized and participated in the Adventure Section, in addition to being on the International Student and Scholar Committee until shortly before her death. She and her husband sponsored the families of several international scholars, who became lifelong friends. Clement Galante January 2018 Clement Galante was born on the Island of Rhodes, Greece in 1922. After immigrating to the United States in 1948, he became a fixture in San Francisco's Union Square as CEO of Maison Mendessolle. In 1965, the Italian Commercial Attaché in San Francisco awarded Clement Italy's Star of Solidarity Medal in recognition for his contribution to the development of commercial relations between the U.S. and Italy. Clement's late wife, Jane Hohfeld Galante (IH 1946-49), lived at I-House in the late 40s, and both contributed generously to a program that brought Jewish Israelis and Palestinians together. e two worked for years to create an I-House in the Middle East where Jews and non-Jews could create understanding by living and learning together. A few years before his passing, Clement succeeded in planting the seeds for an I-House in Israel. In Memory 18 International House Times

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