Newcomb Family Endowed Scholarship. Additionally, when Weatherford Hall underwent $20 million in renovations in 2004, Newcomb made a $250,000 contribution to name the cyber cafe Bing's, a reference to his childhood nickname. The Bernard A. Newcomb Digital Commons, s computer lab on the 2nd Floor of Austin Hall, is also named in his honor. Newcomb co-launched ITXS, an auction site for second-hand IT-related items, with Herb Swanson and Mike Symons in 2000. Newcomb was awarded with the Helen Keller Achievement Award by the American Foundation for the Blind in 2006 for his work to improve the quality of life of the blind. In 2005 Newcomb donated $5 million to the Peninsula Community Foundation. The Foundation later merged with Community Foundation Silicon Valley to become the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Newcomb also donated to Scio High School, Scio, Oregon, in support of its sport programs, specifically football. In 2000, he and his family donated $1.3 million to build a football field, track, stadium (including locker rooms, a weight room, and wrestling room), and parking lot. In 2013, Newcomb donated another $850,000 of the total $1.3 million project cost for the purchase and installation of new artificial turf at the stadium. Newcomb was also a supporter of the Castilleja School, most recently donating to the renovation of its Gunn Administration Building; the 2nd floor Newcomb Board/Conference Room is named in his honor. Personal life On September 11, 1999, Newcomb married Carol J. Kearney in Bend, Oregon. They divorced June 26, 2001. He has no children. Newcomb lived a quiet life, residing in Palo Alto with his wife, Gerry Lee Marshall, until his death at home January 29, 2023, following a long illness. References American blind people Oregon State University alumni People from Long Beach, California People from Palo Alto, California 1943 births 2023 deaths Philanthropists from Oregon Philanthropists from California