Obituaries

William Quinn, a celebrated painter and professor emeritus who taught at Washington University in St. Louis for more than three decades, died Dec. 30, 2022, at Bridgeport Hospital, near his home in Milford, Conn. He was 93.

Emil Raphael Unanue, MD, an internationally renowned immunologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Dec. 16, 2022, surrounded by family in St. Louis after a two-year battle with glioblastoma. He was 88.

Radhakrishnan Gopalan, a longtime, beloved professor of finance at Olin Business School, died Dec. 6, 2022, of cancer. He was 50.

Donald Snyder, a senior professor of electrical and systems engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, died Nov. 21 of complications of gastrointestinal cancer. He was 87. A memorial service is planned for April.

Penelope Parkman Biggs, a graduate and longtime benefactor of the Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died under hospice care Nov. 3 after a long illness. She was 85.

Barbara Liebmann, who served in numerous staff positions during a long career at Washington University in St. Louis, died Nov. 8, 2022, of pancreatic cancer. She was 66.

George Paz, a former trustee of Washington University, died Oct. 23. He was 67. He served on the university’s board from July 2009 until June 2019.

Malik Williams, an undergraduate student in Arts & Sciences, died Friday, Oct 7. Williams is remembered as a quiet, calming presence who loved good food, travel and nature.

Joseph Reid, Jr., who had been a master carpenter at Washington University for 42 years, died Saturday, Aug. 20, in Branson, Mo. Funeral services will take place Saturday, Aug. 27.

David Warren, a grant analyst in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at Washington University in St. Louis, died July 17, 2022, at his home in Olivette, Mo. He was 66.