Kevin Long ’80 passed away on Sunday, November 24.
Kevin served Textbook Coordinator in IWU’s Bookstore starting in August 2002, then transferred to Campus Safety in July 2019. He is survived by three children, two grandchildren and three brothers. A celebration of life service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Friday, December 6, at Calvert-Johnson & Musselman Memorial Home in Lexington, with visitation from 9 to 10:45 a.m. on Friday at the memorial home. His obituary is available online.
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.
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 are deeply saddened to announce that Laura Christine (Peterson) Roman ’85 recently passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018.
After her time at IWU, she received her MS in School Psychology from Illinois State University. Her devotion to children ultimately led to a career as a school psychologist in the Wheaton school district, and she received glowing reviews from colleagues, administrators and parents. When Laura left the district her friends created WWLD (What Would Laura Do?) bracelets, as a reminder of her ability to find solutions to almost any problem.
A link to her obituary can be found here.
Jane Brue, 84, of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. this Friday, May 18, in Evelyn Chapel, with a visitation prior to the service from 9-10 a.m. in the Chapel.
We are saddened to announce that John Wilk ’82 passed away. You may view his obituary here.
We are very sorry to announce that Mariann Mayberry (’87) has passed after a lengthy battle with cancer. She died Tuesday, August 1st, 2017.
There was a tribute to Mariann in the Chicago Tribune, recounting her life as an actress in theater. You may read more here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/ct-mariann-mayberry-dead-201707-column.html
IWU Professor of Music, John Joseph McGrosso born November 14, 1915 passed away on February 3, 2017. A memorial service is being planned for the Spring. You may share your remembrances and thoughts with the family here.
Dr. Brent E. Smith, 55, of Bolingbrook, passed away at his home Saturday, December 17, 2016. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2017: 3:00 pm – at First Christian Church of Carthage, Illinois. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2016: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm at First Christian Church of Carthage, Illinois