Arthur E. Hacker of Claremont has died after a long illness. He grew up in Glenview, IL, graduated from Yale University with bachelor's and Master of Architecture degrees, and taught at the University of Houston and Cal Poly Pomona, retiring from Cal Poly as Professor Emeritus. He was active in the Claremont community, and enjoyed traveling extensively. Survived by his wife Kathy of Claremont, his sons Andrew (Lauren) of Phoenix and James of Sacramento, his sister Charlotte Lillquist of Clarendon Hills, IL and her family, and numerous cousins and friends. No services will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Claremont Heritage (claremontheritage.org or mail to Claremont Heritage, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711) or to the Sierra Club (sierraclub.org).
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Professor Hacker was a nice guy and I enjoyed his architecture history classes, despite the difficulty in memorizing many of the buildings from his slides in class. He will be missed.
C Nei
February 1, 2018
Amazing Professor, Father, Mentor, Friend and Role model. It was an honor and pleasure to take his courses and had the joy of calling him Professor Hacker!! Thank you for being a great mentor!! May you RIP and God Bless your family!
Mario Solis
August 10, 2017
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