Obituaries St. Louis
Brian Jones
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rian Jones, 48, St. Louis, the brother of St. Louis American general manager Kevin Jones, died on Jan. 30, 2013, after suffering an apparent heart attack three days earlier. He never regained consciousness after the attack. In addition to his brother, Jones leaves his wife, Tracy, and three children. St. Joseph
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George Lockwood
eorge J. Lockwood, 81, who retired in 1995 as executive editor of the St. Joseph News-Press, died from ALS on Jan. 31, 2013, at a hospital in Phoenix. Mr. Lockwood was a longtime editor at The Milwaukee Journal, where he worked for 30 years. He left The Journal in 1986 to teach journalism at Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va. He worked at the News-Press from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Lockwood had just finished a book about newspaper comics, “Peanuts, Pogo, and Hobbes: A Newspaper Editor’s Journey through the World of Comics,” published by Syracuse University Press and due out in June. Survivors are his wife, Eileen, a daughter, three sons and three grandchildren. Springfield
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hese individuals and organizations made recent contributions to Missouri Press Foundation. To make a donation with a credit card, call (573) 449-4167, or send checks to Missouri Press Foundation, 802 Locust St., Columbia, MO 65201.
Foundation Builders Bill Miller Jr., Washington
Washington Missourian Newspaper In Education Program BankStar, Pacific Dr. Roger Walkenhorst, DDS, Washington Brown’s Shoe Center, Washington American Family Insurance, Washington
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper In Education Program Saint Louis University
Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame William L. Miller, Washington, Mo.
Sue Heifner
elita Sue Heifner, 60, a former employee of the Missouri Press Association, died Jan. 23, 2013, at her home in Springfield. At Missouri Press Ms. Heifner assisted in the advertising department. Kansas City
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Virginia Hall
irginia Lynn Hall, 69, Kansas City, a writer and editor for The Kansas City Star for more than 20 years, died Feb. 17, 2013. She wrote the column “Random Views” and had retired in 1998. Ms. Hall leaves a brother, a daughter and granddaughter. Missouri Press News, March 2013
Missouri Press Foundation is dedicated to providing professional training for all newspaper staffers, to recognizing excellence and commitment to journalism and to remembering those who have served our industry with their time, talent and resources. You are invited to join this noble effort with any contribution you wish. (573) 449-4167 www.mopress.com
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