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December 13, 2004
Michael Radock Michael Radock, vice president for university relations and professor of journalism from 1961-81, died Dec. 15 at age 87 in the Glacier Hills Nursing Center in Ann Arbor. Radock was born July 17, 1917, in Belle Vernon, Penn. In 1942, he graduated magna cum laude from Westminster College in Pennsylvania. He held a…
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November 1, 2004
Gail W. Rector Gail W. Rector, president emeritus of the University Musical Society (UMS), died Oct. 18 from complications following a stroke suffered in September. (Photo by U-M Photo Services) “We were saddened to learn of Gail’s passing,” says current UMS President Kenneth C. Fischer, who first worked for Rector as an assistant during the…
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October 25, 2004
Thomas M. Donahue, one of the nation’s leading space and planetary scientists and a pioneer of space exploration, died Oct. 16 from complications following heart surgery. He was 83. Thomas M. Donahue in August with granddaughters Kielan and Innes. (Photo courtesy Donahue Family) Donahue, the Edward H. White II Distinguished University Professor of Planetary Science,…
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September 13, 2004
Randee Sorscher Randee Sorscher, who taught linguistics at U-M-Dearborn for 24 years, died at her home in Southfield Aug. 29. She was 61 and had been fighting cancer for several years. Sorscher, who retired as an instructor in 1998, was a popular teacher on campus. She taught a variety of courses in linguistics and composition,…
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September 7, 2004
Joseph Burckhalter Professor Emeritus of Medicinal Chemistry Joseph Burckhalter passed away May 9 at his home in Melbourne, Fla. He was 91. Burckhalter (Photo by U-M Photo Services) Burckhalter, who was a professor of medicinal chemistry at the College of Pharmacy from 1960-82, had a distinguished career in biomedical research as a scientist, teacher and…
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June 7, 2004
The Record accepts obituaries from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
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May 24, 2004
Russell Bidlack Friends and colleagues of the late Russell Bidlack are invited to a memorial service at 4 p.m. June 22 in the Michigan Union Pendleton Room. (Photo by David Frost) Bidlack left his mark at U-M in academic circles, but also on those who knew him throughout his life. The dean emeritus of the…
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October 20, 2003
G. Brymer Williams G. Brymer Williams, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, died Sept. 19, less than a month short of his 90th birthday. He was associated with the U-M chemical engineering department for 68 years, longer than anybody else. Brymer was born in Denver, where he started studying chemical engineering, but transferred to U-M in…
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October 13, 2003
G. Brymer Williams G. Brymer Williams, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, died Sept. 19, less than a month short of his 90th birthday. He was associated with the U-M chemical engineering department for 68 years, longer than anybody else. Brymer was born in Denver, where he started studying chemical engineering, but transferred to U-M in…
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September 15, 2003
William Byrom Dickens William Byrom Dickens, emeritus professor, died July 23 at age 96. Dickens grew up in Estill Springs, Tenn. He graduated from the University of the South in 1929 and later earned a master’s degree in English from Syracuse University, where he taught for seven years. While at Syracuse, he and a friend…
