Derek Woodhouse J.D. ’76 was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At age 9 he moved with his family to California and settled in Campbell. He graduated from Campbell High, San Jose State, and Santa Clara University School of Law. Derek volunteered for the draft in 1968 and served in Vietnam. While in the Army, he became an American citizen and married his high school sweetheart, Sheri Arnold. His legal career commenced in 1976 as a deputy district attorney. In 1979, he went on to practice labor and employment law for 25 years. He was appointed to the Superior Court bench in 2005. Derek died peacefully in his home on July 19, 2017. He is survived by Sheri, his sweetheart and wife of 49 years; his children Elizabeth Adinolfi ’00 and Lindberg; his grandchildren Asher and Isabella; his sister, Sigrid; and his brother, Philip.