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Stem Cell Agency’s Duane Roth Eulogized at Memorial Services

August 18th, 2013 2:59 am
An estimated 1,000 persons attended
services last week for Duane Roth, co-vice chairman of the California
stem cell agency, who died at the age of 63 following a bicycle
accident.
The San Diego U-T reported,

“A Who’s
Who of San Diego’s technology, business and civic community
gathered Friday to bid farewell to Duane Roth.
The biotech entrepreneur, community leader and director of Connect
died last weekend of injuries sustained in a cycling accident.

“Among
attendees were Gayle and former Gov. Pete
Wilson
, who had just celebrated his upcoming 80th birthday
with former colleagues and friends in Sacramento, county
Supervisor Ron Roberts, former
Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, Chamber
head Jerry Sanders, Preuss School
benefactors Peggy and Peter
Preuss
, SDG&E CEO Jessie Knight,
and many biotech and high-tech leaders. These included Irwin
Jacobs
Ted Waitt and Denny
Sanford
.”

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