2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Lyn n , ▁and ▁children , ▁Julia , ▁Susan ▁and ▁Michael . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁August a , ▁Georgia ▁Category : American ▁television ▁direct ors ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁( S UN Y AC ) ▁is ▁an ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁III ▁athlet ics ▁conference ▁consisting ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁system . ▁It ▁was ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Member ▁schools ▁ ▁Current ▁members ▁ ▁Aff ili ate ▁members ▁ ▁* ▁- ▁S UN Y ▁Morris ville ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S UN Y AC . ▁ ▁Form er ▁members ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁tim eline ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁while ▁rec lass ifying ▁to ▁Division ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁Mid - American ▁Conference ▁Alb any ▁and ▁B ingham ton ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Colleg iate ▁Conference ▁while ▁rec lass ifying ▁to ▁Division ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁America ▁East ▁Conference ▁ ▁S UN Y IT ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference