Obituaries

Joseph J. Tufariello, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and former dean of UB’s Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, died on Nov. 28 in Eugene, Oregon, where he had moved to be near family. He was 87.

Charles E. Carr, a professor in the School of Law for 28 years, died suddenly Dec. 6 in his sister’s home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Lois J. Baker, a longtime member of University Communications, died Dec. 1 in Harris Hill Nursing Facility from complications from dementia. She was 77.

Nagesh S. Revankar, professor emeritus in the Department of Economics and a UB faculty member for more than 50 years, died Oct. 23. He was 86.

David M. Mark, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography and an internationally recognized leader in the field of GIScience, died Sept. 24 after a brief illness. He was 74.

Debabrata “Debu” Talukdar, professor of marketing in the School of Management, died Sept. 23. He was 59.

Thomas B. Burrows, who spent two decades leading the Center for the Arts and molding the performance venue into an important piece of Western New York’s arts and cultural scene, died Sept. 18 in Lewiston. He was 88.

Claes E.G. Lundgren, longtime UB faculty member and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physiology, died June 12. He was 91.

J. Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, died April 20.

The School of Law and the Gender Institute will celebrate the life and legacy of longtime faculty member Isabel Marcus at a service on campus on May 11.

Isabel Marcus, a School of Law faculty member for more than 35 years and an internationally recognized champion for human rights, died Oct. 31 in Los Angeles after a period of declining health. She was 83.

Frederic J. Fleron Jr., professor emeritus of political science and an internationally renowned specialist in comparative politics focusing on the Soviet Union/Russia, died on June 2. He was 83.

Longtime UB faculty member Jorge J. E. Gracia died July 13 surrounded by his family. He was 78.

Yow-Wu Bill Wu, longtime School of Nursing faculty member, died on March 30 surrounded by loved ones.

Peter P. Ekeh, former chair and retired professor in the Department of African American Studies — now the Department of Transnational Studies — died Nov. 17. He was 83.

Susan Bennett, a longtime UB faculty member and pioneer in rehabilitation practices for people with multiple sclerosis, died June 4 after a battle with cancer. She was 64.

John C.G. Boot, professor emeritus and past chair of the Department of Management Science and Systems in the School of Management, died May 15 in Buffalo. He was 83.

Linda A. Lohr, longtime University Libraries staff member and curator of the Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection in the Health Sciences Library, died April 24.