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Gordon
Cole Davis, 62, died Aug. 15 at St. John’s Hospital,
Springfield. Davis worked as a grounds gardener in the UI’s
Division of Operation and Maintenance from 1963 until he retired
in 1997.
Glenn
R. Mann, 79, died Aug. 22 at his home in Tolono. Mann
worked in physics research at the UI from 1951 to 1986.
Carol
Sue Martin, 54, died Aug. 15 at her Rantoul home. Martin
worked as a cook for the UI for 10 years. Memorials: Century Café,
Rantoul, or Merry Ann’s Diner, Champaign.
Lawrence
Patrick McMahon,
76, died Aug. 28 at his Champaign home.
McMahon was a building operating engineer at the UI Assembly Hall
from 1963 to 1991. He was one of the first people to work at Assembly
Hall after it opened. Memorials: St. Matthew Parish Center or
an organization of the donor’s choice.
Marlyn
A. O’Neill, 71, died Aug. 28 at Canterbury Ridge
Retirement and Assisted Living Community, Urbana. O’Neill
was an associate professor of speech and hearing science at the
UI, joining the department in 1969. She served as associate head
of the department from 1980-1997 and acting head from 1990-1992.
She retired in 1997.
Peter
J. Reeds, 57, died Aug. 13 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital,
St. Louis. Reeds was a professor of animal science. He had worked
at the UI since January 2001. Memorials: Contributions may be
made in the form of food for the poor.
Paul
M. Smith Jr., 85, died Aug. 13 at Provena Covenant
Medical Center, Urbana. Smith worked for UI’s Division of
Operation and Maintenance from 1949 until 1983. Memorials: Shriners
Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, or First Presbyterian Church,
Champaign.
Joseph
Earl Terry, 57, died Aug. 18 at Provena Covenant Medical
Center, Urbana. Terry had worked as extra help in food service
for the UI’s Housing Division since October 1999.
William
Warfield, 82, died Aug. 25 at the Rehabilitation Institute
of Chicago. Warfield — famous for his signature song "Ol’
Man River" from "Showboat" — was a professor
emeritus of voice. He came to the UI in 1974 serving as chair
of the department prior to retiring in 1990.
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