Bernard B. Skerker, 76, one of UB's most devoted alumni and a member of the UB Athletic Hall of Fame, died Sept. 24 in Millard Fillmore Hospital. A memorial service was held Sept. 26 in the Sisterhood Chapel of Temple Beth Zion.

Skerker, active in community service activities including nine years as a member of the Millard Fillmore Hospital Board, spent more than 50 years in activities involving and supporting UB. A past president of the UB Boosters Club, he was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961 and in 1967, won the Samuel P. Capen Award as the outstanding alumnus. Skerker, who attended UB from 1937-40, was student manager of varsity football during his undergraduate years.

Longtime chairman of Robinson Knife Co., Skerker served as president of the UB Scholarship Fund in the 1960s and set up a scholarship fund with his family for children of Robinson Knife employees.