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In Memoriam
Byron A. Brawley (MBA '75,
Graziadio School) died in April, losing a courageous
battle with pancreatic cancer. A realtor in San Jose,
California, he was sixty-five years old.
Mary M. (McRae) Carpenter (B
'43, GPC) passed away on November 22, 2001.
Constance E. Culp (B '94, GSBM)
passed away March 23 after a long and courageous battle
with cancer. She and her husband, Todd Headrick, lived
in Southern California, Boston, and Seattle. Culp worked
for Xerox, TeamWorX, Lotus, and Infoteria. Her generous
and loving spirit will be missed.
Justice Mildred L. Lillie died
in October at age eighty-seven. She had a long association
with Pepperdine, where she served as a member of the
School of Law Board of Visitors and was a Law Associate.
She became a Pepperdine Associate in 1980.
After a prolonged illness, Jose
Haro Martinez (B '87, SEAV) passed away on October
5, 2001. He was forty years old.
Charlotte "Peaches" Guerrero
passed away peacefully on February 23 in Hawaii. She
was a member of the Pepperdine University Heritage Society
and the George Pepperdine Society Chancellor's Circle.
Guerrero is survived by her niece and nephew.
Philip Jerome Himes (B '44,
GPC) passed away on February 18. A man of strong faith,
Himes worshipped at the Springfield Church of Christ,
where he served as an elder, teacher, and song leader.
At the end of World War II, Himes worked as an operations
research analyst in the Navy and later worked on anti-submarine
warfare. Himes is survived by his wife, five siblings,
five children, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren,
and many friends.
Former Pepperdine men's volleyball
coach Kirk Kilgour passed away on July 10, after
battling pneumonia and a series of illnesses, at the
age of 54. He was the head volleyball coach at Pepperdine
from 1979-1981. Kilgour was a three-time All-American
volleyball player at UCLA and an Olympian. He became
a quadriplegic after a 1970s training accident but continued
to work as a coach, sports broadcaster, actor, writer,
and disability consultant.
Guiselle Cristina Rojas (M
'94, GSEP) was killed on June 13. She was thirty-nine
years old.
Harry A. Rose (B '39, GPC)
died this year. At Pepperdine, he worked for The Graphic
and was a member of the International Relations club.
Joel Pliant "J. P." Sanders,
former Pepperdine dean, chairman of the religion department,
and professor, died October 30 in Reno, Nevada. Sanders
received his doctorate from the University of Southern
California. He taught part time at David Lipscomb College
while serving as the full-time minister for the Hillsboro
Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee. He will be
remembered as an outstanding university administrator
and a wonderful Christian leader. He is survived by
his wife, Gloria, and their three children.
Janice (Lessly) Wenzlaff (B
'62, GPC) passed away on March 9. She was the chairperson
for the worship committee for GPCelebration. She was
also a member and president of Associated Women for
Pepperdine in Palm Springs, California. v
Editor's Note: Other passings are noted in Transitions.
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