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Obituary: Randolph C. Moredock
Randolph C. Moredock, 8/18/1950 – 11/27/2025
Celebration of Life: Susan ‘Sue’ Booth
Susan “Sue” Booth, 8/21/1948 – 10/15/2025
Obituary: Michael A. DiNitto
Michael A. DiNitto, 7/21/1961 – 12/8/2025
Obituary: Timothy Patrick Kelly
Timothy Patrick Kelly, 11/1/1949 – 11/12/2025
Obituary: Leslie Denise ‘Lisa’ Rials
Leslie Denise “Lisa” Rials, 3/29/1962 – 12/4/2025
Obituary: Wanda Jean Vanderpool-Tobin
Wanda Jean Vanderpool-Tobin, 3/3/1945 – 12/1/2025
Celebration of Life: Miguel Felipe Rodriquez
Miguel Felipe Rodriquez, 12/6/1958 – 11/7/2025
Obituary: Joan Way
Joan Way, 3/23/1949 – 11/16/2025
Obituary: Michael ‘Mike’ R. Bray
Michael ‘Mike’ R. Bray, 10/29/1961 – 11/22/2025
News obituaries
These articles were written, edited and/or reposted as news coverage of the deaths of influential community members.
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Politicians, former students mourn death of longtime KU political scientist Burdett Loomis
Burdett Loomis, known as “Bird,” died over the weekend at 76 after being a fixture on the Kansas political scene for decades.
Carter Gaskins
Lawrence’s ‘Nick the Brave’ has died of brain cancer at age 14
In just 14 years of life, Nicholas Steven Parscale became a podcast host, a published author, and an inspiration to many far older than him.
Courtesy of Will Averill
Longtime Lawrence advocate Melinda Henderson has died at 68
Melinda Henderson was passionately involved in community affairs, most recently focusing on affordable housing and community issues. She died Tuesday at 68.
Haskell community mourns death of ‘postmistress’ at age 50; 5th staffer death in last year, report says
The Haskell Indian Nations University community suffered a tragedy on Friday with the passing of […]
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‘Big Willie’ Dotson, coach of Primetime Ballerz youth basketball team, has died
Willie Dotson III — known to many as “Coach” or “Big Willie” — touched hundreds of lives before he died suddenly on Saturday.
