Obituaries

School of Medicine — February 27, 2020

Athena Cherry, Stanford professor of pathology and pediatrics, dies at 60

Athena Cherry, the director of Stanford’s Cytogenetics Laboratory for more than 20 years, died Feb. 4 of lung cancer.

January 20, 2020

Update to campus community on death of undergraduate student

Susie Brubaker-Cole, vice provost for student affairs, sent a message to the campus community on Monday, January 20, on the death of Stanford student Eitan Michael Weiner.

January 13, 2020

Musicologist Albert Cohen has died

An internationally distinguished musicologist, Cohen was also known on campus for his decades of service to the Department of Music.

Stanford Medicine — January 9, 2020

Stanford biochemist David Hogness, a founder of genomics, dies at 94

David Hogness, a biochemist whose work was foundational to the fields of developmental biology and genomics, died Dec. 24.

January 6, 2020

Stanford economist Pan A. Yotopoulos dies at 86

Pan A. Yotopoulos was internationally recognized for his research in the fields of agricultural economics and economic development.

December 17, 2019

Stanford economist Bert Hickman dies at 95

Hickman was known for his work as an empirical macroeconomist, an educator and economic forecaster.

Stanford Medicine — December 10, 2019

Richard Goode, Stanford otolaryngologist and inventor, dies at 84

A surgeon and educator, Goode was also known for the medical devices he invented, excellence in patient care — and magic tricks.

December 6, 2019

Hector Garcia-Molina, influential computer scientist and database expert, dies at 65

Over his 40-year academic career, Garcia-Molina helped lay the technological foundations for cloud computing and broke open many new fields with his prolific and innovative scholarship.

December 4, 2019

Philosophy Professor Kenneth Taylor dies at 65

Taylor was dedicated to helping students, colleagues and the general public ask tough questions and live an examined life.

November 25, 2019

Marilyn Yalom, groundbreaking gender studies scholar, dies at 87

Marilyn Yalom, a world-renowned scholar in gender studies, died Nov. 20 at the age of 87. An inspiring female intellectual, Yalom left an indelible mark on her field as she explored thought-provoking subjects that once went unexamined.