Joseph M. Whelan MBA ’66 of Portola Valley passed away Nov. 2, 2013. Joe was a builder and developer of custom homes and office buildings and won many national awards for his work. Joe was best known for his development of the Portola Valley Ranch in Portola Valley, Calif. His father Harry G. Whelan Sr. graduated from Santa Clara College in 1912. His uncles Laurence V. Degnan, John P. Degnan and Christopher Degnan also graduated from SC in the early 1900s. Many of his nephews and nieces have graduated from Santa Clara as well.