Curtis Hedrick ’51 passed away June 28, 2015. You can view his obituary page here.

The Reverend J. LeRoy Boldon passed away on July 8th, 2015. You can view his obituary page here.

Robert Hoffman ’51 passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

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We are sorry to tell you Eben Campbell ’50 passed away. Eben passed on May 19th.

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Mr. James Gray Smalley (class of 1950), age 87, of Albany, New York, passed away March 12, 2015, at Eddy Village Green in Cohoes, New York. He was born September 5, 1927, in East Saint Louis, Illinois, the son of the late Arby and Bessie Gray Smalley.

James Smalley was a professor of foreign languages at Central College in Pella, Iowa, where he taught from 1957 to 1987 and served as department chair for many years. He served in the United States Navy during WWII, and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1950. He did further graduate work at the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa.

Smalley was a master teacher and linguist who thrived in the college classroom, where he instilled a love of Romance languages in several generations of Central College students.  Dedicated to the study of other languages, he also enjoyed learning German, Italian, and Russian. A gifted translator, he produced several translations of the short stories of the Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga. Smalley was also a passionate body builder, who maintained a rigorous weight-lifting and exercise regimen throughout most of his life. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed target shooting, hunting, traveling, taking care of his Kentucky log cabin, and spending time with his family and friends.

James Smalley is survived by his wife, Ann Stamper Smalley, formerly of Emerson, Kentucky; one son and daughter-in-law, John Gray and Perrin Smalley of London, England; one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth Ann Smalley and James Peltz of Albany, New York; and four grandchildren, Thurston Smalley, Owen Smalley, Hannah Peltz Smalley, and William Peltz Smalley. He also leaves many other family and friends who will sadly miss him.

We are sorry to tell you, Christine (Gannaway) Mahoney ’59 has passed away.  Christine passed on January 9th 2015.  You can access her obituary here.

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Constance Connolly Platt died December 31, 2014 at her home in Missoula, Montana. She was 86. She was born September 15, 1928 in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Leo Albert Connolly and Beatrice Key Connolly. The family, which included her older brother, Dale Leon Connolly, moved to Taylorville, Illinois in 1934. She attended Taylorville schools, graduating from Taylorville Township High School in 1946. She attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington for two years and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1951. She taught elementary school for six years: one year in South San Francisco, California, one year in Springfield, Illinois, three years in Urbana, Illinois and another year in Springfield, Illinois. She married George Mattox Platt on December 27, 1952 in Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Platt then attended Law School at the University of Illinois while Mrs. Platt taught school in Urbana for those three years. They returned to Springfield in 1956. Three children were born to them: Ellen Jo Platt, on February, 2, 1959; Thomas Morton Platt on August 3, 1960; and Daniel Mattox Platt, on May 26, 1962. They moved to Olympia, Washington for a short time in 1963-64, but returned to Springfield, Illinois. However, they liked the Northwest and when, in 1966, Mr. Platt was offered a position on the faculty of the School of Law at the University of Oregon, they were happy to move to Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Platt was on the law faculty for 30 years and died in Eugene on April 12, 2010. A son, Daniel Platt died November 8, 2005, in Missoula, Montana. Mrs. Platt, then with declining health decided to move to a retirement community in Missoula, Montana where her son Tom and his family live. The family is grateful for the kindness and support of Hospice of Missoula and Dr. Meg Carnegie at the time of her passing. Mrs. Platt’s parents, Leo and Beatrice Connolly also moved to Eugene from Springfield in 1968, and her brother Dale Connolly and his family (wife Donna Carroll Rhodes of Taylorville, Illinois) moved to Eugene in 1969. Beatrice Connolly died in Eugene January 6, 1986 and Leo Connolly died there on February 15, 1987. Dale’s family moved to the Seattle area in 1974; he died in Oostende, Belgium in April of 1993. All three are buried in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon. Mrs. Platt is survived by her daughter Ellen Platt (Terry Rogers) of San Jose, California and her son, Thomas Platt (Jennifer Ferenstein) and one grandchild, George Emmett Platt, of Missoula, Montana. Her four nieces, Deborah Haskett (Bill), Jennifer Raney (Roger), Carroll Warner (Jeff) and Susan Mansfield all live in the Seattle area. Her nephew, Phillip Bradley (Sylvia) and their two daughters reside in Springfield, Illinois.

Glenn Mower, Jr., a resident of Pleasant Gap since 2013, died January 12, 2015, at The Oaks. The son of A. Glenn Mower and Alma Irene Weber, Glenn was born on June 22, 1918, in Mechanicsburg. Glenn joined the faculty of the Illinois Wesleyan University in Political Science in 1957 where he taught for five years. The author of numerous articles on international affairs in professional journals in six countries and anthologies, Glenn also authored six books in this field. As a writer his area of specialization was the protection of human rights through international organizations.

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John Winterroth passed away on December 11, 2014.

DR. RICHARD A. WARRNER, 78 ROCKFORD – Dr. Richard A. Warrner, 78, of Rockford died Saturday November 29, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 15, 1936 in LaSalle, IL, the son of the late Wendell and Mary Warrner. He married Miriam Meek on April 4, 1964 in Evanston, IL. He graduated from Tonica Community High School, and went to Illinois Wesleyan University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and was elected into Phi Kappa Phi for academic excellence. He went to Northwestern Medical School, graduating in 1962 with a Doctor of Medicine, and remained a loyal Wildcats fan for the rest of his life. He served his Internship at Cook County Hospital, and was Chief Resident in Pediatrics in 1965. In 1965 and 1966, Dr. Warrner was stationed in Fort Ord, California, serving as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. He and Miriam moved to Rockford in 1969. He started his pediatric practice at the Children’s Medical Building on Myott Ave. and remained there until 1985, when he transferred his practice to the Rockford Clinic, where he stayed until his retirement in 2001. During his long career, he also served as the Chair of the Pediatrics Department at Rockford Memorial Hospital, and as a teacher of Pediatrics at the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine. From 2001-2009, he served as the dismissing physician in the nursery at Rockford Memorial Hospital and was honored by the staff for his commitment to mothers and babies. Dr. Warrner served his community on many boards and committees, including Wesley Willows, the Children’s Development Center, and the Winnebago County Health Department. He was a lifelong learner and enjoyed both teaching and taking classes at the Center for Learning in Retirement. He loved to read, travel, and support the arts. Most of all, he loved his family and friends. He is survived by his wife Miriam, children, Ruth (Calvin) DeWitt of Lawrence Kansas and Tim (Theresa) Warrner of Lakewood Wisconsin, and grandchildren, Lindsey, Margaret, Grace, Calvin and Henry. A service to celebrate his life took place at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 5, at Court Street United Methodist Church, and was followed by a memorial reception at the Rockford Country Club. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in his name to the Artists Ensemble or to the Rockford Memorial Development Foundation to benefit pediatric services. The family would like to express its thanks to the staff at Hospice Care of America, and the deepest gratitude to Maggie and Mary from Wesley Willows Health Center. Arrangements completed by Fitzgerald Funeral Home Mulford Chapel.

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