TOM HAYNIE, Stanford’s successful and popular swim coach throughout the 1950s, has died. He was 94 and had lived until recently in Morro Bay. He and his wife, Sherrye, were married for more than six decades.

“There have only been four [men's swim] coaches in Stanford history and he was great to me,” said Stanford’s third swim coach, JIM GAUGHRAN, who swam for Stanford in the 1950s. “He was the kind of coach who cared for his swimmers, and we all remain friends today. He was a great influence on all of us and we will miss him.”

Haynie coached 100 freestyle world record holder ROBIN MOORE and Olympians GEORGE HARRISON and PAUL HAIT during his time on the Farm, compiling a 84-9 (.903) dual record. In seven seasons Stanford finished sixth or better at the NCAA meet.

Haynie coached at Stanford from 1947 to 1960, then moved with his family to Hawaii, where he coached at the Punahou School until 1981.

“He never asked for anything for himself – no glamour, no notoriety,” said his daughter, Julie Cline-Maurer. “But he is greatly loved all over the world by those who either swam for him at Stanford or were his students and swimmers at Punahou.”

PHILLIP JAMES FALCON of Stanford, Calif., and Marion, Iowa, died of respiratory failure Jan. 4, 2010, at Stanford Hospital. He was 48 years old.
Falcon was born in Boston on July 19, 1961. After spending his early years in Lexington, Mass., he moved with his family to Stanford in 1972 and continued to live with his parents, LAURA AND WALTER FALCON, on Stanford’s campus and on their Iowa farm until his death.
Falcon’s family remembers him as someone who approached life with good cheer and a sense of adventure and who faced his medical challenges with courage. He completed the special education program in the Palo Alto school system and had a long association with HOPE Services. He traveled extensively in Asia with his parents, and he especially loved the farm in Iowa. He also was one of Stanford’s most loyal football fans.
In addition to his parents, Falcon is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Lesley and Michael Hammond, of Aurora, Neb.; and his brother, sister-in-law and their children, Andrew, Mary, Hallett and AJ Falcon, of Upland, Calif.
A memorial service is planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in the Bechtel Room in Encina Hall. A burial service will be held in the spring in Marion, Iowa. The Phillip Falcon Memorial Fund (c/o his parents) has been established to assist young people with special needs.