In Memoriam
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Martha Lee Corns ’46 died March 24, 2024.
Joy McCollum Salzmann ’46, Sedona, Arizona, died Dec. 21, 2021.
Jeanne Utterbuck Caddy ’49, Lexington, mother of Charles E. Newquist ’75 and Lea Ann Newquist ’78, died Feb. 28, 2024.
Charlotte Hutchinson Henson ’53, Danville, Kentucky, died Feb. 13, 2024.
Juanita Estil Kirkland ’53, Seattle, died Oct. 30, 2023.
Bill R. Ward ’53, Lexington, father of Corby Kennison ’76 and Dwyla Angelos ’77 died Nov. 30, 2023.
Carolyn Wood Day ’56, Indianapolis, died March 27, 2024.
Donald F. Guss ’56, Dublin, Ohio, died Jan. 26, 2024.
Walter S. Smitson ’56, Cincinnati, died June 11, 2024.
Brooks H. Talley ’56, Frankfort, Kentucky, died Nov. 15, 2023.
Milton H. Nichols Jr. ’57, Richmond, Kentucky, died March 24, 2024.
Thelma Lewis Abel ’58, Tampa, Florida, died Sept. 23, 2023.
Virginia Adams Langsdale ’58, Burlington, Kentucky, wife of Fred Langsdale ’57, died Jan. 1, 2024.
Chester J. Myers ’59, Paris, Kentucky, died April 23, 2024.
Pat Alexander Nielsen ’61, Lexington, mother of Andrea Nielsen ’88, grandmother of Lillie Nielsen ’27, sister of Pryntha Alexander Hardenbergh ’59 and Anna Alexander Wilson ’64, died June 10, 2024.
Robert L. Biddle ’62, Maysville, Kentucky, died Jan. 26, 2024.
Bettie Lou Duff Evans ’62, Lexington, wife of Stan Rullman ’61, died Sept. 26, 2023.
Nancy Mason Gentry ’62, Huntsville, Texas, died May 25, 2024.
Patricia Summers Muncie ’63, Winchester, Kentucky, died Feb. 27, 2024.
Ted Wilson ’63, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, brother of Suetta Wilson Dickinson ’65, died May 26, 2024.
John W. Backer ’64, Lexington, father of John W. Backer Jr. ’87, died May 22, 2024.
Thomas “Tom” D. Johnston ’65, Lexington, died Dec. 14, 2023.
Bernard W. Kopp ’65, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, husband of Amy Baker Kopp ’65, died on May 15, 2024.
Kenneth “Ken” J. Voorhis ’65, Barryville, New York, died June 18, 2024.
Judith Haller Little ’66, Port Charlotte, Florida, died Feb. 26, 2024.
William G. Lyttle ’66, Harrison, Ohio, died Jan. 3, 2024.
Enita Pinches Berkheiser ’69, St. Petersburg, Florida, died June 18, 2023.
Robert T. Berry ’69, Lexington, died March 6, 2024.
Ike W. Callaway ’69, Hilton Head, South Carolina, died May 7, 2024.
Thomas J. Harlan III ’69, Lexington, died Jan. 16, 2024.
Roger E. Hart ’69, Willimantic, Connecticut, died Jan. 21, 2024.
Michael W. Morgan ’69, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Carol Carter Morgan ’68, died March 19. 2024.
Lawrence W. Barkau II ’70, Lakewood, California, died July 4, 2023.
Susan Russell Feix ’70, Cynthiana, Kentucky, mother of Sam Arnold ’95 and Anne Arnold-Ratliff ’03, died Feb. 18, 2024.
Sherry A. Foss ’71, San Ramon, California, died Dec. 30, 2023.
Gregory A. Russell ’71, Sarasota, Florida, died May 10, 2024.
C. Philip “Phil” Hanna ’73, Columbia, Kentucky, died June 26, 2024.
William B. Jonas ’73, Jamaica, New York, died Oct. 10, 2020.
David P. Hunziker ’74, Richmond, Virginia, died Jan. 24, 2020.
Ray A. Muff ’74, Florence, Kentucky, died April 9, 2021.
Edward C. Gibson ’75, Knoxville, Tennessee, died April 10, 2024.
J. Greg Mays ’75, Lexington, Virginia, died March 13, 2024.
Mary L. Muth ’75, Lexington, sister of Julie Muth Goodman ’76, died Dec. 11, 2023.
Tina Ferris Sanderlin ’76, Shelbyville, Kentucky, died March 24, 2024.
Eula Noel Brown ’77, Paris, Kentucky, died April 22, 2024.
Steven T. Adams ’79, Louisville, Kentucky, brother of David Adams ’86 and Amy Adams Schirmer ’92, died May 10, 2024.
Allison Staffen Richardson ’79, Louisville, Kentucky, mother of Patrick Richardson ’14, died Dec. 15, 2023.
David E. Hardin ’80, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died June 28, 2024.
Raymond H. Lewis ’80, Wheaton, Illinois, husband of Joan Blaud Lewis ’80, died April 9, 2024.
Leah M. Boardman ’81, Paris, Kentucky, died Feb. 17, 2024.
Peter M. Swift ’85, Frankfort, Kentucky, died Feb. 24, 2024.
Connie Freeman Flora ’89, Lexington, died Nov. 27, 2023.
Joseph “Joey” B. Thompson ’12, Lexington, died Feb. 28, 2021.
Shaina M. McMillan ’14, Holly Springs, Mississippi, died Jan. 28, 2024.
John E. Tobe, former member of the Board of Trustees, Lexington, died Feb. 2, 2024.
Todd F. Van Denburg, psychology professor emeritus, Lexington, died May 15, 2024.
