May 26, 2005

Obituaries

Irving M. Klotz, 89, of Wilmette, Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, died April 27 in Evanston Hospital.

A graveside service was held April 29 at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights.

“Irving Klotz was one of the leading thinkers of his time in physical biochemistry, the field connecting physical chemistry with the life sciences,” said Northwestern Provost Lawrence B. Dumas. “He was one of the leading scientific figures at Northwestern in the latter half of the 20th century and contributed in significant ways to Northwestern’s programmatic advancements in chemistry and the biological sciences. University presidents called upon him for advice in steering the institution while young faculty drew upon his willingness to mentor them as they developed their teaching and research careers.”

Mr. Klotz, a noted expert in chemical thermodynamics, was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1968 and to the National Academy of Sciences in 1970.

Mr. Klotz joined the Northwestern faculty in 1940 and was awarded tenure in 1947. He retired in 1986. He received a bachelor of science degree in 1937 and a Ph.D. in 1940, both from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Klotz is survived by his wife, Mary Sue Hanlon Klotz; two sons , Edward S. and David P.; a daughter Audie J. Klotz (Paul Fenwick); a sister Harriet Meyer (the late Edwin Meyer); and three generations of nieces and nephews.

M. William Karlins, 73, of Northbrook, professor emeritus of music, died May 11 at his home.

Mr. Karlins, who joined the faculty in 1967, retired in August 2001. He had an extensive composition catalog which embraced large orchestral and chamber works as well as solo and choral pieces. His saxophone music has been widely performed in the United States and abroad.

Mr. Karlins’ music has been performed by the Chicago, Dallas, Albany, Nuremberg and Grant Park symphony orchestras, as well as by the Fine Arts and Boston Composers String Quartets, the Camerata Wind Quintet, the Chicago, Vision and Wykto Saxophone Quartets, and by many other concert organizations and soloists throughout the world.

He served as a guest composer at Arizona State, Illinois Wesleyan, Bowling Green State, Ball State and Western Illinois Universities, the University of New Mexico, Alberta College Conservatory of Music and at the Sigma Alpha Iota National Convention in 1993.

He is survived by his wife, Mickey; son Wayne and his wife, Diane, and their children, Ross and Shelley; and daughter Laura Stevenson and her husband, Mike.

A concert in celebration of his life will be held in the fall on the Evanston campus.