Philip ‘Flip’ Kissam

Philip “Flip” Kissam, 63, who lived in Lawrence and in Burlington, Vt., died Dec. 23. He came to KU’s School of Law in 1973 and became a full professor in 1977. He was a visiting professor and research fellow at Duke University School of Law in 1978 and 1979, an exchange professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna, Austria, in 1991 and a professor in the London Law Consortium in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Brenda; a son, Jonathan, Burlington; a daughter, Ariane, Burlington; his mother, Ruth Kissam, Sarasota, Fla.; a sister, Bonnie Kissam, Sarasota; a brother, Toby, Northport, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorial contributions to Doctors Without Borders, which may be made online at www.doctorswithoutborders.org, or by mail to the organization at P.O. Box 1856, Merrifield, VA 22116-8056.

Miljenko Kovacicek

Miljenko Kovacicek, 49, Zagreb, Croatia, died Dec. 7. He spent 1988-1990 as a Fulbright lecturer at KU, where he taught Croatian. Later he worked as a teacher with the KU Slavic department in its study abroad program in Croatia. In 2002 the Slavic department and the Office of Study Abroad developed a new KU summer program in Zagreb and Dubrovnik, which partnered with Kovacicek’s home institution, the Center for Foreign Languages and the University of Zagreb. Survivors include his wife, Mirna, and a teenage daughter, Ana.

Robert Dale Norton

Robert Dale Norton, 76, Baldwin, died Jan. 1. He retired from KU as the campus locksmith. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl; a daughter, Cathy Strehlow, Overland Park; a son, Kenneth Norton, Topeka; two stepdaughters, Wendy Cherry, Baldwin, and Terrie Dalrymple, Overland Park; two stepsons, Randy Wright, Bonner Springs, and Roger Wright, Paola; and 16 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Lighthouse Baptist Church building fund, sent in care of Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 64, Baldwin, KS 66066.

Thomas F. Reilly

Thomas F. Reilly, 77, Lawrence, died Dec. 27. He received his doctoral degree in psychology from KU in 1966, when he joined the faculty. He retired from the department Aug. 1, 1992, after serving in the department for 25 years. Survivors include a brother, Lawrence, Hamilton, N.J. Warren-McElwain Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

A. Murry Smith

A. Murry Smith, 84, Lawrence, died Dec. 11. He was the postal superintendent in KU’s Strong Hall for several years before transferring as superintendent of the Jayhawk Station in 1970. He retired in 1972. He then worked eight years in the general accounting office at KU. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; a son, David Hill Smith, Overland Park; a brother, Donald, Junction City, and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to First Presbyterian Church or Presbyterian Manor. They may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.