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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2015
Page
2
Journal-World obituary policy directs readers to call 832-7151 for running obituaries. It notes obits run as submitted by funeral homes or families of the deceased.
Alfred Carl Cooper known as Al Cooper age 47 of Gardner Kansas died in May 2015. A memorial service is planned at Porter Funeral Home Lenexa Kansas between 3 and 4 pm on Saturday May 16th with family receiving friends prior to the service.
Memorial services were held for Jerry D. Bottenfield at Plymouth Congregational Church Lawrence with burial details and a life of community service. Survived by wife Laurie two daughters granddaughters sister and extended family, donations requested to specified charities in lieu of flowers.
Lawrence High School senior Dold, known for an “old spirit” and passion for medieval history, will graduate Tuesday with plans to study archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. Raised near Lawrence by Scott and Jean Dold, she nurtured a love for history from childhood stories and the family’s support, while navigating a social life she describes as limited before college.
KU announced 4 550 degree candidates from 87 Kansas counties 46 states and 43 countries. More than 4 000 Class of 2015 members attend the 143rd Commencement at Memorial Stadium Sunday 10 30 to 12 30. Gates open 9 am free parking shuttle buses run 8 30 am. If rain a 9 am alert at alert.ku.edu or a 12 30 pm postponed ceremony.
Dillon quit schooling to work at McDonald’s and later a car dealership, then joined the Army before 9/11. He served a decade as an airborne division combat medic with deployments to Afghanistan twice and Iraq once, while living in Italy, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C. He reflects on the brutal realities veterans and EMTs face and the sense that people are at their worst during emergencies.
Frank Dillon, a Lawrence native and Eudora high school alum, earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems with an Entrepreneurship concentration and a 3.79 GPA after returning to KU post military service. He now balances a part time role at VML in Kansas City while planning full time work and eventu ally management, emphasizing college as an investment in future earnings.
Debater Hampton and partner Quaram Robinson finished second at the National Debate Tournament in Cross Examination Debate Association nationals. Hampton cites hard work and passion for learning as keys to success while noting the challenges black students face at KU and the importance of campus resources and community involvement.
Juleesa Hampton, 22, from Overland Park and originally from Detroit, holds a BA with three majors. She plans to work at summer debate camps in California and Washington, return to KU for a master’s in communications, and aims for a doctoral degree to become a university professor. Her life lesson: trust your voice and contribution, even if not all agree.
The National Weather Service in Topeka reports 0.74 inches of rain overnight and 2.61 inches for May in Lawrence. For 2015 Douglas County remains drier than average with 7.81 inches year to date, below the 11.39 inch norm by week Thursday. Union Pacific plans about 120 million in Kansas rail work this year including track, signals, bridges, and surface at crossings.
EU reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd ljworld.com or 832-7187.
Local Kansas newspaper contact details for editors production and distribution and classified ads lines listing phone numbers and web address for LJWorld.com classifieds.
Notice provides delivery and billing contact numbers for The World Company Lawrence Kansas. It lists daily publication location at Sixth and New Hampshire streets with key telephone numbers and the postmaster address for address changes at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888.
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