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soccer team from 2004 to 2006 , serving as team captain his final year . He is survived by his wife , Sofia , and his parents and sisters .
David E . Thuleen , Revelle ’ 84 , died September 9 , 2019 , due to complications from metastatic salivary gland cancer . He was 57 . Thuleen was a physics teacher at Fallbrook Union High School from 1989 until his retirement in 2016 . He is survived by his parents , siblings and extended family .
John Wesley , MFA ’ 77 , died September 9 , 2019 , following a long battle with multiple myeloma . He was 72 . Wesley
holds more than 100 film and television credits . He was the artistic and producing director of the Southern California Black Repertory Company and worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival .
Joseph B . Yellin , MS ’ 80 , died September 16 , 2019 . He was 69 .
A memorial gift to support UC San Diego students is a meaningful way to honor a loved one or friend , and commemorate a person ’ s life and accomplishments . Email annualgiving @ ucsd . edu or visit giveto . ucsd . edu to learn more .
1995 ( Continued ) Patty Chang , Roosevelt ,
a performance , video ,
writing and installation
artist , debuted her first solo
exhibition , “ Patty Chang :
The Wandering Lake ,” at the
Institute of Contemporary Art ,
Los Angeles .
1995
Nicole Granquist ,
Warren , a partner at
Downey Brand , was recognized
as a 2019 Top Lawyer by
Sacramento Magazine .
1996
David Favela , MPIA , opened
San Diego ’ s first Latino-owned
brewery , Border X Brewing ,
offering Mexican craft beers
in Barrio Logan . Prior to this ,
Nya Patrinos , MFA , is a
set decorator on the NBC
television series “ Perfect
Harmony .” She was previously
nominated for an Emmy
for her work on Amazon ’ s
“ Transparent .”
1997
Kara Vuicich , Revelle , is an
account executive at Swiftly ,
a software-as-a-service
firm that improves transit
reliability through real-time
passenger information and
performance analytics .
She and her husband ,
David Radwin , Revelle ’ 96 ,
live in Albany , Calif ., with their
three children .
1998
Hazel Raja , Muir , is the new
he enjoyed a 22-year career
director of Pomona College ’ s
said , “ an enterprising student
This was the Dr . Wirshbo I
at Hewlett-Packard as part of
Career Development Office in
can form her own ideas about
knew , the man who inspired
the company ’ s international
Claremont , Calif .
things ,” rather than perpetu-
me to go to graduate school
management team and
ate inherited ones . Dr . Wirshbo taught for four decades of his life ( 37 years at
in Classics , earn a PhD and become an educator myself .
In a world that increasingly
education solutions team .
Taner Halicioğlu , Revelle ,
2000
Ricardo Chavira , MFA , was
UCSD ), and he was sched-
questions the value of the
an accomplished computer
cast in Netflix ’ s upcoming
uled to teach this academic
Humanities , classics and even
scientist , received the 2019
scripted series about iconic
year . It is clear that he loved
higher education , I say this :
UC San Diego Chancellor ’ s
Mexican-American pop
teaching , working with stu-
These things have the power
Medal , one of the highest
star Selena . He will play
dents inside and outside the
to open new horizons for you ,
honors given by the university
Abraham , Selena ’ s father .
classroom and advocating for
to challenge you to become an
to recognize exceptional
Chavira is best known for his
the humanities . If you tried to
engaged , critical thinker , and
service in support of the
role as Carlos Solis on all
thank him , he would display
to change the course of your
campus ’ mission .
eight seasons of “ Desperate
impatience , say something
life , especially if you are lucky
Housewives .”
sarcastic and then ask you
enough to find a teacher like
Kelly Lytle Hernández ,
to get back to translating the
Eliot Wirshbo . Bona fortuna !
Muir , a professor , activist
Melissa Camara Wilkins ,
text in front of you . You might
and historian , was awarded
Muir , wrote Permission
fall into an instructive argu-
– Kerri J . Hame , Revelle ’ 89
the 2019 MacArthur “ Genius
Granted : Be Who You Were
ment with him or a hilarious
taught Classics at SDSU from
Grant ” Fellowship for her
Made to Be and Let Go of the
conversation that continued
2006 to 2011 . She is a nonprofit
historical and contemporary
Rest , published by Zondervan .
on a walk through campus .
administrator and independent
work . See story on p . 44 .
scholar in Oxford , Miss .
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