Month: September 2024

It is with sadness that VCCCDRA has learned of the passing of Terry Lee Pardee, retired professor of anatomy / physiology and biotechnology at Ventura College.

Terry attended San Fernando Valley State College (now known as California State University Northridge) and earned both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Entomology. In his 60’s, Terry earned a PhD in Epidemiology from Walden University.  Over his career at VC, he taught thousands of future nurses, physicians, paramedics, researchers, and physician assistants.

 

A Celebration of Life is scheduled on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 1 to 4 pm.  Location TBD.

To read Terry’s obituary, please use this link.

With sadness, VCCCDRA has learned of the passing on August 21, 2024 of Les Wieder, retired professor of Television and Theater at Moorpark College.  Les directed more than 72 plays at MC and in Hollywood over his 40+ year career in the music, theater, and television industries.

No services have been announced.  To read his obituary, please use this link.

It is with great sadness that VCCCDRA has learned of the passing of Helene Corley Mulligan, on October 31, 2018.  Helene was a retired professor of business and a founding faculty at Oxnard College.

Helene earned bachelor’s degrees from the City University of New York and Louisiana State University, and master’s degrees in Education from University of California, Berkeley and Childhood Psychology from Long Island University. Her career in education  included many years of teaching at both high school and college level. She also taught and lectured extensively in China and Thailand.

Please use this link to read Helene’s obituary.