MillikanAlumni Classmates we will miss Class of 1959 Page 2 of 2 Return to page 1 Return to All Years Page Geraldine ("Jeri") Chitwood Jensen Lupton passed away on December 2, 2009.  She had been a life-long early childhood development instructor, lived in Ventura, CA, and passed from pancreatic cancer. From: Gail Aardappel Class of 1959  BEVERLY (DAMBRAUCHAS) TALLEY '59  JACK HALL '59   DONALD HILL '59 Died from accidental, self-inflected, gun shot wound while cleaning his gun.  JAMES HOARD '59  CHUCK KALLWEIT '59 JAMES (JIM) KNOPP James (Jim) Knopp passed away on January 19, 2001 from cancer. His wife Renata passed away several years ago also from cancer. His brother Tom Knopp was class of 60. Jim resided in Norwalk. Information from: Diane (Yager-Lehner) Willeford '60  & Carolyn Older Salk '60 - KATHERYN LYNES '59 CHUCK MALLORY '59 PRESS-TELEGRAM Published on 08/05/1995 CHUCK MALLORY, 54, WAS A BIG-TIME FAMILY MAN, FISHERMAN HE LOVED PLAYING TRICKS AND WAS ACTIVE WITH UNION. Even at his visitation on Friday, Chuck Mallory's kids were learning things about their dad, who died on Tuesday at the age of 54. ''Now when Pat starts talking about dad, don't let him tell people that he was dad's favorite,'' daughter Frances told her sister. JAMES EDWARD MINNIS '59 MARY (MORRIS) MATSON '59   SUZANNE RENEE PHILLIPS '59 If anyone has information please let me know. See below for address.   PAT (PRICE) EDWARDS '59 Heart failure in 1997  Eirik Rutlin, Millikan’s AFS foreign exchange student from Norway,  (class of 1959), passed away from a rare form of colon cancer on 9 May 2000, just shy of his 60th birthday (12 June 1940).  The irony is that Eirik had gone on to medical school upon his return to Norway, eventually specializing in gastroenterology (diseases of the digestive tract).  I suspect he is remembered by many of his classmates as he was ever the gentleman and well-received by all who knew him (in particular members of ΑΘΧ).  Eirik lived with my family and me for the year he was at Millikan, and we remained close for the next 40 years of his life, exchanging visits with him and his wife Anne many times over the years, both here in the U.S. and in Norway.  In fact, I took my then 17 year old son to Oslo in March of the year Eirik died, knowing the end was near and wanting to say good-bye.  By then he had become quite the collector of fine wines, and at the end of that, our final visit, he presented me with the “crown jewel” of his collection (a bottle of 1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, for those who have an interest in wines).  Needless to say, it has maintained the premier place in my modest collection, more as a commemoration to Eirik and our long friendship than because of its intrinsic value as a fine wine. From: Patrick J. Haney '60 Pagosa Springs, CO   Linda Ann (Shomaker) Carpenter Class of 1959 Lake County suffered a great loss on Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, with the sudden passing of Linda Ann Carpenter, chair of the Lake County Arts Council's Gallery on Main Street in Lakeport. Linda was instrumental in the positive changes taking place in the Gallery in the months that she was in charge. Her high energy and spirit brought in many people to join the Gallery Committee, including her husband Bob, to help change the Gallery to what it is today, and will be in future. A talented oil painting artist, Linda was also a member of the Konocti Plein Air Painters, and had shown at the Main Street Gallery and at the Small Moments in Time show recently held at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre in November and at a number of other venues. Always active and enthusiastic about life, Linda's talents naturally turned her towards children and education. She was twice named teacher of the year, once in California and once in Georgia. She also received a grant in California for her Nature Trail and Butterfly Garden Program directed towards educating children about the habitat. Her plans for the gallery included knocking out a wall to increase the space for daytime and summer programs directed towards children, the mentally and physically challenged and Hospice patients and will be completed in the next few months. Always the educator, Linda had recently contacted the Native American Education Center to teach in two of her passions, English and art and was enthusiastically accepted. Under Linda's direction and with the support of the Gallery Committee, the gallery started their First Friday Fling evening, with a successful and fun opening on Friday, Dec. 2. On Friday, Jan. 6 the Main Street Gallery will host the second First Friday Fling as well as feature the artists of the new three month show at the Gallery. Among a host of friends, she leaves her husband, Bob; sons, Eric and wife, Stephania, and Erin and fiancee Stephanie; her brother, Allen and wife, Jan; brother-in-law, John and Daria and their children, John and Chris; brother-in-law, Greg; and sister-in-law, Michele Shomaker and many other family members. She is sorely missed. Published in the Lake County Record-Bee on 12/13/2005. From: Clarence L. Woodcock Posted 7.8.08    Ed Vandeventer Class of 59' I recently heard from a neighbor of mine that Ed Vandeventer (Millikan--Class of 59) had passed away a few months back. If you need to verify this information you probably should contact his wife, Phyliss. From: Donna (Osborne) Stafford (Class of 60) *    *    * Below update: from Doyle Flock with a major assist from Susan Phifer. Posted 6.14.2010 Ed Vandeventer Led SCRTD Rail Operations During Metro Blue Line Startup ‘Father of the Renaissance of Rail in Los Angeles’ From obituary of Southern California Rapid Transit District intranet Ed Vandeventer, who led the Rail Operations of the Southern California Rapid Transit District from 1985 through the mid-1990s – including the early days of Metro Rail subway and light rail planning - died Thursday, June 5, 2003, from a heart attack while in the hospital.  Mr. Vandeventer, who suffered from the complications of diabetes, was 61 years old. Mr. Vandeventer is survived by Phyllis Vandeventer, his wife of 37 years, and three sons, Robert, 32; Peter, 24, and Michael, 17.  He is also survived by his father, Owen Vandeventer, of Apple Valley.  Orange Empire Railway Museum (photo by Paul Prosise  2010)     In the years that followed his departure from the MTA, Mr. Vandeventer remained active in his interests.  His life-long love of rail kept him a member of the Orange Empire Railway Museum, where he had previously served as superintendent of railway operations, vice-president of museum services, and as a member of the board for many years. Born Jan. 21, 1942, in Denver, Colorado, he arrived in Long Beach with his parents at the age of one.  He graduated from Millikan High School in 1959, and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at the University of Southern California in 1964.  He continued his studies while employed by the California Division of Highways, now Caltrans, and earned his master’s in civil engineering in 1966 at USC.     LOUIS WALLACE '59 Louis was a Los Angeles Sheriffs Deputy and was killed while making a rountine traffic stop in 1970.   BETTY (WHISNAN) GILMAN '59  LINDA (WILKE) BROWN '59 Webmaster Note: This list is open to all Millikan classmates, but I only have yearbook photos for '57, '58, '59, and '60. IF you have any information regarding a student who graduated from Robert A. Millikan between the years 1957 to the present please send a copy of that information to Paul at: wpkona@yahoo.com Classmates we will miss Class of 1959 Page 2 of 2 Return to page 1 Return to top of page Return to All Years Page Return to Millikan Home Page Hosted, Designed, & Updates by Paul Prosise www.screenmagic.com E-mail Paul at: prosise@pacbell.net Entire contents of this Web site © copyright 2000 by Paul Prosise. All rights reserved. Lates Updates   Looking for a Classmate?   Millikan Reunions   "Go Old Days"    The Pike   Time Line Stories   CORYDON Archives   Millikan Vets   Update on Classmates '57 to '60   Millikan & Classmates Web Sites   Reunion Planning & Finding Classmates    Other H.S. Reunions & Web Sites       Return to top of page