David Stephen Prince Hopkins, cherished husband, devoted father, and proud grandfather, passed away on February 21, 2025, in a tragic ocean accident at Hapuna Beach, Hawaii. He was 81 years old. Born on September 15, 1943, in Pasadena, California, David's life was marked by intellectual brilliance, compassionate leadership, and an unwavering dedication to improving the world around him. He grad...

Long time Menlo Park icon Jack (John Decker) Jorgenson left us Sunday, March 16, 2025. He was 99 and a half, just short of his 100 year goal. Although he often said he was not sure when or if he was going to die, he passed quietly in his sleep at the Sequoias in Portola Valley, his home of 23 years. Born in San Francisco, October 16,1925, he was the product of the public schools. After graduat...

Alice Kao was born on February 2, 1955 in Taiwan to Shuchen “Suzi” Kao and Chun Young Kao, an Army General in the Nationalist Party of China. She was the youngest of four children. She attended the Dominican International School in Taipei and the American School of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where her family immigrated in the 1960s. She then earned her MD from the Faculty of Medicine of T...

Dr. Manouchehr Kavoosi, beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025, in Menlo Park, California. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty-nine years, Dr. Iran Iranpour. Born in 1930 in Kerman, Iran, Manouchehr entered the world after the passing of his father, Khodayar. He was lovingly raised by his mother, Firoozeh, with the devoted support of his sister Morva...

Ronald Alan Krasnow passed away early in the morning of March 20th, 2025, dying due to complications from battling pancreatic cancer for 8 months. Ron was born on September 14, 1962 to Sheryl and Richard in Indianapolis, Indiana. Growing up in Oak Park, Michigan alongside Stephanie and Audrey, he was an avid hockey and tennis player. He graduated from Oak Park High School in 1980. Ron atten...

Robert Leslie “Bob” Krause, Jr. was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 31, 1948 to Eileen and Robert Sr. Bob spent the majority of his early years in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, with his parents and three sisters Sue Ellen, Linda, and Debra. Bob was an alumni of the University of Dayton, where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Technology specializing in Electrical Engineering...

Audrey Jean Lampert, 95, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2025, in Palo Alto, California, surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 12, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Louis and Hattie Bernstein, Audrey grew up with a deep sense of family and community. She attended the University of Missouri before embarking on a new chapter out West. It was in Redwood City that Audrey met the lov...

Joyce Leonard passed away peacefully at her home in Palo Alto surrounded by her loving family on May 21st. She was two months shy of her 94th birthday. Joyce was born in Honor, Michigan to Carl and Helen Green. Joyce, her two sisters and her brother enjoyed life on the family’s farm near Traverse City, with woods, cherry orchards, and Lake Michigan nearby. This setting fostered Joyce’s...

Le Levy passed away from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 at 90 years old, surrounded by friends and family. In his long life, Le served on the Palo Alto city council for 12 years and mayor in 1985. He was a long time member of Congregation Beth Am, including serving on its board, as its president, and on its religious education committee. He was also a long time member of Rotary,...

Michael Ying-Wu Lin, a resident of Vista Verde Way, Portola Valley, CA for 49 years died on January 26, 2025 surrounded by family he loved. A native of Tainan, Taiwan, after high school he came to the United States in 1953 to further his studies. He graduated from Monterey Peninsula College in 1956 and then graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S.E.E. in 1959. He worked for MEC (Microwave Electronic...

Grant Lindholm, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather passed away after a courageous three-year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born and raised in Palo Alto, Grant remained a proud lifelong resident of the city that he called home, where he built a life filled with love, laughter, and meaningful connections. Grant graduated from Cubberley High School and attended Chico State University, wh...

Matt was born in Palo Alto and grew up there. He graduated from Gunn High School and U.C. Davis and attended U.C.S.F. where he received his Ph.D. in Bio-Medical Science. He enjoyed his career and his colleagues in DNA research and traveled to several countries, including China, Japan and Germany for his work. He never used animals while earning his Ph.D. or during his career, as he loved them. Ma...

Our beautiful and much beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and dear friend passed peacefully in her sleep on April 2, 2025, at the age of 90. Marilyn was born on November 6, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to Walter and Marjorie Lindahl. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mundelein College and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University. After moving ...

Dr. Jean “Jeannie” Lythcott, passed away peacefully at home in Palo Alto, California, on March 1, 2025 after battling cancer and cognitive decline. She was 86 years old. Her legacy lives on in the countless students she taught, the teachers she inspired and their students in turn, the institutions and lives she helped shape across the globe, and the family she protected and held together throu...

Heather Lois Maclean, 91, peacefully passed away in Los Altos on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. Heather was born on September 18, 1933, in Alameda, California to Donald Barr Maclean and Lois Thomas Maclean. After graduating from Palo Alto High School, where she lettered in band, she attended San Jose State College. She joined Delta Zeta Sorority while attending SJSC and remained a lifelong me...

Luise Sortino Maier was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1928. The family moved to “The Farm” outside of Princeton, New Jersey where she learned to hunt and to her chagrin, can tomatoes. I will never can another tomato! Off to college at Trenton State Teachers College where Sortie met her best friends who throughout life remained strong and true. Ever the maverick, Luise heads We...