Deaths Deaths (August 20, 2003)

Burt Lincoln Davis III

Burt Lincoln Davis, III, 60, died July 19.

A native of Palo Alto, he received degrees from Harvard and Yale universities. He later held teaching positions in the Philippines and schools in Pasadena, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and San Bernardino. Later in his life, he studied at the Episcopal Seminary in Berkeley.

He was active with local Scout Troops 57 and 37.

He was interested in photography and often shared his photographs and slides with friends and contacts.

He enjoyed participating in local marathon events. Following a hip replacement in 1993, he switched to biking, a sport he was actively involved with until a disabling stroke in 2001.

He is survived by his brother, Alex M. Davis of Reno, Nev.; and stepfamily, mother, Isabella Davis, and brothers, Thomas, Philip and R. Theodore Damask.

No services are planned and friends are invited to extend their physical, cultural and spiritual levels by attending a camping, running or biking event, a classical music concert or church service.

Donations may be made in his remembrance to the Pacific Skyline Council, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Oljato Fund, 1300 S. Amplett Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94402.
Mario Favero

Mario "Bob" Favero, 80, died July 31 after a short illness.

He was a resident of Palo Alto for 39 years, and prior to that, a resident of Menlo Park for 14 years. Born in Acme, Wyo., he graduated from Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Wyo., in 1940. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1948, earning a Victory Medal for the Philippine liberation. At discharge, he was an Aviation Ordnance man First Class.

After the war, he met Wilhelmina Pope, who was a nurse at the VA Hospital in Menlo Park. The couple married in 1948 and lived in Menlo Park until they moved to Barron Park in 1964.

He worked as a foreman for Leslie Salt Company for 35 years. He enjoyed gardening, sports and horseracing.

He is survived by his wife, Wilhelmina Favero of Palo Alto; brother, Ben Favero; sisters, Theresa Spomer and Madeleine Mathews; and nephew, George Mathews, all of Sheridan, Wyo.

Services have been held.
Ernest Newlands

Ernest Newlands, 92, died Aug. 12.

A native of England, he came to California in 1929. His wife, the late Annie Newlands, joined him shortly thereafter.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Allan and Marty Newlands of Portola Valley.

He was a 50-year member of the First United Methodist Church Choir. He was also a member of the Masons and Sons In Retirement. He volunteered at Stanford University Hospital, where he was recently honored by the Stanford Auxiliary as "Official Hospital Hugger" due to his penchant for giving departing patients warm hugs.

His greatest joys came from storytelling, music and spending time in his garden.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the First United Methodist Church.

Friends are cordially invited to attend a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Aug. 30 at the First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto.
Henry C. Scott

Henry Clarkson Scott, 74, a longtime former resident of Menlo Park, died July 6 from complications following cancer surgery.

Born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1928, he was the son of George Drake and Mary Keck Scott. While he was still a young boy, the family moved to Long Island, N.Y., where he lived until he went to high school at Phillips Academy at Andover, graduating in 1947.

He continued his education at Stanford University, where he earned a master's degree in marine biology. He completed his doctoral work, (but for his dissertation) as a Danforth Teaching Fellow in Education.

He started his teaching career at Sequoia High School in Redwood City and continued at San Francisco State University as a biology professor, living in Woodside with his first wife, Cynthia Keil, and their three children.

In 1963, he joined the Peace Corps and served as deputy director for Ethiopia, living with his family in Addis Ababa for two years. On returning home he became director for Africa for the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C.

He returned to teaching and became dean of students and professor of biology at the then new and experimental campus of the State University of New York at Old Westbury. Moving West, he joined the faculty at California Institute for the Arts, in Valencia, Calif., where he lived with his second wife, Catherine Berne, and their three children.

He next moved to Menlo Park and became executive director of Hidden Villa's environmental education program in Los Altos. Later, he became research assistant at Transnational Family Research Institute and a teacher at Peninsula School in Menlo Park.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Caroline Rose Helmuth of San Anselmo; brother, Tom Keck Scott of Chapel Hill, N.C.; children, Mary Elizabeth Scott-Bellman of Portland, Ore.; Kathryn Ann Scott Dulin of Lake Oswego, Ore.; Peter Kiel Scott of Boulder, Colo.; Chloe Britton Scott, Will Berne Scott and Samuel Keck Scott, all of Lagunitas, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Jacob Erber Steinberg

Jacob Erber Steinberg, 20, died July 23.

He was the son of Robert Steinberg and Alice Erber of Palo Alto; and the brother of Talia and Rachel Steinberg, also of Palo Alto. He was the grandson of Goodwin and Geraldine Steinberg of Palo Alto, and the late Florence and Leonard Erber of Atlantic City, N.J.

He grew up in Palo Alto and graduated from Palo Alto High School.

He recently completed his junior year at Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he majored in economics for business management and was the president of his freshman class. Lovingly referred to as "Jake" by his family and friends, he recently finished writing a television pilot script and was planning a career in the entertainment industry as a film producer. He worked at several internships, including at the William Morris Agency in New York; Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif.; Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles, and the Mitch Schneider Organization in Los Angeles. He would have been an intern at Miramax during his upcoming senior year.

He was passionate about music and entertainment. He was an accomplished pianist who composed his own music, and was a member of the Glee Club at Occidental. He was the arts editor of the Occidental Weekly. He attended concerts whenever possible and was an avid collector of music memorabilia.

He was energetic and filled with a zest for life and was always planning activities. He recently returned from a happy two-week trip to Israel with his father, aunt and uncle.

He was very close to his two sisters, and was loved by many friends and family members all over the world.

Services have been held.

The family wishes to express its gratitude for the outpouring of kindness and support from the community and to the loved ones who came from near and far to be with them.

A Jacob Steinberg Scholarship Fund will be established at Occidental College. Donations in honor of Jacob may be sent to the Jacob Steinberg Memorial Foundation, c/o Steinberg, 199 Aycrigg Avenue, Passaic Park, NJ 07055.
Dr. John R. Stephens

Dr. John R. Stephens, 59, a longtime resident of Palo Alto and prominent child and adolescent psychiatrist, died July 20 after a brief battle with cancer.

He endeared himself to several thousand patients and maintained sustaining relationships with many. He was known for being loyal and supportive to his patients.

He studied foreign languages all his life, mastering French, German and Spanish. He continued to study Spanish at Foothill College, DeAnza College and San Jose State University. Among many talents were his love and appreciation of music and his mastery of games.

He was born in Detroit, Mich., and graduated from Cass Tech High School. He attended the University of Michigan and transferred to Stanford University, where he received his undergraduate degree in psychology and then his doctorate of medicine in 1969. He married his college sweetheart, Stephanie Alexander, who graduated from Stanford University with a degree in nursing.

His internship was spent at Georgetown University Hospital in pediatrics. He returned to Stanford to complete his residency in child psychiatry. He served in the U.S. Army as a major for three years at the Second General Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.

In 1977 he started his private practice in child and adolescent psychiatry in Palo Alto. He cared for patients at the CAPI Unit at San Jose Hospital for nearly 20 years. He was a consultant to the Star House Residential Group Homes. He was most recently associated with the Pacific Biobehavioral Group in San Jose with Dr. Saul Wasserman and Dr. William Cherry.

He is survived by his wife, Stephanie; son, Gregory Stephens of Sacramento; daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Rich Wilde of Redwood City; four grandchildren; a brother, Gary Stephens; sister, Barbara Bell; two nephews and one niece.

Services have been held. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or favorable charities preferred.
Lilyan Tregob

Lilyan Tregob, 93, died July 31.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she was a 10-year resident of Glenwood Inn in Menlo Park.

A member of Hadassah and Congregation Beth Am, she was known by many as a colorful storyteller and world traveler who was almost never seen without her bright scarves and Mexican jewelry.

In the early 1930s, she left home for New York's Greenwich Village, where she studied acting at Columbia University with the renowned Madame Ouspenskaya. In the late 1930s, she paid her way to be driven from New York to Mexico City to join a newly forming American acting troupe. Though she spoke little Spanish, she found a job with the weekly tourist magazine "Esta Semana" selling advertising space to hotels, restaurants and shops across central America. She spent 10 years traveling in Mexico collecting artwork, clothing and jewelry.

During World War II she returned to Cleveland, where she lectured on Mexican society and culture. She later became a travel agent with a specialty in Mexican travel. She moved to California in 1983.

Donations may be made to Pathways Hospice, Sequoia Hadassah or the Jewish Coalition for Literacy.