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BAKER PROUD | Fall 2017	

In Memoriam
Forever Orange...

Betty M. Allen, former student, April 16,
2017, Carbondale, Kansas.
Jean E. Attebury, former employee, 68,
May 20, 2017, Topeka, Kansas.
Alice J. Baker, '60, 79, Sept. 22, 2017,
Mission, Kansas.
Laura M. Bartlett, former student, 86,
Sept. 18, 2017, Atchison, Kansas.
Genevieve L. Basler, '61, 77, Phi Mu,
June 19, 2017, Monte Vista, Colorado.
Sharon L. (Ducate) Bedinger, '58, 80,
Alpha Chi Omega, Feb. 25, 2017, Carmel,
Indiana. Survivors include her daughter
Paige Lynn (Kelley) Miller '87.
The Rev. Charles Bullock Bennett,
friend of the university, 88, Aug. 24, 2017,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Kevin James Bergman, '98, 55, July 31,
2017, Leawood, Kansas.
Donald Eugene Blades, '61, 78, July 15,
2017 Andover, Kansas.
Judy L. Botts, '14, 62, July 27, 2017,
Dearborn, Missouri.
Mary Margaret (Hart) Broadfoot, '48, 92,
May 13, 2017, Valley Falls, Kansas.
Jack T. Brookshire, former student, 86,
June 10, 2017, Overland Park, Kansas.
Bette Jean (Allen) Brown, '53, 82, Alpha
Chi Omega, Oct. 8, 2015, Overland Park,
Kansas.
Hal E. Bundy, '80, 60, April 1, 2017,
Ottawa, Kansas. Survivors include his
sister Gina (Bundy) Minks, '91.
Dr. Dean Calloway, former faculty, 87,
Feb. 27, 2017, Louisville, Mississippi.
Joseph H. Chen, '57, 78, April 19, 2012,
Whittier, California.
Mary Jane (Callahan) Chubb, '50, 88,
Delta Delta Delta, April 29, 2017, Baldwin
City, Kansas. Survivors include her sister
Charlene Potter, '55; son Jeff Chubb, '75;
his wife, Beverly (McEndarffer) Chubb,

December 2016 - September 2017

'77; granddaughter Lacy Ann Chubb, '08;
niece Charlene (Potter) Hannon, '85; her
husband, Philip Hannon, '86; and their
children, Andrew Hannon, '09; and his
wife, Jess (Weidler) Hannon, '14; Aaron
Hannon, '11; and his wife, Lauren (Jaqua)
Hannon, '14; Annie Hannon, '11; and
Asher Hannon, '18.
Opal M. Cromer, former employee, 77,
July 26, 2017, Baldwin City, Kansas.
Survivors include her son Stanley Cromer,
'89.
Charles H. Cutler, '51, 91, April 9, 2017,
Topeka, Kansas.
Richard R. Danner, '62, 77, July 19,
2017, Abilene, Kansas.
Timothy D. Davis, former student, 59,
May 21, 2017, Independence, Kansas.
Marion J. (Rhodes) DeSpain, '47, April 18,
2017, Overland Park, Kansas. Survivors
include her son Ira DeSpain, '70;
daughter-in-law Barbara (Eide) DeSpain,
'71; granddaughter Jennifer (DeSpain)
Sloan, '98; grandson Daniel DeSpain, '01;
and his wife, Alisha (Ward) DeSpain, '01.
Peggy J. Dettmer, former student, 87,
Aug. 29, 2017, Leonardville, Kansas.
Thomas G. Duckett II, '63, 75, Delta Tau
Delta, former Board of Trustees member,
May 21, 2017, Broomfield, Colorado.
Survivors include his wife,
Ann (Clatworthy) Duckett, '63.
Paula G. Farnham, 75, former student,
July 28, 2017, Independence, Missouri.
Dr. John "Jack" B. Flickinger, '50, 89,
Delta Tau Delta, Aug. 14, 2016, Lawrence,
Kansas. Survivors include his sister Phyllis
(Flickinger) Braun, '56; brother-in-law
Conrad Braun, '56; and nephews Marty
Braun, '83; and Stan Braun, '80.
Shirley (Standish) C. Giese, '47, 92,
March 2, 2017, San Luis Obispo,
California. Survivors include her daughter
Gail (Giese) Mattson, '73.
Carolyn V. Griffen, '50, 93, Sept. 19,
2017, Cleveland, Ohio.

Alfred D. Hager Jr., Board of Trustees
member 1969-1975, honorary doctorate
recipient, 93, Aug. 25, 2017, Kansas City,
Kansas.
Dennis E. Harman, '79, Kappa Sigma,
June 2, 2017, Gulf Breeze, Florida.
Kirk F. Heinz '92, 47, Zeta Chi, July 28,
2017, Lawrence, Kansas.
Charles Howell Kopke, Board of Trustees
member 1996-2002, honorary alumus '15,
95, Sept. 29, 2017, Kansas City, Missouri.

Charles Howell
Kopke was a
generous benefactor
and friend to Baker
University. Originally
from Great Bend,
Kansas, he had a
successful career in
banking in Kansas City. Philanthropy
and extensive volunteer service
were a significant and meaningful
part of his life, and he served as an
officer and board member for many
organizations. A personal passion
was his lifelong interest in and study
of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Kopke served on the Baker University
Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2002.
In 1998, he established the Jennie
Howell Kopke and Verda R. Kopke
Award for Distinguished Teaching,
named in honor of his mother,
Jennie, a 1921 Baker graduate, and
his late wife, Verda. Kope was named
an honorary alumnus of Baker
University in 2015. He remained
dedicated to Baker and its mission
throughout his life.

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