Obituraries Obituraries (October 06, 2004)

Robert "Eagle" Berns

Robert "Eagle" Berns passed away on Sept. 19 at the age of 63. He was a longtime resident of Palo Alto and had recently moved to Las Vegas, Nev.

He loved working on his computer and wrote many well-known computer games. He also loved watching movies, making pottery and spending time with his friends and family.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Berns; his mother, Ethel Berns; his daughter, Sara Berns; his son, Adam Berns; and his former wife, Ricka Berns.

Services were held in Las Vegas. Donations in his name may be made to the American Heart Association.
Carolyn Carder

Carolyn Elizabeth Carder, 57, a resident of Menlo Park, died Sept. 23 of cancer.

A native of St. Louis, Mo., she graduated from the Ladue School System, earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Duke University, a master's degree from the University of Delaware, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Ohio State University.

She owned a consulting practice, was a licensed psychologist, and traveled extensively in the United States, Europe and Asia as an advisor. She was active in the Community Breast Health Project of Palo Alto and provided professional and personal support to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

She enjoyed gourmet cooking, travels to Europe and fine wines.

She is survived by her father, Homer C. Carder of Columbus, N.C.; step-mother, Wendy Carder; brother, Stephen Carder of Sarasota, Fla.; step-brothers, Greg Bowcott of Poway, Calif. and Randy Bowcott of Waukegan, Ill.; and step-daughters, Cate Mills and Monica Devroude, of Boise, Idaho.

A private family memorial service will be held. Donations may be made in her honor to the Community Breast Health Project or Pathways Hospice in Mountain View.
Leah Kaplan

Leah Lebeson Kaplan, 83, a resident of Palo Alto, died Aug. 24.

A native of Thomasville, Ga., she grew up in Chicago and earned a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree from the Smith School of Social Work in Massachusetts.

She began her more than three-decade-long career at Stanford in 1964 as a clinical social worker with counseling and psychological services. She was ombudsperson from 1984 to 1996, and was instrumental in opening the Stanford Help Center where she served as director until 1992.

She is survived by her daughter, Ann Kaplan of Oakland; son, Paul Kaplan of Menlo Park; sister, Shirley Shenker, and brother-in-law, Steve Shenker, of Mountain View; and two grandsons.

A memorial service will be held in her honor Saturday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. at the Kaplan home. Donations may be made in her name to the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professorship in Human Rights, c/o Susan Lauenstein, Assistant Director of Developmental Stewardship, Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305-8610.
Herbert Solomon

Herbert Solomon, 85, a resident of Los Altos Hills, died Sept. 20 of Parkinson's disease.

A native of New York City, he earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the City College of New York and a master's degree from Columbia University before coming to Stanford where he earned his doctorate and helped establish Stanford's statistics department.

During his career, he sponsored nearly 20 doctoral students and authored or co-authored about 75 papers and several books. He was a fellow and president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, a fellow of the American Statistical Association and a recipient of its S.S. Wilks Medal.

He was devoted to family and Jewish causes and enjoyed politics and watching sports.

He is survived by his wife, Lottie Solomon of Los Altos Hills; sons, Mark Solomon of Redwood City and Jed Solomon of Menlo Park; brothers, Seymour Solomon of New York City and Henry Solomon of Bethesda, Md.; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Sept. 23 in Los Altos Hills. Donations may be made in his honor to either the Naomi L. Solomon Memorial Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund, 121 Steuart St., San Francisco, CA 94105; or checks made out to Stanford University for the Naomi L. Solomon Memorial Scholarship, Gift Processing, Office of Development, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez St., Stanford, CA 94305-6105.

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