Robert Sibbison was a well-regarded sculptor and a respected fine arts educator. He earned his B.F.A. from The University of Colorado (1961), and his M.F.A from The Cranbrook Academy of Art (1968). Sibbison taught for many years at the Pennsylvania State University and at Wright State University, where he was an assistant professor in the…

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William J. King, age 79, November 30, 2017 Member of founding faculty in 1964 of what became Wright State University. Taught Classics in the College of Liberal Arts. Survived by wife of 56 years, Cynthia; daughter, Anya King (Jen Davis).

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Ching Po Li, was born on Nov. 11, 1918, in Jinan Province, China, the son of the late Tse Wen and Lo (Ching) Li. Dr. Li was a member of the A.M.A., the Ohio Medical Association and the American College of Radiology. He was a radiologist at Wilson Memorial hospital for 24 years. He was…

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Patricia Kathleen White was born the third of three Irish-American sisters on May 17, 1947, in New York, N.Y.

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Norma Sue Campbell Wilcox, 78, passed at home in Kettering, Ohio, on Oct. 22, 2017, following an extended illness. Norma was a professor of Sociology for nearly 30 years at Wittenberg University, Wilmington College, and Wright State University. She was particularly passionate about teaching in a Wilmington College program offering undergraduate degrees at Lebanon and…

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Patricia Ann (Patty) Vendt, age 68, of Kettering, passed away on October 22, 2017 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born on Sep 25, 1949.

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Kenneth “Ken” Beers, M.D., Colonel, USAF ret., 87, died September 20, 2017, in Vandalia, Ohio. Ken was born in Treichlers, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Muhlenberg College of Allentown, PA, in 1952, received his MD from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, in 1956, and received a Master of Public Health from the University…

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James Merle Daily, 86, associate professor of management, passed away on September 18, 2017, at Tryon Estates, Columbus, North Carolina. Dr. James Merle Daily is survived by his wife Carolyn and his children Marilyn Daily-Hills of Melbourne Australia and Kenneth Daily of Dayton, Ohio. His grandchildren Phillip and James Daily, Brittany and Brandon Good and…

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Gerald (Jerry) Meike, a founding professor in the Department of Mathematics, passed away peacefully in Grand Rapids, Mich., on August 21, 2017—the day of the total eclipse. His wife of 64 years, Sally, was at his side. Born March 6, 1929, Jerry attended Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and received a B.S.…

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Jacob Henry “Jake” Dorn of Dayton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2017, just shy of his 78th birthday. The oldest of Francis Jacob Henry and Mary Elizabeth Dorn’s four children, he grew up in Rosemont, Ill., spent at least one memorable summer working at Joe and Mike’s fruit and vegetable stand, and graduated…

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Ken Rosengarten was an educator his entire career, starting in St. Henry Schools, later becoming the Mercer County Gifted Program Coordinator and finally an assistant professor of teacher education at Wright State Lake Campus. He died August 11, 2017.

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Sandra Lou Grody, 76, of Springfield, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, June 9, 2017. Sandra retired from Wright State University and had a passion for the outdoors and gardening. She was a member of the Clark County Master Gardeners and she also love to read and take care of her animals. While…

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