Iver Lyche

Iver Lyche Iver Lyche died at his home surrounded by family after a short illness. He was born to a distinguished shipping family in 1923 in Oslo, Norway. He escaped from Norway during the war and eventually ended up in Toronto where he joined the Norwegian Air Force. Because he was one of Norway's top skiers, he was sent to the Unites States to compete in National ski races. After the war, Iver returned to America to obtain an undergraduate and MBA degree from The University of California, Berkeley. There, he was captain of the ski team and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In addition, he was an honorary member of the Beta Gamma Cigna Society. In 1951, Iver joined Shuman Agnew Investment Company and became President and Chairman of the Board. During this period, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange. In 1976 Shuman Agnew merged with Morgan Stanley under Iver's leadership. He went on to become one of the Managing Directors of Morgan Stanley. Iver joined the Board of California Pacific Medical Center and for five years he served as Chairman of the Board. He was President of the Burlingame Country Club, and also a member of the San Francisco Golf Club, The Pacific Union Club, The Cypress Point Golf Club, The Bohemian Club and The Eldorado Club in Indian Wells, California. He was on the Board of the Norway House and was Director of the Norwegian Seaman's Church. In 1960, he was instrumental in helping Norway in the Winter Olympics. In 1984, he helped support the Norwegian Team in the Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1985 by King Olav for support of Norwegian matters here in the U.S. He was active in the International House at University Of California, Berkeley and was a member of the International Advisory Board of the Salk Institute of California in La Jolla, California. Iver is survived by his wife of sixty wonderful years, Joan, and their four children, Helga Andereck, Karen Lyche, Sylvia Davis, and Iver Lyche Jr. He also has nine grandchildren Kirsten Andereck, William Andereck , Carter Andereck, Jay Tobin Davis Jr., Henry Davis, Joan Davis, Catherine Lyche,, Iver Lyche III and Tristan Lyche. His two younger brothers, Helge and Erling Lyche, live in Oslo, Norway. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 on Saturday, April 17th at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to The California Pacific Medical Foundation or your favorite charity.