Roy S. Lilly *65

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Roy Sherman Lilly died of cancer Dec. 12, 2003. He was 63.

A distinguished member of the psychology department at Kent State U., Lilly retired from that faculty four months before his death. In his 38 years there, Lilly variously chaired his department, served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and received Kent State's highest awards for outstanding teaching and service.

Specializing in psychometrics, Lilly earned his Princeton PhD in the psychology department. His undergraduate alma mater was U. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Priscilla, and is survived by a daughter. JEFFREY D. WHITE *90

Jeffrey Daniel White, 37, died Apr. 25, 2003, in an apartment fire in NYC.

Born in Dubuque, Iowa, White went to the U. of Virginia on a merit scholarship and graduated with highest distinction in 1988. Two years later, he earned a master of architecture degree from Princeton, where he was awarded the William Crosby Butler Fellowship. Thereafter, White practiced architecture in NYC with a number of firms, most recently Fifield Piaker Architects.

White loved art galleries, dogs, and travel. He is survived by his parents and four siblings.

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