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Jim Wasem ’57
Jim Wasem ’57 was inducted into Patoka High School hall of fame. You can read more about it here: http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-sports/2017/02/09/patoka-inducts-4-into-hof
Nancy Ann (Pruitt) Graves ’59
Sean Graves shared that his mother, Nancy Ann (Pruitt) Graves ’59 passed away June 2, 2010.
Fern F. Glahe ’51
We are sorry to announce that Fern F. Glahe ’51 passed away on May 20, 2015.
A link to her obituary can be found here –
http://www.hjfunerals.com/obituaries/2015/05/18/fern-f-glahe/
Lee Short ’44
Lee Short ’44, Director of Admissions from 1952-1978, passed away on January 4th. Services for Lee will be held Thursday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church. An obituary will be published in The Pantagraph on Sunday.
Please join me in offering sympathy to Lee’s wife, Phyllis, his children, and his nephew Trey.
Lee’s many contributions to Illinois Wesleyan are chronicled in this IWU Magazine article from 2010.
You may read his obituary here.
Ron Bell ’59
Porcupine photo from Jodi Rubin
YOU ARE A PORCUPINE
(doing our relational dance)
(doing our relational dance)
People are “porcupine-ical” in the sense of their being both in need of one another and yet hurtful of one another. In the cold winter of life we draw together for comfort and warmth, yet inevitably end up hurting one another, drawing back in hurt, sometimes with anger and mistrust. It’s a kind of oscillating dance of relational reciprocity.
We may like and love one another, yet because of our imperfections, whether intended or not, we end up at times pricking and hurting one another with the pointed, sharp quills of our imperfect human nature.
Holiday times can be both joyful and stressful. When under too much distress, our ordinary coping skills and energies can become drained and depleted, and all it takes is some minor mishap to trigger a “firing of quills” — a displacement of energy onto an unfortunate target. Remember the phrases “the straw that broke the camel’s back” and “I have a straw to pick with you” ?
Blessed are those relationships in which one or both partners can say from the heart such things as: “Let’s take a brief time out and then talk”, “Please forgive me”, “I’m sorry”, “I really value you”, “I love you, no matter what”, “I’m proud of you”, “May I help you”, “thank you”. Such can heal and renew.
To be sure, we each and all have imperfections, flaws and cracks —
that’s how the love and light gets in.
that’s how the love and light gets in.
So remember, if you really love someone, carry bandaids. 
😉
😉ron bell
12-11-16
12-11-16
Elsie Wright Sterrenberg ’50
Elsie Wright Sterrenberg ’50 of Peoria, AZ passed away Nov. 30, 2016. Since her obituary was written, another great- grandchild has arrived, which makes a total of six great- grandchildren.
You can view Elsie’s obituary here.
Anne (Meyers) Burns ’59
We are sorry to announce that Anne (Meyers) Burns ’59 passed away on November 17, 2016.
Here is a link to her obituary –
http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2016-11-18/anne-burns.html
James F. Hall ’56
We are sorry to announce that James F. Hall ’56 passed away on July 10, 2012.
A link to his obituary can be found here.
Jerry S. Kidd ’50
We are sorry to announce that Jerry S. Kidd ’50 passed away on July 31, 2011.
A link to his obituary can be found here.