Deaths Robert F. Boyle ’33, of Los Angeles; Aug.
3, at the age of 100. He was a production designer who worked on more than 80 films, collaborating with directors such as Cecil B. DeMille, Norman Jewison, Fritz Lang, Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock. After working with Hitchcock on Shadow of a Doubt, Boyle served in the Army Signal Corps in France and Germany as a combat photographer during World War II. He received Academy Award nominations for his work on North by Northwest, Fiddler on the Roof, Gaily, Gaily and The Shootist. In 2008, he was recognized with an honorary Oscar for his career as an art director. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bess Taffel. He is survived by daughters Emily Boyle and Susan Licon, and three grandchildren. Mary Lee Shon ’39, of Mililani, Hawaii; July
10, at the age of 94. She was one of the first Korean Americans to graduate from USC and enjoyed a long career as a teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District. She also taught as an adjunct professor in the graduate school of education at USC. In 1990, The Mary Lee Shon Scholarship was established at USC, awarded annually to a student majoring in education, social work, medicine or law. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Pedro Shon. She is survived by daughters Debbie ’74 and Kathryn ’75, sons Michael and Herb Jr., seven grandchildren, and brother Sammy Lee. Richard “Duke” Llewellyn ’40, of Los Ange-
les; June 4, at the age of 93. He played professional football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs, Hollywood Rangers and Los Angeles Dons. He later became a boxer in the Army, fighting matches against world heavyweight champion Joe Louis. In 1956, he joined the Los Angeles Athletic Club as director of athletics, later advancing to senior vice president. A friend of John Wooden for more than 60 years, Llewellyn founded the John R. Wooden Award. He was a member of the 1984 Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. He is survived by his longtime companion, Nancy Tew, children Mark, Mike and Debby, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Henry J. Friel Jr. ’42, of Ridgecrest, Calif.;
Aug. 19, of cancer, at the age of 93. He was an architect and headed Friel and Linde for 40 years. He was best known for his design of the harbor master building and Tony’s on the Pier in Redondo Beach. He helped found the USC Alumni Club of the South Bay, served as planning commissioner of Redondo Beach for 22 years and was a
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member of the Redondo Beach Exchange Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Stanley McDowell. He is survived by children Katharine Friel, Terri Allred, Jay Friel and Laurel Shepherd ’78, son-in-law Jeffrey Shepherd ’78, 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and sister Geraldine Miller. Melvin A. Brenner MD ’46, of Palm Desert,
Calif.; Jan. 14, at the age of 89. For three years, he served as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. He practiced urology in Beverly Hills, San Fernando and Newport Beach, and volunteered at Los Angeles County Hospital as a clinical professor working with residents. He was chief of staff at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and Sante Fe Hospital in Los Angeles. He was professor emeritus at USC. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Aileen Ashley. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, children Jim, Tom and Kristine, and four grandchildren.
Johnson and grandson Wills Johnson. Joe Heber Bradford MD ’49, of Newport
Beach, Calif.; Aug. 18, at the age of 87. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and played center on the USC varsity football team. The highlight of his gridiron days was 58 minutes in the 1946 Rose Bowl. He was chief of staff at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier, Calif., and on the faculty at USC, where he founded the Family Practice Residency Program at Presbyterian Hospital. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn Hon. He is survived by his wife, Judy Johnson Wix, children Deborah Exley, Victoria Vance, Curt Bradford and Jamie Klippert, sons-inlaw Landon Exley, Joe Vance and Younger Klippert, stepchildren Susan Patten, John Wix and Alyson Princler, stepsons-in-law Crane Patten and Charles Princler, and grandchildren Lauren, Whitney, Courtney, Samantha, Amy, Kathryn, Blake and Garrett. Don Doll ’49, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.;
Norman L. Hawes ’47, of Huntington Beach,
Calif.; May 3, at the age of 83. He served in the Korean War as a lieutenant junior grade aboard the USS Natchaug. He entered USC through the Naval V-12 program, which later became the NROTC. He was a member of both the Trojan Squires and Trojan Knights and served as president of Theta XI fraternity and the Interfraternity Council. He enjoyed a long career at the Southern California Gas Company, retiring as vice president. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Joann Jones Hawes, children Kathleen H. Butler and Gary N. Hawes, and four grandchildren.
Sept. 22, at the age of 84. He was a fouryear letterman halfback at USC, winning All-Pacific Coast Conference first team honors in 1947 and 1948. For six seasons, he was a defensive back in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams. After his playing career, he became head coach at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Calif., and then an assistant coach at USC. He coached in the NFL for 25 years, spending 11 seasons as assistant coach with the Detroit Lions. He is survived by his wife, Diana, children Steven, Wendy, Kevan, Heidi and Michael, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Jeane Ferrel Wood ’47, of Los Osos, Calif.;
Lee “LeRoy” Joseph Streit ’49, of Cardiff,
June 12, at the age of 88. She was an active member of her church and a hospice volunteer. She is survived by her husband, James Charles Wood, two daughters and 17 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Calif.; Sept. 3, at the age of 88. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a marine bomber pilot in Zamboanga, Philippines. He flew 42 combat missions and earned a series of medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross with a Gold Star, the Air Medal with five Gold Stars, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. After USC, he worked as an executive with Bigelow Sanford Carpet Company until retirement. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Higgins, children Andrea Streit Yesalis, Lloyd Streit and Louis Streit, 11 grandchildren and sister Marjorie Williams.
Gordon William “Bill” Grundy ’48, MBA ’49,
of Newport Beach, Calif.; Jan. 1, at the age of 85. At USC, he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Trojan Knights. He worked as an engineer for Beckman Instruments and Hughes Aircraft, and later opened his own residential real estate office. He founded the Newport Harbor Trojan Alumni Club and later the Newport Beach Historical Society, serving as its president. In 2002, the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce named him its Citizen of the Year. At the time of his death, he was on the board of the Half Century Trojans. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Grundy ’50, son Gordy Grundy ’83, daughter Lisa Johnson ’83, son-in-law Bill
Jerry Reed Alsobrook ’50, of Laguna Beach,
Calif.; March 17, at the age of 86. He joined the U.S. Army during World War II and served three years in China, Burma and India. He began his interior design career at Cannell & Chaffin in Los Angeles and remained there for 38 years. In 1975, he