Willie White, known widely in the track and field world for his work both on and off the field, died June 29 at the age of 82. https://www.dailycal.org/news/unsung-hero-track-coach-willie-white-dies-legacy-lives-on/article_fb3205ac-e75c-586b-aedf-639fe2f00286.html
Deemed by his granddaughter Leia Tyrrell as the “most amazing man ever to have lived,” Elmer Grossman, a pediatrician at Berkeley Pediatrics, died Aug. 15 at the age of 91. https://www.dailycal.org/news/a-gentle-soul-berkeley-pediatrician-elmer-grossman-dies-at-91/article_4c4f2abb-e472-51bd-830a-a4dfd1721295.html
Far-reaching NPR linguist and adjunct UC Berkeley professor Geoffrey Nunberg died Aug. 11 at the age of 75. https://www.dailycal.org/news/incredibly-vibrant-uc-berkeley-linguist-geoffrey-nunberg-dies-at-75/article_14eda892-3a01-586f-bc4c-72cba5c6bdc7.html
Deemed “a great humanitarian” by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland where he served as president and CEO, Bertram Lubin died June 27 at the age of 81. https://www.dailycal.org/news/former-ucsf-benioff-children-s-hospital-ceo-bertram-lubin-dies-at-81/article_5e6a212b-98bf-5136-8347-ba6d9009e877.html
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