GEORGE L. SMITH JR., M.D., a cardiologist, co-owner of the restaurant John Ash and Co., and one of the founders of Viking River Cruises, died Apr. 15, 2014. He was 71. A member of the Commons Club, he received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee. He served in the U.S. Army medical corps in Vietnam before completing his training with a cardiology fellowship in San Francisco. He settled in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 1975, when heart patients had to travel to San Francisco for surgery, and he worked to make heart surgery available in Santa Rosa. A founding member of Cardiology Associates in Santa Rosa and of Northern California Medical Associates, he retired from full-time clinical work two years ago but remained involved in medical administration, teaching residents and system reorganization at Sutter Hospital. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and chair of the political action committee, as well as a member of the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution. He was a founder of the Sonoma Country Day School. Dr. Nancy Doyle, from whom he was divorced but with whom he remained close, survives, as do his two children, two sisters, and a brother.

DEREK L. TATTERSALL, 72, a retired advisory programmer for the IBM Corporation, died Jan. 17, 2014. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and received a master’s degree from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He worked for IBM for 30 years. Among those who survive are his wife, Aimee Butcher Tattersall, two children, his brother, and many nieces and nephews.

C. LEIGH TRAVIS, an artist, musician, advocate, writer, and legal assistant, died Nov. 28, 2013. He was 74. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his master’s degree from Wesleyan in 1963. He was the son of Clayton V. Travis of the class of 1928. After earning a PhD at the University of Michigan in English literature he taught there and at Eastern Michigan University and numerous community colleges. He spent the latter half of his life helping families resolve custody issues. An early advocate for Father’s Rights, he helped to change the local and national court system to recognize both parents as viable caregivers. In addition to the two academic texts he prepared as part of his graduate work that provided detailed psychoanalytic interpretations of the works of D.H. Lawrence, he wrote a novel, Gauntlet, as well as a collection of short stories. As a pianist and musician he led different jazz groups and also led the Ann Arbor Federation of Musicians for years. His artwork included illustrations and contributions to periodicals, as well as freelance work for different organizations. Survivors include his son, (Quentin) Brent Travis ’92; eight grandchildren; his daughter-in-law, Lori Beth Hendin Travis ’92; and two sisters.

RUDOLF KALIN, 73, professor and head of the department of psychology at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, died Aug. 16, 2011. He received his degree with high honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi. After receiving his master’s and PhD degrees at Harvard University in the field of social psychology, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis, but then was recruited by his former Wesleyan professor W.R. Thompson to join him at Queens’s College, where they expanded the course offerings in social psychology. His interests focused on tolerance, discrimination, and prejudice. He later served as head of the department for many years. Survivors include his wife, Jane McKinnis Kalin, three sons, and four grandchildren.

ROBERT A. JENSEN, the owner of a jewelry store in LaSalle, Ill., died Feb. 3, 2014, at age 81. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Betty Whitaker Jensen, predeceased him. Three children, four grandchildren, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews survive.

PAUL M. LEWIS, 78, who had a career in public relations and later owned a store, died Feb. 27, 2014. He served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard. Survivors include his wife, Susan Williams Lewis, two children, and two grandchildren.

WILLIAM A. WISDOM, emeritus associate professor of philosophy at Temple University, died Dec. 15, 2013. He was 78. A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master’s degree from New York University and a PhD from Bryn Mawr College, and joined the faculty at Temple University, where he taught for 33 years. A specialist in formal logic, he co-authored the textbook Deductive Logic. He taught deductive logic at the introductory, intermediate and advanced levels, and also taught modal logic. He was director of graduate studies at Temple from 1986-89 and served on many committees in the College of Liberal Arts. In his retirement he enjoyed writing stories about his life and about his skepticism, as well as playing music with friends. He was married for 29 years to Frances Wisdom and their only son died. He is survived by his wife, Fritzi, and her three children.

FREDRIC W. FROST III, a consultant and retired director of corporate facilities management, died June 10, 2013, at age 79. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for ten years. He was the grandson of Fredric W. Frost of the class of 1894, the son of Fredric W. Frost Jr. of the class of 1923, and the cousin of Bradford R. Frost of the class of 1935. Survivors include his wife, Birgitta Frost; four children; and his cousins, Vincent W. Jones Jr. ’45, David P. Jones Sr. ’51, John F. Frost ’70, and David P. Jones Jr. ’83.

JOHN J. MILLER III, 79, professor emeritus of pediatrics at Stanford University and a noted leader in the study and treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, died Dec. 11, 2013. He was a member of Gamma Psi and received his medical degree from the University of Rochester. After completing a residency in pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco, he traveled to Australia as a National Institutes of Health post-doctoral fellow to pursue a PhD in immunology at the University of Melbourne. Upon completion of his PhD, he returned to California to fulfill military duties at the National Radiological Defense Laboratory and then began a 35-year career at Stanford Children’s Hospital and Stanford Medical School. During his tenure at Stanford, he conducted extensive research on childhood autoimmune diseases and the health care delivery and psychosocial outcomes for children with them. In 1967, he developed the Northern California Center for Children with Arthritis and Related Diseases at the Children’s Hospital at Stanford, which became an important West Coast center for study and treatment, and a valuable resource for patients and their families. After retiring from Stanford in 1997, he spent time mentoring young pediatricians and served as a consultant and visiting professor in London and in Mexico City. He was an avid outdoorsman and devoted theatergoer. Survivors include four sons; three grandchildren; his longtime companion, Mayo Marsh; his former wife, Anne Miller; two siblings; and a large extended family.

CHISOLM D. MCAVOY, an adventurer and taxi driver, died Sept. 25, 2013, at age 81. He received his bachelor’s degree from George Washington University. His sister, Mary B. Johnstone, survives.