He was my freshman advisor in 1981-82. He loved talking with undergrads, introduced us advisees to other faculty members over regular lunches, and encouraged u

He was my freshman advisor in 1981-82. He loved talking with undergrads, introduced us advisees to other faculty members over regular lunches, and encouraged us to pursue research. He spoke of the Valley a few times and hoped he'd live to see it. Just an all-around impressive person who, at nearly 70 years of age, would walk up and down the steep hill to his office at Lawrence Berkeley Lab instead of taking the shuttle bus. I didn't learn until much later that he was from, the same small Michigan town as Kelly Johnson of Skunkworks fame. Johnson was two years older. Ishpeming did pretty well!