In Memoriam
	Joseph H. Greenberg Joseph H. Greenberg (G40, H82), 85, Palo Alto, Calif., May 7. One of the century's most influential linguists, Mr. Greenberg classified most of the world's 5,000 languages and inferred historical relationships between the world's peoples purely through linguistic evidence. Though best known as a linguist, Mr. Greenberg was attracted to a career in music early in his life. During World War II he decoded Italian signals for the Army Signal Intelligence Service. Originally a social anthropologist, Mr. Greenberg earned his doctorate for groundbreaking research on the religion of the Hausa-speaking people of West Africa. He is survived by his wife, Selma, and a sister, Barbara Weissbard.
	William Kimpton William Kimpton (WCAS59), 65, Sausalito, Calif., March 30. Starting with San Francisco's Bedford Hotel in 1981, Mr. Kimpton transformed the facility into a cozy, European-style haven and duplicated the effort more than 30 times, creating Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, a boutique chain of hotels and restaurants. An investment banker early in his career, he made financial history by persuading his employer to take Kentucky Fried Chicken public on a national basis, a first for a fast-food company. Mr. Kimpton founded the Mental Insight Foundation in 1996 and was active in its operation. He is survived by his wife, Isabelle; daughters Jennifer Egan, Marcia and Laura; a son, Graham; and three grandchildren.
	Esther "Essee" Kupcinet Esther "Essee" Kupcinet (SCS37), 86, Chicago, June 16. Ms. Kupcinet was one of the leading figures in Chicago society, helping her husband, Irv, with the reporting of his famous Chicago Sun-Times celebrity column for more than 50 years. Ms. Kupcinet was also a major supporter of the arts and played a key role in establishing the Chicago Academy for the Arts in 1982. For more than 20 years she was the talent coordinator for her husband's television talk show. Ms. Kupcinet used her celebrity connections to help organize numerous charity benefits. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karyn, and is survived by her husband, a son, Jerry, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
	Howard M. Packard Howard M. Packard (EB, Nav32), 90, Sister Bay, Wis., June 3. Rising to become president, director and chair of S.C. Johnson & Son, formerly Johnson's Wax, of Racine, Wis., Mr. Packard greatly expanded the company's overseas profile and established 17 international subsidiaries while he was president. A major University supporter and president of the Northwestern Alumni Association from 1960 to 1962, he and his late wife, Josephine (WCAS33), established the James Packard Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1974 in memory of their son. Mr. Packard is survived by daughters Joan Lewis (SESP62) and Barbara Ziegler, a son, Richard (KGSM76), seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
	David W. Peterson David W. Peterson (CB58), 71, Chicago, March 21. A successful business executive, Mr. Peterson earned his degree from Northwestern after a hard financial struggle. He never forgot that difficult period of his life and devoted considerable time, money and effort as a trustee of the Otto W. Lehmann Foundation, helping aspiring students. The foundation targets its support at Northwestern for those enrolled in the School for Continuing Studies. Mr. Peterson was to have received the Northwestern Alumni Association's Merit Award in March but was killed in a boating accident in Florida. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughters Judith, Jeanne Crawford and Carol; a son, David; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
	J. Timothy Weigel J. Timothy Weigel (GS70), 56, Evanston, June 17. Known for his friendly personality and his journalistic ability, Mr. Weigel reported on Chicago sports for nearly 30 years. He was inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame in late March and the University's N Club in May. Mr. Weigel was a sportswriter at the Chicago Daily News for four years before moving to television in 1975, when he became sports anchor for WMAQ-TV. He then moved to WLS-TV where his sports bloopers, "Weigel Wieners," became a local favorite. From 1994 until his death, Mr. Weigel was sports director for WBBM-TV. He is survived by his wife, Vicki, a son, Rafer, and daughters Jennifer and Teddi. RETURN TO DEATHS