Santa Fe, New Mexico
VAN PERKINS Van Perkins of Santa Fe, New Mexico died of heart failure on February 18, 2019 at age 88. Van was an academian, a son, brother, husband, father, conservationist and avid river rafter. He was a great lover of opera and a voracious reader. He was also a devoted grandfather who supported...
Read MoreI was exceptionally fortunate to have Van as my Ph.D. advisor, at U.C.R., some fifty years ago. He was not only an outstanding professor, but an extremely warm and generous individual. My best wishes go out to the Perkins family.
Pete Wang
April 05, 2019 | Aptos, CA | Friend
Van was my professor at UCR in the 1960s. He introduced me to American history and provided me with a model of intellectual rigor that I have never forgotten. It's been thirty years since I last saw Van, but he still inspires me. John Mack Faragher
March 04, 2019
I would like to express my sincerest condolences for your loss. May the God of all comfort give you his peace at this very difficult time. Php 4:6,7
February 28, 2019
