Thanks and Acknowledgments, or The Karass
Left: Dennis Van Gerven at graveside. Center: Sandra & Leray Hillmon, Mimi Wesson. Right: Exhumation of the grave.
(See The Exhumation for an explanation of “The Karass”.)
At the University of Colorado:
The Law School, especially
- Associate Dean Dayna Matthew
- Jane Thompson, Law Library
- Andrea Viedt
- Continuing Education, especially Wynn Martens
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, especially Ken Krauter
- Department of Anthropology
- Dennis Van Gerven, amazing teacher, sage of bones
- Paul Sandberg, man of limitless future
- The Film Studies program
- Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz, director and force of nature
- Rachel Griego, still photography and artistic sensibility
- Mike Lawrence, quiet man of endless competence
- Lee Sarter, source of energy and reassurance
At the City of Lawrence, Kansas:
- Toni Ramirez Wheeler, City Attorney’s Office
- Mitch Young, Cemetery Superintendent
- Lisa Patterson , Director of Communications
- Frank (last name unknown), cemetery worker
At the University of Kansas:
- Professor David Frayer, generous host, inventive chef, excellent scientist and fine talking head
- Professor Jim Mielke, fine scientist and contagious enthusiast
At Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne of Kansas City, Missouri:
- Mark Thornhill, genius litigator
- Mackenzie Murphy-Wilfong, mistress of attention to detail
- Maria Donigan, backstage tolerance and encouragement
Elsewhere:
- Dan and Kim Davis of Washington
- Leray and Sandra Hillmon of Montana
- Ben Herr of Lyons, Colorado
- Katie Tepley Jackson of Manhattan, Kansas
- Ellen Gault of Colorado, ranch minder and llama lover
- Shirley & Mike Brier, Jerry Ferrin, Kim Fowles and Phyllis Scherich of the Barber County, Kansas: History & Genealogy web site
- Mary Hey and Maria Krenz of Boulder, Colorado
- Charlie Brennan of the Rocky Mountain News
- Kansas State Historical Society
- National Archives and Records Administration