Obituaries of members of the Trojan Family appear online at tfm.usc. edu/memoriam.
family class notes who share personal triumphs, failures and lessons learned after graduating college. She also hosts her own lifestyle website. Jung Hwa Seo ’14 (LAS), a freestyle skier, competed for her native South Korea in Sochi, Russia, during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
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Terri Chan ’95, MS ’00 (ENG), MBA ’08 (BUS) and Tony Dexter. Robert Huggins MD ’05 (MED) and Anh Do ’07 (DEN).
worked to advance the vitality of our university, and his eforts continue to be felt throughout the USC community.” Puckett was especially committed to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. “Allen was a titan of industry and a brilliant scholar,” said USC Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos. “As a long-standing supporter, he greatly strengthened the Viterbi School’s research enterprise.” Puckett is survived by Marilyn, his wife of 50 years; children Allen (daughter-in-law Laura), Nancy Puckett Grant (son-in-law Jef ), Susan Puckett Prislin, Margaret Puckett Harris (son-in-law Russell) and James; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
A L U M N I B I R T H S Lester E. Wilson ’41 (SPP), Roseville, Calif.; Jan. 9, at the age of 95. Randolph Blair Pixley ’91 (BUS) and Charlotte Pixley, a son, Christopher Wallace. He joins sister Samantha and brother Nicholas. He is the grandson of Barbara Pixley ’56 (DEN), MS ’61 (EDU) and the great-greatnephew of Ted Blair DDS ’35 (DEN) and Lea Blair DDS ’54 (DEN).
Walter A. Flieg MD ’47 (MED), Los Angeles; Jan. 6, 2013, at the age of 92. Charles Ullman ’47 (BUS), Laguna Hills, Calif.; Aug. 15, 2013, at the age of 92. Mortimer C. Smith ’48 (BUS), Westlake Village, Calif.; Jan. 4, at the age of 89.
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Allen E. Puckett, 94 USC Life Trustee Allen E. Puckett, a pioneering aerospace engineer and chairman emeritus of Hughes Aircraft Co., died on March 31 in Pacifc Palisades, Calif. He was 94. Elected to the USC Board of Trustees in 1983, Puckett was integral to USC’s growth. “Allen touched all those who work, study and teach at USC through his insightful guidance and remarkable generosity,” said USC President C. L. Max Nikias. “Over the course of his three decades of distinguished service as a trustee, he
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Donald J. Harrison MS ’57 (BUS), EdD ’72 (EDU), Idyllwild, Calif.; December 2013, at the age of 83. Albert R. Vercoutere ’53 (LAS), Atascadero, Calif.; Nov. 19, 2013, at the age of 91.
Wilson C. Stockey MA ’73 (SPP), Naperville, Ill.; April 28, 2013, at the age of 75.
F A C U L T Y, S T A F F A N D F R I E N D S Dennis Dougherty III of Los Angeles; Nov. 8, at the age of 76.
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Ned Delmont Osborn ’58, MS ’60 (ENG), Torrance, Calif.; June 27, 2013, at the age of 94. Bernay Kurland Grayson ’59 (LAS), Santa Fe, N.M.; Dec. 21, 2013, at the age of 76. John E. Fleming DBA ’65 (BUS), San Marino, Calif.; Feb. 2, at the age of 87.
Susan Bell, Carrie Banasky, Andrea Bennett, Caroline Bhalla, Wendy Gragg, Katherine Grifths, Mike McNulty, James Morse, Jane Ong, Kathleen Rayburn, Mara Simon-Meyer and Teresa Marie Whitaker contributed to this section.
Bernard A. Gleason EdD ’69 (EDU), Long Beach, Calif.; June 8, 2012, at the age of 83. Harry C. Holmberg PhD ’73 (EDU), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; May 31, 2013, at the age of 79. summer 2014