ROBERT E. RUTHERFORD ’36

ROBERT E. RUTHERFORD, 93, who retired as general manager of the Carnation Company, died Jan. 25, 2008. He was a member of Chi Psi and received degrees from Whitworth College and Gonzaga University, where he also taught. He was active in community organizations that helped to care for the less fortunate. Predeceased by a daughter, among those who survive are his wife, Barbara Jenney Rutherford; two children, including Robert E. Rutherford Jr. ’64, M.D.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.