Here are the local residents who died recently:
George Carpenter, 82, of Palo Alto, who was born in Edmonton, Canada, earned a graduate degree at Stanford University, where he studies the interaction of radio waves with the magnetosphere, worked at Stanford Research Institute, where his duties included calibrating GPS satellites using the Stanford Dish, helped develop ground-penetrating radar, retired as director of the Geoscience and Engineering Center at SRI, and enjoyed collecting brass engine models, died on Sept. 6, 2025.
William Green, 88, of Palo Alto, who worked on the legal staff of Bose Cascade before starting his own firm, William E. Green & Associates, who often did free legal work for local nonprofits and churches, who served on the Palo Alto Planning Commission and as chair of the Palo Alto Rail Cross, who was a lifetime golfer and an enthusiastic jazz fan, and who traveled the world with his wife, Loretta, died on Oct. 17, 2025.
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