Boen, James R. Probably the longest surviving quadriplegic in America, Jim Boen died December 6, 2007. He had an idyllic childhood in Peru, Indiana, graduated from high school in Appleton, WI and attended Dartmouth College where he broke his neck during his Junior year doing the giant swing on the high bar in 1951. After 9 months in the hospital (where he learned a million jokes), he took correspondence courses, attended Lawrence University and graduated from Dartmouth with high distinction in mathematics. He earned his MS and PhD in math at the University of Illinois where he met his wife, Dorothy. After teaching at Southern Illinois University, a year at the University of Chicago and teaching algebra at the University of Michigan, he became fascinated by biostatistics and spent several years at Stanford working on a post doctorate before coming to the University of Minnesota in 1964. He was a full professor in biometry for 24 years and Associate Dean of the School of Public Health for 14 years before retiring in 2000. He found that as a quad, he could shoot a gun, so target shooting and hunting became his passion. Besides his wife of 50 years, he is survived by son, Dean (Dyna), granddaughter, Elly; daughter, Susan Koehn (Brad) and grandsons, Aidan and Alex Bendini; and extended family, Grace and Rick Sheely. A service will be held at the Cremation Society Chapel, 7110 France Ave. S. in Edina (952-924-4100) at 1 pm December 17, with visitation at 12 and reception following. Memorials suggested to the Boen Scholarship
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] oopsDate: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:17:14 -0500 What did he die of? On Dec 17, 2007, at 7:07 AM, William Willis wrote: I found Jim Boen's book here. Hope it works.http://www.jimboen.com/50index.htm Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:23:43 -0800From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [QUAD-L] oops sorry... www.startribune.com/obituaries LucindaC-4,5 completeJuly 31, '05 Mpls., MN Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! Check it out! _________________________________________________________________ The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 360 Console. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/wheretobuy/
