Class Knox Gilbert Douglas, father of Darren Olson ’94, on 12/16/15. Barbara Wynn Meek, friend of the College, on 12/18/15. Clifford “Kibby” Neubaum, father of Terry Neubaum Eastman ’68, Janet Neubaum Kovarik ’70, and James Neubaum ’75, on 12/25/15. Dr. Elizabeth J. Hill, mother of Nicholas Chapin ’16, on 1/9/16. Ron Gales, husband of Sandra Steinhauer Gales ’66, on 1/27/16. Deloris Welch, mother of Teresa Phillipson ’96, on 1/27/16. Harry Bentsen, husband of Mina Stumpf Bentsen ’55, on 1/31/16. Lois Ann Peterson, widow of Theodore Peterson ’46, on 2/2/16. Ronald Theobald, husband of Regina Hartley ’80 and father of Ashlee Heinz Sheely ’06, on 2/4/16. Lawrence Champion, husband of Karen Sanders Champion ’72, on 2/7/16. Ann Asplund, friend of the College, on 2/9/16. Bob Combs, brother of Bill Combs ’69, on 2/17/16. Lowell Johnson, husband of Jeanie Moe Johnson ’55 and father of Steven Johnson ’82, on 2/20/16. Gladys George, wife of Burl George ’43, on 2/21/16. Clarence “Erick” Erickson, father of Ron Erickson ’77, on 2/24/16. Earl Wilson, husband of Dorothy Wilson, formerly of the Office of Minority Affairs, on 2/25/16. Margaret Mary Pisle, friend of the College, on 3/1/16. Billie Jean Bailey, wife of longtime facilities staffer Mike Bailey and sister-in-law of Denise Bailey, advancement, on 3/2/16. June Lombard, mother of Lynette Lombard, professor of art, on 3/10/16. James Breeden, friend of the College, on 3/15/16. Mary Ponce, friend of the College, on 3/18/16. Ruth Brown, mother of Julie Brown Kapsch ’86 and sister of Paul Patton ’50, on 3/21/16. Joe Rescinito, friend of the College, on 3/23/16. Terri Selman, former dining services employee, on 3/23/16. Gerda Nickels, wife of Oliver Nickels ’53, on 3/24/16. Pearl Strickland, former executive director of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony, on 3/28/16. Dr. Leslie Weber, husband of Ann Hutchcroft Weber ’79, on 4/3/16. Janice Saline Fordyce, sister-in-law of Terrie Saline, Bastian Family Career Center, on 4/6/16. Djamila Kafaldji, mother of Schahrazede Longou, assistant professor of modern languages, on 4/6/16. Deborah Stefanik, wife of Mark Stefanik ’74, on 4/9/16.
Charlotte Jordan, widow of C. Garrett Jordan ’47, on 4/14/16. Nola Bloom, grandmother of Erik Wessel ’95 and Bridget Wessel ’97, on 4/20/16. Lee Creek, friend of the College, on 4/24/16. Helen Mackie, grandmother of Whitney Mackie Leckrone ’09, on 4/28/16. Murrill Morris Lowry, former Knox instructor, on 5/1/16. Brenda Kelso, mother of Connie Godfrey, dining services, on 5/2/16. Ann Behnken, friend of the College, on 5/7/16. Lloyd “Kojak” Taylor, father of Sabrena Taylor ’79, on 5/9/16. Lucille Msall, mother of Laurence Msall ’84, on 5/15/16. Betty Sutler, mother-in-law of Lori Moore, dining services, on 5/19/16. Martha Hunt, former business office employee, on 5/20/16. Mike Kemp, father of Nate Kemp, campus safety, on 5/23/16. John Sholl, stepfather of Amy Welty, admission, on 5/24/16. Mary Gregory, friend of the College, on 5/24/16. Janet Wynn McClelland, grandmother of Brigid McClelland ’07, on 5/27/16. Wayne Brown, widower of Joan Hinkle Brown ’57, on 5/29/16. Virginia Dalegowski, friend of the College, on 6/1/16. lsa Templeton, mother of Jennifer Templeton, professor of biology, and mother-in-law of Jim Mountjoy, associate professor of biology, on 6/6/16. William Keith, father of Elizabeth Keith ’05, on 6/9/16. James van Bavel, husband of Susan Braasch van Bavel ’73, on 6/13/16. Robbie Park, brother of Scott Park, Advancement, on 6/28/16. Richard Johnson, husband of Jane Nelson Johnson ’54, on 7/5/16. Cecil Foster, friend of the College, on 7/5/16. James Tucker, husband of Caroline Hamblin Tucker ’53, on 7/6/16. Bruce Shively, husband of Margo Shively, theatre, on 7/18/16. Jeppie Harris, former maintenance employee, on 7/24/16. Harriet Jane Bevard, mother of Diane Estes, educational studies, and mother-in-law of Joel Estes, educational studies, on 7/29/16. Marie Bailley, mother of Peter Bailley ’74, communications, on 8/2/16.
In Memoriam Frank Kerous ’61, Emeritus Trustee Frank James Kerous IV passed away Friday, July 29, 2016. Born on March 26, 1940, he came to Knox College with the intention of pursuing the field of dentistry. At Knox, Kerous was a member of the swim team and wore his letter jacket proudly until his last days. He was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was made an Honor Delta TKE in 1978. Kerous earned a doctoral degree in dental surgery from the University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by two years of specialty training PETER BAILLEY ’74 in periodontics. One of the first periodontists in the Chicago suburbs, he maintained offices in Arlington Heights and Oak Brook for many years. Kerous also began teaching at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1964, where he spent 38 years in the Department of Periodontics, eventually becoming a tenured faculty member. At retirement, he was the clinical director of periodontics and spent most of his time preparing senior students for board examination. Kerous and his wife, Sandra, also opened and operated McDonald’s franchises in the Glenview area in the late 1970s. They were early members of Christ Church of Oak Brook, where he was secretary of the board of elders for many years. He was pleased to have been the principal architect of the Christ Church endowment fund in 1980. Kerous was elected to the Knox College Board of Trustees in 1974, serving as a general trustee until being named a life trustee in 2009 and emeritus trustee in 2015. At the time of his passing, he was the second longest currently serving trustee, with a total of 42 years. He served as president of the Knox College Alumni Association from 1974-1976, chaired three capital fund drives, served as a volunteer for his 50th Reunion campaign, organized the first major gathering of Knox’s President’s Circle donors, and nominated numerous honorary degree recipients. Kerous is survived by his wife, Sandra, his children: Karen (Richard) Kooy, Kathryn (David) Voss, and Frank (Emily) Kerous V, and seven grandchildren.
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