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• Gregory Cahill PhD
  Cahill, 50, researched biological clock cycles
  Minnesota native was a longtime professor at UH
  
  Dec. 26, 2008, 10:33PM
  
  
  Gregory Cahill, biologist and biochemist at University of Houston.
  
  Gregory M. Cahill, associate professor of biology and biochemistry at the University of Houston who made significant contributions to understanding biological clocks, died Tuesday at Bush Intercontinental Airport while waiting for a flight. He was 50.
  
  Cahill was headed to Minnesota for a visit with his family for Christmas when he was stricken.
  
  The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office reported that the cause of death has not been determined.
  
  A colleague, Gregg Roman of UH, said Cahill had a number of health problems.
  
  "Greg has been one of the most important people in our department for a long time," said Stuart E. Dryer, chairman of the UH department of biology and biochemistry. "He was noted for the quality of his research, excellence as a teacher and mentor, and his wonderful personality."
  
  "His death is a significant loss to the UH family," said Jerald W. Strickland, interim senior vice chancellor and senior vice president for academic affairs.
  
  Using genetically altered zebra fish that glow in the dark, Cahill and a team of researchers found new tools that shed light on biological clock cycles, according to a statement from UH.
  
  "Ultimately, this type of research can help with tracing why humans develop sleep disorders or mental illnesses such as depression," the statement said.
  
  Cahill's research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation and the Texas Advanced Research Program, among others. Cahill also taught undergraduate courses in physiology and graduate courses in behavioral psychology.
  
  Before joining UH in 1994, Cahill was a research assistant professor in anatomy and cell biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
  
  In 1998, he received the UH Research Excellence Award for assistant professors and also was promoted to associate professor.
  
  A colleague, Arnold Eskin, professor of biology and biochemistry at UH, said Cahill was "very well-read and had vast knowledge."
  
  "He also loved the outdoors," Eskin said. "He was a river rafter and traveled to Oregon and New York" to do so.
  
  Gregory Michael Cahill was born July 17, 1958, in Mankato, Minn., the son of Paul Cahill and Cynthia Spangle Cahill. He grew up in Janesville, Minn., and graduated from Janesville High School in 1976.
  
  Gregory Cahill earned a doctorate in biology and neuroscience from the University of Oregon.
  
  He also trained in a post-doctoral program at Emory University and received a bachelor's degree in science from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis/St. Paul.
  
  Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Bjorlin of Prior Lake, Minn.; and four brothers, Paul Cahill of Janesville, Minn., Byron "Pat" Cahill of Kasson, Minn., Jared Cahill of Prior Lake and William Cahill of Eagan, Minn.
  
  The time and place of a memorial service will be announced by Arnoldt-McRaith Funeral Home in Janesville,WI.
• Waltrina Stovall - Death Notice
  Former Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Waltrina Stovall died on Tuesday
  Wednesday, December 24, 2008
  
  
  DALLAS,Texas — Waltrina Stovall, former restaurant critic for the Dallas Morning News and a well known collector of vintage memorabilia, died on Tuesday at Baylor Medical Center; she was 71. She had been in intensive care for more than a week after experiencing difficulty breathing.
  
  Born on June 13, 1937, Stovall was a well-respected dining critic at the News for more than 10 years. But she also wrote a column for the Features section on collectors, which traded on her hobby of collecting vintage items. She had a massive collection of memorabilia, with a special focus on food -- glassware, pottery, aluminum trays, and a collection of more than 3,000 cookbooks -- and smoking, including ashtrays, lighters, and unique holders; she was a lifelong smoker.
  
  She continued to write for the News right up until her death, including this recent feature on pecan pie -- one that shows her trademark ability to enrich a story with careful reporting and unexpected details. She was a diligent and disciplined writer who rarely made errors and observed a strict ethical standard; as a critic, she kept a low profile and was rarely photographed.
  
  Early in her career, long before Gloria Steinem did it, Waltrina wrote a series of stories for the Houston Post called, "I Was a Playboy Bunny," documenting her experience working at a Playboy club in Kansas City, where she was trained by Hugh Hefner's brother. She also worked for Con Edison in New York as editor of their employee magazine.
  
  She's survived by her daughter Twila Stovall, of Dallas; a sister Elayne, of Oklahoma; and two brothers, John, of Oklahoma, and Sherryl, of California. No services have yet been planned.
  
• Waltrina Stovall
  
  Longtime Dallas Morning News restaurant critic Waltrina Stovall dead at 71
  
  08:04 AM CST on Friday, December 26, 2008
  
  
  Former Dallas Morning News dining critic Waltrina Stovall, a familiar figure around the newsroom for two decades and a well-known name in local restaurant circles, died Tuesday at Baylor University Medical Center in DALLAS,TEXAS. She was 71.
  
  Though she ate at some of the city's finest restaurants day after day, Ms. Stovall was a lean figure who enjoyed a cigarette and an adventurous meal – the eccentric type of character newsrooms love.
  
  "She was different in a city where so many people want to be normal and aspire to conventional values," said former colleague and friend Teresa Gubbins. "Waltrina was someone that didn't do that, and we need people like that in Dallas."
  
  Ms. Gubbins said Ms. Stovall, who also wrote about collectibles, had a house "full of weird old junk. She had stacks of odd things."
  
  The News' food editor, Cathy Barber, remembered that Ms. Stovall "would not drive on the highway, so she knew every surface street in this town. Driving to a review with her was always an adventure."
  
  Restaurateurs and chefs "loved her reviews," said friend and former restaurant owner Dede Hopper. "She knew what she was talking about, and she was able to do a really good job of expressing it."
  
  Waltrina Stovall was a familiar figure around the newsroom for nearly 20 years.
  
  Ms. Stovall was always ready for a culinary adventure, Ms. Hopper said, recalling meals featuring chicken feet.
  
  Restaurateurs "didn't always agree with Trina," said Stu Wilk, former managing editor of The News, "but they always got a fair shake."
  
  Ms. Stovall was born in California. She attended San Benito College in California, Sayre Junior College in Oklahoma and Midwestern University in Wichita Falls. She worked at newspapers in Wichita Falls, Texas City, Houston, and New York, and as manager of employee communications for Con Edison in New York.
  
  During one of her early newspaper stints, Ms. Stovall wrote a story about working as a Playboy bunny. "She got a great kick out of that," said former colleague Bob Compton.
  
  Ms. Stovall joined The News in 1979. She retired in 1998, but continued to work as a freelance writer until a few months ago. She also worked as a puzzle checker, completing the newspaper's crossword features each week to make sure they were error-free.
  
  "Waltrina was always full of surprises in her writing – sometimes charming, sometimes witty and not afraid to be a little edgy," said News editor Bob Mong. "She was wry and fun and knew what she was talking about."
  
  Ms. Stovall is survived by a daughter, Twyla. No services are planned at this time.
  
• William Scott Miller
  
  updated 9:38 p.m. EST, Tue December 23, 2008
  
  
  Former policeman named suspect in Dallas shootings
  
  
  * NEW: Former Utah state police officer named a suspect some of Monday's shootings
  * NEW: Police: Suspect tried to kill himself, was hospitalized in serious condition
  * Two drivers were shot and killed, another wounded in Dallas rush hour Monday
  
  
  A former Utah policeman is a suspect in at least three of Monday's four rush-hour shootings near Dallas, Texas, including one of two fatal attacks, police said Tuesday.
  CNN affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided this file photo of the Dallas suspect, Brian Smith.
  
  
  The suspect, Brian Smith, tried to commit suicide after the Monday-evening shootings and was in a hospital in serious condition, Dallas police detective Lt. Craig Miller said.
  
  Police used ballistic tests to link Smith, a Utah state police officer for 12 years, to the shootings in which one driver was killed, one was injured by shattered glass and one escaped uninjured, Dallas police detective Lt. Craig Miller said.
  
  Miller said it is unclear if S