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Mary Neumeyer Mary Victoria Neumeyer, 88, a longtime Portola Valley resident, died Feb. 14. She was born in Ferndale, Mich. She had six younger brothers she helped raise after her mother died at a very early age. She was very athletic and participated in gymnastics, volleyball, softball and basketball through high school. She studied design at Wayne State University in Detroit. At age 21 she met her future husband, Walter Neumeyer, while both were employed at Ethyl Corporation in Detroit. They married the following year before he enlisted for service in WWII. While her husband served in the engineering corps in Europe, Mary and her new
mother-in-law drove to California. She worked in Los Angeles at May & Co., and then in the accounting department of Moore Business Forms in Emeryville until her husband returned from the war. After the birth of two daughters, the family moved to Juneau, Alaska, for two years. Then they spent four years in Connecticut while Walter completed an engineering degree. The family relocated to Portola Valley in 1955 after the birth of their son. She became active in the PTA, the Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts of America, the Ladera Community Church and United Church Women. She and her children were instrumental in assisting Hedy Boissevain for two years at the inception of the Country Almanac. She lost her husband in 1980 to a short illness. She then traveled every year
-!29 "584/. "2/7. ,!72%.#% Mary Lawrence, 86, a resident of the Sequoias in Portola Valley passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 following a brief struggle with lung cancer. She was born July 30, 1923 in Bristol, Rhode Island, the youngest of four children of Aylsworth Brown and Blanch Buxton Brown. Her father, a lawyer, was the son of a Federal Judge, Arthur Lewis Brown, from Providence. Her mother was the daughter of the founders of the Buxton Billfold company, known for the “keytainer� key case. Mary graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1935 with a degree in Zoology and went on to a career as a research scientist. After several research positions in the east coast, Mary was hired from Yale Medical School by Dr. Henry S. Kaplan to assist him in creating a new Department of Radiology for Stanford University Medical School, first in San Francisco and later on the campus in Palo Alto. The department made important discoveries in the treatment of various cancers using radiation. Among other duties, Mary was responsible for the care of a unique strain of mice from Yale that were used to develop treatments for Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In June of 1965 she married Douglas H. Lawrence, a Stanford Psychology Professor (deceased in 1999). Besides Doug, one of Mary’s greatest loves was Prudence Island, located in the middle of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. It is only accessible by ferry. She spent most summers on the Island when she was growing up. In 1970 Doug and Mary took over the Brown summer house. Since then they spent every summer on the island entertaining friends and family and participating in island life. She has been a board member of the Prudence Conservancy since 1988, playing a pivotal role in helping the Conservancy communicate with donors contemplating land donations. She also served on the Prudence Historical Society. All her life, Mary was well known for hosting parties, particularly an annual Christmas party at their Stanford CA home and a July 4th party for Island residents. One of her final requests was to be remembered at such a gathering for July 4, 2010. One of Mary’s many interests was photography. She operated her own darkroom in the days of film, and transitioned to digital photography when that technology replaced film. She found and restored a collection of early photographs of Prudence Island. One of her longtime volunteer jobs was serving as a Photo Specialist for the Stanford University Library Archives. She also had a great love of sailing, swimming, golf and computers. She enjoyed excellent health until very recently, swimming daily in the ocean in front of her Prudence house each summer. She is remembered by her many friends and family for her delightful wit and her profound wisdom and downto-earth ways. She could be quite outspoken, as well as genuinely caring. She is survived by her two sisters, Julia B. Morrow and Hope B. Brown. Memorial service will be held at Christ Church in Portola Valley on Wednesday, March 10 at 2:00 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Prudence Conservancy, PO Box 115, Prudence Island, RI 02872. PA I D
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to visit friends and relatives around the states, including Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. She made special time to be with her grandchildren while they grew up on a cattle ranch in Volcano, Hawaii. Her friends and family enjoyed her cheerful disposition and concern for and willingness to help others. She is survived by two brothers, Dexter Thor of Lake Orion, Mich., and Alan Thor of Fenton, Missouri; her children Terri Neumeyer and Walter Neumeyer of Portola Valley, and Lina (husband Ken) Dillingham of Glenns Ferry, Idaho; three grandchildren; and one great granddaughter. A memorial service will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1105 Valparaiso Ave., Menlo Park, Saturday, March 6, at 1 p.m.
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$2 %5'%.% #!2, 3!.$"%2' Eugene Sandberg, a long time resident of Palo Alto and Ladera passed away in Foster City on February 13th, he was 86. Eugene was born to Carl and Hazel Sandberg of Ashtabula Ohio on January 4th 1924. A ďŹ rm believer in education Eugene attended Ohio State, University of Oregon, and UC Berkeley from 1942-1945 where he earned his Bachelor of Science. He then went on to get his doctorate from UC Berkeley and the University of San Francisco ďŹ nishing in 1948. He did a one-year internship in San Francisco before going to Vanderbilt to do his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1951. Eugene left to serve his country in the Korean War from 1951 to 1953 where he was stationed at the United States Army Hospital in Honshu Japan. After returning from the war he went back to Vanderbilt to ďŹ nish his residency training and completed in 1955. Eugene's medical career was at Stanford University starting in 1955 and retiring in 1987. During that time he served as an Instructor, Associate professor and Chairman in addition to his medical duties at the hospital. From 1987 till his death he was acting as an Associate Professor Emeritus. Eugene was a man with a long list of academic and medical achievements. His many talents, interests and hobbies were remarkable. His energy was endless and his enthusiasm for life, boundless. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. One of Gene’s proudest moments was receiving the honor as an Inductee to the Space Technology Hall
of Fame, by the United States Space Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He was part of the NASA Ames Human Research Institutional review board from 1996 until death. Eugene had a deep love for the written word and spent his lifetime writing books, articles and making many literary contributions. He loved reading so much that he was a regular volunteer for the reading for the blind organization. He also loved playing the banjo and was an active participant and member of both the Happy Time Banjo’s and The Peninsula Bay Banjo Band. He looked forward to the Banjo Jubilee held every Labor Day Weekend and many other trips with his friends from the banjo bands. His daughter Kristin Hansen, her husband Ken and their two children Matthew and Megan survive Eugene. He is also survived by his son Kirk Sandberg and his children Autumn and Ethan. A memorial service for anyone who would like to attend will be held on March 8th at 2pm in the afternoon at the Unity Church of Palo Alto. Address is 3391 MiddleďŹ eld Road. In keeping with Eugene’s love for education as well as enjoying his grandson’s accomplishments in golf, an academic scholarship in his name has been established through the Junior Golf Association of Northern California. The organization can be viewed at www.jganc.com. This organization awards scholarships to high school students that participate in golf, based on character, community service and the desire to obtain a degree from a 4-year university. In lieu of owers, the family requests that donations in his name to the JGANC for the Eugene Sandberg Academic Scholarship. Checks can be mailed to JGANC 700 Center Ct. Morro Bay California 93442. Arrangements entrusted to Roller Hapgood & Tinney Funeral Home in Palo Alto, CA. www. rollerhapgoodtinney.com PA I D
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