Benjamin F. Caffey; Civil Engineer, Fluor Daniel Executive

Benjamin F. Caffey, 70, civil engineer and executive with Fluor Daniel. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., Caffey served with the Army in Germany during the occupation after World War II and retired after 30 years in the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel. He earned degrees in civil engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and USC. Caffey was a member of the Chi Epsilon civil engineering honor society, the advisory board of Georgia Tech’s school of civil and environmental engineering, Georgia Tech’s Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni and the project management advisory board of USC. A resident of Laguna Beach, Caffey served as senior vice president and project director for Fluor Daniel and was president of Fluor Arabia Ltd. before his retirement. On Saturday in Newport Beach of cancer.

Charlie Foxx; Singer, ‘Mockingbird’ Writer

Charlie Foxx, 58, singer and songwriter who wrote the hit “Mockingbird.” Fox performed with his sister, Inez Foxx Fletcher, touring the world in the 1960s. They recorded “Mockingbird,” which reached No. 7 on the pop charts in 1963. James Taylor and Carly Simon took the song to No. 1 in 1974. Foxx’s other hits included “Hurt by Love,” “I Stand Accused” and “No Stranger to Love.” The Foxx brother and sister team sang “Mockingbird” to great critical and audience approval in 1995 at the Rhythm & Blues Foundation’s Pioneer Awards in the Hollywood Palladium. On Friday in Mobile, Ala., of leukemia.

Henry J. Moore; Geologist Helped Select Pathfinder Landing Site

Henry J. Moore, 70, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist who helped select the landing site for the Mars Pathfinder. Moore, born in Albuquerque and brought up in Salt Lake City, graduated from the University of Utah and served in the Navy during the Korean War. With a doctorate in geology from Stanford, he had worked for NASA since 1960 and was also a consultant at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Moore taught lunar and crater geology to astronauts with the Apollo 15 and 17 moon landings and analyzed the rocks they brought back. His efforts earned him the Apollo Medallion. Transferred to the Mars Viking project, he helped determine the Viking landing site in 1976. After the Pathfinder landing, Moore worked with other scientists at JPL to analyze data sent back by the Mars rover, Sojourner, which he called “the robotic equivalent of Neil Armstrong.” Moore was awarded NASA’s Public Service Medal for his work on the mission. On Monday in Nephi, Utah, of a heart attack.

Robert K. Staley Jr.; Former Whittier Minister

Robert K. Staley Jr., 79, former minister in Whittier. The future clergyman was born in Casper, Wyo., brought up in Denver, New York, Germantown, Ohio, and Los Angeles, where he graduated from Hollywood High School. He studied philosophy and political science at UCLA and religion at Princeton Theological Seminary, and was a chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Working principally with youths, Staley served Presbyterian churches in Mill Valley, Calif., San Bernardino, Berkeley, Tucson, and Portland, Ore. He moved to Whittier in 1975, where he worked for a year in a Presbyterian church and then began working with First Friends Church. Always active in the community, Staley participated in the Audubon Society, United Nations support groups, the American Cancer Society and the Gray Panthers. On Saturday in Whittier.