In Memoriam - George Vid Tomasevich (1927 - 2009)

George Vid Tomasevich
1927 - 2009

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George Vid Tomasevich, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology (Buffalo State College) died on December 3, 2009, at his Berkeley, California home. He was 82. Professor Tomasevich came to the US after the WWII. He received his B.A. in sociology from Roosevelt University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. From 1968 to 1995, when he retired, George Tomasevich was one of the founding members of Anthropology Department there (with June Collins), as well as one of the founding members of NASSS. Much loved by his student and colleagues, he is survived by his sister Nada and brother Vladimir.