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Deaths
* As a member of Otho Winger Society , this donor included Manchester in an estate plan or established a deferred gift with the University .
1970s * Deborah Plunkett ’ 75 Lahman of Carlsbad , Calif ., Nov . 27 , 2022
Sharon Gongwer ’ 77 of Goshen , Ind ., Dec . 30 , 2022
1990s Bryan Green Jr . ’ 92 of Brownsburg , Ind ., Feb . 22 , 2023
1940s * Helene Blough Crill ’ 43 Snider of North Manchester , March 30 , 2023
* Phoebe Timmons ’ 46 Young of Geneva , Ill ., March 30 , 2023 ; Young formerly served as a member of the Manchester University Board of Trustees .
Kelly Green ’ 95 of Huntertown , Ind ., Feb . 13 , 2023
Friends of Manchester
Frances Headings of Fort Wayne , Jan . 1 , 2021
Brandon Hepler ’ 92 of Bourbon , Ind ., Jan . 23 , 2023
Burton “ Burt ” Bowman ’ 48c of Lodi , Ohio , June 30 , 2022
Charles Klingler ’ 48 of North Manchester , March 22 , 2023 ; Klingler was Professor Emeritus of English at Manchester .
1950s Samuel Kaiser ’ 52 of Lafayette , Ind ., March 26 , 2023
Lois Fike ’ 53 Sherman of Indianapolis , Ind ., Dec . 30 , 2022
* Keith Pontius ’ 55 of Crossville , Tenn ., Jan . 29 , 2023
Lowell Bollinger ’ 57 of North Manchester , Aug . 1 , 2022
Janet Lea West ’ 58 Schrock of Portland , Maine , March 8 , 2023
Thomas Smith ’ 58 of LaGrange , Ind ., June 17 , 2021
1960s Mary Ann Houston ’ 62 Halsema of Lafayette , Ind ., Feb . 7 , 2023
Carole Hartle ’ 64 Baker of Huntington , Ind ., Oct . 28 , 2022
James Easton Sr . ’ 64 of Carencro , La ., May 3 , 2022
Barry Brown ’ 69 of The Villages , Fla ., March 13 , 2023
Janice Holley of Lombard , Ill ., March 2 , 2023
Ronald Longnecker of Louisville , Ky ., Feb . 10 , 2022
William “ Bill ” Pletcher of Goshen , Ind ., Dec . 20 , 2022
Alice Swinger of Greenville , Ohio , June 16 , 2022
Charles “ Gene ” Valentine of North Manchester , April 11 , 2023
Class Notes
1970s Glynn Hines ’ 73 was elected Fort Wayne City Council president in January 2023 . He was selected to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humanities and speak at the undergraduate Commencement exercises in May 2023 .
Helen Taylor ’ 73 was the trivia caller on ABC ’ s “ Live with Kelly and Ryan ” show the morning of Friday , Feb . 10 where she won a trip to Mexico !
Stephen George ’ 74 was honored on April 20th with the Book of Golden Deeds Award in Middlebury , Ind . This award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions or given outstanding service to the community . He has been a part of the Crystal Valley Exchange Club since 1980 , helped start Middlebury ’ s baseball and T-ball program , assisted in set-up for the Middlebury Summer Festival , assisted the Middlebury Tree Board with trimming and clean up , been a 4-H Beef Club Leader for 29 years and served on Elkhart County ’ s 4-H Fair board for five years . Stephen also worked in the Middlebury Community Schools System for 38 years before retiring .
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