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George L. Grassmuck
George L. Grassmuck, professor emeritus of political science and special assistant and adviser to the Nixon administration, Born Sept. 17, 1919, in Nebraska City, Neb., Grassmuck earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from UCLA in the early 1940s. He served in the U.S. Navy during and after World War II and later received his doctorate in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University, where he taught for three years.
After short teaching stints at Boston University and UCLA, Grassmuck spent four years as an associate professor of public administration at the American University of Beirut in the mid-1950s before joining the U-M’s political science department.
He is survived by wife Barbara; three daughters, Janice Lilja, Karen Kraushaar and Terri Millson Dicius and their husbands; and four grandchildren, Emily, Matthew, Mark and Nicholas.
Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those wishing to honor him consider a donation to their favorite charity or to the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.
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Clement L. Markert
Clement L. Markert, former professor of zoology, died Sept. 22, 1999 at University Hospital. He was 84.
A native of Centralia, Mo., Starr earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Missouri and a Ph.D from Cornell University. He served as professor of history at the University of Illinois for 30 years before joining the U-M in 1970. At the U-M, he was the A.M. and H.P. Bentley Professor of History from 1973 until his retirement in 1985. At the time of his retirement the Regents noted that “Professor Starr has demonstrated a remarkable ability to treat with imagination and authority an impressive range of historical questions. No ancient historian in this country or abroad crosses as convincingly the boundary between Greek and Roman history, or moves as easily through the subsections of the historical discipline.
“Eminence in his field has not diminished his commitment to teaching or his willingness to take on administrative responsibilities,” they added. “His virtuoso performances in the classroom and his evident delight in explaining the complexity and significance of ancient societies have captivated several generations of students in this University.”
A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Starr was the acknowledged dean of ancient history in America, the author of more than 20 scholarly books and founding president of the Association of Ancient Historians.
Starr interrupted his teaching career to serve with the U.S. Army in 1942–46. He was chief of the Historical Section, Headquarters Fifth Army in Italy, attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, and received the Bronze Star.
Survivors include two sons, Richard and Thomas; a daughter, Jennifer Johnson; and eight grandchildren. He was died August 6.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
C. James Pilcher
C. James Pilcher, professor emeritus of finance, born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Clayton and Marjorie Pilcher.
He attended the University of Michigan, where he received his B.B.A., M.B.A. and Ph.D. in finance at the Business School. He served in World War II in 1942–45 in the U.S. Navy Air Force as a Lt. J.G., and was a blimp pilot stationed in South America, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal Zone.
Jim preceded in death by an infant son, Jay Frank, and a sister, Virginia Ludlam. He has 15 grandchildren, whom he adored.
Memorial contributions may be made to the C. James Pilcher Scholarship Fund at the Business School.
