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IN MEMORY

John Wayne Read

John Wayne Read, 75, died Oct. 2. He worked at Printing Services. Survivors include his wife, Deloris; two sons; a sister; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

Hirsch memorial services

Memorial services for professor Bernard A. "Bud" Hirsch, 61, Lawrence, will be at 4 p.m. Oct. 23 at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.

Hirsch died Sept. 3 at his home. The family suggests memorials to the KU Center for Indigenous Nations Studies or the American Cancer Society, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

KU HISTORY

Former Jayhawk Al Oerter uncorked a mighty toss of a discus to claim a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. The win made him the first person to win four consecutive Olympic golds for the same event. He won his first in 1956 as a 20-year-old undergrad. www.kuhistory.com