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Gar
Day Ding, 75,
died Feb. 24 at his home in Midlothian, Va. Ding was head of the
department of architecture at the UI from 1973 to 1981. He continued
on as a research professor of architecture at the UI until 1984.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, ATTN: Web. P.O. Box 102454,
Atlanta, GA 30368-2454.
John Lauren Johnson,
87, died March 5 at North Logan Health Care, Danville. Johnson
worked as a window glazier at the UI until his retirement. Memorials:
American Cancer Society.
Richard Howard Johnson,
84, died March 5 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Johnson
worked as a building service worker for the housing division from
1966 until his retirement in 1984. Memorials: Cunningham Children’s
Home, 1301 N. Cunningham Ave., Urbana, IL 61803.
Robert Milton Jones, 60,
died Jan. 8 at his home in Hurst, Texas. Jones worked at the UI
as an assistant professor of library administration. He also served
as music bibliographer in the acquisitions department and as cinema
and theater subject specialist in the English Library. He also
served as acting English Librarian from 1986 until 1989. He retired
in 2000 after 30 years of service.
Robert Ruben McIntyre Jr., 65,
died March 9 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. McIntyre was
a transportation operator at the UI for 30 years.
Barbara J. “Jodi”
Riley, 69, died March 6 at Carle Foundation
Hospital, Urbana. Riley worked as a supervisor in the UI Campus
Mail Unit for 30 years, retiring in 1994. Memorials: Forty Martyrs
Catholic Church, the American Heart Association, the American
Diabetes Association, or the American Cancer Society.
Ruth N. Sinclair, 82,
died March 1 at The Carle Arbours, Savoy. Sinclair managed recordings
for the Blind Studio at the UI Rehabilitation Institute for 20
years. Memorials: George M. and Ruth N. Sinclair Scholarship Fund
at the UI Foundation or St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church.
James Curtis Steele Jr., 80,
died March 7 at Washington and Jane Smith Village, Chicago. Steele
was a business and technical writing instructor at the UI. Memorials:
American Heart Association, 2509 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820.
Nellie H. Taylor, 77,
died March 5 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Taylor was
an accountant in Contracts and Grants at the UI for17 years, retiring
in 1993. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society, 1911 E. Main
St., Urbana, IL 61802.
Grace Wilson, 97,
died Feb. 28 at Meadowbrook Healthcare Center, Urbana. Wilson
was a professor of general engineering at the UI from 1946 to
1973, and eventually became professor emeritus of general engineering.
Memorials: Community United Church of Christ, Champaign.
Paul David Wilson Sr.,
78, died March 3 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Wilson
worked as a groundsman and building service worker for facilities
and services from 1950 to 1952. Memorials: American Diabetes Association.
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