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DLI-FLC Faculty/Staff - Memoriams

Staff and faculty who passed away in 2002-03 (in alphabetical order) and the language(s) they taught. Click on underlined Last Names to go to their respective Obit. Click (Top) to return to top.  Light blue indicates most recently posted. Published with permission from the Monterey County Herald.

Published on January 13, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)

Jamshid Basseri (Top)
Jamshid Basseri, 75, a longtime Monterey Peninsula resident, died Thursday at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 13, 1926, in Tehran, Iran, and came to the U.S. during World War II to study at the University of California at Berkeley, later becoming a U.S. citizen. He received his masters at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in education at UCLA.

Published on January 17, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Gunter Bode (Top)
Gunter Herrmann Otto Bode, 87, a longtime Pacific Grove resident, died of Alzheimer's disease Sunday at his home. He was born in Breslau, Germany, and lived in Pacific Grove for 14 years. Mr. Bode was a supervisor for the Defense Language Institute in Washington, D.C., and later for the CIA Language School. He was a World War II German Army career officer, and was awarded the Iron Cross

Published on May 26, 2002, Page B9, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Walter Bond (Top)
Walter Bond, 90, a retired Defense Language Institute Russian-language instructor, died Thursday at Monterey Convalescent Hospital.Mr. Bond was born Dec. 7, 1911, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and lived in Monterey for 32 years.A graduate of Finnish University in St. Petersburg, Mr. Bond traveled to the United States in 1950 and earned a Ph.D. from Syracuse University in New York. He was a senior instructor of Russian at the DLI for five years.

Posted on Tue, May. 06, 2003 by the Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Susanne Schnieber-Biondo (Top)
Susanne Schnieber-Biondo, 59, an accomplished artist and educator, died of cancer April 28 at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She was born Sept. 27, 1943, in Stolp/Pommern, Germany, which is now part of Poland. She grew up among cherry and apple orchards near the city of Hamburg, Germany, but as a child fled with her family from the advancing Russian army during World War II. Mrs. Schnieber-Biondo received her master's degree in psychology from the University of Hamburg, and was a professor at the Pestalozzi-Froebel Haus in Berlin. She was also a forensic expert in custody cases and family court for the Senate of Berlin. She ran symposia and workshops in Berlin for women making the transition from the home to the labor force. She was the founder and director of "Bewegung im Wedding," a center for continuing education in Berlin. She came to the Monterey Peninsula in 1986, and in 1991 became the West Coast coordinator for Vincennes University. She was the program coordinator for satellite campuses at Fort Ord, San Diego and Bremerton, Wash. She helped many soldiers get their associate degrees. She most recently worked as a German-language instructor at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. She was a member of the Council of College and Military Educators, International Language and Culture Foundation, Friends of CSU-Monterey Bay, the Seaside Aquatics board of directors, Monterey Museum of Art, Friends of MAOS and the Central Coast Art Association. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Valerio Biondo of Del Rey Oaks; a daughter, Rhea Biondo of Del Rey Oaks; and two brothers, Uwe Schnieber of Hamburg, Germany, and Hartwig Schnieber of Köln, Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilhelm Schnieber of Friedeberg/Neumark, Germany, and Elizabeth Mueller of Hamburg in 1989. A celebration of life ceremony will be from 1 to 4 p.m. May 18 at the Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to a trust fund set up for the education of her daughter, Rhea Biondo.


Published on January 25, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Mary Brannan (Top)
Mary Jean Brannan, 81, retired librarian, died Jan. 16 at her Carmel home.She was born in Modesto, raised in Alameda, and lived in Carmel for 50 years.Mrs. Brannan worked as a librarian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey for many years. She and her husband of 50 years, Peter, traveled extensively during his military career and enjoyed traveling around the world after his retirement.Mrs. Brannan was treasurer of the Monterey Peninsula Volunteer Services for many years.

Published on July 4, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Bente Brunsvig- Cicekdag (Top)
Bente Brunsvig-Cicekdag, 53, a language instructor, died Sunday after a long illness at Stanford Medical Center.She was born Feb. 5, 1949, in Boston. She taught Norwegian and German at the Defense Language Institute for 14 years, and lived in the area for 22 years.Mrs. Brunsvig-Cicekdag enjoyed making pottery, crocheting and needlepoint. She loved animals and nature and possessed a green thumb.

Published on December 24, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Ayca Dutertre (Top)
Ayca Fatma Dutertre, 45, a language instructor, died Saturday Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Monterey City Cemetery. The Paul Mortuary will handle the arrangements.The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to the Community Hospital Foundation Intensive Care Unit, P.O. Box HH, Monterey 93942.

Posted on Tue, Dec. 09, 2003

Juliana Elliott (Top)

Juliana Buenaventura Elliott, 88, an Italian-language instructor, died Nov. 24 at Pacific Rest Residential Care Facility in Monterey after a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Naples, Italy. She lived in Monterey County for 43 years. Mrs. Elliott was an instructor at the Defense Language Institute for 15 years, retiring in 1987. A graduate of Monterey Peninsula College's medical assisting program, she was a medical assistant to two local doctors from 1966 to 1975. She is survived by a sister, Luisa Toscano, and other relatives in Livorno, Italy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Charles W. Elliott, two brothers, and a stepson, Robert. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Santa Rosalia Chapel at San Carlos Cemetery, with interment to follow. The family suggest that memorial contributions be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, 182 El Dorado St., Monterey 93940, or to the donor's favorite charity.

Posted on Sat, Apr. 12, 2003 by the Monterey County Herals
Dr. Tomasz Gajewski (Top)
Dr. Tomasz Gajewski, 76, a retired linguist at the Defense Language Institute, died Monday at his home. He was born Oct. 17, 1926, in Radomsko, Poland, and lived in Monterey for 20 years. Dr. Gajewski retired in 1993. Prior to working at DLI, he was a physics professor at the Medical Academy in Lodz, Poland, and subsequently served as the dean of the physics department at River State University in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Suzanna Gajewski of Monterey; a son, Michael Gajewski of San Juan Bautista; and a daughter, Joanna Janecka of Lodz, Poland. At his request, no services will be held.

Published on April 4, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Rocky Han (Top)
Rocky S. Han, 63, died of cancer on Tuesday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.Mr. Han was born Sept. 14, 1938, in Seoul, Korea, and lived in Monterey County for 26 years. He worked his way through college in Hawaii by driving taxicabs, and eventually earned a master's degree in education from Pepperdine University.Mr. Han then moved his family to Monterey, finding a job at the Defense Language Institute as a Korean language instructor, where he worked for more than 20 years.

Published on July 8, 2002, Page B1, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Ramiro Hernandez (Top)
Ramiro "Ray" Hernandez, 68, a retired manager at the Defense Language Institute, died Thursday following a lengthy illness at his home in Salinas.He was born Aug. 7, 1933, in San Antonio, Texas and had lived in Salinas for 59 years.Mr. Hernandez served in the U.S. Army and was the forms and publications manager for 33 years at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey.

Published on September 19, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Robert Higgins (Top)
Robert Lee Higgins, 53, a retired Army chief warrant officer, died Friday in Bakersfield.He was born March 22, 1949, in Los Angeles and graduated from El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera. He completed basic training at Fort Ord, serving 28 years in the U.S. Army as a language operations officer. He worked at the Presidio of Monterey and Defense Language Institute. He spoke both Mandarin and Korean.

Published on February 5, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Joseph Hutchinson (Top)
Joseph C. Hutchinson, a retired professor from the Defense Language Institute, died Saturday at Beverly Healthcare Center in Monterey. He was 82.Dr. Hutchinson was born Jan. 10, 1920, in Hazlehurst, Ga. He lived on the Monterey Peninsula for 28 years.He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Emory University and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. He did postgraduate work at the University of Paris. He retired from the Defense Language Institute in 1988.

Posted on Wed, Jul. 09, 2003, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Edeltraut Judd (Top)
Edeltraut Regina Judd, 68, a teacher, died Saturday at her home in Pebble Beach. She was born Feb. 15, 1935, in Schlawe, Germany. After World War II she moved with her family to Freiburg, Germany, where she attended the University of Freiburg. Mrs. Judd received professional honors from the Defense Language Institute, where she taught German for 13 years. She had lived in Pebble Beach for 26 years. She enjoyed travel, cooking and spending time with her family. She is survived by two daughters, Regina Lebel and Denise Lebel-Newman, both of Monterey; a son, John Lebel of Monterey; three brothers, Horst Korlach of Emmendingen, Germany, Wolfgang Korlach of Ohlsbach, Germany, and Helmut Korlach of Williamsburg, Va.; a sister, Doritha Unfricht of Emmendingen; and a granddaughter. Private family services will be in Pebble Beach. Healey Mortuary will handle arrangements.
Published on April 9, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)

Jozef Kasparek (Top)
Jozef Kasparek, 86, a retired professor at the Defense Language Institute, died Thursday at his home.He was born April 20, 1915, in the Czech territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He moved to Monterey 46 years ago.Mr. Kasparek was a reserve officer in the Polish Army in 1938, helping to carry out covert operations in Carpathian Rus, the easternmost tip of Czechoslovakia. In 1939 he refused to surrender to the Soviet Army and continued underground activities until he was arrested.

Published by the Monterey Herald on December 18, 2002
Galina Kelly (Top)
Galina Kelly was born on September 15, 1922 in Harbin, China. Immediately after World War II she worked for the US Army in Shanghai, China. She immigrated unto the United States on July 4th, 1947. She always celebrated the Fourth of July with a great amount of pride and patriotism. She obtained a Masters Degree in Russian language and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963 and retired as an instructor of Russian at the Defense Language Institute. Colleagues and students recognized her as a dedicated and inspirational teacher. She leaves behind her many special friends and associates. At her request her ashes will be scattered over her beloved Monterey Bay.

Published on April 1, 2003, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Magdalena Lasconia (Top)
Magdalena Esguerra "Dely" Lasconia, 70, a teacher, died Thursday at Hospice House in Monterey.She was born Feb. 2, 1933, in Taytay Rizal, the Philippines, and lived in Monterey County for 29 years. She taught for 42 years, including 16 at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey.Mrs. Lasconia was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, the Filipino-American Club of Marina, Luzviminda Lions Club, and American Legion Post No. 31.

Published on August 29, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Laura Lee (Top)
Laura M. Lee, 76, a retired administrative secretary, died from cancer Saturday at Hospice of the Central Coast.She was born Feb. 24, 1926, in Near Piatt, Okla., and lived in Monterey County for 47 years.Mrs. Lee was a specialist 2nd class in the Women's Army Corps from 1953-55. Upon her honorable discharge, she worked for the U.S. Government at Fort Ord and Defense Language Institute in various departments for more than 37 years. Mrs. Lee was fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Posted on Tue, Feb. 18, 2003 (Monterey County Herald)
Gabrielle Lubomirski (Died February 2, 2003) (Top)
Gabrielle Elizabeth Lubomirski, 86, a former instructor at the Defense Language Institute, died Feb. 2 in Walnut Creek. Mrs. Lubomirski was born March 14, 1917, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and had lived in Monterey County for 53 years before moving to Walnut Creek last year. She was a Polish-language instructor at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. She had been a member of "AK," a Polish underground army during the German occupation of Poland from 1939-45. From 1945-49, she worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration on the repatriation of Polish prisoners. She was a member of several Roman Catholic organizations, and supported the SPCA of Monterey County and other animal rights organizations. She is survived by two cousins, Teresa Baranowska of Auburn and Antea Pallavicini of Walnut Creek, and several family members throughout the country and in Poland. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at San Carlos Cemetery.

Published on July 14, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Tatiana Malbin (Top)
Tatiana T. Malbin, 91, a retired Defense Language Institute professor, died June 29 in Bethesda, Md.She was born May 20, 1911, in Riga, Latvia, and lived in Monterey from 1952 to 1983.Mrs. Malbin was a professor of Russian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey for more than 30 years before retiring in 1983. Her late husband, Alexander S. Malbin, was also a professor of Russian at the DLI.

Published on July 31, 2002, Page B1, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Robert McCauley (Top)
Robert Hugh McCauley, 84, a retired Army officer, died Saturday at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.He was born Oct. 12, 1917, in San Antonio.Mr. McCauley served in the U.S. Army from 1941 through his retirement in 1971, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in combat overseas in France, Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Korea, and was posted to Japan and Saudi Arabia. In 1962, he attended the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey as a student and later served in the DLI Command Group.

Published on January 4, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Manuel Mencia (Top)
Manuel Bernabe Mencia, Ph.D., 81, a retired professor, died Tuesday at his home.He was born Jan. 1, 1921, in Sancti Espiritu, Cuba, and lived in Washington, D.C. for 28 years before moving to Pacific Grove in 1975.Mr. Mencia worked at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he was the highest ranked career diplomat until the takeover by Fidel Castro. In 1975 he was transferred to the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, where he was the supervisor of the Spanish Department.

Published on December 27, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Bahman Moezzi (Top)
Bahman Moezzi, 82, a teacher, died Monday at his home.He was born April 3, 1920, in Tehran, Iran, and emigrated to San Francisco in 1946. He lived in Monterey for 52 years. He earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Tehran and worked as a language instructor at the Defense Language Institute from 1950 to 1958.

Published on September 18, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Isabella Nemetsky (Top)
Isabella M. Nemetsky, 72, a retired language instructor, died Sunday at the Hospice House.She was born June 18, 1930, in Leningrad, Russia, and lived in Marina for the last 17 years.Mrs. Nemetsky graduated from Leningrad State University and completed her postgraduate work at Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages. She immigrated to New York in 1980, then lived in North Carolina for three years. Mrs. Nemetsky was a language instructor for 42 years.

Publlished on July 5, 2002 by the Monterey Peninsula Herald
Joachim S. Porzig (March 13, 1916 - Jul5 5, 2002) (Top)
Joachim S. Porzig, 86, a retired German teacher for the Defense Language Institute died of cancer on July 5th at his home in Monterey. Mr Porzig was born March 13, 1916 in Altenburg, Germany and lived in Monterey for 46 years. He is survived by his loving life companion, Katharina Zets; a sister Marianne Knoelle of Altenburg, Germany; a sister Elise Chuetze of Cologne, Germany; three sons, Ullrich Porzig of Lawrence Kansas; Dr. Klaus Porzig of Portola Valley; Lai Porzig of Pacific Grove; and six grandchildren. A remembrenace of his life will be scheduled at a futre date. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to the Hospice of the Central Coast, P.O.Box 2750, Monterey, CA 93942 or the American Cancer Society.

Published on April 24, 2003, Page B1, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Thomas Protelsch (Top)
Thomas Protelsch, 58, a language instructor, died April 17 at his home.He was born Oct. 24, 1944, in Minnesota, and lived in Monterey for 18 years.Mr. Protelsch served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He earned a master's degree in Russian, Latin and classic Greek from Milwaukee State University in Milwaukee, Wis. He was a teacher at the Defense Language Institute for 20 years.He is survived by his son, David Protelsch of Monterey; and father, Warren Protelsch of Wisconsin.

Published on November 28, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Mihailo Radusinovich (Top)
Mihailo Radusinovich, 90, a retired language instructor, died Friday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.He was born Nov. 27, 1912, in Buronje, Montenegro, in the former Yugoslavia. He survived the Depression in Montenegro in the 1930s and the concentration camps in Germany during World War II. He settled in Monterey in 1962.In Monterey, he taught Serbo-Croation for 27 years at the Defense Language Institute, retiring in 1989. He enjoyed opera, gardening and travel

Posted on Wed, Mar. 19, 2003 (Monterey County Herald)
Kamil Said (Died March 17, 2003) (Top)
Kamil T. Said, 89, an educator and writer, died Monday at his home in Del Rey Oaks. Mr. Said was born Feb. 12, 1914, in Baghdad, Iraq. He attended the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, before earning degrees at Colorado State College at Greeley, Colo., and San Jose State University. In 1947 he embarked on a long career by first creating and then serving as the first chairman of the Arabic Language Department at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, then known as the Army Language School. He wrote the first two teaching textbooks, "Literary Arabic and Grammar," parts I and II. He retired from DLI in 1973. Mr. Said served as adjunct professor of national security at the Naval Postgraduate School, teaching history of the Arab world, the Middle East and Islam from 1973 through 2000. He taught the history of the Arabs and the Middle East at Monterey Peninsula College. Before emigrating to the U.S., Mr. Said taught English and educational psychology, served as principal of junior and senior high schools, wrote two English language textbooks that were used in elementary schools in Iraq, and was senior superintendent of Administration and Records in the Ministry of Education. Mr. Said was a member of the Carmel Masonic Lodge and the Arab-American Club of the Monterey Peninsula. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Selwa Said of Del Rey Oaks; a daughter, Ghity Corbat of Switzerland; two sons, Dr. James Z. Said of Ashland, Ore., and John K. Said of Monterey; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brothers and sisters in England and Iraq. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Santa Rosalia Chapel at the San Carlos Cemetery in Monterey. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to the Carmel Foundation, the Adult Day Care Program of the Salvation Army, Hospice of the Central Coast or the donor's favorite charity.

Published on January 10, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Peter Schultz (Top)
Peter James Schultz, 55, a teacher, died Jan. 3 in Monterey.He was born Oct. 18, 1946, in San Francisco and lived in the Pacific Grove area for 24 years.Mr. Schultz served in the U.S. Air Force from 1970 to 1978. Most of his studies took place at St. Mary's College in Moraga and the Defense Language Institute in Monterey. He earned degrees in English and Russian. He taught Russian at the Defense Language Institute for 20 years, and loved working with students in his computer.

Posted on Thu, Dec. 18, 2003 
Paul Sujan (Top) 
Paul F. "Uncle Paul" Sujan, 86, a retired language instructor, died Friday at Avalon Health Care in Monterey. He was born Sept. 28, 1917, in Poscony, Hungary, and had lived in Monterey for 47 years.  Mr. Sujan was a Hungarian-language instructor at the Defense Language Institute for 25 years. He was raised in Budapest, Hungary, and came to the United States in 1951. Passionate about working with youth, he was an avid member of the Boy Scouts of America White Stag program. The Presidio building where Boy Scout meetings are held was named after him in 2002. Each year, he would take scouts to cemeteries in the area on Veterans Day to remember the soldiers who died in war.  He is survived by his wife, Margarete Sujan of Monterey; three sons, Zoltan Sujan of Monterey, Paul Sujan of Monterey, and Andrew Sujan of Pacific Grove; two daughters, Sibylla White of Norfolk, Va., and Margarete Davis of Vancouver, Wash.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Peter Sujan.Funeral and memorial services will be announced at a later date.

Posted on Wed, May. 28, 03, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Sunao Torakawa (Top)
Sunao George Torakawa, 81, U.S. Army retired, died Monday at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1921, in Battle Mountain, Nev., and lived in Del Rey Oaks for 36 years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean conflict, retiring after 20 years of service in 1966. He worked at the the Defense Language Institute for 26 years. Mr. Torakawa was a member of the Seaside American Legion Post 591, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Monterey Peninsula and Nisei Memorial Post No. 1629. Mr. Torakawa was a graduate of the Military Intelligence Language School and Counter Intelligence Corps School. He received an Army Commendation Medal while serving as an intelligence analyst and earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation while serving with the 7th Psychological Operations Group. He received both the U.S. Navy Presidential Unit Citation and a Navy Commendation serving in the 163rd Military Intelligence Service, while he was attached to the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Masako Torakawa of Del Rey Oaks; a daughter, Rose Torakawa of Trabuco Canyon; a brother, Takashi Torakawa of Seaside; and a sister, Makie Okinoof Hiroshima, Japan. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Keiko Torakawa. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel of Seaside.

Published on November 21, 2002, Page B1, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Harold Tsuchiya (Top)
Harold Kurao Tsuchiya, 103, a language instructor at the Defense Language Institute, died Nov. 14 at his home.He was born Nov. 7, 1899, in Numazu, Japan, and lived in Monterey County for 51 years. He earned a bachelor's degree from Stetson University in Florida, then went on to earn another one in theology from the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago. He received a master's degree from Winona Lake School of Theology.

Published on October 2, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
William Terrio (Top)
William Joseph Terrio, 74, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died Friday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.He was born Dec. 29, 1927, in Brighton, Mass., and lived in Marina for 25 years. He served 26 years in the U.S. Army, including tours in Korea and Vietnam. He graduated first in his class at the Defense Language Institute's Japanese language course, and earned the Gen. Maxwell Taylor Award.After his retirement, he worked at Toys Etc. in Monterey.

Published on July 12, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Andrew Vinson (Top)
Andrew V. Vinson, 88, a retired Russian instructor at the Defense Language Institute, died Monday of a stroke after a long hospitalization.He was born in 1914 in Vsevolod Vinogradov, Moscow, and was a resident of Monterey and Corralitos for 52 years.At age 4, Mr. Vinson fled with his family to Turkey. The family later settled in Czechoslovakia. He studied business administration at Charles University, trained as an amateur boxer.

Published on July 4, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Celine Vu (Top)
Celine Tuyet Mai Tran Vu, 74, a homemaker, died June 28 from complications caused by emphysema at her home in Sacramento.She was born April 24, 1928 in Vietnam. She moved to Pacific Grove in 1961, and lived in Sacramento one week before her death. She taught Vietnamese at the Defense Language Institute from 1982 to 1999.She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thiep Dinh Vu of Sacramento; three daughters, Helen Vu Thi Huong Thao of Millbrae, Christine Vu Thi Huong Thu of Sacramento.

Published on August 7, 2002, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
William Yui
William Yui, 76, a language instructor, died Sunday at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte of complications from leukemia.He was born Dec. 9, 1925, in Beijing, and came to the United States in 1947. He attended the University of California.In 1953 he moved to Pacific Grove, where he was a member of St. Angela's Church. He recently moved to Altadena.Mr. Yui worked at the Defense Language Institute until 1994 as an instructor, supervisor, chairman and course developer.

Published on January 30, 2003, Page B5, Monterey County Herald, The (CA)
Olga Youmin (Top)
Olga P. Youmin, 78, a former teacher, died Tuesday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.She was born May 8, 1924, in China and was a Pacific Grove resident for 32 years.Mrs. Youmin last worked at the Defense Language Institute. She was a member of the Sisterhood at St. Seraphim's Russian Orthodox Church and sang in the choir.

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