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Irene E. (Illes) Tocco obituary
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… E. (Illes) Tocco Irene E. (Illes) Tocco , a retired Dining Services worker at Western Michigan University, died April 18 at Assumption Village in Poland, Ohio. She was 90. Tocco came to WMU in 1978 and retired in 1988 after … to the University. At the time of her retirement, she was a utility food worker in the Valley I Dining Service. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46805
Delores Flowers obituary
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… Michigan University staff member, died Dec. 12, 2016 . She was 85. Flowers, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1956 and retired in 1986 after almost 30 years of service to the University. She was an administrative assistant for speech pathology and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38504
Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All
College of Aviation
… among the firm's marketing, technical-publication and field-service departments. That led to a full-time job in the … section of the plane's upper fuselage. A flight attendant was sucked out and her body was never found. The pilots safely landed the damaged …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker
The Lechota Legacy - Tom and Tim Take Off with Aviation
College of Aviation
… Hank provided one of his trademarked replies, saying he was simply carrying on the “family tradition.” WMU Alumni … and Western Michigan University. Originally, Tom Lechota was a “car guy.” Growing up in Flint, Mich., it was hard not … at the time” Lechota said. “Unfortunately, this was a civil-service job and the company received 600 applicants for one …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/04/lechota
Evaline Sue Marks obituary
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… on Evaline Sue Marks Evaline Sue Marks , a former Dining Services staff member at Western Michigan University, died March 26 . She was 68. Marks was a head cook in the Valley III Dining Service. She joined …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31708
George O. Egland obituary
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… pathology at Western Michigan University, died Oct. 3. He was 104. Egland, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty … professor emeritus of speech pathology after 18 years of service to the University. He was a researcher, environmentalist and advocate for American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10212
Rosemary Lyon obituary
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… Western Michigan University, died Thursday, Jan. 24 . She was 89 years old. A former secretary executive in the … in 1972 and retired in 1986 after nearly 14 years of service. Services were held in Kalamazoo. Memorial contributions may …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4487
Michael Woodhams obituary
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… "Woody" Woodhams , former electrician in maintenance services, died Jan. 19 . He was 63. Woodhams joined the staff in 1997 and retired in 2009 after 12 years of service to the University. He served in the U.S. Army from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29847
Memorial services set for longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree
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… Memorial services set for longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree … verified) on Steve Zegree KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Public memorial services for legendary jazz educator and former Western … articles Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61 | March 9, 2015 Details announced for Zegree …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23257
Nancy S. Wilson obituary
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… member, died Dec. 22, 2016 , at home in Kalamazoo. She was 73. Wilson joined the staff in 2000 and retired in 2012 after 12 years of service to the University. She was an occupational health and safety specialist in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39377