Yes, after reading thru a lot of his online free book----it said that he was
75 + years old--- and man that is a ripe old age, even for a man who would not
even be a quad! His book told a lot about his amazing life as a quad and is
broke down in easy sections to read any part that you want.
Dan H.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know how old James Boen was when he
died?
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Keep on Rollin,
Paul
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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 spe! nt seve ral 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
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] oops
Date: 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
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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:23:43 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [QUAD-L] oops
sorry...
www.startribune.com/obituaries
Lucinda
C-4,5 complete
July 31, '05
Mpls., MN
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