Retirees Association

Obituaries

Nina Fannin
Apr 1, 2019
Nina Fannin retired from Wright State University, where she worked as an executive secretary in the School of Medicine. She died March 31, 2019.
Jim Walker
Mar 22, 2019
Jim had a long and distinguished career as professor of political science at Wright State University, where he was considered an expert in constitutional law. He loved teaching and touched the lives of many students in his 33 years at Wright State. He died peacefully at home on March 17, 2019.
Mar 3, 2019
Dave Atwater passed away with his family on Feb. 28, 2019. He particularly enjoyed telling jokes, golfing with his family and friends, and fishing on Lake George.
Connie Niles
Mar 2, 2019
Connie Niles died Feb. 24, 2019. Her working career included Fairborn Board of Realtors, Fairborn YMCA and Wright State University, where she retired in 1999.
Lou Falkner
Feb 28, 2019
Lou Falkner, who died Feb. 23, 2019, wrote his own obituary. "I hope you all remember me by my smile, my stories — a few factual and others foible and fable. You can tell of my German heritage, but you couldn't tell me much. Please remember to help each other and to help the stranger in the street, even if only with a smile."
Scot Woolley
Jan 31, 2019
Scot Woolley was a gifted musical director/arranger/composer, superb pianist, and impactful music professor/vocal coach who died Jan. 26, 2019, in Cincinnati. He was serving in his seventh year as music director at Wright State.
John Fleischauer
Jan 21, 2019
He served as the chief academic officer at numerous colleges, including as dean of academic affairs at Mount Union College and most recently as provost of Wright State University. He passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.
Dec 31, 2018
As a training and supervising psychoanalyst, Dr. Rena Kay was a beloved teacher and mentor to psychiatric residents and psychoanalytic students. She died Dec. 28, 2018.
Barbara Musselman
Dec 18, 2018
Barbara Musselman passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. She had worked as a police dispatcher for the Oakwood Police Department and later retired from Wright State University as a dispatcher.
Cecile Cary
Dec 2, 2018
Cecile Williamson Cary passed away on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Along with her husband, the late Dr. Norman Reed Cary, she was a founding member of the English Department.

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