In Memoriam: Craig A. Magwire, 1922-2017 raig A. Magwire, professor emeritus of mathematical sciences, died in his Wilsonville home on January 30. He was 94 years old. Professor Magwire was born July 9, 1922, in Meadow Grove, Nebraska, to Dewey and Elsie Magwire. He was the second of six children. He received a B.A. from Nebraska State Teachers College (now Wayne State College) in 1943. It was there that Professor Magwire met his future wife, Janet Maurine Judd. As a Navy aviator during World War II, he piloted Navy patrol bombers engaged in anti-submarine warfare in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean. After the war Professor Magwire continued his education at the University of Michigan, where he received a master’s in mathematics in 1947. In 1953 he completed a Ph.D. in mathematical statistics at Stanford University. His teaching career took him to the University of Wyoming; Stanford; the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California; and the University of Nevada, Reno, before he joined Portland State in 1969. Professor Magwire also had extensive private sector experience, including stints with IBM and Aerojet General. While at the Naval Postgraduate School from 1955 to 1959, he worked as an independent consultant with Boeing and Stanford Research Institute.Professor Magwire served Portland State as director of Computer Services from 1969 to 1973, when he joined the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He was a member of several professional societies, including the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Professor Magwire and his wife, Janet, owned and operated a 72-acre hazelnut orchard in Hillsboro. He and his wife, who were married for 72 years, were longtime members of the Lake Grove Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, five children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. –Doug Swanson In Memoriam: Patricia J. McKinney, 1928-2017 atricia Jean Springer McKinney, who served Portland State as a lecturer in the Department of English from 1967 to 1979, died January 25 at age 88. Ms. McKinney, a fourth-generation Oregonian, was born in Portland on October 1, 1928. She received her undergraduate degree in 1950 from the University of Oregon and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Portland State in 1967. She also taught at Oregon State University. Ms. McKinney traveled widely and researched and wrote Cymru Am Both: Gmanfa Ganu: Traditional Welsh Culture in Oregon and A History of Ardenwald. She served on the board of the Portland English Speaking Union of the United States and was an active member of Ascension Episcopal Parish. She is survived by her sister, Mary Mitchell; daughters Samantha and Phoebe; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph; daughter, Tisa; and son, Phillip. A memorial celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 1 p.m., at Ascension Episcopal Parish Chapel. Remembrances may be sent to Beaverton Meals on Wheels. 5 —Doug Swanson C P
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