Deaths

At press time, Almanac learned of the deaths of two members of the Penn community. (Full obituaries will appear in the next issue.)

Dr. Charles Lee, emeritus professor of English, died on November 20 at the age of 89. Dr. Lee taught journalism, creative writing, writing non-fiction and review and criticism; he was also one of Almanac's earliest editors, serving from December 1955 until May 1959, with Bruce Montgomery as managing editor. They jointly exhibited their paintings at the Faculty Club six times from 1985-1998. A memorial service will be held at the Annenberg Center on December 13, 3-5 p.m.

Dr. Rupert Billingham, former chair of the department of Medical Genetics from 1965 to 1971, died on November 16 at the age of 71 from complications of Parkinson's disease. Dr. Billingham, a basic scientist, was interested in the application of transplantation to human disease. He was central to the development of a kidney transplant program at Penn in 1966. A memorial service will be held on December 3 on Martha's Vineyard, MA.

  Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 14, November 26, 2002