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In Memoriam: Spring 2022

James Norson Akin, former student, 87, Feb. 19, 2022, Wamego, Kansas.

Christopher D. Alexander, former student, 76, Jan. 5, 2022, Oregon City, Oregon.

Carlameta Anderson, ’95 MSM, 83, March 17, 2022, Kansas City, Kansas.

David A. Balke, ’71, 73, March 26, 2022, Olathe, Kansas. Survivors include his spouse, Jeanie Balke, ’69.

Roger A. Bendet, ’70, 73, March 25, 2021, Fountain Hills, Arizona. Survivors include his spouse, Judy Ellen Bendet, ’70.

John R. Blair, ’73, 79, March 16, 2022, Smithfield, Virginia.

Alice M. Blasi, former student, 92, May 4, 2022, Topeka, Kansas.

Michael S. Bosch, ’09 MBA, 44, April 1, 2022, Baldwin City, Kansas.

Holly (Hoffman) Cross Brown, ’65, 77, March 6, 2022, Ulysses, Kansas.

Kurt Burger, ’79, 65, April 28, 2022, Kansas City, Missouri.

Teresa Casida, ’65, 78, Feb. 23, 2022, Bella Vista, Arkansas. Survivors include her spouse, Michael F. Casida, ’64.

John R. Coleman, ’60, Kappa Sigma, 83, July 11, 2021, Overland Park, Kansas.

Wayne L. Combs, former faculty, 80, April 12, 2022, Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

Richard Comstock, ’77, Kappa Sigma, 67, Feb. 17, 2022, Overland Park, Kansas.

Elbert J. Corpeny Jr., ’51, Sigma Phi Epsilon, 97, Feb. 23, 2022, Kansas City, Missouri.

Susanne H. Drayer, ’93 MSM, 67, March 9, 2022, Kansas City, Missouri.

Gary Gourley, ’93 MBA, 59, May 10, 2022, Shawnee, Kansas.

Richard C. Griffith, ’54, Zeta Chi, 94, March 8, 2022, Olathe, Kansas.

Nancy S. Gustavson, ’59, Alpha Chi Omega, 85, April 11, 2022, Wichita, Kansas.

Katharine “Tish” Hays, former student,86, April 15, 2022, Gardner, Kansas.

JoAnn Harper ’58, Alpha Chi Omega,85, May 13, 2022, Overland Park, Kansas. Survivors include a son Matthew Harper, ’17.

Richard “Dick” Hedges, ’60, Zeta Chi, 83, March 11, 2022, Fort Scott, Kansas. Survivors include a brother Thomas “Tom” Hedges, ’63.

Jesse L. Hollingsworth, ’01, 64, Jan. 11, 2022, Udall, Kansas.

Marcella “Marcy” Irby, friend of the university, April 15, 2022, Faribault, Minnesota.  Survivors include her spouse, Robert Irby, ’64.

Dwayne B. Kennon, former student, 90, April 19, 2022, Ozark, Missouri.

Jeffery A. King, ’89, Kappa Sigma, 55, March 1, 2022, Blue Springs, Missouri.

Camille Land, ’65, Phi Mu, 79, April 13, 2022, Overland Park, Kansas.

Richard E. Lawrence, ’53, Zeta Chi, 90, March 12, 2022, Lone Tree, Colorado. Survivors include his spouse, Virginia (Reames) Lawrence, ’55.

Loretta Massey, ’94 BSN, 78, May 16, 2022, Topeka, Kansas. Survivors include a daughter Amy L. Kee, ’11.

Frank Mitchell, ’49, 98, Jan. 24, 2022, Atlantic, Iowa.

Margery Bodine Poe, ’60, Delta Delta Delta, 83, May 11, 2021, Overland Park, Kansas.

Leeann Potter, ’00 MAED, 61, April 20, 2022, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Dorothy Purinton, ’50, Zeta Tau Alpha, 92, Feb. 26, 2022, Camdenton, Missouri.

Christine “Christy” (Makinen) Roepke, ’83, Alpha Chi Omega, 61, March 19, 2022, Kansas City, Missouri.

Harold E. Rouse Jr., ’53, Zeta Chi, 90, May 7, 2022, Kansas City, Missouri. Survivors include a daughter Julianne McReynolds, ’80, and a son-in-law Rodger McReynolds, ’00.

Leo Sandon Jr., ’57, Zeta Chi, 87, March 21, 2022, Tallahassee, Florida.

John Sizer Jr., ’69, Zeta Chi, 74, March 11, 2022, Raleigh, North Carolina. Survivors include his spouse, Karen Sizer, ’70.

Craig Steffen, ’85, Zeta Chi, 61, March 12, 2022, Olathe, Kansas. Survivors include his spouse, Janice Steffen, ’88.

Miyako Y. Tanabe, ’58, 85, May 15, 2022, Watertown, New York.

Kenneth “Donnie” Turner, ’03 MBA, 74, March 24, 2022, Kansas City, Kansas.

Anita White, ’64, Zeta Tau Alpha, March 15, 2022, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Charles L. Woods, ’51, Kappa Sigma, 93, April 6, 2022, Phoenix, Arizona.

Mildren A. Youmans, ’46, Zeta Tau Alpha, 96, Zeta Tau Alpha, April 8, 2021, Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Marian Alice Youmans, ’46, Zeta Tau Alpha, 97, April 29, 2022, Hays, Kansas.

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