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INSIDE ILLINOIS, April 1, 2010 [ Email | Share ]
Bruce Wayne Bradley, 56, died March 20 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Bradley was a firefighter at the UI.
Portia Brownell Miller Cureton, 93, died March 18. She taught physical education at the UI from 1944-47. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 602 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801.
Mabel R. Gifford, 91, died March 27 at Kirby Hospital, Monticello. Gifford retired from the UI, where she worked in Admissions and Records. Memorials: Piatt County Nursing Home or the United Methodist Church of Paxton.
E. Atlee Jackson, 79, died March 9 in Austin, Texas. Jackson, a professor emeritus of physics, was a faculty member for 37 years. He was a charter faculty member of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, where he was the director of the Center for Complex Systems Research until his retirement in 1998. A memorial service will be held in Urbana this summer.
Heinrich Philipp Lotz, 75, died March 19 in Urbana. Lotz was a professor of mathematics for 28 years, retiring in 1997.
Paul D. Moore Jr., 78, died March 26 at Illini Heritage Rehabilitation and Health Care, Champaign. Moore worked for the UI department of dairy science for 28 years. Memorials: Circle of Friends Adult Daycare, Avary’s Angels, the American Diabetes Association or St. Patrick’s Parish.
Lee H. Sentman III, 73, died March 20 in Florida. Sentman was a professor emeritus of aeronautical and astronautical engineering at the UI. He taught for more than 38 years and directed the Chemical Laser Laboratory. He retired in 1997. Memorials: Donations, payable to UI Foundation with “Lee Sentman Memorial Fund” noted on the check, may be sent to Brett Clifton, department of aerospace engineering, 306 Talbot Lab, 104 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801.
