Unfortunately, Jeffery king ’72 passed away on August 9th, 2019 in Naperville, Illinois at the age of 74. He was born in Chicago in 1944. In high school, he participated in football and basketball. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1972. He was married to Patricia King, and the two fathered eight children. He received a Purple Heart in Vietnam, and later retired from Caterpillar Tractor and Unocal. Jeffery is survived by his wife, Sarah Brass-King, four daughters, two stepchildren, four brothers, one sister, and a number of grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and great grandchildren.

Read the full obituary here.

We are sorry to inform you that Cameron Willey ’73 passed away on August 8th, 2019, surrounded by friends and family. He graduated from Eureka High School in 1960 and from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1973, the presedent of Theta Chi. Cam became a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1983 from Drake University. During his life, he was a Detective, Range officer and Sergeant in Peoria county, Illinois. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in 1987. He accomplished all of this, and was a loving father and husband with a beautiful smile, despite living with a rare genetic disease. He is survived by his wife, Carole, his siblings, his nephews.

Read the full obituary here.

Dr. Karen Hockenyos (Yarnell) Goodwin, PhD, age 70 of Pagosa Springs, CO, passed away at home on April 24, 2019, surrounded by family after a year-long struggle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, (John G Goodwin, Jr.), two children (Sarah and Jacob), two grandchildren (Madeleine and Carson), siblings (Jon, Kris, and Mark) and their extended families.

You can read her full obituary here.

James D. “Jim” Robinson, Jr., age 67, Normal IL passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. A service celebrating his life will be 3:00 PM Tuesday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, IL. Rev. Jan Hazekamp will be officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 18th from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM at the memorial home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. Jim will be remembered for his boisterous personality, as an enthusiastic runner, church involvement, and forever as a proud father.

You can view his obituary here.

Charles (Charlie) McCarthy ’73 passed away at the age of 86 on April 10, 2019 in Normal. Charlie was a marine veteran who received his bachelors of science in sociology from Illinois Wesleyan. His obituary can be found here.

Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics Robert (Bob) Leekley passed away on Tuesday, Jan.1. Prof. Leekley started teaching at Illinois Wesleyan in 1974, and from his first year to his 44th, his commitment to IWU and our students remained unchanged. His positive impact on generations of students and colleagues will not be forgotten. Read an obituary. A service will be held in the IWU Evelyn Chapel from 11-12 on Wednesday, January 9th.

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Steve Doran ’79. Steve passed away on December 3, 2018 while while serving on a mission trip in Haiti.

In October 2018, Doran was honored at Homecoming as Illinois Wesleyan’s Distinguished Alumnus Award winner. In his acceptance speech, he stated, “There is no award for which I am eligible that would mean more to me than to be the Distinguished Alumnus of Illinois Wesleyan University.”

See details in his obituary.

D. Paul Miller, retired sociology professor who served Illinois Wesleyan from 1960 to 1982, died on Nov. 3 at age 101. You can view his obituary here.

A medal-winning Senior Olympian, Paul was remembered fondly by IWU athletics department colleagues Norm Esch ’75, Ron Rose ’88 and Stew Salowitz ’76 in a tribute in The Pantagraph.

We regret to inform you of the passing of William H Mundt ’75. William passed away on December 25, 2017. You may read William’s obituary here.