October 5, 2021

The Ion:
Click here for a podcast with Ryan LeVasseur, managing director of direct real estate for Rice Management Company, who discusses the Ion.

Ben Breed (1936-2021):
On September 30, Ben Breed passed away.  A native Texan, he started at Rice and received a BA in Physics from UT in 1957.  After military service, he earned a MA (1964) and a PhD (1965) in Physics from Rice.  After working for several entities, he co-founded Breed and Harvel Associates, his own consulting practice in 1975.  He specialized in acoustics and magnetics.  He retired in 2005 and, with his wife Janie, “spent many happy years in Austin and at their beautiful house on the ranch on Barton Creek”.  He is survived by, among others, Janie (they were married for 57 years).  Click here for the Austin American-Statesman obituary..

October 4, 2021

Dale Friend (1941-2021):
On September 27, Dale Friend passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA from Rice in 1963 and a JD from UT Law in 1966.  He started in private practice in Houston and then became a plaintiff’s attorney at Abraham & Watkins where he became a name partner. When he retired in 2002, he moved to Lake Tahoe.  Also, “he enjoyed collecting rare coins, traveling, reading suspense novels, playing poker, and spending time with his wife, two sons, and their children”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Stacey.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.