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September 2, 2003
Patricia Fossum Waller Patricia Fossum Waller died at her home Aug. 15 at age 70, following a nine-month battle with metastatic colon cancer. Waller was trained as a clinical psychologist and had a distinguished career as a leading research scientist and advocate for policy reform in the area of transportation safety and injury control. She…
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August 11, 2003
William Mykolajenko William Mykolajenko, an engineer in research at U-M-Flint who dedicated 39 years to the University, died July 21. He was 81. Born in Lazyrhki, Ukraine, Mykolajenko came to Flint in 1950 after being educated as a design engineer in West Germany. He joined U-M-Flint in 1965. Although he spent much of his career…
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July 21, 2003
Paul Pintrich Photo Courtesy School of Education Paul Pintrich, professor of education and psychology and chair of the Combined Program in Education and Psychology, died suddenly of a massive stroke at age 49, while on a bike tour. “He was dearly loved and greatly respected and admired by all his friends and colleagues within the…
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June 30, 2003
Candace (Candy) Johnson Candace (Candy) Johnson, senior staff assistant in the Office of the Provost, died June 11 at age 50 in Ann Arbor, surrounded by family and friends. She suffered a heart attack several days prior to her death and was not able to overcome the complications. (Photo courtesy Office of the Provost) Johnson…
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June 2, 2003
Judith Allen Tarapchak Judith Allen Tarapchak, 63, died of cancer May 15 at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor. She was born March 7, 1940, in Toronto. She is survived by her parents, Nellie Allen (nee Rubin) and Joseph Allen (Bea); her sister and brother-in law, Dianne and Tony Houghton; her niece, Stephanie Earp; and her…
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May 19, 2003
Herbert Cornish, SPH professor emeritus Herbert Cornish, professor emeritus of environmental and industrial health at the School of Public Health (SPH), died April 25 at his home in Ypsilanti. He was 86. Cornish was born Sept. 22, 1916, in Fremont, Ohio, and he married Grace Heater in 1943. He received his undergraduate degrees in science…
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May 5, 2003
Robert Craig, former chair, Department of Dental Materials Robert Craig, the Marcus L. Ward Professor Emeritus of Dentistry and past chair of the Department of Dental Materials from 1967-87, died April 24. He was 79. A native of Charlevoix, he earned three degrees from U-M: a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1944, a master’s degree…
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April 21, 2003
Norman Everett Kemp Norman Everett Kemp, a former faculty member in the Department of Zoology, died Jan. 8. He was 86. Mr. Kemp was born June 20, 1916, in Otisfield, Maine, to John and Marian Foster Kemp. He graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Maine, in 1933 and from Bates College in 1937. He…
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April 14, 2003
The Record accepts obituaries and death notices from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All submissions must be for active or retired faculty and staff members. There are currently no obituaries.
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April 7, 2003
Dr. Kenneth Pine Mathews April 21, 1921–Dec. 28, 2002 “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” –Martin Luther King Jr. The true measure of a man is not seen in the life he lives before…
