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Hackley Woodford: Doctor, Tuskegee Airman and social justice advocate left lasting legacy

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… Woodford Family Musical, at churches around town. While he was musically gifted, Woodford knew medicine was his calling at a young age. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1932, … As a flight surgeon for the Tuskegee Airmen, he treated service members on the base in Alabama during World War II. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63002

Arthur W. Parker Jr. obituary

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… staff member, died May 7 at home in Kalamazoo. He was 83. Parker had been a press operator in what was Brink Printing Services. He joined the staff in 1966 and retired in 1994 after 28 years of service. A WMU alumnus, Parker was born …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32946

Transforming cities: leadership, community and change

College of Health and Human Services

… course (SWRK 4600) in the College of Health and Human Services had the distinct honor of hosting former Mayor of … and ask questions of a nationally recognized leader. Duggan was featured in Governing Magazine, where he was described as “America’s Most Effective Mayor: Detroit’s …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/04/0421sw

Elton Mayo obituary

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… Jan. 26, 2015 , in the Upjohn Community Care Center. He was 83. Mayo joined WMU's staff in 1972 and retired as a painter in Facilities Management-maintenance services in 1993 after 21 years of service to the University. The lifelong …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29627

Robert S. Wirbel obituary

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… staff member, died Nov. 1, 2014 in Holland, Michigan. He was 87. Wirbel joined the WMU staff in 1964 and retired in 1987 after 23 years of service to the University. He was a security officer for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26587

Albert E. Castel III obituary

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… of history, died Nov. 14, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. He was 86. Castel joined the faculty in 1960 and retired in 1991 after 31 years of service to the University. He was a professor of history, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22704

Ruth H. Peterson obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died April 20 . She was 81. Peterson, of Kalamazoo, had worked in the Office of … She joined the staff in 1986 and retired in 1997 after 11 years of service to the University. Early in her career, Peterson was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40212

Dale P. Pattison obituary

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… Michigan University faculty member, died April 16. He was 83. Pattison joined the WMU faculty in 1963 and retired as associate professor emeritus of history in 1995 after 32 years of service to the University. He was an accomplished scholar in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/351

Former chair of anthropology dies

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… at Western Michigan University, died Jan. 31 . He was 85. Robert Jack Smith Smith joined the faculty in 1963 and retired in 1988 after 25 years of service to the University. He chaired the Department of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30096

Marjorie M. Bartholomew obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died May 12 . She was 92. Bartholomew joined the staff in 1972 and retired as a secretary I in the purchasing department in 1982 after 10 years of service to the University. Following the death of her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9130