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Sunday, May 13, 2018
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Former Berkeley City Councilmember Miriam ‘Mim’ Hawley dies at 89

Hawley was active in local politics and organizations, such as the League of Women Voters and the Berkeley Baby Book Project, which she helped found.
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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Longtime Berkeley educator Marian Altman, remembered for generosity, dies at 84

Altman was fiercely committed to her work as a teacher at the Berkeley Unified School District and was beloved by students and family members alike, according to Barbara Ziony, Altman’s cousin. Altman was also the namesake of the Marian Altman Library at John Muir Elementary School.
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Monday, April 30, 2018
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‘A man who brought people together’: UC Berkeley visiting scholar Harvey Peskin dies at age 86

Peskin was also a visiting scholar at the campus’s Institute for Human Development, or IHD, and a professor emeritus at San Francisco State University.
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

‘A brilliant scientist’: Professor Emeritus of environmental science, policy and management George Oster dies at 77

George Oster, campus professor emeritus of environmental science, policy and management and a groundbreaking researcher in the study of mathematical biology, died April 15. He was 77.
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Monday, April 23, 2018
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Berkeley High School alumnus Zachary Baggins dies at 20, remembered for humor, quirkiness

Zachary Baggins, a Berkeley High School alumnus and a junior studying computer animation and game design at CSU Chico, died March 14 at the age of 20.
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Former UC Berkeley employee Erich Frisch dies at 59, remembered for sense of humor

Erich Martin Frisch, a Berkeley native who died March 24 at the age of 59, is remembered by family and friends for his great sense of humor, insightful opinions and friendliness.
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Sunday, April 15, 2018
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Life of Telegraph Avenue: Twigger ‘Twig’ Shellman dies at 67, remembered for vibrance he brought to the streets

A certain vibrance will be missing on the corner of Telegraph and Durant Avenues after street vendor Twigger “Twig” Shellman — a “Bay Area Legend” — died in a car accident earlier this week at the age of 67.
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
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‘The quintessential academic’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus of geography Roger Byrne dies at 78

During his time on campus, Byrne established the Quaternary Paleoecology Lab and was an associate curator with the UC Museum of Paleontology, or UCMP.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
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‘Pillar in the field of sociology’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus David Matza dies at 87

Those who knew David Matza remember him as always being deep in thought. Matza, professor emeritus of sociology at UC Berkeley until 1992, died March 14.
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Monday, April 9, 2018
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Berkeley ‘forefather’ of transportation justice Bob Piper dies at 86

Bob Piper, a member of the Sierra Club and a transit and land use activist, died in early March. He was 86 years old, according to Berkeleyside.
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