Ovid Rose ’33

Ovid died at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., Oct. 5, 2002. He was 92. After he graduated from Princeton, he received a law degree from Harvard, and then practiced law in LA, until he entered the Army Signal Corps in 1941. On discharge, as captain, he began a practice specializing in workers' compensation. He was attorney for the State of California for more than 25 years, and he was judge of the Workers' Compensation Court. In 1970, Gov. Reagan appointed him a commissioner on the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Ovid retired in 1975.

Ovid was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a past president of the American Legion. He was a gardener and enjoyed tennis, dancing, and golf. When his first wife, Esther Feinberg, died, he married Fern DeSoto, who survives him. Other survivors include his sons, Rodney and Victor, daughter Abbey McClelland, 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren. Ovid will be missed by his wonderfully large family and many friends.

The Class of 1933