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1930-39

Clarissa (Start) Lippert, BJ '36, died April 9 in Woodbridge, Va. Lippert was a columnist and feature writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 34 years, retiring in 1972. Her column, "The Little Woman," which revolved around family and community life in Webster Groves, Mo., appeared in the Post three times a week. She continued writing for the Post for years after her retirement, penning the column, "The Happy Gardener."  Added: April 21, 2008

Allan Seiler, BJ '39, lives in Des Moines, Iowa. He writes a weekly editorial column on a wide variety of subjects for the newspaper he formerly owned and edited in Pittsfield, Ill.  Added: Feb. 21, 2008

Dorothy (Sharp) Wylie, BJ '37, is retired and living in Florida. Her husband, Hugh J. (Bud) Wylie, BJ '39, died Jan. 5, 2005, in Clearwater, Fla. While a student, Bud Wylie was editor of the Missouri Student, a member of QEBH and a stringer for the Associated Press in 1937-1938. He was hired by the AP after graduation and retired from the AP in 1975. In retirement, Wylie was a full-time newsletter editor for many organizations, including Common Cause Florida and AARP.  Added: Jan. 16, 2008

Ah Jook "Jookie" Ku, BJ '35, a pioneering Asian-American journalist and longtime media champion, died Aug. 6 at age 97. During World War II, Ku became the first Asian-American reporter for the Associated Press and was the first Asian-American female writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. She later worked as a public information specialist for the Hawaii Department of Education, retiring in 1975. Ku then began a 25-year stint as executive director of the Honolulu Community Media Council. The volunteer media council was established in 1970 to improve public access to information, strengthen public support for First Amendment freedoms, and promote accurate and fair journalism in Hawaii. In 2002, Ku was honored with the group's Fletcher Knebel Award for outstanding contributions to journalism.  Added: Aug. 13, 2007

James Shen, MA '35, died July 12, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan. He was the last Taiwanese ambassador to the United States before Washington switched diplomatic recognition to China in 1979. During his career Shen had served as an English interpreter for Chiang Kai-shek, the former Chinese Nationalist leader who moved his government from China to Taipei after losing a civil war to Mao Tse-tung's communist forces in 1949.  Added: July 17, 2007

Dorothy Coleman Roudebush, BJ '34, an educator and lifelong activist for women's rights, died July 4 at age 95. She was a features reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before earning a Master of Arts degree in counseling at Washington University. She worked to repeal Missouri's law that prohibited married women from teaching in public schools, and she campaigned for a woman's right to family-planning services. From 1963 to 1968, Roudebush was chairwoman of the Citizens Committee for Family Planning Through Public Health Services. She also was a founder and president of the Committee for Legal Abortion in Missouri before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide. Roudebush was a member of the League of Women Voters, and she was an emeritus board member of Planned Parenthood in St. Louis at the time of her death.  Added: July 11, 2007

Ben Gilbert, MA '39, former reporter and editor at The Washington Post for nearly 30 years, died Feb. 28 in Tacoma, Wash. He joined The Post in 1941 following a city hall reporting job in St. Louis. Gilbert covered war economy issues during World War II and attended President Franklin D. Roosevelt's press conferences. After the war he was named city editor, and during the Civil Rights movement he fought for diversity in coverage and in the newsroom. Gilbert left his position as associate editor of the editorial page in 1970 and became the on-air editor of "Newsroom," a nightly news program on WETA-TV. He served more than a decade as director of the Washington, D.C. Municipal Planning Office before moving to Tacoma in 1983. There, he served 18 years on the Tacoma Landmarks Commission. (Source: Washington Post.com)  Added: March 2, 2007

Glenn Russell Ruby, BJ '33, died April 14, 2006, in Muskogee, Okla. According to his obituary, he earned his bachelor's degree in three years with 24 hours credit toward his master's degree to spare. While a student, Ruby was in charge of the copy desk on Saturdays at the Columbia Missourian.

Leonard J. McEnnis, Jr., BJ '34, died Jan. 9, 2006, in Vero Beach, Fla. He was the editor of the Savitar in 1934.

Jack P. Hackethorn, BJ '36, died Feb. 14, 2006, in Columbia, Mo. He was 94. Hackethorn is survived by Betty, his wife of 54 years. After graduation, he worked with Acme News Pictures in Washington, D.C. One of his better-known photos was of President Harry S. Truman and Susie, the 1955 Missouri State Fair Champion Mule. He also owned one of the mules that starred in six "Frances, the Talking Mule" movies. Hackethorn served as director of public affairs at the Missouri Farmers Association for 30 years. He helped establish the four-year medical school at the University of Missouri and received the MU Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996.