Gray matters
Young fan born with brain tumor willed Jayhawks to 1988 NCAA title
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
He was born with an inoperable brain tumor. Though the illness never affected Ryan’s mental capabilities, it took a toll on him physically. By the sixth grade, he was permanently confined to a wheelchair. But that restriction didn’t stop Ryan, the son of Dr. Captain and Kitty Gray of Lawrence, from becoming a crucial member of the 1988 KU squad.
Woman who has inspired me the most
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Mom's ability to persevere under any circumstance, to smile even when it hurt, to look at life with a glass-half-full philosophy, and to love family, friends, and life passionately until her last breath has inspired me to work earnestly every day to exhibit the same values and character that my mother exemplified rather than taught.
'Hey, Mom, cook that junk we really like.'
In memorial: Nelle Brown Lewis, 1915 - 2007
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007
Dear Mom, Thanks for showing up at my football and basketball games, getting me involved in Scouts, making sure I took “Industrial Arts” in school and numerous other roles normally taken on by a father of a boomer child.
A final farewell
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Monica was a true friend, one who shared my hopes and dreams as well as my fears and sorrows. I'm afraid that I took her for granted, just assuming that she'd always be there for me, at my convenience. Oh, Monica, did I ever have a lot to learn!
Chatting with Mom
Thursday, May 17, 2007
In the first months following my mother's death in the spring of 2003, our one-sided chats at Green Lawn were awkward affairs. I carried the baggage of unfinished business and unspoken love to a glistening headstone of cinnamon-hued granite and simply stared at the etched symbols and words — the first few notes and lyrics of her favorite hymn.
Kathy’s long journey
Despite battling cancer for more than two years with few lucky breaks, this mother lost neither her sense of humor nor her competitive spirit
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007
“I wouldn’t trade that experience of Kathy getting sick for anything,” Kathy Jardon's mother said. “It showed us how you can hurt so bad and be so sick, smile more than you want to and still keep your head above water.”
My mother, Marie
In Tribute: Marie Coble Moyer: May 18, 1927-July 17, 2004
Monday, Jan. 15, 2007
Everyone tells you to say the things you want to say so there are no regrets. I just couldn’t keep my composure when she was giving me instructions of what to do when she was gone. I just couldn’t. It was confirmation that our time was about up.
Mom's magic lives on
In Tribute: Lucille Richards Green: Oct. 31, 1914 — July 21, 2000
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
I cherish a mystical world my mother created for my sister and me as we were growing up. Her love came to us through puppets and magic and fairytale stories and a fair amount of teasing. My earliest memories are chimerical flights into make believe.
My colleague, my friend
In Tribute: Deborah "Misty" Gerner: 1956-2006
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
The beginning of a new spring semester always brings thoughts of spring semesters past. Right now, I am thinking of the one just past, in 2006. Looking back, I know that Misty wondered if she would hang on until summer vacation started. She knew, certainly, that this semester would be her last.
Big sister's advice never failed
In Tribute: Ann Eiesland Herrin 1955 - 2003
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007
Ann taught me how to do the twist to the Beatles; Ann taught me how to pluck my eyebrows; Ann taught me how to make a white sauce; Ann taught me that no matter what, what matters most is that I am true to my own skin.
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Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006
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