VINCENT GILES ’68, a resident of Austin, Texas, and retired from the City of Austin Human Services dept., died Dec. 17. Vince was inducted into the Adrian College Hall of Fame in 1979 for basketball. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, a brother and a sister. JAMES LEVENTRY ’68, a resident of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and member of the ATO fraternity, died Oct. 5. Jim had a dental practice for over 40 years in Mount Vernon. He was inducted into the Adrian College Hall of Fame in 2000, and had coached football for over 25 years at Utica High School. Surviving are his wife, Susan, a daughter, a son, two grandchildren and a brother. Word has been received of the death of THOMAS BRADLEY ’69, a former resident of Monroe, Mich., and retired teacher, on Oct. 18, 2010. Surviving are his wife, Patricia, and two children. Word has been received of the Oct. 12, 2009, death of ALAN VINCENT ’71, of Takoma Park, Md. He is survived by his wife, PAULA DELANEY VINCENT ’70, a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and one brother. MARK WORRELL ’71, a resident of Monroe, Mich., and member of the PKA fraternity, died July 6. Mark had earned a master’s of art degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1977, and taught for more than 30 years at Monroe Public Schools. He was a city councilman for 20 years and was instrumental in planning and building the city’s pedestrian-bike trails on the northwest side. As the mayor of Monroe from 2008-09, he testified before Congress on behalf of Monroe for the creation of the River Raisin National Battlefield. Mark was also a member of Michigan Municipal League, where he served as a board member and chair of the housing task force. Surviving are two daughters, his mother, and a sister and brother-in-law, DAVID ’72 and YVONNE WORRELL GNAEDINGER ’73. RON HADDEN ’74, a resident of Adrian and former executive director of HOPE Community Center for 16 years, died Nov.
28. Ron was currently employed by the Lenawee County Friend of the Court. Ron’s many affiliations included being a member and president of Civitan of Lenawee, Lenawee Human Services Council, Special Olympics May Games, United Way Campaign Division Chair, ARC Board of Directors, and the Junior Achievement Classroom Consultant. His awards included Civitan of the Year, Easter Seals Society of Michigan, Southeastern Volunteer of the Year, Civitan Distinguished President’s Award, Area 29, Special Olympics Volunteer of the Year, Civitan Honor Key, and the Lori Sallows Anti-Stigma Award. Ron is survived by brothers, RICHARD HADDEN ’59, TOM HADDEN ’71, and MARK HADDEN ’80. He was preceded in death by a sister, JOYCE HADDEN GANUN ’63, and a brother, DAVID HADDEN ’65. TERRY KELLY ’74, a resident of Jasper, Mich., and Tecumseh Products retiree, died Dec. 16. Terry was employed as the North American controller with Tecumseh Products from 1977 to 2007. He was a member, elder and financial secretary of St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Nancy, a son, a daughter, four brothers and three sisters. TERRY CLARK ’76, a resident of Pikesville, Md., and formerly of Hudson, Mich., died June 23. Surviving are his wife, Ethel, a brother, WATSON CLARK ’72, and a stepdaughter. Word has been received of the death of BETHANNE SHIER ’78, a resident of Foley, Ala., in August 2010. Word has been received of the death of DANIEL TILTON ’81 on Dec. 12, 2011, a resident of McMinnville, Tenn., and formerly employed at Norwalk Furniture. ANDREW GROWDEN ’86, a resident of Holland, Ohio, and certified public accountant, died Jan. 17. He is survived by his wife, Melissa, a brother, and father and mother-in-law, PETE ’63 and JAN BECK DURBIN ’64. BRET FULLER ’90, a resident of Adrian and formerly employed at Triple Bridge Antiques, died Aug. 10. He is survived by a son and two brothers.
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IN MEMORIAM FRIENDS OF ADRIAN COLLEGE
RICHARD “DICK” GIPPERT, a resident of Adrian and former Adrian College employee, died Sept. 20. He had been employed with AC as an electrician from 1981 to 2000. Surviving are his wife, Patsy, a son, three daughters, including CAROLINE GIPPERT LOPEZ ’80, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister. The family requests that memorial contributions may be made to Adrian College or to St. John’s Lutheran Church, where Dick was a member. BOB MILLS, a resident of Adrian, died Aug. 18. Bob had worked for numerous newspapers in the Adrian area before working for the Adrian College printing department. He is survived by two sons, four daughters, a brother, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. ARLENE SHANNER, a resident of Toledo and retired from Adrian College, died June 8. Arlene worked for 23 years at the College, and retired as admissions data system manager in 1998. Surviving are a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and a sister. JANET “DANNY” SHIERSON, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, and formerly of Adrian, died July 26. Danny was a scholarship contact for the Shierson Scholarship at Adrian College, and enjoyed a lifelong interest in the arts, especially opera and literature. For many years, she was an active volunteer for the Bixby Hospital Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Shierson, and son Doug Shierson. Surviving are a daughter, daughter-in-law, five granddaughters and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requested that memorial contributions be made to Adrian College Shierson Scholarship or Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. MARTHA “BETTY” SMITH, former voice teacher at Adrian College from 1954 to 1989, died Nov. 7. Betty had many private students as well and sang throughout the area, soloing with the City Band, in productions at the Croswell, and at churches and recitals at Adrian College. Betty also directed choirs in Tecumseh, at the College, and at Adrian First United Methodist Church. She played piano up to the last month of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mahlon “Bud” Smith, former teacher at Adrian Junior High School. Survivors include four daughters, son and daughter-in-law, NATE ’81 and KATHRYN LEWIS SMITH ’81, 10 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Adrian College Department of Music , First United Methodist Church or Hospice of Lenawee.
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