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Noted philanthropist Desmond Lee, 92, dies

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 || Gina Hyun

Desmond Lee, a magnanimous businessman, civic leader and philanthropist who donated more than $70 million over the decades, died at the age of 92 on Jan. 12 of a stroke. In 1996, he founded the Des Lee Collaborative Vision, which endows professorships at three major universities in St. Louis: University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington University and Webster University.

Edward Nussbaum, math professor who escaped Holocaust, passes away

Friday, November 13, 2009 || Hillary Black

Former Washington University Professor of Mathematics A. Edward Nussbaum died of congestive heart failure on Oct. 31. He was 84 years old. Nussbaum taught at the University for 37 years and retired in 1995.

Lynn Imergoot, longtime athletics staffer, dies in car accident

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 || Josh Goldman

A mainstay in the Washington University athletic department was lost last Friday night when Lynn Imergoot lost control of her car outside of New York City and struck a tree. She was 60 years old.

Obituary: James Andrew Benecke

Friday, October 03, 2008 || Dan Woznica

Andrew Benecke, a third-year economics and systems engineering major, died Monday, Sep. 29, after a six-year battle with osteosarcoma. He was 21.

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