Lee Rand Orr ’42 (BA ’39) of Palo Alto, Calif., died March 22, 2008. He was 89. Lee practiced law in Menlo Park for 50 years. He was a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society and sang bass with the Peninsulaires for more than 40 years. Lee is survived by his second wife, Elle; daughters Cary and Kathy; son-in-law Chuck; and four grandchildren. Colin MacLean Peters ’47 of Los Altos Hills, Calif., died September 2, 2008. He was 89. He served in the Navy and scouted enemy positions in the South Pacific islands. Colin began his law career at McCutchen in San Francisco and later joined Frank Crist in Palo Alto, becoming a partner and lead trial attorney. In 1968 he started his own practice; his son Stephen later joined him as a partner at Peters, Peters & Ellingson. He is survived by his wife, Carol (BA ’47); children Geoffrey ’74, Stephen ’76, Anne (BA ’75, MA ’76), and their spouses; and five grandchildren. 

Hamilton Colman De Jong ’48 (BA ’45) of Pasadena, Calif., died January 14, 2007. He was 83. Hamilton is survived by his wife, Sydney; daugh- ters, Antoinette and Celia; and sons, Colman, Edward, and William.

James Owen White Jr. ’48 (BA ’42) of San Marino, Calif., died October 17, 2008. He was 88. James was a founding partner of Cummins and White. He served as past president of the American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was a member of the ROTC and was involved in military campaigns in Italy, France, and North Africa; for his service he was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; sons Carter and Stewart; and sisters Jacqueline and Marilyn.

Robert W. Pendergrass ’49 of Atlanta, Ga., died March 24, 2009. He was 91. He served in the Navy during WWII in the South Pacific. He practiced law in California for more than 40 years. Robert held positions in the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, Visiting Nurse Association, Lions, and Rotary. He was director of the Marin Shakespeare Festival. He was also co-founder and director of the Marin County Development Association and board president at the First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael. He is survived by his children Rhea and William; son-in-law Frank; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Gordon Lee Lund ’50 of Salt Lake City, Utah, died January 26, 2009. Gordon practiced law in California for a time. He served in the Air Force, earning his wings and serving as a fighter pilot instructor; he was active in the Air Force Reserve as a pilot and judge advocate, appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Gordon enjoyed oil painting, inventing, building, and he was an active member of the LDS church. His wife of 67 years, Lillie, passed away a few hours before him. He is survived by his children, Jeffrey, Michael, Randall, Kristine, Deborah, Daniel, Jeremy, and their spouses; 28 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

LeRoy J. Reinhardt ’50 of Kerman, Calif., died July 30, 2008. He served in the Navy during WWII. He was assigned to the LST-677 and acted as the ship’s navigation, communications, and gunnery officer. He practiced with Crossland and Crossland in Fresno, specializing in the formation of corporations, before entering private practice in 1954. He was a member of the Fresno County Bar Association for more than 50 years and was accepted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar as well. LeRoy was preceded in death by his son, Garth. He is survived by his wife, Janet; siblings Irene and Elmer; children Brad, Rodney, Rhonda, Stacy, and their spouses; and three grandchildren.

Williams Rutherford ’50 (BA ’48) of San Diego, Calif., died August 31, 2008. During WWII, Bill worked at Consairways serving as a navigator delivering planes to the South Pacific. He loved aviation and after graduating from law school and practicing for a short time he joined the legal department at Ryan Aeronautical. When Teledyne acquired the company, Bill was appointed vice president and group executive of Teledyne Inc. Bill was predeceased by his wife, Anna Gwyn Rutherford, in 2004, and by his son Timothy ’78 (BA ’75) in 2007. He is survived by his son George; daughter Amanda; stepdaughter Alexandra; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The Honorable Harmon G. “Bud” Scoville ’50 of Monarch Beach, Calif.,died September 19, 2008. Bud served in the Army during WWII and was stationed in Germany. After law school he practiced for 17 years, predominantly in Orange County. He served as municipal and superior court judge and as a presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth District. In honor of his service, the Orange County Bar Association created the Harmon G. Scoville Award, presented annually to a recipient exemplifying the highest standards of the legal profession. He is survived by his wife, Lura; sister Janet; children Douglas, Craig, Karen,Brent, Kristine, Scott, and their spouses; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Robert Lee “Bob” Raymond ’51 (BA ’50) of Little River, Calif., died January 8, 2009. He served in the Navy during WWII and attended Stanford University on the GI Bill. He married Loisjean Balyeat in 1948. He moved to the Mendocino Coast after 18 years as a trial lawyer and remarked that the area and community made it “the best place on the planet.” Bob and Loisjean contributed multiple parcels of land in the area to the California State Parks system. He is survived by his wife, Loisjean; his children, Jennifer, Steve, Mark, Patrick, Chris, and their spouses; 10 grandchildren; and his sister, Bette.

Fred V. Cummings ’52 (BA ’50) of Lafayette, Calif., died August 31, 2008. Newman Rush Porter ’55 (BA ’53) died October 16, 2008, in San Diego, Calif., at the age of 77. Following service in the Air Force as a legal affairs officer, he began practicing law in Los Angeles. He then joined Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes in Phoenix. He and his third wife, Amy, both later joined Lewis and Roca, where they practiced until retirement. He was a board member of the Phoenix Symphony. He is survived by his wife and law partner, Amy; his children, Rush, Sally, Michele, Nancy, and their spouses; Amy’s children, Andy, Timothy, Christopher, and their spouses; his brother Bart and sister-in-law Carol; his brother’s children; and 16 grandchildren.

Maurice T. Watson ’55 (BA ’53) of San Diego, Calif., died August 15, 2008. He was 82. “Maurie” attended school and college in the San Diego area before heading north for law school. He was a World War II veteran. He served on the boards of the San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego Foundation, and St. Paul’s Retirement Homes Foundation. He was a member of the San Diego Rotary Club, the San Diego Yacht Club, and the Rest and Aspiration Society. He is survived by his son, John; daughter, Charlotte; granddaughter, Jessica; and his brother John.

The Honorable Herbert Donaldson ’56 of San Francisco, Calif., died December 5, 2008. He was 81. Herbert was widely regarded as a “pioneer for gay rights” and was believed to be the first openly gay male judge in California appointed to the municipal court bench. He worked as a staff attorney for the Southern Pacific Company and managed his own law office, specializing in criminal law. In 1967 Herbert became the chief counsel for the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation. He was a municipal judge and later a superior court judge; Herbert retired in 1999 but remained active as a judge for a local Behavioral Health Court.

Robert C. Rand ’56 (BA ’54) of Palo Alto, Calif., died October 16, 2008. Bob lived in California for most of his life, growing up in Los Angeles, attending high school in Fullerton, studying law at Stanford, and practicing law in Palo Alto. He is survived by his wife, Faunce; sister, Patrica; sons, Matt, Chris, Charles, and Paul; daughter, Robin; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

John James Luther ’57 of Sunnyvale, Calif., died September 25, 2008. He was 86. After law school, John joined what became Robertson, Alexander, Luther, Esselstein, Shields and Wright in Menlo Park, Calif., where he worked until retirement in 1992. John was president of the Palo Alto Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired from 1973 to 1977 and a member of Kiwanis and SIRS clubs. He is survived by his second wife, Shirley; children Craig, Lorraine, and Robert; stepchildren Dick, Eric, Cindy, Virginia, and Tina; and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Douglas Clay White ’57 (BA ’51) of San Francisco, Calif., died June 23, 2008. Douglas decided early in his life, reportedly at age 8, that he would attend Stanford and become an attorney. Prior to law school, he served in the Navy. He received the China Service Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Korean Service Medal with four stars, and the United Nations Medal. He was a California Supreme Court clerk before joining Morrison & Foerster as an associate in 1959. He retired in 1983. Douglas is survived by his sister, Patricia. 

James O. Hewitt ’58 (BA ’56) of La Jolla, Calif., died October 28, 2008. 

Allyn Overton Kreps ’58 of Los Angeles, Calif., died September 9, 2008. He was 78. Allyn worked for many years as a partner in litigation in the Los Angeles offices of O’Melveny & Myers. He also managed Alan Cranston’s campaign for U.S. Senate in 1968 and chaired a bipartisan commission that assisted in selecting candidates for federal judgeships and U.S. attorneys in the state of Washington. He returned to law in 1981, retiring from private practice in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Cassandra; children Eric, Theodore, Rebecca, and Jessica; several brothers and sisters; and his grandson.

The Honorable James P. Zarifes ’58 (BA ’53) of Long Beach, Calif., died March 3, 2008. He was 77. James served two years in the Army, achieving the rank of first lieutenant. He practiced with Denio, Hart, Taubman & Simpson for four years before becoming a solo practitioner. James served for 17 years as a trustee on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education. He was appointed to the bench in 1991 and served for eight years. He is survived by Angie, his wife of nearly 50 years; his children Peter, Michael, Marina, and their spouses; his sister, Helen; and three grandchildren. Charles William Key ’59 of Honolulu, Hawaii, died September 10, 2008. He was 79. Charles served in the Navy as an enlisted man and officer, prior to attending law school. Charles began practice at Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in 1963. He was president of the Hawaii State Bar Association and served as Hawaii’s delegate to the American Bar Association. He founded and maintained the Wednesday Club, a handful of Honolulu lawyers from different firms who met each week for lunch, for more than 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Deborah.

Daniel D. Levenson ’59 of Newton, Mass., died September 13, 2008. He was 76. Following law school, Daniel practiced tax and estate law at Lourie & Cutler, PC, in Boston, where he worked for 49 years. He also served as general counsel to the ACLU of Massachusetts during the 1960s. Active in the Jewish community, Daniel was chairman of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and president of Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley from 1976 to 1978. He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughters Rachel, Marilyn, and Judy; and four grandchildren.

Richard Hall Nicholls ’63 of Stamford, Conn., died March 14, 2009. Richard had a 40-year career in law, including as head of the tax department at Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon and of counsel to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. He did extensive pro bono work for the American Bar Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers and was honored with the Bernard P. Friel Award for distinguished service in public finance in 2000. Richard was predeceased by his second wife, Anne. He is survived by his first wife and mother of his children, Judy; his children Jamie and Christopher, and their spouses; and six grandchildren.

Murray Thomas Gibson ’64 of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on November 26, 2008. He was 80. After graduating from Stanford Law, Murray began his legal career working at corporate firms in California and Chicago before beginning a long standing career with St. Vincent De Paul’s Oznam Manor in Phoenix. Murray was a deeply commited member of the St. Thomas the Apostole Catholic Church and serve as a lector, scristan, Eucharistic Minister and usher. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lois, daughters Jane and Kate, and three grandsons .

The Honorable Thomas A. Harris ’64 of Fresno, Calif., died November 12, 2008. He was 69. He served in the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office and in 1967 joined his family’s firm. He served on the Fresno County municipal and superior courts and later on the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Thomas was best known for his work on In re Donna Sue Hubbard, in which he authored an opinion that overturned a 100-year sentence for a woman convicted of child molestation. He is survived by his wife, Judy; son, Michael; daughter, Hilary; and three grandchildren.

Richard Bates Couser ’66 of Concord, N.H., died September 23, 2008. He was 67. His career in law included practicing at Orr & Reno PA and D’Amante, Couser, Steiner and Pellerin. Richard assisted in organizing a branch of the A Better Chance (ABC) program; he was also active with the Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and president of the Rolfe and Rumford Home. Richard was predeceased by his sister, Sarah. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Linda; his brother, William; his children Alison and Jonathan and their spouses; and seven grandchildren.

Kerrick C. Securda ’71 (MBA ’72) of San Martin, Calif., died August 8, 2008. Kerrick served in the Air Force in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service as an Air Intelligence officer. He had experience in management consulting and enterprise customer management and was most recently involved in launching a high power green-light laser for urology that “transformed the industry.” He is survived by his wife, Linda; his sister, Michelin; sisters-in-law Joan, Corinne, Sandra, and Diane; and nieces and nephews.

Stephen John Heiser ’72 (MBA ’71) of Sacramento, Calif., died April 8, 2008. Stephen practiced as a trial lawyer, before turning to entrepreneurial endeavors with H.M.W. Consulting Inc. He assisted in patenting a bracelet embedded with a computer chip intended to monitor the location of paroled felons. Stephen is survived by his children, Lauren and Julia.

Patrick Victor Collins ’80, of Boise, Idaho, died March 8, 2009. He began his career at Quane, Smith, Howard and Hull in Boise. He worked for the Idaho Department of Finance and the First Interstate Bank of Idaho. He was recruited by Hawley Troxell Ennis and Hawley in 1987 and served as head of the banking practice group, head of the business department, and managing partner. He was on the boards of the Friends of Children and Families and the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; their sons Cameron and Christopher; and his siblings Daniel, Timothy, Colleen, and their spouses.

Nancy Hicks Maynard ’87 of New York, N.Y., died September 21, 2008. She was 61. At the age of 23, she was one of the first black women to work as a reporter for The New York Times. In 1974 she met Robert C.Maynard; the couple married within a year. With seven other journalists, they founded the Institute for Journalism Education (renamed the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education following Robert’s death).In 1983, the Maynards acquired the Oakland Tribune and acted as co-publishers for nearly 10 years. She was predeceased by her first husband, Daniel Hicks, and her second husband, Robert C. Maynard. She is survived by her mother; her partner Jay; daughter Dori; sons David and Alex; and siblings Barbara and Al.

William T. Sears ’88 of San Pedro, Calif., died suddenly November 2, 2007. He was 53. William was an active member of the Rolling Hills Covenant Church in California. He passed away in Dubai, UAE, while on business. He is survived by his mother, Onnye Jean Sears; his sister Leah; his brother Michael; and children Alexis and Christopher.