Gordon-Van De Vanter-Obituary

Gordon Lee Van De Vanter

San Luis Obispo, California

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Gordon Lee Van De Vanter Gordon Lee Van De Vanter, born in Baker City, Oregon April 30, 1921, died peacefully Friday, September 29, 2017, in Atascadero, California at the age of 96. He was preceded in death by his son, Edward at age 7 in 1956; and his first wife, Carol. Gordon is survived by his...

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May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Gordon was a good man. I did not know his family well but I can report that he was a respected faculty member of the Crop Science Department at Cal Poly. His calm demeanor and dry humor were a positive force in departmental meetings. He mentored many, many students who went on to succeed in the California vegetable production industry. When I came to the Crop Science Department as a fresh Ph.D. in 1974, I had longish hair and a full beard. It was a pretty conservative bunch and they weren't...