1956, of a stroke at the age of 86 while on a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii. References Obituary, New York Times, 8 February 1956. Obituary, Berkeley Daily Gazette 8 February 1956. Obituary, San Francisco Chronicle 8 February 1956. Byington, Lewis Francis, The History of San Francisco, Clarke Pub. Co., 1931. Ryder, David Warren, The Merrill story : (being a record of the life and achievements of Charles Washington Merrill, and a history of the Merrill Company and subsidiaries), Merrill Co., 1958. 1869 births 1956 deaths American metallurgists Engineers from California People from Berkeley, California People from Orinda, California Scientists from California University of California alumni