Donald Low, 79, a professor emeritus in the School of Veterinary Medicine and pioneering expert on animal kidney diseases died Nov. 7 in Davis following a long illness with Lewy body disease, a degenerative neurological disorder. A memorial service will be held in his honor at 4 p.m. Nov. 20, in the campus's Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.

"Don Low was a very popular faculty member who played a significant role in the development of a number of programs in the veterinary school," said Dean Bennie Osburn.

Low was director of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital 1974-80. He served as associate dean for instruction in the veterinary school from 1982-83 and as associate dean of public programs from 1983 until his retirement in 1991.

Family members ask that memorial donations be sent to the Don Low/CVMA Practitioner Fellowship, Office of Public Programs, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, or to Yolo Hospice.