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Warren E. Miller
Former U-M political scientist Warren E. Miller, one of America’s foremost authorities on electoral politics and voting behavior, Born March 26, 1924, in Hawarden, Iowa, Miller served three years in the U.S. Army Air Force (1943–46) before receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Oregon in 1948 and 1950, respectively. He earned his doctorate from Syracuse University in 1954 and taught at the University of California, Berkeley, for two years prior to joining the U-M. While at Syracuse and Berkeley, he also held a research appointment with the Survey Research Center.
Miller is survived by his wife, Ruth S. Jones, also a political scientist, of Scottsdale; son Jeffrey R. Miller of Indianapolis; and daughter Jennifer L. Miller, who lives near San Diego. Memorial contributions may be sent to Warren E. Miller Fellowship, Centennial Campaign Fund/APSA, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1206.
Elizabeth Gaspar Brown
Former Law School research associate Elizabeth Gaspar Brown preceded in death by her husband, Douglas. There will be a memorial Mass at St. Francis Church in Ann Arbor at 9:15 a.m. March 5.
Edward A. Boettner
Edward A. Boettner, professor emeritus of industrial health, preceded in death by his first wife, Irene. Surviving are his second wife, Melva; a brother, Russell, of Huntsville, Texas; two sons, Donald of Ann Arbor and Thomas of Cheyenne, Wyo.; and two grandchildren, Bryan and Erin, of Cheyenne.
Morton S. Hilbert
Morton Shelly Hilbert, a co-founder of Earth Day and professor emeritus of public health, died Nov. 6, 1998. He was 78.
Fogarty, recognized as one of the world’s experts on flight simulation, received an off-campus assignment in 1977 to assist in the development of the A-10 and F-16 flight simulators. His consulting work for Link Aviation (1959–70) resulted in the mathematical models for the Gemini, Apollo and LEM space mission simulators. One of these training devices was instrumental in the safe return of Apollo 13.
Fogarty joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering in 1960. In 1961–65, he served as vice president of Applied Dynamics Inc., where he helped establish the company as a leading manufacturer of hybrid (combined analog-digital) computers. He returned to the University in 1965 and was appointed professor and director of the simulation center in 1968. He retired in 1980.
Fogarty received a B.S.E. in electrical engineering from Montana State College in 1940 and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Cornell University in 1950.
He is survived by his wife, Wilma; sons, Michael and Brian; grandchildren, Jennie and Michael; sister, Rose; and brother, Jeremy.
Edgar J. Lesher
Edgar J. Lesher, professor emeritus of aerospace engineering, Born July 31, 1914, in Detroit, Lesher earned a bachelor’s in mathematics from Ohio State University and a master’s in aeronautical engineering from the U-M. He joined the U-M faculty in 1942, after teaching at Texas A & M.
Lesher and surviving wife, Margaret, had 10 children, including four sets of twins. Edgar was preceded in death by his newborn daughter, Gretchen, in 1955. Surviving children are Ted of Atwater, Calif.; Karen Keys, of Berkeley, Calif.; Roger of Saline; Nancy Smith of Garland, Tex.; Sarah Alfonso of Dallas, Tex.; Deborah McNamara of Brighton; Megan Lesher of Story, Wyo.; Daniel of Chicago, Ill.; and Valerie Lesher of Ann Arbor. Also surviving are sister, Helen Williams, Sands Point, N.Y., and brother, Tom, Logansport, Ind. He leaves 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
