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FALL 2011

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In Memoriam ous to mention. Richart demonstrated his lifelong commitment to advocacy based on evidence by being one of the developers of the annual KIDS COUNT data reports, sketching a picture of the nation's children's well-being. Over his career he published one book and more than 130 policy monographs. Richart earned his MSSW from UofL's Kent School of Social Work, which later honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus. Richart earned a PhD from the Union Institute and the University of Cincinnati in 1997. John Bright Tepe, 39S 40GS Tepe was a native of Louisville, where his family has resided since 1794. He graduated from UofL and won the fellow- ship for graduate study of the national engineering honors society. He earned a doctorate in engineering from Yale University, where he served as a teaching fellow. At age 73, he earned a master of arts degree from the University of Delaware. Tepe was employed by DuPont for 40 years in technical and management positions. During World War II, he did work for the National Defense Research Council, the Naval Research Laboratory, the Chemical Warfare Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District atomic project at the University of Chicago. He was a member of the Wilmington Country Club, the Filson Club of Louisville, the Swedish Colonial Society and UofL and Yale alumni clubs. Sara "Sally" Shallenberger Brown Mrs. Brown was the wife of the late W.L. Lyons Brown, former chairman of Brown-Forman Corporation. After her husband's death in 1973, she became deeply involved in the national environmental movement, serving on a number of prominent boards including the Audubon Society, American Farmland Trust, The Nature Conservancy, National Parks and Conservation Association and the Woods Hole Research Center. Locally, she served as a director of Locust Grove, Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Transylvania University and The Louisville & Jefferson County Planning Commission. She was also a founding board member of River Fields and the Kentucky chapter of the Nature Conservancy, and played an important role in the development of Louisville's Waterfront Park. Thomas P. Shively, 50A After his family, Shively's greatest loves were fl ying as an Air Force pilot, big band music, collecting stamps, college football (Louisville Cardinals) and GOP politics. Shively was the sports editor for The Cardinal student newspaper from 1946 to 1948, sports editor of The Thoroughbred student yearbook in 1948–49, and a part-time sports correspondent for The Courier-Journal from 1946 to 1948. He was one of the fi rst Louisville correspondents to cover the Orange Bowl. His military career took him throughout the U.S., Italy, Germany and Iran. He spoke often about various countries in Europe and places currently under siege in the Middle East he'd visited during an earlier, more peaceful era. While a pilot in the Air Force, Shively met and married Air Force Nurse Irene Garza from San Antonio, Texas, while they were both stationed in Lake Charles, La., 57 years ago. The couple had two children, whom he loved dearly, Leslie Ann and Tom Jr. He was a graduate of Saint Xavier High School, UofL and University of Colorado. Dr. David W. Richart, 74GK Working in a variety of child welfare and juvenile justice settings raised Richart's aware- ness of the need for an agency that promoted the political interests of poor, minority, and otherwise disadvantaged children. Therefore, in 1975, he cofounded and directed Kentucky Youth Advocates where he worked aggressively on behalf of children until 1997. His accomplishments were many, receiving awards, grants and consultations too numer- 58|LOUISVILLE.EDU John McGill Sparling, 69A Sparling was an entrepreneur and he and his wife shared ownership of Jack Heartt Enterprises, where callers were greeted with "We are good-hearted folks here for over 39 years." He was an adjunct professor at UofL's Speed School and Ivy Technical Institute in Indiana, educator for Kentucky Millwrights, and a pioneer in robotics, serving as an educator in the state's universities and numerous corporations. After serving in the Army Corps of Engineers, Sparling graduated from UofL and started his career as a time and motion analyst in the engineering department for Vermont American and Pillsbury. He was plant manager for Foundry Suppliers and a longtime member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Holy Spirit Men's Club, the Lion's Club and former trustee of Cherokee Gardens. Make a Gift and Reap the Benefi ts Through a charitable gift annuity, you'll support UofL, receive fi xed payments for life and obtain a sizable income tax deduc- tion — all without having to deal with investment worries or responsibilities. Help chart our course by making an outright or planned gift to UofL. To discuss how your gift can benefi t you and our mission, contact Jim Eriksen, Sr. Director of Planned Giving at jim.eriksen@louisville.edu or 502-852-0092. To learn more visit uofl plannedgifts.org.

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