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In Memoriam — 2006 Daniel J. Curtin, Jr.
A San Francisco native, Mr. Curtin was Walnut Creek city attorney from 1965 to 1982, and his subsequent private law practice with Bingham McCutchen focused on local government and land use law. He retired as a partner in 2001 and became of counsel. He stayed active and engaged until the end, co-authoring as recently as October a land use alert commenting on a court of appeal clarification of a longstanding ambiguity in the state Subdivision Map Act. He was preparing to teach the annual Planning Commissioner's Seminar at Sonoma State University, a program he co-led for the past 23 years. Mr. Curtin received a bachelor's degree in political science (1954) and his Juris Doctor (1957) from the University of San Francisco. During his college years, he worked for the San Francisco Planning and Housing Association (now SPUR, the San Francisco Urban Research Association). A well-known author, his long list of publications — frequently cited by the California Courts — includes Curtin's California Land Use and Planning Law, a preeminent treatise on California land use law, now in its 26th edition, and A Handbook on Development Agreements, Annexation Agreements, Land Development Conditions, Vested Rights, and the Provision of Public Facilities, with David Callies and Julie A. Tappendorf (Environmental Law Institute, 2003). Mr. Curtin was honored by the League of California Cities in 1986 for "Years of Service and Contributions to Planning in California Cities." He led innumerable training programs for planning commissioners at league meetings, at the Planning Commissioners' Institute, and for the University of California Extension and Continuing Education of the Bar. For the past 23 years, he co-led a training program at Sonoma State University for North Bay planning commissioners, regularly attended by 75 to 100 officials. In 2003, he was honored by the American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law with the Fordham Lifetime Achievement Award, for more than 40 years of advancing the practice of state and local government law. In addition to his many achievements, Mr. Curtin served as a mentor and educator to numerous planners and lawyers. His classes provided planners with an exceptionally clear understanding of California land use law. Colleagues remember Mr. Curtin as a "gentleman of the old school" in the best sense of the phrase. His courtesy, kindness, and respect for local planning inspired planners to achieve the highest standard of professional practice. Mr. Curtin's wife, Myrtle, preceded him in death in the last year. His daughter, Patricia E. Curtin, is an attorney, practicing land use and environmental law with Morgan, Miller & Blair, Walnut Creek. Visitation will be held at Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel, 1139 Saranap Ave, Walnut Creek on December 7, 2006. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary Church, 2039 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Walnut Creek, on December 8, followed by internment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist, P.O. Box 88147, Houston, TX 77288, to assist in the education of the young Mayan Indian Community, or to Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, P.O. Box 304, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0304. Condolences may be sent to Mr. Curtin's family at 76 Fraser Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5456.
He most recently served as a member of the the Blue Springs Planning Commission. He had served as chairman of the Blue Springs Charter Commission, and member and chairman of the Jackson County Planning Commission. His obituary in the Kansas City Star also lists memberships in the Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies and the Friends of Bill W. According to The Star, Mr. Flynn grew up in St. Louis and graduated from St. Louis University with a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in city planning. He started as a planner in St. Louis County and eventually served in several other county and city planning positions. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother David Flynn. Survivors include his wife, Dixie Flynn; two sons; two brothers, and three sisters. A funeral was held October 12, 2006, at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Blue Springs. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Louis University School of Urban Planning, 3663 Lindell Blvd., Suite 180, St. Louis, MO 63108.
Founded in 1899 to promote the garden city idea of Ebenezer Howard, the association played a major role in inspiring the government's new towns program. Mr. Hall extended the association's interests to cover all aspects of urban and regional planning, including the international programs of U.N. Habitat. He led Britain's delegations to the Habitat Conferences in Vancouver and Istanbul. According to The Guardian, Mr. Hall was an early subscriber to the concept of sustainable development who "strove to develop working examples, notably the award-winning Lightmoor New Community in Telford, planned as the beginning of a third garden city." Mr. Hall was an adviser on regional planning and urban renewal to many countries and lectured at Johns Hopkins University and in Australia. He participated in the production of the first practical manual on sustainable development, proposing the award-winning Lightmoor New Community as the third garden city in England.
Mr. Ives was the first professional planner in the state of Tennessee. After Army service in World War II, he worked with HUD and its predecessor agencies. He was the federal government's planner in San Francisco from 1955 to 1961 as HUD Regional Director for Urban Renewal for the 11 western states, Alaska, and Hawaii. A 1935 graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Ives received his master of landscape design degree in 1936. His first job (for the U.S. Suburban Resettlement Administration) took him to Greenhills, Ohio, north of Cincinnati, where he was town planner for one of three "greenbelt communities" built by the federal government in the 1930s. The original government-built area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mr. Ives worked for Harland Bartholomew in St. Louis, 1938-39. From 1939-41, he was director of regional planning for the Tennessee State Planning Commission. He worked for HHFA (later HUD) from 1950-71, moving in 1961 to Washington, D.C., as Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Urban Planning, and concluding his career at age 59 as director of the Neighborhood Program Division. In the course of his long career Mr. Ives also worked for the Chicago Housing Authority, the FHA, and the American Society of Planning Officials, one of APA's predecessor organizations. He is survived by Lillian Ives, his wife of 64 years.
Mr. Jones was lead counsel for Blockbuster in its fight against city sign codes. He was a writer on legal issues surrounding signage and a frequent speaker at conferences and trade shows. He joined Young Electric Sign Company in 2001 as vice president of government relations. Mr. Jones held memberships in the Arizona State Bar, the Maricopa County Bar, and the Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association. He was affiliated with the International Sign Association, United States Sign Council, Outdoor Advertising Association of America, and the Arizona Sign Association. He is survived by his wife, Amy Jo Jones; his mother and his stepmother; three brothers; and three sisters. A celebration of life service was held in Phoenix on June 25, 2006. Memorial contributions may be made to The Huntsman Cancer Foundation, 500 Huntsman Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108.
He was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners in 2001. At the time of his induction, he was recognized as "a leader, educator, researcher, editor, and writer in all aspects of planning. He is a pioneering researcher in the field of planning history. His text, Urban Planning Analysis (with Arthur L. Silvers), was identified by APA in 1997 as one of the 39 'essential references for any planning department or consulting office.'" He served APA, AICP, and its predecessor organization, the American Institute of Planners, as editor of the Journal of the American Institute of Planners (now JAPA). He recently served as an AICP Commissioner and had received the Distinguished Service Award from New Jersey Chapter of American Association. He also served as president of the American Collegiate Schools of Planning. Dr. Kruckeberg's scholarship is widely recognized by academic and practicing planners across the country. His books on methods and models in urban planning, American planning history, and biographies and recollections of American planners, are classics in the field. In addition to serving on the editorial board of six scholarly journals, he published numerous articles and book chapters. He was a sought-after consultant by local, national, and international institution and organizations. In recent years, his academic interests focused on property theory, especially the use of eminent domain. His former students occupy important positions in universities, government agencies, and businesses in the United States and abroad. His service to the people of New Jersey took many forms. Examples include: vice president of Middlesex Interfaith Partners with the Homeless; member of the board of the N.J. Alliance for Affordable Housing; and a board member of the nonprofit Camden Lutheran Housing Corporation. He served for over a decade on Highland Park Zoning Board of Adjustment, which he chaired from 1980-83. He was a past commodore of Raritan Yacht Club. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Brannegan, of New Brunswick, and his brother, John Howard Krueckeberg of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is also survived by his son and daughter-in-law, John C. Krueckeberg and Mary Cornish of Plymouth, New Hampshire. Funeral services were held December 18 at Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In lieu of gifts and flowers, a scholarship fund will be established. Contributions may be sent to the Rutgers Foundation (Rutgers Foundation — Donald Krueckeberg Scholarship Fund), Winants Hall, 7 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.
He served many years on the board of the American Bar Association Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law and was a frequent speaker on planning in Ohio. He participated in training planning and zoning board members. Mr. Manley's best-known case was Pembauer v. Cincinnati, a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found that Hamilton County, Ohio, deputy sheriffs had violated the Fourth Amendment rights of his client, a Cincinnati physician, who had attempted to bar them from entering and searching his clinic. When APA was called before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution on March 7, 2002, to defend Growing Smart from an attack by property rights groups, Mr. Manley and Stuart Meck, FAICP, then a senior research fellow with APA, represented the organization at the hearing in Washington, D.C. Mr. Manley was one of the original members of a task force that met in Chicago in March 1991 to develop the project proposal that became Growing Smart.
"When it comes to promoting vibrant local economies, producing new small businesses, and protecting private property rights, we share common cause with our critics," Mr. Manley told the subcommittee. "However, we believe that the planning reform improvements discussed and analyzed in Growing Smart are important components of realizing these objectives."
Born in Kentucky, Mr. Noe attended Princeton University and North Carolina State before earning a master's degree in urban design at Harvard University. He accepted a position as Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Cincinnati where he taught from 1963-1996 and also served as Department Head and School Director. Mr. Noe served on the Cincinnati Planning Commission and numerous civic boards in that city. His major city projects included an award-winning solution for protecting Cincinnati's fragile hillsides, developing methods of reclaiming polluted urban streams, projecting the impact of hazardous substances in metropolitan areas, and drafting legislation for historic preservation. He was the recipient of three Fulbright Scholarships and was a much sought after lecturer at universities, architectural and city planning conferences and public forums throughout the world. He is listed in the 55th edition of Who's Who in America. While in Naples, Florida, Mr. Noe served on the City of Naples Planning Advisory Board and was the inspiration, author and creative force behind the ongoing Naples urban design study and competition for one of the city's principal central corridors. He is survived by his wife, Lynn, two sons, and two granddaughters. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in the name of Sam Noe to the National Marfan Foundation/Northern California Chapter, c/o Heidi Law, 28 Sandpiper Ct., San Raphael, CA 94903.
Mr. Patterson was the Development Services Manager in Henderson, Nevada, from 2003 to 2006, and served as the the director of planning and development services for San Marcos, Texas, for 11 years, from 1991 to 2002. In San Marcos, Mr. Patterson provided leadership on many issues, including the city's long range master plan, development of outlet malls, aquifer protection rules, and growth during a period of record development. During those years, he received the "Professional Planning" award from the Central Texas Section of APA in 1996, and the statewide "1996 Texas Comprehensive Planning Award" from the APA Texas chapter. In 2000, Mr. Patterson received the 2000 Central Texas Section Director's Award for his outstanding contribution to the city planning profession in Central Texas. He was active in several professional associations, including the American Planning Association, American Institute of Architects, and Urban Land Institute. He served on the state board of directors of the APA's Texas chapter and as first vice president of the City Planners Association of Texas. He was also president of the APA Texas chapter's Central Texas Section. Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife Becky; children Melissa Figuroa and Chris Patterson; son-in-law Chris Figuroa, a soldier in Iraq; his mother, Ruth Patterson; four sisters, and two brothers. A celebration of life service was held in Henderson, Nevada, on October 27, 2006. A memorial service was held in San Marcos on November 4.
As director of planning for the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), Mr. Santell was instrumental in completing the 2040 Regional Framework Plan that was honored by APA with a 2006 National Planning Award for Outstanding Plan. Prior to joining NIPC in November 2004, Mr. Santell directed the planning and projects division of the Kane County (Illinois) Development Department, where he became a strong proponent of coordination among local and regional planners. He shaped Kane County's award-winning plans that provided a framework for collaboration across traditional geographic and governmental boundaries. Earlier, he was a planner for the City of St. Charles, Illinois, and had worked for the Eastern Kentucky FIVCO organization and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. "Sam was very passionate about what he did," wrote Douglas Martin, assistant city adminstrator of the City of McHenry. "He had strong convictions, particularly for the preservation of open space, planning partnerships, regional planning and subdivision design. He gave me my first planning job out of graduate school, at the Kane County Development Department and had an impact on my career. I believe that he did make a difference in the planning world. He orchestrated the Kane County 2020 Plan which won several awards, as well as a regional plan for NIPC. He will definitely be missed!" Mr. Santell is survived by his wife Beth, daughter Megan, and son Stephen. A memorial service is scheduled at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Charles on May 20. A memorial fund has been established in Sam’s name to benefit open land preservation. Checks may be made payable to the Sam Santell Memorial and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL 60119. Click here to read more about Mr. Santell at the NIPC website.
Mr. Testa was in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, both active and reserve, retiring in 1994 with the rank of commander. He is survived by his wife Ann; sons Damon and Jason; father Tom; and sister Deborah Harnos. Funeral services were held May 8 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chandler. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Philip Testa Memorial Scholarship, Acct. 2704272661, at any branch of Wells Fargo Bank.
According to an article from the university's news service, Mr. Webber headed U.C. Berkeley's Institute of Urban and Regional Development and the University of California Transportation Center. He also successfully fought for establishment of a Ph.D. program in planning at U.C. Berkeley. Mr. Webber helped plan Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the 1950s. In 1970, Webber became director of UC Berkeley's Institute of Urban and Regional Development, where he initiated the first large-scale, systematic study of the BART district's impact on travel behavior and land use. The study was new in its policy focus and methodology, generating methods still employed today. Mr. Webber also founded the journal Access, and was its editor until his death. In 2000, he won the Distinguished Planning Educator award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, the highest annual prize in United States planning education. Mr. Webber's contributions to urban planning theory centered on two sets of ideas that he developed beginning in the early 1960s. Reflecting on the complexity of urban development in an age of rapidly growing communications and mobility, he challenged the conceptual foundations of the field, postulating that urban planners and transportation analysts should focus less on the notion of "place" and more on the physical and informational linkages and connections that bind together what he called "non-place realms." Mr. Webber was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and earned a B.A. and an M.A. in both economics and sociology from the University of Texas in 1947 and 1948. He came to U.C. Berkeley as a student in 1949, earned an M.C. P. in economics and planning in 1952, and then became an assistant research city planner on campus. He joined the faculty of UC Berkeley's Department of City and Regional Planning in 1959. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Cott Webber of Berkeley; son, Thomas Webber of Pacifica; daughters, Jane Webber and Martha Muraro, both of Berkeley; and four grandchildren. Before his death, Webber asked that no formal memorial services be held.
Friends at the Metro Section of APA's New York Chapter remembered him as "a true visionary and shining star at the Department, known for his no-nonsense approach and remarkable urban design and site-planning instincts." Mr. Weil held bachelor's degrees in environmental design and architecture from the University of Kansas and a Master of Urban Planning degree from the City University of New York. In the Manhattan office of the Department of City Planning, he was responsible for planning and development in Midtown and the east and west sides of the borough. He became deputy director of the Brooklyn office, and for the last 10 years, served as the department's director of zoning and urban design. He is survied by his parents, Donald and Patricia, two brothers, two sisters, and nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was held at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Roslyn, New York. Contributions may be made to Boy Scout Troop 195, Glenwood Landing, NY, 11547, or Hospice at Beth Israel Hospital, 1st Ave and 16th St., New York, NY 10003. To read tributes to Mr. Weil's life and work, and write reminescences, visit www.legacy.com/NYTimes/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=18274211.
He is remembered by friends as a man who loved encouraging others and who was always able to find creative solutions to any challenge. He befriended professional colleagues worldwide. Mr. Womble's career in private consulting and public service spanned almost 50 years. In 1985, he assumed the position of County Traffic Engineer in Gwinnett County, Georgia (Metro Atlanta) during a period of unprecedented growth and played a key role in the planning and implementation of the county's transportation improvement program. Until his death, he served as Director of Traffic and Transportation Planning in Gwinnett County and was actively engaged in a major project to integrate and better coordinate transportation and land use planning through a concurrent update of the Gwinnett County comprehensive land use plan and the county's transportation plan. Mr. Womble was born in Lockwoods Folly, North Carolina, and graduated from University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. His varied work took him to Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, and South America. Returning to the U.S. in 1973, Mr. Womble became a self-employed consultant before being appointed Director of Utilities and later Traffic Engineer for the City of New Orleans. He developed access arrangements for the 1984 World's Fair, expanded the computerized traffic control system, and implemented a multi-billion dollar expansion of the Central Business District. Mr. Womble was a registered professional engineer in Georgia and South Carolina and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is survived by his wife, Sue, three daughters, a stepdaughter, and two grandsons.
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He received APA's national Distinguished Leadership Award in 1988 in recognition of 20 years of writing, teaching, encouraging, and supporting planning ideas. In 1987, he received distinguished leadership awards from APA's California Chapter and from the chapter's Northern Section.
Mr. Flynn was a Life Member of APA and was honored in 2005 with the American Institute of Certified Planners President's Award for his contribution to the advancement of the planning profession.
Dr. Krueckeberg joined the faculty at Rutgers University in 1967, and was professor and associate dean for master's and professional programs at the university's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Before joining Rutgers, he received a B.S. from Michigan State University, and MCP and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Manley was an attorney with Manley Burke in Cincinnati. He had more
than 40 years of experience in representing a wide variety of interests,
and his specialty was in land-use planning and zoning law as well as eminent
domain. He was also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Cincinnati
and served as president of the Ohio Planning Conference before that organization
merged with the Ohio Chapter of APA.
