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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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‘A true polymath’: UC Berkeley student Alexander Denny dies at age 26

UC Berkeley undergraduate Alexander Denny, a literature aficionado and guitarist remembered by friends as a “beautiful person,” died unexpectedly in his bed Nov. 1.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
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‘He lived like a poet’: Berkeley poet, memoirist, campus teacher AD Miller dies at 98

Poet, memoirist, publisher and former English teacher at UC Berkeley Adam David Miller died on November 4 at the age of 98. 
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Monday, November 16, 2020
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‘A beautiful soul’: Pioneer rock climber Dave Altman dies at 68

Dave Altman, pioneer rock climber and Berkeley Ironworks climbing trainer, died Tuesday at the age of 68 after his van caught fire.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

‘A warm heart’: UC Berkeley anthropology researcher Sam Dubal dies at 33

Campus anthropology researcher and University of Washington anthropology assistant professor Sam Dubal was reported missing Oct. 12 and is now presumed dead.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Zoe Rogers

‘She was a phenomenal human’: UC Berkeley student Zoë Rogers dies at age 19

UC Berkeley student Zoë Rogers will be remembered for advocating for justice, according to Theresa Fasano, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, or GMAHS, director of athletics.
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Thursday, October 29, 2020

‘A wonderful and generous mentor’: UC Berkeley professor Richard Calendar dies at age 80

Richard Calendar, a UC Berkeley professor in the department of molecular and cell biology, or MCB, died Oct. 10 at the age of 80.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

UC Berkeley astronomy professor emeritus Stuart Bowyer dies at 86

UC Berkeley professor emeritus of astronomy Stuart Bowyer, who died Sept. 23, will be remembered for his contributions to the field of X-ray astronomy and his pioneering observations in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths, or EUV.
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Friday, September 18, 2020
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World traveler, Berkeley political activist David Mundstock dies at 72

UC Berkeley alumnus, local political activist and world traveler David Mundstock died Aug. 28 at the age of 72.
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Richard White

UC Berkeley engineering professor emeritus Richard White dies at 90

Caring father, friend, colleague, engineer and UC Berkeley professor emeritus Richard “Dick” White died Aug. 14 at the age of 90 in his home on Panoramic Hill. He will be remembered for his drive to help others through invention, his care for the world around him and his ingenuity.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

‘Activist-scholar’: UC Berkeley’s 1st female graduate dean Mary Ann Mason dies at 76

Mary Ann Mason, UC Berkeley’s first female graduate dean, died July 27 at the age of 76.
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