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16 International House Times Alumni News & Notes In Memory 1940s Alumni Florence 'Deby' (Rosene) Beeler June 18, 2015 Florence was an I-House resident from 1946 to 1947. After graduation Florence married Madison S. Beeler, who became a linguistics professor at UC Berkeley. eir happy marriage was blessed with two children, Roxane and Peter, in whose subsequent scholastic and professional achievements the parents took justifiable pride. e Beelers' home in El Cerrito was known for its exceptional hospitality. Virginia Platt Friedman September 8, 2015 Virginia graduated from UC Berkeley in 1939 with a degree in history and met her future husband, Nathan, at a dance at I-House. Virginia loved taking her family to Cal Camp, where this otherwise elegant woman roughed it in order to instill the Cal spirit in her three children. A homemaker while her children were growing up, Virginia subsequently worked as a teacher and a travel agent, and was an adventurer and intrepid traveler, visiting every continent except Antarctica. Irwin Gibbs June 5, 2015 Irwin entered UC Berkeley in 1943, was called to serve in the Navy in World War II, and returned to the university to complete his degree in Accounting and Business Administration in 1946. At Berkeley, he met and married Marion Brill in 1946 and had two sons, Gary and Larry. Irwin and Marion celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary earlier this year. After graduation, Irwin entered the food brokerage business and founded Gibbs McCormick, Inc., which he headed for half a century. He devoted significant time to charities, and was an internationally recognized expert on stamps from the Panama Canal Zone. Earl John Marks, Jr. July 14, 2014 After graduation from high school in his native Chicago, Earl enlisted in the Navy, where he was put into the V12 Program, which allowed enlistees to earn a college degree. Earl was a member of UC Berkeley's Class of 1949 and remained a loyal Bears fan. After graduation, he served in the Navy until his retirement in 1956, after which he was a stockbroker and investment advisor for 54 years. He and his wife, Mary, celebrated their 60th anniversary shortly before his passing. 1950s Alumni Elaine Kowald August 12, 2015 Elaine's sister-in-law, Louise, remembers her as a good person who lived a full life. She passed just hours after her husband, Kenneth. Elaine was a cello player and a great lover of music. She met her dear friend, Mary Hansen Sandner (IH 1946-52), at I-House in 1950. Ernest Kuh June 27, 2015 During Ernest's tenure as a professor and administrator, he made major contributions to the field of electronic circuit theory and later became a pioneer in adapting circuit theory for application to computers. Born in Beijing, Ernest became a faculty member at UC Berkeley in 1956 and was the first Asian dean of the College of Engineering from 1973-80. Ernest's sons followed in his academic footsteps: Anthony Kuh is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and eodore Kuh is a current lecturer and alumnus of UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Egon von Kaschnitz Egon von Kaschnitz received his BA '52 and MA '54 in economics from UC Berkeley, during which time he lived at I-House. After graduation, he served a tour of duty in the Army in Germany and returned to Cal to earn his MBA from The Haas School of Business in 1959. Egon served on the International House Board from 2000 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2014. He served on the Audit and Finance Committees, including chairing the latter. In 2011, the von Kaschnitz family established the Joan & Egon von Kaschnitz Gateway Fellowship that provides full room and board to support a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student. The Egon von Kaschnitz Patio at I-House is named in his honor and celebrates his commitment to the Architectural Heritage Fund and the impact he has had on current and future I-House generations. Egon von Kaschnitz was a member of the Haas School of Business Advisory Board and a co-chair of the Haas Center for Financial Reporting and Management. He also served on the boards of banks, manufacturing companies and various non-profit organizations. He was the concert master chair with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in San Francisco, the co-founder of Concord Commercial Bank (now US Bank), retired CEO of Zierer Visa and Passport Services, a board member for Pilgrim Fireplace Company, and a Partner with Kimbell, McKenna, & von Kaschnitz, LLP (now Armenino, LLP). November 13, 2015 Photo by Jim Block

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