<< CLASS NOTES beginning teachers by the Missouri Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. Every two years, MACTE invites schools or departments to nominate two graduates in their first two years of teaching. Asberry teaches first grade at Glendale Elementary in Independence, Mo., and Combs, named an outstanding young teacher by MACTE, teaches fifth grade at Line Creek Elementary in Park Hill. They were recognized April 29 at the MACTE spring meeting in Jefferson City, Mo. George Bird, ’04, became vice president of customer service for Bank of AmericaMilitary Bank on Dec. 20, 2004.
PARK MOURNS Christensa L. Aiken, ’28, May 9, Louisburg, Kan. Ms. Aiken taught Spanish at Park College and Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. In 1943 she left teaching to enter foreign service and was assigned to the office of the military attaché at U.S. embassies in Latin America, Europe and Egypt. In retirement she was active as mission coordinator of the United Methodist Women and in 1968 was the Park University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumna. Mitchell Dunham, ’30, Nov. 12, 2004, Bella Vista, Ark. Mary (Milligan) Locke, ’41, Feb. 26, Evanston, Ill. During WWII, Mrs. Locke was a lieutenant in the Navy WAVES. She was active in her church, in the Philanthropic and Educational Organization for Women and in the American Association of University Women. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid reader. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Richard, and a son, John S., and is survived by daughter Margaret Mayer, son Richard, one grandchild, a brother, James W. Milligan, and many nieces and nephews. James Shedd, ’43, April 12, Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Shedd, a successful real estate developer with the Estes Company, retired in 1980. He will be remembered as a member of the King’s Men, a popular quartet at Park in the early 1940s. His father, Charles C. Shedd, graduated from Park in 1916, as did his sister, Carol Shedd McMasters, in 1945. He is survived by two daughters, a son and four grandchildren; a
sister, Carol, and brother, Clark; and a host of friends. Dr. Robert M. Young, ’45, Feb. 24, El Paso, Texas. Dr. Young was active in the El Paso community since 1976, when he became senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church. In 1981 he helped organize the Pastoral Counseling Service, a not-for-profit ecumenical ministry focusing on community counseling. He was active in the Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly, holding a number of leadership roles at the local, state and national levels, and was a member of the Rotary Club for more than 55 years. Warren O. Manley, ’47, March 5, Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Manley married Marjorie Ann Hoefer, ’50, in 1948. During his 44-year career with Paint and Varnish Co., now Cook Composites and Polymers, he received the George Baugh Heckle Award, the top national honor in his field. After retiring in 1991 as vice president of research, Mr. Manley volunteered with the American Red Cross and the Progressive Animal Welfare Society. He was a member of Fairview Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughter, Janet; daughters and sons-in-law Marilyn and Gill Steidley and B. Carole and David Angle; a granddaughter and a great-grandson. Martha Jean “Bobbie” Gray, ’50, March 25, Higginsville, Mo. Ms. Gray served as a WAVE in the Navy during WWII, reaching the rank of aviations machinist mate second class. She taught science at Northeast Junior High in Kansas City, Mo., from 1952-82, when she retired. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Virginia Gray of Higginsville and Peggy Gray of Omaha, Neb.; her lifelong friend Jeannie Curl of Evansville, Ind.; cousins, nieces, nephews and grand- and greatgrandnieces and nephews. The Rev. David Pittenger, ’50, April 12, Dallas, Texas. For more than 40 years, Mr. Pittenger served as minister to numerous fellow clergy and congregations, including a 20-year pastorate at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Oak Cliff, Texas. He was a member of the beloved Lowell Quartet that performed frequently at Park during the early 1950s and reunited to perform at
Alumni Weekend in 2002. He is survived by his wife, Martha Jo, two sons, two daughters and three grandchildren. Phyllis (Greenrod) Madsen, ’52, Jan. 10, 2004, West Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Madsen enjoyed reading, spending time with friends and family, and all animals. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Janet Polashak Baptist, ’59, Aug. 17, 2004, Pinehurst, N.C. Laurel Dickerson, ’67, March 11, Ph.D., Saratoga, Calif. Dr. Dickerson was recruited by Apple Computer in 1988. In the early 1990s she founded MDG Associates, a successful educational consulting firm that worked with many high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. A member of the Peace Corps, she helped build schools and roads in Columbia. She also was an associate professor at the University of Florida. Dr. Dickerson was most recently involved with the Role Model Program in San Jose, Calif., which teaches the importance of education and self-responsibility. She is survived by her companion, Earle Craigie of Saratoga, Calif.; her sister, Debra Dickerson of Alameda, Calif.; her beloved critters, Archie, Wilma and Lucky; and a close circle of friends and colleagues from around the globe. The Rev. Armour David Stephenson Jr., ’78, Jan. 21, Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Stephenson, pastor of Parkway Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., and his wife, Shirley, died in a plane crash on their way to Miami, where they planned to embark on a cruise to the Bahamas. They are survived by their four children, Armour III, Michael, Patrick and Gia, as well as a congregation that will remember the couple’s passion for “healing, outreach, prayer and equipping.” Lester M. Lee, ’82, March 4, Newark, Ohio. Mr. Lee served 26 years in the Air Force with a tour of duty in Vietnam and retired as a senior master sergeant. He was a member of the Brick Industry Association, a 32nd-degree Mason and a member of the Aladdin Shrine Temple, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Rocky Fork First Church of God. He was an avid sports fan, especially of University of Kentucky Summer 2005 ‹‹
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