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U.J. Altig, 63, died Jan. 20 at Baptist Memorial
Hospital, South Haven, Miss. Altig was an elevator mechanic for
the Division of Operation and Maintenance for 12 years, retiring
in 1997.
Howard Kent Birnbaum,
72, died Jan. 23 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Birnbaum,
a professor emeritus of materials science and engineering, joined
the Illinois faculty as a professor of metallurgical engineering
in 1961. He served as the director of the Department of Energy’s
Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory on the Illinois
campus from 1987 until his retirement in 1999. Memorials: Sinai
Temple; The Jewish Federation; or the Hillel Foundation.
Josephine F. Bogard, 85,
died Jan. 23 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Bogard was
a film inspector at the UI for 10 years, retiring in 1982.
Russell E. Brown,
80, died Jan. 21 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Brown
worked at the UI as a storekeeper in the chemistry department,
retiring in 1981 after 35 years. Memorials: St. Matthew Catholic
Church Building Fund, 1303 Lincolnshire Drive, Champaign, IL 61822;
or American Legion Post 24, 705 W. Bloomington Road, Champaign,
IL 61821.
Donald Arthur Lee, 72,
died Jan. 21 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Lee was a senior specialist
in automated education for the Computer-Based Education Research
Lab when he retired in 1992. He worked at the UI for 35 years
also serving as a research associate and research physicist for
many years at the Coordinated Science Lab.
Michael Levine, 68,
died Dec. 22 at Kaiser Hospital of Santa Theresa, San Jose, Calif.
Levine joined the UI faculty in 1977 as a professor of educational
psychology and retired in 2003.
Shirley Jane Perry, 83,
died Jan. 20 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Perry was a
librarian at the UI Library from 1950 to 1967. Memorials: Ken
Perry Scholarships in Accountancy Fund, UI Foundation, Harker
Hall, 1305 W. Green St., MC-386.
Harold Robert (Hal) Reinhart,
84, died Jan. 22 at his home in Crestone, Colo. Reinhart was general
director from 1955 to 1967 and executive director of the University
YMCA from 1967 until 1981.
James E. Sexson,
78, died Jan. 20 at Chateau Nursing Center, Willowbrook. Sexson
was a film distribution and maintenance specialist at the UI Film
Center for 22 years, retiring in 1991. Memorials: the music department
of Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1901 W. 58th Place, La Grange,
IL 60525.
Ruth Shaw, 78, died
Jan. 27 at Sunset Home in Quincy, Ill. Shaw retired in 1989 as
secretary for the UI School of Social Work. Memorials: Camp Point
United Methodist Church or Alzheimer’s Association of Central
Illinois, 639 York, Room 200, Quincy, IL 62301.
Memorial
Robert Reid, 64,
died Dec. 15 at his Champaign home. A memorial will be held in
his honor at 2 p.m. Feb. 5 in Plym Auditorium of Temple Hoyne
Buell Hall. A reception will follow in the atrium.
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