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Lincoln D. Hurst: Religious studies

Lincoln D. Hurst, a core member of the religious studies department at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ for many years, an American Bible scholar and religious and film historian, died from a sudden heart attack on Nov. 11. He was 62.

Hurst was an internationally recognized scholar and historian who published extensively on a wide variety of topics, including the Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls and film.

He received a bachelor’s degree in history in from Trinity College in Illinois in 1969. He received a master’s of divinity in 1973 and a master’s of theology in 1976 from Princeton Theological Seminary.

In 1982, Hurst received a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University. He began his °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ career in 1983, retiring in 2006.

Richard L. Walker: Veterinary medicine

Whether diagnosing complex animal diseases, teaching the intricacies of bacteriology or wielding a hammer to build homes for the needy, UC veterinary professor Richard Langan Walker Jr. was a dedicated scientist and kindhearted teacher and volunteer, recall friends and colleagues.

A memorial celebration is planned in January for Walker, 56, who died Dec. 1 in Bodega Bay at age 56. Authorities are investigating his death as a probable suicide.

Walker was one of the founding faculty members in the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, a veterinary diagnostic lab operated by the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ School of Veterinary Medicine for the state of California. At the lab, he studied infectious diseases that affect animals, especially livestock and poultry.

He received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, in 1974. At °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ, he earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree in 1980 and a comparative pathology degree in 1985.