When it came to the arts, Wichita’s YMCAs and ensuring his hometown had a better quality of life, Richard A. “Dick” DeVore gave generously of his money, time and spirit.
Helen Kapaun, the last member of her family to have known and loved Medal of Honor winner Emil Kapaun, died Wednesday at the Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, friends said Thursday. She was 86.
Brad Van Vranken, a social worker who rescued hundreds of Sedgwick County children from filth, neglect, beatings and death, died in Wichita on Wednesday.
After running his family’s automotive service station for more than 30 years, Jim Ross and his family transformed the business into a bar-and-grill in 2007.
Julianne McLean, a longtime classical pianist who taught more than three generations of Wichita children how to play the piano, died Tuesday after a long illness. She was 86 years old.
Julianne McLean, longtime classical pianist who taught more than three generations of Wichita children how to play the piano, died Tuesday after a long illness.
