Obituaries - Jan. 28, 1995

* Emory Curtis Campbell; Minister of L.A. Baptist Mission Society

Emory Curtis Campbell, 94, executive minister of the Los Angeles Baptist City Mission Society. A native of Florida, he was educated at Fresno State College and the former California Baptist Theological Seminary in Covina. Campbell served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Fullerton for 25 years. He was a leader of the American Baptist Churches USA and the Baptist World Alliance and conducted workshops nationwide. Campbell also was a popular guest on religious radio programs, including “Religion on the Line,” “The Layman’s Hour,” “Give Us This Day” and “Today’s Religion.” On Jan. 19 in Fullerton of cancer.

* Raymond Dunn Jr.; ‘Gerber Boy’ Could Eat Only One Food

Raymond Dunn Jr., 20, known as the “Gerber Boy” because he was allergic to all food except Gerber infant formula. The severely retarded youth could never walk or talk and was barely able to breathe. But he became nationally known for prodding Gerber into resuming production of the formula it discontinued in 1985. Employee volunteers of the baby food company retooled to make the formula for him after doctors said the child would die without it. At the time of his death, the family still had a year’s supply of the brownish liquid called MBF for “meat-based formula.” The child was born with a broken skull and a brain that had been deprived of oxygen. He was not expected to live more than a year. He grew to be 4 feet tall but never weighed more than 38 pounds. Announced Thursday in New York.

* Leopoldo Maximo Falicov; Former Physics Chairman at Berkeley

Leopoldo Maximo Falicov, 61, former physics department chairman at UC Berkeley. Falicov calculated the definitive electronic structures of several metals, including magnesium, zinc and cadmium. A native of Argentina, he joined the university faculty in 1969 and chaired Berkeley’s physics department from 1981 to 1983. He also held visiting appointments at more than 20 universities around the world. Falicov received several honors, including Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships. In Berkeley on Tuesday of cancer.

* John Krautkraemer; Helped Forge Delta Environmental Pact

John Krautkraemer, 42, who helped forge an unprecedented agreement on new standards for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. As senior attorney for the Environmental Defense Fund, he helped negotiate standards for the area that is the state’s main source of water and the home of several endangered fish species. The agreement ended a decade of quarreling among environmentalists, farmers and cities. Krautkraemer worked for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before joining the Environmental Defense Fund in 1982. On Jan. 21 near Truckee, Calif., after hitting a tree while skiing.

* Steven D. Quady; Veterinarian Helped the Ill Care for Pets

Steven D. Quady, 39, a veterinarian active in Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS). Born and raised in Buffalo, Minn., Quady earned his degrees at the University of Minnesota. He moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and began his career at the Laurel Pet Hospital in West Hollywood. In 1987, he opened the Vets Pet Clinic on La Brea Avenue, and remained in practice there until his death. The PAWS organization assists victims of HIV and AIDS in feeding and caring for their pets. Under the PAWS program, Quady provided professional care for hundreds of pets at little or no cost to the owners. On Jan. 7 in Los Angeles of complications of AIDS.

* Ezra Rachlin; Music Director of Austin Symphony Orchestra

Ezra Rachlin, 79, longtime music director of the Austin Symphony Orchestra who found novel ways to interest people in classical music. The Hollywood native studied piano and conducting at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He toured with tenor Lauritz Melchior as his personal conductor from 1946 to 1949, when he went to Austin. During the 20 years he led that orchestra, he recruited listeners by speaking to community groups and hosting a radio show and concerts at drive-in movie theaters. Rachlin conducted the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane, Australia, from 1970 to 1972 and then settled in London. For more than 20 years he performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the Halle Orchestra. In 1986, he conducted a series of children’s concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra featuring his wife, Ann, as narrator. On Jan. 21 in London after vascular surgery.

* Lee Savin; Entertainment Lawyer, Movie Producer

Lee Savin, 77, entertainment lawyer and producer for several studios. After his semi-retirement in 1990, Savin had produced and directed a biweekly charity pet show from Laguna Niguel that was hosted by his wife, actress Connie Hines. Savin, a New York City native, attended St. John’s University Law School and pursued his legal and entertainment career on both coasts. He was active in DesiLu Productions, Paramount, Fox and Warner Bros. studios, as well as producing films independently. Among his films were “Black Girl,” “Executive Action,” “Brothers” and “Blue Bird,” which was the first joint U.S.-Soviet production. He also co-produced “Tami,” showcasing rock ‘n’ roll stars. On Jan. 20 in Laguna Niguel of a brain tumor.

* Albert W. Tucker; Mathematician Created ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’

Albert W. Tucker, 89, former chairman of the mathematics department at Princeton University and developer of the “prisoner’s dilemma” paradox. Tucker was known among mathematicians for his work in linear programming and game theory. He created the prisoner’s dilemma in 1950 to illustrate the difficulty of non-zero-sum games to a group of psychologists at Stanford University. A non-zero-sum problem is one in which one contestant’s win is not necessarily a loss for the other contestant. In the paradox, two partners in crime are faced with having to decide whether to confess or not. The prisoner’s dilemma has been extended from mathematics to subjects as diverse as philosophy, sociology and economics. Tucker joined the Princeton faculty in 1934, becoming a full professor in 1946. He was appointed the Albert Baldwin Dod Professor of Mathematics in 1953, the same year he became department chair. He retired in 1974. In Princeton, N.J., on Wednesday.

* Alvin C. Weingand; State Senator, Environmental Activist

Alvin C. Weingand, 90, former environmental activist and state senator from Santa Barbara who once owned the San Ysidro Ranch resort. A native of North Platte, Neb., Weingand bought the famed ranch for $50,000 in 1935 with actor Ronald Colman as his silent partner. The 525-acre ranch, designated as a historic landmark with its adobe house dating from 1825, played host to Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kennedy on their honeymoon. Weingand sold the ranch in 1965 and went into real estate. He was active in city and county commissions and served as state senator from 1961 to 1966. He co-founded Get Oil Out (GOO), an environmental group organized after the 1969 Santa Barbara Channel spill from an offshore oil well. Weingand was the founding president of the Montecito Protective and Improvement Assn. On Jan. 18 in Montecito, Calif.