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1985 Utah L. Rev. 259 (1985)
Arvo Van Alstyne: 1922-1985

handle is hein.journals/utahlr1985 and id is 269 raw text is: Arvo Van Alstyne: 1922-1985 Rarely is one privileged to pay formal tribute to a man as mul- tifaceted. as Arvo Van Alstyne. His passing, at too young an age, deeply saddened not only his family but also his many friends and the countless others whose lives he had touched. Eulogies paid Arvo at the funeral services described him as warm and loving and family oriented, which unquestionably he was. He and Ruth had a beautiful relationship. Each of their six children paid a special tribute at the services, tributes that bore eloquent testimony to the love that permeated the Van Alstyne household. Arvo's remarkable professional accomplishments seemed never to detract from the quality of the time he spent with his family. On his personal list of priorities this was foremost. Neal Maxwell, a long time colleague, speaking at the services, empha- sized the proportionality of this man, who could do so many things but never lost the perspective of the things that mattered most. Arvo was born in Beechhurst, New York, May 4, 1922. At an early age he lost his father and found it necessary to provide the means for his own education. He was valedictorian of his high school class and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Scholarship to Yale University. During his college years he held many part-time jobs but managed to combine these with an interest in athletics, notably rowing. Upon graduation in 1943 with a degree in Interna- tional Relations he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Even then Arvo was the complete man. World War II found him in California where he graduated at the top of his naval flight class and where he and Ruth were mar- ried. After the war's end they were back in New Haven. Arvo was enrolled in the first post-war class at the Yale Law School, one of the school's most brilliant classes. He was elected to the Order of the Coif upon graduation. The Van Alstynes returned to California where Arvo spent two years as a law clerk with the California District Court of Appeals, followed by three years as Deputy County Counsel for Los Angeles. In these positions he was becoming known as the young lawyer with the prodigious output of superb legal work. During the same period the new UCLA Law School had been

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