Deaths

Eugene Cordes

Eugene Cordes, a retired instrument maker, died March 26 at
his home in Champaign. He was 84.

Cordes worked in the physics department for more than 37
years, retiring in 1973.

Survivors include his wife, Aileen; a son; two daughters; a
brother; a sister; and several grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Carle or Covenant hospice
programs, or Pets in Need, P.O. Box 58, Ringwood, IL 60072.


Duane H. Cooper

Duane H. Cooper, a professor emeritus of electrical and
computer engineering, died April 4 at home in Champaign. He
was 71.

Cooper also was a professor of physics and a research
professor in the UI's Coordinated Science Lab.

He received bachelor's and doctoral degrees in physics from
the California Institute of Technology in 1950 and 1955,
respectively. In 1954, he joined the UI's Control Systems
Laboratory, subsequently the Coordinated Science Laboratory,
and then the electrical and computer engineering department.
He contributed to the ongoing development in computer-based
instruction and was a co-inventor of the plasma display
panel.

Cooper organized the university's Task Force on Noise, which
was concerned with environmental problems.

He was a fellow of the Audio Engineering Society in 1966 and
received the Emile Berliner Award of the society in 1968. He
was elected to honorary membership in the society in 1976.
He received the Gold Medal Award from the Audio Engineering
Society in 1982 and served as president of the society from
1975 to 1976.

Cooper was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers and of its Acoustics, Speech and
Signal Processing Society. He also was a member of the
American Physical Society and the Acoustical Society of
America.

Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; two daughters; four
grandchildren; a brother; and two sisters.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Unitarian
Universalist Church, Urbana, or an organization of the
donor's choice.


Wayne Craig

Wayne Craig, a retired instrument maker, died March 24 at
Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. He was 70.

Craig worked for 32 at the Materials Research Laboratory. He
retired in 1983.

Survivors include his mother; three children; one
stepbrother; and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Covenant Hospice
Care Program, 1400 W. Park St., Urbana.


James B. Kitzmiller

James B. Kitzmiller, professor emeritus of zoology, died
March 30, at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 76.

Kitzmiller, known as a pioneer in mosquito cytogenetics,
joined the faculty UI in 1948, and retired in 1974 to devote
his time to research. He was chairman of the department of
zoology at the UI from 1957 to 1964. After leaving Illinois,
he was a visiting professor at the Florida Medical
Entomology Laboratory at the University of Florida.

He received a bachelor's degree in zoology from DeSales
College and a doctoral degree in genetics from the
University of Michigan. He was an Eagle Scout.

Kitzmiller was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Italy in
1953. He was a consultant to the World Health Organization
and the National Institutes of Health on many occasions. The
American Mosquito Control Association awarded him the
Meritorious Service Award in 1978 and the John Belkin Award
in 1987.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; four children; three
grandchildren; and five stepchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Florida Medical
Entomology Laboratory Library, University of Florida, 200
Ninth St. S.E., Vero Beach, Fla. 32962.


Ralph Lorenz

Ralph "Doc" Lorenz, professor emeritus of forestry, died
April 2 at Meadow Brook Health Center, Urbana. He was 87.

Lorenz received a  bachelor's degree in forestry in 1930 and
a doctorate in plant physiology in 1938 from the University
of Minnesota. He joined the UI faculty in 1938 at the
inception of the forestry department and retired in 1973.

In addition to his research in forest planting and woodland
management, Lorenz taught dendrology and silviculture to
undergraduates.

He was a member of the Society of American Foresters; the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, which
named him a fellow in 1940;  the Illinois Technical Forestry
Association, the Illinois State Academy of Science, and the
American Association of University Professors.

Survivors include a daughter, a son and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the UI Foundation for
the Ralph Lorenz Memorial Fund to support faculty
scholarships for undergraduates in the forestry department
and may be sent to Joyce Canaday, Forestry Department, W503
Turner Hall.