‘For thee, our hopes and memories

Sondra Lee Applegate, March 15 in Visalia.

Lisa Kim Bach (1989), April 20 in Las Vegas.

Betty M. Bainter (1969), June 24 in Fresno.

Henry Barigian (1955), Aug. 5 in Florence, Oregon.

Peggy Jean Barker (1981), May 2 in Tulare.

Wayne C. Bergman (1960), Feb. 21 in Fresno.

Carl Bocchini (1964), June 9 in Santa Cruz.

Wayne Allan Boman (1974), June 25 in Kingsburg.

Arnold Brunetti (1957), July 20 in Watsonville.

Dori Beth Bustamante (1990), April 14 in Clovis.

David Charles Cosyns (1971), March 5 in Bakersfield.

Ruth Hudson Crabtree (1984), April 30 in Fresno.

Robert ‘Bob’ Creasy (2011), June 17 in Fresno.

Barry K. Crow (1965), May 8 in Madera.

Julia Renteria Cuellar (1984, ’89), Aug. 14 in Fresno.

William Darby (1949), Aug. 2 in Fresno.

Anne Louise (Geoghegan) Davenport (1947), June 16 in Pomona.

Robert J. Elliott (1962), March 2.

Pamela Elmlund (1993), April 7 in Visalia.

Douglas Earl Emanuel (1972), April 16 in San Francisco.

Ruth Jean Fisher (1947), Aug. 12 in Fresno.

Karl Franklin Guhm (1974), April 19 in Fresno.

Robert Eugene Homen (1959), April 17 in Fresno.

Floyd H. Hyde, July 26 in Silver Springs, Maryland.

Sam Iacobellis (1952, Honorary Doctorate ’06) Sept. 3.

Tekla Maines Jackson (1976), March 19 in Visalia.

Gary Jorgensen (1976), July 10 in Fresno.

Judith Jean Krabo (1988, ’92), March 3 in Fresno.

Ricardo Lechuga-Rodriguez (1973), May 30 in Fresno.

Richard Patrick Low (1976), Feb. 3 in Lodi.

Lucile K. Mangini (1966), March 10 in Fresno.

Edward Marouk (1951), July 9 in Folsom.

Lorrie Marie Dismuke Mays (1994), March 7.

Dick McCleod (1961), March 24 in Coarsegold.

Richard McCoy (1991), Feb. 20 in Kingman, Arizona.

Bruce S. Meyers, April 30 in Monterey.

Arthur T. Miyakawa (1976), July 4.

Ronald Gee Montgomery (1966, ’73), March 18 in Aptos.

George Netto (1960), May 20 in Fresno.

Carolyn Nishi (1972, ’74), June 3 in Clovis.

Don T. Norrby (1961), May 12 in Kingsburg.

Cynthia Lynn Norton (1992, ’93), Aug. 10 in Visalia.

General Owens Jr. (1968), April 10 in Fresno.

Wesley Perine Jr. (1972), June 25 in Visalia.

Patricia Louise (Moore) Perry (1973, ’83), June 18 in Tulare.

Harold Porras (1981), Aug. 12 in Visalia.

Jack M. Putnam (1943), April 7 in Visalia.

Harry B. Rauch (1951), July 27.

Bryan Robinson, June 11 in Milwaukee.

Leonard Willis Routt Jr. (1974), April 21.

George N. Scharding (1950), Feb. 16.

Robert “Bob” Schlotthauer (1949), Feb. 27 in Fresno.

Evelyn Joyce Schmid (1952), May 7 in Stockton.

Doris Carlyn Schwindt (1983), May 23 in Clovis.

JoAnn Skadden (1988), June 8 in Fresno.

William G. Smith (1974), March 16 in Fresno.

John David Spence (1969), May 28 in Aptos.

Vance Stanley (1961), June 21.

Glen Roy Stevens (1954), Feb. 21 in Fresno.

Jeffrey Takeda (1971), June 3 in Fresno.

Kenneth “Ken” Tigson, July 17 in Fresno.

Charles LaVaughn Vanderford (1961), Aug. 6 in Crescent City.

Susan Vigil (1972), June 20 in Fresno.

Donald A. Week (1978), April 4 in Santa Maria.

Carol Madeline De Sandre Weinberg (1973), Aug. 13.

Melvyrn Wingett (1954), July 31 in Stockton.

 

CURRENT/FORMER

FACULTY/STAFF

Robert Burks, May 28 in Fresno.

Priscilla Osgood Collings, March 11 in Fresno.

Yolanda DeLeon, April 8 in Fresno.

Trevor Glenn, March 10.

Paula Sarco Guzman, July 20 in Fresno.

Robert Merrill, May 1 in Fresno.

Charlene Yvonne Wallert, May 23.

Daniel Ybanez, June 4 in Fresno.

FRIEND

Kevin Patrick McNeil, July 14 in Fresno.

 

SAM IACOBELLIS

‘FATHER OF B1-B BOMBER’

Dr. Sam Iacobellis, a Fresno State alumnus who led the team that developed the B1-B bomber, died Sept. 3. He was 87.

The former Bulldogs football student-athlete earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Fresno State in 1952 and a master’s in engineering at UCLA in 1963. In 1982 he was named Top Dog Outstanding Alumnus, the highest honor awarded by the Fresno State Alumni Association.

“Sam Iacobellis was a proud alumnus of Fresno State who personified what it means to be a Bulldog for life,” said University President Joseph I. Castro. “He had a big heart for students – especially those like him who come from humble backgrounds – and he repeatedly returned to Fresno State to offer his time and expertise to help engineering students succeed. His long and very successful engineering career is inspirational to all of us.”

While a Bulldog, he signed on with North American Aviation when it was on the Fresno State campus recruiting employees. He reported to work in Los Angeles the day after graduation to the company that was later bought by Rockwell International Corp., and eventually The Boeing Company. Dr. Iacobellis retired as deputy chair of Rockwell after a 43-year career.

For his lifelong support of Fresno State, he was conferred an honorary Doctor of Science Degree in 2006. In 2007, Dr. Iacobellis stood on the Bulldog Stadium field during a B1-B flyover at a Fresno State game. The Lyles College of Engineering’s top student each year is honored with the Dr. Sam Iacobellis Award.

Dr. Iacobellis is survived by his wife, Helene; his son, Sam Iacobellis Jr.; daughter, Lee Ann Schantz; and sister, Anna Saladino.