Harold L. Quadres ’65

Harold L. Quadres ’65 passed away in August 2016 in Petaluma, California. Hal earned an A.B. in mathematics from Dartmouth and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1968. Classmates Dick Jones and Bruce Jolly, brothers at Phi Psi, remember “The Q” as a great guy. “He had an amazing life for someone who grew up in the barrios of L.A.,” Dick said. “One of his first jobs after college (and before law school) was teaching math to kids in a school back in the L.A. barrio. He had a hard time getting through to them until he decided to change the curriculum slightly and teach them about probability so they would be more successful at playing craps.” Bruce remembers Hal as “a good man, intelligent, with a fine sense of humor” and recalls a project to make a small rocket that was “an example of the creative Hal Quadres I saw. I always had a feeling that underneath he was a sincere, deep thinker who cared about life.” Hal went on to teach at the University of Florida, then became one of the founding faculty members of Whittier Law School. Hal was a respected scholar, beloved by students for his brilliant mind and wry sense of humor. He was deeply immersed in political and global concerns and will be remembered for his integrity, generosity to friends and family and wit and wisdom. Hal is survived by his wife, Leslie.