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Garry Whyte ’73

August 14, 2018, in Aurora, Oregon.

Garry was admitted to 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ at the age of 15, but deferred his enrollment for seven years. In that time, he was a ski instructor and did two tours of duty in Vietnam. He entered 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in 1969, leaving in 1972 to complete his degree at UC Berkeley. As a mechanical engineer, Gary worked building machines for agriculture and for cleaning up oil spills. He founded two companies: PrivateCode, which specialized in private transactions via the web and other commerce, and 1-800-CHARITY, the first national system to deliver contributions from donors to any charity without cost to the charity.

Gary is survived by his daughter, Hallie Whyte: his son, Jeremy Whyte; his sister Sue Schaefer; and his love, Kathy Grant.

Appeared in 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ magazine: March 2018