Ethel Stratton Gould

ETHEL STRATTON (BUNNY) GOULD


Ethel Savage Stratton, grew up in Eagle Rock, CA and was known as Bunny since she was a child. She passed away in her home of age from stroke-related problems on December 23, 2019 at the age of 92.


She was a graduate of Westridge School in 1945, and a graduate of Vassar College in 1949. She was married to Roy W. Gould, Caltech Simon Ramo Professor (now Emeritus), for 67 years and they had two children, Diana and Robert. Bob passed away in 2014. She had a brother, Thomas, now deceased.


Bunny had many interests: including Music, Dancing, Art, Architecture, Mathematics, and Travel. While at Vassar College, she frequently traveled to New York City, where she studied dance with Merce Cunningham and Martha Graham.


In the late forties, she played several bit parts in movies from Paramount Pictures, where her father served as Art Director and Purchasing Agent.


After attending Vassar College, she was employed by North American Aviation as a mathematician and computer programmer in the very early days of digital computers. She met her future husband there. She also worked as a mathematician for a few years at the Electro Data Corporation in Pasadena.


She served as a member of the Pasadena Symphony Board of Directors when Daniel Lewis and Jorge Mester were conductors. She continued to attend Symphony performances for many years. She also enjoyed jazz music and often attended Annual Jazz Parties in Chautauqua, NY, San Diego, CA and Ojai, CA.


She was a member of the Caltech Women's Club, where she co-founded the Architectural Tours of the Campus. She also initiated and led a new regular Caltech tour group, the Gallery Goers, to art and architecture sites and events in the Los Angeles area


Bunny dedicated five years to make the book "Linda Vista, Portrait of a Neighborhood" a reality. She was responsible for the architectural research and history, and writing. She collaborated with Ralph Melching, who was responsible for photograph assembly, and writing. Bunny is survived by her husband Roy, her daughter Diana Gould and son-in-law Martin Koczanowicz, two grandchildren Thomas Moran and Kevin Moran, and several nieces and nephews. She will be interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale and services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at their Little Church of the Flowers.