Obituaries
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Janavee Williams, 88, March 3, 2016
Our angel received her wings after 88 years on earth. Janavee Williams took her flight on March 3, 2016 at Hospice of Dayton.
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Virginia Mary Byrd
Virginia Mary “Ginny” Byrd, age 50 of Kettering, OH, beloved wife, daughter and sister, after a three and a half year battle with ovarian cancer, left this life to enter into her heavenly life on March 8, 2016. Ginny is survived by her devoted husband of 15 years, Eric C. Byrd, and a large extended…
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Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman, Ph. D., Age 87, of Yellow Springs, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
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Halyna "Helen" Christian
Halyna “Helen” CHRISTIAN, Passed away the morning of Tuesday, December 15, 2015.
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Jacob Bernard Paperman
Jacob Bernard Paperman, 90, of Placentia, California passed away peacefully on October 29th, 2015. Jacob is survived by his wife June of 9 years; sons, Eric (Jennifer) and Joseph (Lisa); grandchildren, Roland, Lilith and Milo; and several loving nieces, nephews and extended family. Jacob was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend to all.…
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George Griffith Hess
Professor George Griffith Hess was born in Collingswood, New Jersey. He graduated from Juniata College and received his PhD from Penn State. Coming to Wright State in the second year of its existence, he taught chemistry here for 34 years. He received the College of Science and Mathematics’ Outstanding Teaching Award three times, served as…
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Donald Swanson
Don Swanson came to Wright State in 1971 when the university was only nine years old. He was an integral part of the Department of English until his retirement in 1998. All who encountered him remembers him with great affection and respect. Dr. Henry Limouze, emeritus chair, writes, “Don Swanson was a colleague, scholar, teacher,…
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Michael “Mick” Ferrari, 75, Provost
Dr. Ferrari served as chancellor and professor of management at Texas Christian University from 1998-2003. Prior to that, he served as president of Drake University and provost at Wright State University and Bowling Green State University. He died on May 15, 2015.
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Wayne L. Peterson, 79, Director of Institutional Research
One of his great joys was providing scholarships and mentoring the young men that worked for him on the farm during the summer months. These young men, whom he thought of and cared for as sons, helped him prepare the farm for his annual Concerts in the Country, church services, weddings and family reunions that…
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Adrian Rake, 76, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Adrian Rake, 76, a former faculty member and researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away Nov. 13, 2010. Rake relocated to Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands in 1998, but he always had a special fondness for Wright State, his many graduate and undergraduate students, and his colleagues. He was a founding member…
Upcoming Events
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Wright State Retirees Picnic
Wright State University retirees and friends are invited to a picnic on Sunday, Sept. 19, 1:30–4:30 p.m., in Rotary Park, 2260 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek, OH 45432.
See what’s coming up in our Events Calendar