Posted by Al Kirkland, a resident of another community, on May 18, 2012 at 10:19 am

I remember Professor Knoles very well- one of a group of outstanding professors, firmly entrenched at History Corner- Knoles, Snyder (Rix was also Director of Admissions at the same time- I think that he and Helen Kmetovic, Pete's wife, were the Admissions office), Vucinich, Buss, Bailey et al. What a collection of wonderful, inspiring teachers! All led by President J. Wallace Sterling. We older, Stanford codgers were so fortunate.

Posted by Sylvia, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 18, 2012 at 11:13 am

Thanks so much for this wonderful article. I love reading about interesting people who've lived long lives.

Many years ago I was involved with Friendly Visiting, a volunteer program to spend time with older adults. My guy was a man born in London who saw Queen Victoria ride by in a carriage. He emigrated to Canada for some years and ended up moving to the US and building a house on Cowper Street in Palo Alto. He told me that where my house was situated used to be fields of tomatoes!

Posted by Jackie, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on May 18, 2012 at 3:01 pm

What a heart warming story.

Posted by Bob, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on May 19, 2012 at 5:01 pm

We are very fortunate to have a citizen like George Knoles who at 105

is still teaching and still learning. I can only say that this man has

not lived long enough and the use of his mind should be appreciated by

all of us seniors. People such as Professor Knoles are what makes Palo

Alto so special, Thank you, Sir, for positively affecting the lives of so many.

Posted by James, a resident of Menlo Park, on May 19, 2012 at 8:36 pm

This guy is just a legend! Superb article.

Posted by Sheila, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on May 21, 2012 at 11:53 am

What a wonderful story of such an amazing man. Professor Knoles continues to be an inspiration to many. I should add he also has a lovely family who love him dearly.