WMU Home > About WMU > WMU News Bobby D. BurpoJan. 23, 2006 Bobby D. Burpo, a retired bindery operator in printing services at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 1, 2005. He was 64. Burpo retired in 1996 after 38 years of employment at WMU. A resident of Kalamazoo for most of his life, Burpo was born in Troy, Tenn., and served in the U.S. Army before beginning his career at WMU. Media contact: Cheryl Roland, (269) 387-8400, cheryl.roland@wmich.edu WMU News |