University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: In Memoriam

In Memoriam: William (aka Bill, “Wild Bill”) James Laubenheimer, M.S. in both Math and CS, 1979

William (aka Bill, “Wild Bill”) James LaubenheimerAugust 19, 1956 – July 19, 2023 Bill grew up in Milwaukee, WI, graduated from Carroll College at age 19, and attended UW Madison where he received double major master degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science in 1979. While at Madison, he developed tight friendships over the bridge table. …

Raymond Damadian, Creator of the 1st MRI, dies at 86

Dr. Raymond Damadian, who built the first magnetic resonance imaging scanner, which revolutionized doctors’ ability to diagnose cancer and other illnesses — but who, to his dismay, saw the Nobel Prize for the science behind it go to two others — died on Aug. 3 at his home in Woodbury, N.Y. He was 86. Since …

Robert San Soucie

Robert L. San Soucie, PhD, died March 13, 2017, just shy of his 90th birthday. He was born in Adams, Massachusetts to Leo and Ora (Sturm) San Soucie. He is survived by his wife, Pat, sons Rick and Marc, daughter Mary Frances, a brother, William, seven grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces.

Douglas Strand

Douglas John Strand died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at his home in Edgewood, Md., at the age of 70. Born in Madison, he was the son of the late Louis and Theodora (Thysse) Strand. Doug went to Central High School in Madison and attended college at Bethany in Mankato, MN and UW-Madison (1969). He was …