Lee Short ’44

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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.

Harry Lovell ’60

harry-lovell-60We are sorry to announce longtime IWU Advancement employee (retired) Harry Lovell ’60, passed away on Christmas morning after fighting cancer for just a few short weeks. Harry served the Advancement Office for 28 years. He had a special kind of enthusiasm for life and will be missed by his family and friends.

You can read his obituary here.

Reverend Gregory Dell ’67

After battling Parkinson’s for more than 10 years, Reverend Gregory Dell ’67 passed away on October 30, 2016.

Please click on the following link  http://um-insight.net/in-the-church/ordained-ministry/champion-of-inclusion-rev-gregory-dell-dies/

 

In addition, columnist Mary Schmich wrote about Reverend Dell in the Chicago Tribune.  Please click on the following link

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-greg-dell-mary-schmich-1102-20161101-column.html