Deaths Henry Sheldon Fitch 99 Lawrence KS
Henry Sheldon Fitch 99 of Lawrence dies Sept 8 2009 at daughter's Stillwater Oklahoma home. Born December 25 1909 in Utica New York he earned a PhD from UC Berkeley and taught at KU retiring in 1980. Survived by two sons a daughter five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorials to KU Fitch Natural History Reservation. Online condolences at pmefli.com.
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Henry Sheldon Fitch
Lawrence
Fitch
Stillwater
Oklo
Utica
N.Y
Chester
Alice T. Chenery Fitch
Medford
Ore
University of Oregon
University of California, Berkeley
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
San Joaquin Range
California
U.S. Army
Virginia Preston
Leesville
Kansas University
Natural History
Natural History Reservation
John
Alice
Virginia
Margaret
Ruth
Henry S
Virginia R. Fitch
KU Fitch Natural History Reservation
KU Endowment Association
Rumsey-Yost Funeral
Pmefli.com
Lawrence Datebook: Community Events and Meetings
Lawrence Datebook lists events from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Shio's and a Twitter based charity for the Lawrence Humane Society. Also includes Gary Squires safety talk at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and library programs with Edwina Crowe Jones and a Haskell talk. Weekday Farmers’ Market 4 to 6 p.m. at 10th and Vermont with public meetings at Territorial Capital/Lane Museum in Lecompton.
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Gary Squires
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Lawrence Public Library
Riverside
Edwina Crowe Jones
Haskell Indian Nations University
Indian Ave
10Th
Vermont
Douglas County Historical Society
Territorial Capital
Lane Museum
Woodson Ave
Lecompton
Burglary and theft arrests reported in Lawrence area
Police arrested two 36 year old Lawrence men at 4 30 p m in the 2500 block of Redbud Lane on burglary of a dwelling theft and criminal damage charges. also detained a 19 year old and an 18 year old on multiple burglary and theft counts in the 2100 block of West 26th Street. a 15 year old faced nine burglary counts and one theft charge. a laptop valued at $1 000 was reported stolen from Jasu Drive between Monday and Tuesday.
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Redbud Lane
West 26Th Street
Jasu Drive
Two Births Recorded in Lawrence on Wednesday
Jacy Hurst Moneymaker and David Moneymaker welcomed a boy in Lawrence on Wednesday. Carl and Michie Masters in Lawrence welcomed a girl on the same day.
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Jacy Hurst Moneymaker
David Moneymaker
Lawrence
Carl and
Michie Masters
Slabotsky to Join KU Hospital Authority Board
On Wednesday a Kansas story clarified that Scott Slabotsky will replace John Payne on the Kansas University Hospital Authority Board, correcting an earlier misidentify. The shift places Slabotsky in the board seat previously held by Payne as the authority reviews leadership.
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Scott Slabotsky
Kansas University Hospital Authority
Slabotsky
John Payne
KU review due next week from regents audits
Kansas University and Pittsburg State University management reviews are expected to be released next Thursday, a regents official said. Gov. Parkinson prompted broader audits after a June K State University review raised questions about athletic pay and a business incubator. officials pledged a regular outside-review schedule and public release following an Open Records complaint.
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Pittsburg State University
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KSU
PSU
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KSA
Kansas
Stephen Six
Henry Fitch left legacy at Kansas Natural History Reservation
Obituary for Henry Fitch 99 a renowned ecologist and herpetologist who directed the KU Natural History Reservation since 1948 and later taught at KU. He kept 50 000 snake capture records, influenced field methods, and his cremated remains will be scattered at the reservation. Fitch died in Stillwater Oklahoma on Tuesday and is remembered as the father of snake biology by colleagues including Harry Greene of Cornell.
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Henry Fitch
Lawrence
Fitch
Stillwater
Okla
Kansas University Natural History
Reservation
Fitch Natural History Reservation
North America
Harry Greene
Cornell University
George Pisani
Kansas Biological Survey
Pisani
Oklahoma
Greene
Henry
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Virginia
Alice Echelle
Richard Gwin
Journal-World
Ethan Sharp
Kansas University
Natural History Reservation
Aggressive rape cases spur campus safety forums at KU and K State
Lawrence and Manhattan campuses hold safety forums as police link five rapes in Lawrence to a string of early morning attacks. A 19 year old KU student was assaulted December 1, 2008, by a masked gunman entering a home. Investigators stress ongoing effort and resource commitment while warning students to act to reduce vulnerability.
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Kstate
Lawrence
Manhattan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Bill Cory
Man with brain tumor runs to boost cancer research in Kansas
Wilson, diagnosed with glioblastoma, plans a Sunday run and walk in Lawrence to raise funds for the Chris Anthony Brain Tumor Research Fund at MD Anderson. He hopes exercise aids his fight while continuing chemotherapy and shares a prayer for a future cure.
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Wilson
Lawrence
Chris Anthony
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Topeka
JoAn Wilson
Head for the Cure 5K Starts in Lawrence on Sunday
Lawrence hosts its inaugural Head for the Cure 5K Run and Walk at 8 a.m. Sunday along the Southwest Lawrence Bike Trail. Registration is $25 per person, $10 for Kids Fun Run, with family and team discounts, and online signups close Friday at headforthecure.org. Proceeds benefit the Chris Anthony Brain Tumor Research Fund at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
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US Fields
W. 27Th St
Headforthecure.org
Garry Gribble
Head For the Cure Foundation
Chris Anthony
Kansas City
M.C. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
Lawrence schools chief to chat with readers live today
First year Lawrence public schools Superintendent Rick Doll will chat live with LiWorld.com readers at 11 a.m. today. Readers can submit questions by logging on to LIWorld.com chats. A 33-year old Kansas University graduate student was in fair condition after a bike collision with a KU maintenance truck near Templin Hall in an Engel Road crosswalk.
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Rick Doll
LiWorld.com
Liwoorld.com
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Templin Hall
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Stormont Vail
Topeka
Schuyler Bailey
EU Public Safety Office
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Manthey
Engel Road
Templin
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Daisy Hill
Engel
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