Rob Nichols was known to many ELi readers as “Captain Carnivore” through his wife’s “Ann About Town” columns. But he was a lot more than an eater of “impossibly hot dishes.”
Kathleen “Kathy” Corkin Boyle, an attorney and clear-eyed public servant, died on Feb. 3 and will be remembered at a service on Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church.
Julie Bishop, a local activist for peace, social justice, and the environment and longtime member of Edgewood United Church, will be remembered at a memorial service on Saturday.
Hosey was among the area’s first Black pharmacists and one of East Lansing’s first Black homeowners. His family remembers his perseverance and dedication.
George Cook Landon, Ph.D., was Professor of American Thought and Language at MSU from 1964 – 1998. He died peacefully in East Lansing, where had had lived since 1964.
Javier was an MSU student from Connecticut and died in East Lansing last month at the age of 21, leaving his family in deep sorrow.
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Elaine will be remembered for her egoless kindness, her infectious laugh, her visible devotion to those she loved, her love of music, her great cooking, and her solid elegance.
“What local news does is unite and empower the people who believe that democracy is a moral act.” ELi’s Alice Dreger remembers John Kloswick, her Council-watching partner.
“He was the conscience of our board,” recalls Dr. Peter Graham “We get jaded. He never did. He never took ‘oh well’ as an answer.”
Those who knew David Krause remember him not only for his many significant three-dimensional contributions, but also for his constant work boosting East Lansing and its town-gown connections.