IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Thomas Lough

Adjunct Lecturer of Sociology and Project Censored Hall of Famer Dr. Thomas Lough passed away Sat., Oct. 11 from heart failure. He was 80.

A radical feminist, jazz pianist, and peace activist, Lough served as Senior Foreign Affairs officer in the Disarmament Affairs Division of the United Nations, and was an associate professor of sociology at Kent State University. He found himself in the line of fire during the May 1970 Kent State Massacre, in which four students were killed and eleven wounded, and was the only professor indicted by the Grand Jury. He is survived by his wife, SSU sociologist Dr. Elaine Wellin, his sister, four children and seven grandchildren.

“Tom Lough was a personal friend, social justice activist, and ten year evaluator for Project Censored in the areas of political sociology. He served as a national judge for the Censored 2009 yearbook. He will be sadly missed by both faculty and students at SSU,” says Peter Phillips, associate professor of sociology.

An open memorial service and potluck to celebrate his life will be held on Sat., Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. in Youth Annex, 425 Morris Avenue, Sebastopol, next to the community center. Tom's family has invited those who wish to make a donation in Tom's memory to donate to Project Censored, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928.

Hobert W. Burns

Hobert W. Burns, Interim President of SSU from 1983-84, passed away Tues., Oct. 14 after a short battle with cancer. He was 83.

Burns served in the Coast Guard during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy Cross. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in political science from Stanford University, as well as his Ed. D. He took the post of Academic Vice President at San Jose State University in 1966, and was named Acting President for the 1969-70 academic year. During this time of Vietnam protests, Burns forged a student-faculty-community coalition yet continued to voice his personal anti-war views. He resigned on principle as Acting President in May 1970, after the faculty voted to relax academic requirements to give students time to protest the Vietnam War. After his year as Interim President at SSU, Burns retired, devoting his time to golf as well as Civil War and genealogic research. He published nine books and 99 scholarly articles, and was a life-long educator. Burns is survived by his wife of 54 years, Patricia, their three children and an extended family.

A memorial service will be held Sun., Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on the corner of San Fernando and Fourth Streets in San Jose. Donations may be made to the Hospice of the Valley in San Jose (www.hospicevalley.org).

Don Cabrall

Former SSU Photographer Don Cabrall passed away peacefully on Wed., Oct. 15. He was 81.

A native of Oakland, Cabrall was interested in photography from early on in his life. He worked as an assistant to Ansel Adams in Yosemite, as a wedding and portrait photographer, and eventually established a career as an industrial, technical and scientific photographer. He served as President of the Society of Industrial Photographers and on the Board of Professional Photographers of California. As SSU’s official photographer from 1972-1989, Cabrall contributed to scientific projects as well as public relations photography. He was interested in all things mechanical, from stock cars to sports cars, sailboats to homebuilding. He pursued a side career as an artisan cabinetmaker, as well as his lifelong hobby of model railroads.

“We all loved and respected him. He was a friend, teacher and mentor.  I will sorely miss him,” says former SSU Photographer B.J. Fundaro. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth, their five children and ten beloved grandchildren.

Friends and associates are warmly welcomed to attend a celebration of his life on Sat., Oct. 25 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Monroe Hall, 1400 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa. You may RSVP or ask for directions at ecabraser@lchb.com In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made online at www.The3Day.org to fight breast cancer. Click "donate now" and enter Jennifer Wellman for the Nov. 21-23, 60-mile benefit walk, or you may contribute to an organization of your choice to improve the lives of others.