Heinz Furthmayr, MD Heinz Furthmayr, MD, emeritus professor of pathology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, died of a heart attack on May 1 while trekking in Nepal two days before his 71st birthday. Austrian-born, after medical school in Vienna he embarked on a research career that led him through the Max-Planck Institute in Munich to Yale University and in 1989 to Stanford. A clinical and experimental pathologist whose work advanced the understanding of the organization of the body’s connective tissue, Furthmayr contributed vital insights into the immunological and structural properties of various collagens, the composition and structure of basement membranes, the structure of membranes of red blood cells and the role of the membrane cytoskeleton in cell movement. He retired in 2005, and did adventurous travel around the world. He is survived by his wife, Uta Francke, emeritus professor at Stanford, of Los Altos Hills, and three sisters, four brothers, his mother, numerous nieces and nephews, all in Austria or Germany, and two god-children in Palo Alto. A public memorial service will be held July 26 at 4 p.m. at Stanford Memorial Church. For more information please go to www.PaloAltoOnline. com/obituaries. PA I D
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Palo Alto July 11-18 Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Sexual assault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Strong-arm robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft related Attempted burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Credit card forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Prowler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle related Driving w/suspended license . . . . . . . . .5 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Vehicle accident/major injury . . . . . . . . .1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .5 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .9 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Alcohol or drug related Drinking where prohibited. . . . . . . . . . . .1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Drunken driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Scholar in Sweden and Norway. He lectured in over 51 countries, 26 of those for the U.S. Information Agency. Dr. Grothe was the author of “To Win the Minds of Men -- a Study of the Propaganda War in East Germanyâ€? and wrote numerous scholarly articles in the American Political Science Review, Western Political Quarterly, the N.Y. Times, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He served with the American Field Service as an adviser, leader and volunteer. At MIIS Dr. Grothe was a “father ďŹ gure,â€? mentor and friend who inspired, guided and cared for his students. He made a ďŹ nancial commitment to enable 145 highly qualiďŹ ed international and minority students to pursue their education. You may honor Dr. Grothe’s memory by making a donation to the “Peter Grothe Scholarship Fund for Women in Developing Countries.â€? Checks may be mailed to: MIIS Institutional Advancement OfďŹ ce 460 Pierce St. Monterey, CA 93940
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John Peter Grothe John Peter Grothe, who celebrated life with passion and enthusiasm, passed away on Saturday, June 16th in Los Altos, Calif., from brain injury caused by a fall. He was 81. He is survived by sister Carol Stevens of Palo Alto and half siblings, Tom Grothe of Chico and Heidi Carman of San Rafael. Born in San Francisco on May 28, 1931, to Walter and Dorothy Grothe, he was raised in Hillsborough, Calif. He earned BA and MA degrees in Journalism from Stanford University and a PHD in Political Science from George Washington University. His proudest achievement was drafting the original Peace Corps legislation and giving it the name “The Peace Corps� in 1960 when he worked as Foreign Relations Adviser and Speech Writer for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. In 1961 he was appointed Deputy Director, U.N. Division of the U.S. Peace Corps. For the past 31 years Dr. Grothe was an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of International Policy Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), where he taught Cross-cultural Communications and American Politics and was the Director of International Student Programs. Prior to coming to MIIS Dr. Grothe taught at San Jose State University, Odense University in Denmark, and State University of New York, Stony Brook. He was a Visiting Research
Possession of prohibited weapons. . . . .1 Report referral from Child Protective Services . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Open container. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Miscellaneous Animal call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Elder financial abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Lodging without owner’s permission . . .1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .5 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Menlo Park July 11-18 Violence related Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft related Attempted burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Vehicle related Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Driving w/suspended license . . . . . . . . .5 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Reckless vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .6 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Alcohol or drug related Drunken driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Miscellaneous Coroner’s case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Gang information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Illegal dumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Information case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Theft related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle related Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Suspicious vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .3 Vehicle code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Miscellaneous 911 hang up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Animal call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Attempt to contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Foot patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Juvenile problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .3 Suspicious person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Ticket signoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Town ordinance violation . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Tree down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Weapons charge/violation . . . . . . . . . . .1 Welfare check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto 200 block University Avenue, 7/11, 1:43 p.m.; battery. Unlisted block Middlefield Road, 7/12, 8:54 a.m.; sex crime/misc. Unlisted block El Camino Real, 7/12, 1:36 p.m.; strong-arm robbery. Unlisted block East Meadow Drive, 7/13, 4:12 p.m.; battery of a peace officer. Unlisted block University Avenue, 7/15, 6:07 p.m.; domestic violence/court order.
Menlo Park 800 block College Avenue, 7/17, 9:51 a.m.; report on child abuse.
Robert Thomas Kane Aug. 17, 1939 – July 6, 2012
Robert Thomas Kane, 72, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2012 at his home in Florida. Born and raised in Glen Cove, New York, Robert’s education, from St. Joseph’s in Metuchen, NJ to studying in Bergamo with Mario Montessori, was as varied as his interests. Montessori was Robert’s professional passion for over 40 years. He founded and operated many Montessori schools in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area, educating thousands of children. Florida was Robert’s current home but Portola Valley, California was the center of his life for many years. Never at a loss for ideas or words, Robert was a strongminded, kind, and very generous person. His are for the out-of-the-ordinary was a source of much amusement to all who knew him — from oversized Christmas trees in the living room to rope swings and that long blue van carrying a generation of children to soccer or swimming. Robert was devoted to his family. He is survived by his three children; Jeremiah (Beth Ferreira), Caitlin (Justin Davis) and Meaghan (Vasco de Andrade) and by Beth Bement Kane of San Francisco, his wife for 31 years. He was ‘Grandpa’ to Rowan and Declan Kane; Taylor, Anna and Hudson Davis; and Tomas, Caroline and Frederick and a son (due 11/2012) de Andrade. Bob was also survived by his brother, Richard Kane (Marilyn). A funeral service will be held at Woodside Priory School’s chapel in Portola Valley on Sunday, July 22 at 2:00pm. In lieu of owers, the family requests donations to the Father Martin Mager Scholarship at Woodside Priory School 302 Portola Road Portola Valley, CA. PA I D
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