IN MEMORIAM -- ALAS!

Forrest Adolphson *    Joyce Aigner *
Judy Anderson *    Linnea Asplind *   
Judy Avena *

Michael Bach *    Sally Bawden *
Michael Belsley *    William Bert *
Kenneth Blatter *    Carol Bondhus *
William Boubal *    Sandie Briggen *
Jim Brubaker *   Barry Brynjolfsson *
Pete Buchanan *   Jillayne Buettner *

Peggy Carbonara * Martin Cardella *
Laura Carlson *    Dick Cassidy *
Roger Christensen *    Kathie Cline *
Susan Crawford *    Kristina Crise *

Debbie Drew *
Patricia Drotzinger *
Barbara Dukelow *
Ariel Eaton *    Barbara Eaton *
John Fernald *    Dick Fish *
John Fligg *    Fred Friedham *
Meribeth Fyler *

Alice Gadek *   Mary Lou Gauger *
Chuck Gelhaar *    Diane Golsan *
Mary Lou Grant *
Nancy Greer *    Dexter Griffith *
Terry Groener *    Elaine Grubbe *  
Jim Gruenberg *

David Haas *   Ted Heckler *
Greg Heier *   Judy Heim *
Tom Henry *    Karel Hermanek *
Roseanne Hildenbrand *    Bill Hoff *
Sharon Hogan *    Mike Hoy *

Jerry Inglis *   Karen Isaacson *

Tim Jackson *
Patti Jamieson *   Alvin Johnson *
Arthur Jensen *
Hal Johnson *    Joni Johnson *
Vernon Johnson *    John Jordan *
Jerry Joyce *

Mary Lou Kaiser *    Ann Kay *
Joe Kelly *    Vicki Kempkes *
Virginia Kessler *  Lee Ann Knippen *
Ruth Kolberg *

Marlene Langenstrass *   Hubert Lattan * James Lester *    Wayne Liepitz *

Linda Mann *    Danny Martin *   
Marilyn Markowski *   Ted Mick *
Jerry Miller *
Mary Ellen Milnamow *    Doris Mitchell *
Ted Mullett *   Gary Mutz *

Jim Nelson *    Mike O'Rourke *   

Jim Paul *    Kirby Pehoski *
Kit Petersen *    Jeannie Pierron *
Lucy Pillinger *    John Pond *

Dick Robbley *    Sherry Rogers *
Charles Roloff *  Joanne Rosenthal *
Joan Rosenthal *    Steve Rosenthal *
Jim Routson *

Dieter Sabiers *
Ben Sadowski *    Llull Sala *
Darryl Schenk *    Nina Schmale *
Dolores Schmieding *
Wilton Schwartz *    Ed Sheppard *
Kent Shifferd *    Carol Sue Shissler *
Chuck Slocum *
Kay Shorey *    Gordon Sinclair *
Dean Smith *    Bruce Spencer *
Gay Spillman *    Jan Stebe *
Ruth Steele *

Richard Teppema *
Mary Ann Trombino *

Jim Undem *    Phil Valent *   
Penny West *    Dave Zinn *

* 10/24/2024 "Kent Shifferd, a peace and environmental educator and author, passed away peacefully on October 24th at his home in the Town of Chicog, near Minong, Wisconsin. He was 83.
An historian, peace activist, and environmentalist, Kent taught at Northland College, in Ashland, Wisconsin, for over 30 years. In the 1970s, he took a leading role in the development of the school’s interdisciplinary environmental curriculum, and then, in the early ‘80s, created the peace studies and conflict resolution program. Along with his colleagues in the field, he helped found a 21-school consortium, the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, and traveled widely, giving guest lectures. In 2011, he published From War to Peace, a Guide to the Next 100 Years, an analysis of war in our society and the alternative pathway of peace. His second book, The Planetary Emergency: Environmental Collapse and the Promise of Ecocivilization, was published in 2021.
Kent was a Renaissance man with many passions, including sports, especially baseball (he always said it was never too late to become a Major League pitcher), art, music, and travel. He and his wife Patricia traveled to Canada and Europe countless times, as well as visiting every state in the USA. He explored both Eastern and Western spiritual practices and had a deep Christian faith influenced by his experience with Taoism and Buddhism. He stayed active with local environmental and civic causes until shortly before his death, and he had a huge heart, always jumping into action to help others.
Kent Shifferd was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 29, 1940. His father worked as a clothing salesman and his mother was an artist and homemaker. In early childhood, his family moved to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where Kent played church basketball, baseball, and attended Glenbard West High School, where he studied Latin and found several like-minded friends who discussed literature and world events. He attended the University of Dubuque, and received bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees in history from Northern Illinois University.
He met his wife, Patricia, a sociologist, at the University of Dubuque, and they married in 1962. In addition to Patricia, he is survived by two daughters, Sania and Sarah, his brother Keith and sister-in-law Joan, and cousins Frank and Stephen Olderr.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, December 29 at 10:00 AM, at the Blue Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Rice Like, Wisconsin (230 West Messenger Street). In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Northland College and Regional Hospice Services."

* 10/24/2024 Hubert Lattan, who was on honor roll 13 times. Obit: "Bert died peacefully on Sunday, October 27th after a long illness. He was born in 1941 to Jean and Aurilla (Arnold) Lattan and grew up in Oak Park and Glen Ellyn. He is survived by his beloved wife, Judith (Judy) Johnson, sister Milla Cummins, brother David (Janice) Lattan, and many cherished nieces and nephews.
Bert was a graduate of Glenbard West High School and Iowa State University, where he was in Pi Kappa Phi and Army ROTC. He received his commission the day of his graduation and went to Vietnam shortly thereafter, where he was awarded the bronze star. Upon his return, he joined Arthur Anderson, LLC who he worked for his entire career, retiring in 1995 as a Participating Principal. He also remained in the US Army Reserves after his return from Vietnam and retired a Lieutenant Colonel.
Bert was a well known steam and model railroad enthusiast in the Chicago and suburban areas and served as an officer in both national and local rail organizations.

* 2/25/2024 Bonnie Shableski, known to us as Bonnie Sporka, died last February after an extended battle with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Bonnie was with us through our junior year (which is where the photo is from) when her parents moved away -- and is with us in our 50th reunion book "because Glenbard is where my heart is." Margie writes: "I first learned about her illness last July when she wrote to Tom that she would not be able to participate in The Mile. Concerned, I emailed her and learned that she was in hospice care... and assuming that she had just a few weeks to live, I wrote her what I thought would be a "good-bye" note. Bonnie replied right away, and we have been corresponding ever since. Not only were her emails prompt but they were also delightful. Nancy Fricke Johnson has also exchanged many emails with Bonnie and agreed that her messages were always upbeat...so upbeat, in fact, that I finally inquired if she was typing and composing them herself. She confirmed that she was.
After neither Nancy or I had received an email from Bonnie in two weeks, we each received the sad news from Bonnie's daughter that "her sweet mamma" had died. Not only was Bonnie sweet, she was an inspiration in how to handle a terminal illness with strength and grace."

2022 [discovered 2024]

* 10/4/2022 Arthur Jensen. "Devoted husband, beloved father and grandfather, brilliant optical engineer, relentless joker and master of puns, Arthur went to be with his savior on October 4th, 2022 at the age of 81, after a battle with several cardiac complications (his cardiologist claims a paper will be published about the rarity of his co-conditions). He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur and Helen, sister Katherine, and dear son, Stephen. Survived by his adoring wife of over 55 years, “Dearest Betty,”; daughters Leja Lori (Craig) Steinberger, Rebecca (Dana) Krebs, Jennifer (Mark) Barry; grandchildren Kaitlyn, Jonathan, Levi, Caleb, and Annabelle; and great-grandson, Jax.
Arthur was born on January 2, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Glenbard Township High School. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Illinois Institute of Technology and a master’s degree from the University of Rochester. While beginning his career of over 37 years at Eastman Kodak Company in the field of optics, Art met the love of his life, Betty Simpson, and chose to put down roots and start a family in Rochester, NY. In his final hours, he told his beloved Betty, “After I met you, I never looked at another woman again.”
Arthur was truly a genius with an extraordinary mind. He never ceased to think and to solve problems, as evidenced by the hundreds of notebooks full of equations and copious notes from his work on various projects. These projects included supporting the development of testing methods for many large optical systems, including NASA space-based telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Telescope, and the James Webb Space Telescope. Among his accomplishments are earning an achievement award from NASA for his contributions to the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as an award for his contributions to a classified program essential to the safety and security of our country. He was published in several technical journals and was well-respected in his field. Despite his accolades and achievements, he told his dear family, “You are the greatest thing I have ever done.”
Art was a lover of books, all-night movie marathons, fireworks shows, anything in 3D, holograms, Disney World, peak autumn leaves, dad jokes, dominoes and card games, good steak dinners, and apple fritters. He had a special affinity for celestial events, including spectacular sunsets, solar eclipses, meteor showers, and aurora borealis displays, and in his final years, was working on a project to help locate exoplanets. He was a man of great faith in his Lord Jesus Christ and looked forward to the promise of eternity spent in heaven with him. We know that any celestial events he witnessed during his time on earth pale in comparison to what he is now experiencing. webpage Rochester.

Thanks to Mike Tavis (whom we had trouble finding (see found) for this and for "Arthur was my best friend in HS and I spent many hours in his basement doing experiments and working on optical mirrors. We were also roommates in college at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He went to Rochester Ny and I went to California for graduate studies." And to Margie for "Arthur and I were in the same class at Lincoln School from kindergarten through sixth grade. Even then it was obvious that he was thinking at a higher level than the rest of us."

2023

* 4/3/2024 "Charles Gary Mutz passed away April 3, 2024, after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara Fossum Mutz, and his children Dr. Eric F. Mutz (Schuyler Rideout), Stacey Katherine Mutz Howe (Michael), Charles Garrett Mutz (Christen) all residents of Atlanta. He adored his six grandchildren James Walker Mutz and Elizabeth Avery Mutz residents of Pensacola and Samuel Patrick Howe, Anna Welsh Howe, Charles Grayson Mutz and Connor Garrett Mutz of Atlanta.
Gary was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 26, 1941, to Charles George Mutz and Mary Katherine Nation Mutz. He grew up in Lombard, Illinois, and graduated from Glenbard High School. Gary received a BS degree in economics from Miami University (Ohio) and served in the USAF in Great Falls, Montana before moving to Denver to begin a career with IBM. His 30 year career later took him to Atlanta (where he test-marketed IBM’s newly invented barcodes that now appear on all packaging), to Reno, Nevada, back to Atlanta and to Paris, France where he was in charge of IBM’s Customer Satisfaction for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
After his retirement, Gary prepared tax returns for 20 years at CPA firms, worked as an Executive Consultant helping people coming to work in the US or taking a job overseas, and traveled on assignments for USAID to assist in The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, Eastern Europe, many of the “Stans” and Southeast Asia. He loved the world’s diversity and was always eager to go somewhere new.
Constantly searching for new adventures, Gary ran marathons in New York, Washington DC, Chicago and Paris as well as many other races including repeatedly The Peachtree Road Race. He was an expert skier, an inexpert but eager dancer, a scuba diver, a handyman who built cars and additions to his home, and who turned bowls. Gary loved church sermons, reading, making his famous pancakes, the company of his children and friends and watching his grandchildren learn and grow. For his grandchildren’s sporting events, he willingly rose early and traveled far. He had a great sense of humor even when “Volun-told” to work at The Sandy Springs Society events to raise money for charity. Discovering new foods was his pleasure.
He will be greatly missed, but his family finds comfort that his suffering is over."

2019

* 12/6/2023 Dave Zinn, from various medical problems. Mary Hanson took the picture and adds: "We re-met when I moved to a new house in Carlsbad, CA. He was living in Santee then, and Chuck Gelhaar suggested that I hire him for some little jobs. It worked out well, and we kept in touch until he didn't answer my last letter sent in October. I had a very bad feeling about that. . ." Tom Chandler quotes Dave's first mile run report, 2005: "I went on a one mile two dog tug-a-walk. My trusty Taiwanese Electronic Pedometer is my time and distance device. I did the walk in 14 minutes 28 seconds. I generally walk at 100 paces per minute. However, to keep up this pace I have to allow the hounds to sniff around and pee and lolly gag for a few minutes before we start the serious (cardio pulmonary) exercise. Once we get started they tend to act like sled dogs and we keep up the pace. The temperature for todays effort was 85 degrees with an RH of 15%. When we finished, the hounds tongues were hanging out about 3 inches and my recovery time was about 3 minutes. This is no big deal, I do it everyday. Then again, I never get any better..." Obit here. More from Mary here and here and here.

* 12/27/2022 (found out 6/2023) Kristin Wooley, Debbie Drew's daughter writes: "I’m sad to tell you she passed away on Dec 27 from a fall. I’m attaching her obituary. She and her brother Donald both were Glenbard grads and loved being in the band there. She often wore her Glenbard Ball cap and always had fun talking with people who recognized the HS all over the world!" Kristin also provides an interesting obit.

* 5/1/2023 Deepest sympathies to Sue Wallace whose husband, Dick Burwell, died May 1, she tells us in an email expressing her fond memories of friend Debbie Drew.

* 3/14/2023 Joanne Rosenthal's son, Curtis Nelson, writes to tell us that his mother died back in December. Covid was not involved, he adds. Class of 59 sends its deepest sympathies to Curt and to all members of Joanne's family. An obit from the Rolla, MO newspaper.

* 12/16/2022 Saddened to note that Linda Mann died in the year's final month. Laurel Gundersen emailed Roger, and Roger emailed our class. He writes: "Sadly, Linda and I lost track of each other over the years, but fortunately we were able to renew our friendship in more recent times and we emailed back-and-forth on a regular basis. I'll really miss her, she was a great lady. Rest in peace Linda. Thank you for your friendship and the memories over the years. I will miss you my friend, it's good to know that you're healed in heaven and reunited with your other loved ones who have also passed. At times like this I always find great support and comfort in one of Dr. Seuss's phrases, "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." Of course we're going to grieve and cry . . but if it never happened, we wouldn't cry, because we never would've had the loving moments with those who passed or are about to pass, and what would be the point of life, if we had never loved them? Of course there's another famous quote that says 'tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.'" An obit.

* 4/8/2022 Penny West writes: "Danny Martin passed away on April 8th from complications of a stroke. Danny has been living in Miami, FL for the last several years and continued to play music up until his stroke. He is survived by his wife Janet and his two children, Philip Martin and Wendy Martin."

Please help identify others in this wonderful photo. There's one we all recognize, of course, holding a football. (glenbard59@gmail.com)

* 8/21/2021 From his son Jeff's remarkable email, we've learned that our one classmate whose career has been in Canada, Dick Fish, died today in Toronto. The email is remarkable because it contains Jeff's amazing and insightful eulogy, which we include here (left column).

* 6/5/2021 Margie writes:
From Linda Kellogg Pond, I am relaying very sad news. Her husband and our classmate John Pond died yesterday, June 4th. To all John’s friends, I’m sure this is startling news because he had been in good health.       His issues began a month or so ago when he had COVID-like symptoms, even though he had received his vaccines months ago and all subsequent COVID tests had come back negative. Because of the strange nature of his illness, John was transferred from the hospital in Huntsville to a hospital here in Nashville. That was ten days ago. Unfortunately, John continued to decline even though all sorts of tests were administered. Ultimately John was put on a ventilator, but that was to no avail either.       I am in the loop of all this because Linda has been coming back to my house each night after having spent every day at the hospital. We would talk a little at night and again at breakfast after which she would return to the hospital. Her days were long and stressful. She was stoic when she told me the news about John last night and she still was this morning.       Now for my emotions: It almost seems fitting that I be the bearer of the bad news of John’s passing because, if my memory is correct, I have known John longer than anybody else in our class. John and I were in Mrs. Seltzer’s first grade class at Lincoln School and continued to be in the same class through sixth grade. He was always a cute kid …even though I thought he should have gotten into trouble when in fourth grade, he got up from his desk, entered the coat room, and reappeared wearing the teacher’s boots. I thought Mrs. Kufer should have reprimanded him, but instead she laughed.       After sixth grade, John and I did not have much interaction until the 55th reunion where Linda, John, and I chatted about the proximity of Huntsville and Nashville and that they liked the Nashville Symphony but did not like the long drive home afterward. That discussion led to a happy strategy. Hans and I liked the symphony too, but I did not feel comfortable driving at night or taking Hans for an outing by myself. So…for a couple of years, we had some fun weekends…and John and Linda were so kind and patient with Hans’s Parkinson’s issues. Hans loved Linda’s cheerfulness, and John and Hans shared stories of their professional lives. They also shared a love of ice cream and sherbet with a chocolate chip cookie on the side. They’d take their dessert into our family room, sprawl out on the two sofas, and watch a sporting event together. They were good company for each other. So many times, I would chuckle to myself, “And to think that John and I knew each other as six year olds.”
If you would like to email Linda, she asked that you use John’s email address pond@hiwaay.net. (yes, the letter "a" appears twice in hiwaay)
>Obit and info on memorial service.

John in Redondo

From New Orleans obit: Philip James Valent, 80, a resident of Slidell, LA, since 1983. He fought bravely against the cancer that ultimately took his life. "He met his future wife, Donna, in elementary school. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master's degree from MIT. He later completed his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Purdue. He married Donna on Sept 11th 1965. They raised four children in Ventura, CA and then Spring, TX before moving to Slidell. While in California he worked as an ocean floor geotechnical engineer for the Navy at Port Hueneme. In 2011, he was inducted into the American Society of Civil Engineers Hall of Fame for a paper he co authored in 1982 that became a basic reference in mooring line analysis. After completing 48 years of civil service for the Navy, he retired as the Associate Superintendent, Marine Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS. In retirement he continued to serve this community through his appointments as commissioner on the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West (2017-2020) and then on the St Tammany Levee Board." More in obit. Lovely family album here.

* 1/24/2021 From the Lombardian: "William Dexter Griffith, 81, passed away on Jan. 4, 2021 at home in Queen Creek, AZ. Husband of Lynda Lou Griffith, they shared 45 years of marriage together. Born in West Frankfort, IL, son of George and Louise Griffith. Graduated from Glenbard West H.S. He worked at Glenbard East H.S. and finished his career as the Building Facilitator Manager for Dist. 87." More in obit.

* 8/28/2020 Rick Mickelsen, who took one of our dozen Johnsons, Joni, to our Senior Prom and then married her has today sent an email to Roger: "I am writing to inform you that a member of the Class of 1959, my wife Joanne "Joni" L Johnson Mickelsen, passed away on August 27, 2020."

* 8/14/2020 Our hearts get another wrenching, with the terrible news that Linnea Asplind Riley has suddenly died of a very rare cancer.

Two of her longest -- this goes back to grammar school -- and closest friends have written warmly and very insightfully about her:
By Wendy John: A close friendship dating back to 1953 is not easy to memorialize. We had a friendship grounded in living in Lombard one block apart, (and our respective family phone numbers were 1144 and 1154) grounded in all things art, design, fashion, crafts such as sewing, weaving, knitting and cooking. And grounded in a shared love for animals, foreign travel, playful humor, and faithful attention to each others' lives. Grounded in a careful appreciation for how much things cost and never wanting to ever be profligate. From the founding of the Clam Club in 7th grade, to my last visit to her home in Solana Beach last year, we followed each other's lives always. A better friend I could have not asked for. Supremely supportive and caring, a fabulous listener, always well-mannered and considerate of others, generous, possessing business savvy, perfectionism, hard-working and risk-taking, she could do many things and did them well. Her childrens' books, the Linnea calendar, her interior design, her window displays, her travel and other sketchbooks, her clothing, quilts, everything was done with fine attention to detail and color. Her drawing line was sensuous and on point. [Continued here.]
By Margie Shaw Stoll: We all are aware of Linnea’s immense creative talents, but her personality shone brightly too. And let me tell you that it lasted until the end. I had a fun phone chat with Linnea in late July when she was already in hospice. Her voice was strong and vibrant, and I could imagine that her eyes were twinkling . . . just as they did back in our elementary, junior high, and high school days. Our conversation was like the old days too . . . lots of laughing and reminiscing. She had an amazing memory . . . even recalling how she admired my older sister’s haircut as she and I would sit in the back seat while my sister would drive us home from school events. She was a good good friend. Wendy will attest to that. Since she and Linnea were in different classes at Lincoln School, their creative minds did not gel until junior high, but then they were an unstoppable force. The rest of us looked on and waited for their next brilliant drawing or quirky remark. Wendy described her long time close friend as a “vibrant, creative, soul.” Bonnie Sporka and Linnea became friends at Lincoln School when Bonnie moved to Lombard in third grade. They kept in touch intermittently throughout the years. Bonnie wrote me that in their very last e-mail exchange, Linnea reminded Bonnie about advice she had given her several years ago that had worked for her and it had worked for Bonnie too. “Thoughtful, kind and caring right up to the end. That was Linnea.” I can second Bonnie’s motion. After Hans died last March, Linnea sent a thoughtful, kind, and caring condolence letter…and may I add, a beautifully written one. Her creativity spilled out to her writing and choice of words. The letter was so profound that I have forwarded it to Linnea’s twin daughters in hopes that they can appreciate it as much as I did. [Continued here.]
More memories of Linnea here: Memories, including links to the firm she founded and other images of and by her.

* 7/18/2020 We've discovered that Mary Lou Grant has died at her home in Florida. Diane Heidegger reported this to Roger. Mary Lou transferred to Glenbard from high school in Kansas in February 1958.

* 12/20/2019 From Margie: I am writing to share the news of Marlene Langenstrass's passing on December 16. As you may know, Marlene had been battling Parkinson's disease for many years . . . 30, to be exact. She and I were bus buddies throughout junior high and high school. Those twice daily bus rides generated lots of conversation, and those waits on the corner for the bus on frigid mornings produced not only shivers but lasting friendships. Marlene was always fun to be with. Marlene had a remarkable memory for high school trivia. For the quiz that I put together for our 50th reunion dinner, Marlene suggested that I ask the question, "What was the title of the piece of art work on the wall outside the school library?" For her, the answer was easy, but I certainly had no clue so declined to include the question. If any of you remember, I will give your table a very belated 5 points.

Marlene was part of the memorable Lincoln School sixth grade class taught by the incomparable Mr. Larson. Of the classmates that are not on the " lost" list, I believe that Wendy and I are the only remaining girls and that John Pond and Dave Zinn may be the only two boys that are still alive. Please correct me if I am wrong. It was Marlene's daughter Julie who emailed me of Marlene's death. If you would like to contact her, her address is jegosch@aol.com.     May we all have a happy and healthy New Year!
[Marlene's obit can be found here.]

* 7/28/2019 Barbara Moyer writes: If you remember Beryl Cooke, she did not graduate with her class, but she went through elementary school with many of us [and 3 years at GHS]. She passed away on Tuesday, July 23. She was living in Ft. Myers, Florida to be near her son."

* 7/4/2019 We're saddened to learn Ariel Eaton died in San Francisco in February. Our condolences and very best wishes to her extended family. A very interesting obit for Ariel appeared on SFGate.com, from which we learned much about her career and close association with Mills College, which she attended upon graduation from Glenbard. She had many friends there and many at Glenbard. We can be proud we prepared her for Mills and can share her family's pride in all the good she did there. See Ariel

(For those curious about the name "Ariel" a good discussion can be found here: Ariel).

* 4/25/2019 Tom Peterson, the son of Jillayne Buettner Hollifield, reports that his mother died unexpectedly of cancer last Saturday, after a short illness. Class of 59 sends its deepest sympathies to Tom and all members of Jillayne's family.

* 8/30/2018 Sadly, Lucy Pillinger, famous for her 50th reunion book page, where she described her career as a dental assistant as "drilling, filling and billing, " died on July 31 in Elmhurst. The obit, which appears entirely taken from her reunion page, is here.

* 4/24/2018 An email from Jim Undem's daughter, Melanie, tells us that Jim died today in Savannah, GA. She notes that his family was with him and that they all "shared stories, songs, and time together."

She adds that he requested "that his ashes be spread in beautiful places in nature near water and Wade and I plan to do that in the upcoming months." Jim graduated from Ripon College in 1963 and then spent two years at Indiana University for his MBA. He served in the military. He then worked in the tech industry and lived in Massachusetts (where he raised his family), Texas, and Florida; he traveled widely around the world in connection with his work.