Outdoorswoman and philanthropist Jean Schuyler never took her good fortune for granted; her perceptive choices in the causes and groups she supported inevitably meant success followed.
Gaston Crittendon Doke was known as “Gator” since he was 12. Inclusive, with a large personality, his raspy voice and loud laugh drew everyone together.
Bob Sollen got an anonymous phone call on January 30, 1969: “The ocean is boiling around Platform A,” the caller said. “Thousands of tons of oil are headed for the beach.”
Jo Duffy started flying with the nonprofit Aeromedicos, then flew baby eaglets to sanctuaries; mapped oil spills, tracked migrating whales, and monitored the health of the shoreline from the air with Lighthawk; and was also a search and rescue pilot for the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Urusla Mahlendorf lived the examined life, as a scholar of literature, women’s studies, and psychology, but also learning to sculpt marble in Carrara and learning peace at a preschool.
While juggling family and business, Marian began her long career in Republican politics and civic activities in the 1960s, cochairing Governor Reagan’s election committee.
Entrepreneurial Science Publisher, Dies at 100 William (“Bill”) Benjamin, a successful serial entrepreneur, content publisher and market validation expert, was
Clifford Andrae Hopson—outdoorsman, mountaineer, geologist, professor, devoted father and grandfather—died August 24, 2026, in Santa Barbara, California, at age 98.