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Terrence O’Flaherty A legendary newspaperman, Terrence O’Flaherty ’39 died February 23 in San Francisco. As television critic for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1950 until 1986, he was one of the first and most influential commentators on the new medium. He was known for his dry wit and elegant style, yet never shied away from lambasting stars and business figures of the television world. He received numerous honors for his work, including an Emmy Award in 1988—the only Emmy ever given to a television critic. He is survived by his partner Lynn Hickerson. Wendell Witter
Edward Feder
College of Letters and Science Assistant Provost and Associate Dean Ed Feder ’48, who died January 17, was surely one of the most dedicated and effective staff members at any level of the campus, but this bare statement fails to convey the spirit he brought to his work. Those who knew him during his 46 years of service, from 1953 to 1989, often commented on how hard he worked and the long hours he gave his job. But his mastery of his field was most directly a result of his genuine love of Letters and Science. That what he did earned his living at times seemed unimportant. Over his career, Ed Feder read thousands of reports, records, and regulations concerning the campus budget and educational and research activities. The grist that went through his mill would stagger a lesser man. Feder took it all in and, it must be said, produced a staggering number of recommendations, reports, and regulations himself. He was not above extracting a little fun from this side of his life: He once wrote Chancellor Bowker about a campus press release that soberly announced that one glass of beer a day might “pose ten thousand times greater possible human cancer hazard than would daily consumption of a quart of contaminated well water from Silicon Valley.” Facing this dreadful prospect, Feder reminded the chancellor that the two faculty clubs surely put their customers at risk by serving beer and suggested that action be taken “to eliminate this carcinogenic hazard.” Ever helpful, Feder added: “I’m not opposed to buying a few rounds myself if it results in a safer campus.” But it was not such amusements that gave him satisfaction; it was the students who drew him out. He was always eager to talk with undergraduates, and he served as an adviser in the cluster program for freshmen. He would call them in one at a time, look at their programs, advise them about courses, and if they did not prosper in the classroom, call them in again and gently advocate reform. He did not stop with encouragement or an occasional kindly reproach, but saw to it that they learned how to go about studying. Students appreciated his concern and recognized that in Mr. Feder they had more than an adviser—they had a friend. So did all of us who had the good luck to work with him. |
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