International House Berkeley

International House Times 17 Transitions Staff In Memory Barbara J. Van Deerlin July 11, 2015 After receiving her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, Barbara became a home economics teacher at Glendora High School. She was active in her church prayer group, craft guild, and AFS foreign student exchange program. Barbara was married to David Van Deerlin for 48 years until his passing four years ago. Hugh Warren April 11, 2015 Hugh's college years were interrupted by four years of service in the US Army Signal Corps during World War II. While serving in the Army, Hugh went to radio repair school with overseas service to England, France and Germany. After his service, Hugh attended library school at UC Berkeley and met his wife, Lois, while living in I-House. ey were married for 60 years until Lois passed in 2011. Hugh always enjoyed family, music and singing, dancing, reading, genealogy, and going to movies with Lois. 1960s Alumni Duncan McPherson May 4, 2015 Duncan graduated from UC Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1960 and a law degree in 1963. A year later, he joined the US Army, serving as a foreign claims commissioner and claims judge advocate in both Korea and Vietnam. After being honorably discharged, he joined the law firm of what is now known as Neumiller & Beardslee. He and his wife, Nancy, shared a love of travel and took several wonderful trips to Europe. Sailes Kumar Sengupta August 14, 2015 Sailes graduated at the top of his class while completing his master's degree in mathematics from the University of Calcutta. He came to the US in 1963 to pursue doctoral work at UC Berkeley, where he was offered a research fellowship. He had fond memories of his years living in I-House, meeting and mingling with scholars from all over the world. He married his wife, Sumedha, who shared his love of mathematics, statistics, and music. He and his wife also traveled internationally whenever their time and health permitted. He was a lover of current events, politics, and grassroots causes. Friends Corinne Abel April 7, 2015 Corinne attended UC Berkeley before leaving to marry Garrett Van Horne in 1942. ey raised David, Katie and Anne on the family's ranch. When her marriage to Garrett ended, Corinne moved back to Northern California, where she was introduced to the love of her life, Brent Abel. e two married in 1973 and enjoyed 32 years together. While Corinne often dismissed herself as "a simple ranch girl," others knew the depth of her commitment and understanding. She was an excellent horsewoman, a lover of animals, and a keen gardener, as well as a knowledgeable philanthropist and active agent for change. Continued on page 18 Kenneth D. Taylor OC Ken Taylor, who served as Canada's ambassador to Iran from 1977 to 1980, is most noted for his pivotal role in the escape of 6 American hostages captured from the American embassy in Tehran in 1979. Ken Taylor and his wife, Patricia (IH 1958-60), helped house the hostages and collaborated with the CIA to devise a plan to smuggle the hostages out of Tehran and get them home safely. His heroism was recognized with the United States Congressional Gold Medal and admisssion to the Order of Canada (OC). These events were adapted into the Academy Award-winning film, Argo. Ken Taylor graduated with his MBA from UC Berkeley in 1959 and lived at I-House during his studies. It was I-House that he credited with jump-starting his diplomatic career, comparing I-House to a capital city with a lot of embassies. He also met his future wife, Patricia Lee, over breakfast in the dining commons one October morning. "It was a real Bay Area romance," he said. "We went to school in Berkeley, we got married in Berkeley and we left by ship from San Francisco to Guatemala to begin the rest of our lives together." The Taylors were honored at the I-House Gala in 2013 as Alumni Couple of the Year in recognition of their heroism during the Iran hostage crisis, decades of championing the values of I-House in their personal and professional lives, and longstanding support of both International House Berkeley and International House New York. October 15, 2015

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