George Thomas Oberlander

OBERLANDER, George Thomas - June 18, 1913 - September 11, 2005 Died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005. George was the loving husband of D. Jeane Newberry Pierce for 53 years; stepfather of Diana Pierce Sandberg; father-in-law to Mischa Sandberg; and grandpa to Sonja Miranda and Sabrina Lara Sandberg of Vancouver, BC, Canada. George was preceded in death by his parents, John and Agnes Oberlander and his sister Ann Oberlander. Born in Denver, CO, he came to San Francisco with his family and received his education here, graduating from Lowell High School. He received his BS and MS degrees at UC Berkeley. He taught in several SF high schools and served as a chemist and metallurgist for US Steel. He continued his education at Stanford where he received his Ph.D. in biological science in 1952. He was a professor of biology at SF State University for 27 years. He had a particular interest in algology and traveled to many parts of the world that had rocky shorelines and algae to study. He will be remembered with love and smiles for his generous and sunny disposition. Following his wishes no funeral or ceremony will be held. Memorial donations may be made to charity of choice.