Felix Cherniavsky - Robert Gifford

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Felix Cherniavsky - Robert Gifford

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GIFFORD , ROBERT L. 1963 Pasadena Star News 1963 Jan 9 .. Pasadena Pioneer ON JAN 9 1963 Succumbs ROBERT L. GIFFORD pioneer dies He was a life member of the leading National Engi . neering Societies and was in “ Who's . Who ? During his Pasadena rest dence , Mr. Gifford maintained his engineering organization in Chicago until his retirement i 1953. commuing to Chica za and the past four to six times yearly . He was a director Robert Ladd ditford , who the Pasadena Humane Society lived in Pasadena since 1910 nd was president of that os and was active in many en ganization Tor 10 years , a di , gineering and civic groups , rector of the Boys ' Club , the died today at his home to Boys ' and Girls Aid Soelety , 1231 S. El Molino Ave. , at the age Board of the Security Firse and the Pasadena Advisory of 97 He had been active until his National Bank death . Mr. Gifford also wag a trus Private services will be tee of the University of South conducted at Turner & Stevens : ern California and of Whittier Mortuary , 95 N. Marengo Ave. College and an associate of Pasadena . Friends may call at Caltech . the mortuary untila , 9 pm . He was a member of the Thursday . University Clubs of Chicago and Pasadena the Valley Hunt Mr. Gifford , born in Smith Club and the Athenaeum . He field . Ohio was educated at also was a fellow of the Royal Earlham College and Cornell University . He had a profes : Horticultural Society of Lon sional degree of civil engineer . don from Cornell and his doctorate degree from University of He is survived by his 30 Southern California Brooks four grandchildren ; For years he was a consulta and three great grandchildren , | ing engineer for the Santa Fe Railway , the National Fire Proofing Company and other corporations . During his prac tice he developed and patented a number of industrial proc . esses and automatic steam des vices which had a wide use .