[bksvol-discuss] Re: Paging Kenneth Cross
- From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:46:15 -0800
Thank you for posting this memorial. I'm only sorry the writer didn't know
about his great contributions to Bookshare.He proofread one of the first books
I scanned and was of immeasurable help.
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From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:59 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paging Kenneth Cross
Hi Jamie,
Kenneth Cross died last August. He was a long-time Bookshare member and
volunteer, and we will all miss him.
Here is his obituary:
Obituary
Kenneth Cross, former director of SUNY Research Foundation
Published: August 19, 2009, 12:30 am
May 12, 1938—Aug. 16, 2009
Kenneth A. Cross, former director of the Research Foundation of the State
University of New York, died unexpectedly Sunday while visiting family in Erie,
Pa. He was 71.
Mr. Cross was born in Silver Creek. His lifelong success at overcoming
obstacles began after he lost his sight as an infant. He graduated high school
from the School for the Blind in Batavia and earned a bachelor’s degree in
history from the University of Buffalo in 1962.
Mr. Cross taught several years in the Cleveland Hill School District while
earning a master’s degree in education from Canisius College in 1964 and a
doctorate in education from UB in 1969.
His work with the Research Foundation, which is based at Buffalo State
College, began in 1969 as a research coordinator and grant writer. In 1974, he
took over as director of research, development and administration, assuming
responsibility for grants and development at the college.
After retirement in 1997, Mr. Cross conducted a private grants development
practice.
Throughout his career, Mr. Cross served as a consultant for regional and
national conferences and organizations, spoke on issues in education and
authored numerous articles on learning resources, data management and computer
applications in education.
He also served as a school board member for Martin Luther Christian School in
Eggertsville, an instructor at Niagara County Community College, a consultant
to the U. S. Office of Education and assisted a Senate subcommittee on
legislation for the handicapped.
In a 1968 newspaper article, Mr. Cross was quoted as saying that what he
wants for every blind person is what he himself has achieved by refusing to
accept dependence: a role in society whose contribution has little bearing on
“the minor inconvenience” of not being able to see.
In recent years, the longtime Town of Tonawanda resident indulged his passion
for reading, sang in the choir at First Trinity Lutheran Church and spent time
with his grandchildren.
He first wife, Judith B. Nablo Cross, died in 2000.
Survivors include his wife, the former Judith R. McDermott; four sons,
Thomas, Kenneth, Kevin and Stephen; two daughters, Michelle Hawk and Tracey
Johnson; and three brothers, David, Stanley and Raymond.
A memorial service will be at 3 p. m. Friday in First Trinity Lutheran
Church, 1570 Niagara Falls Blvd., Town of Tonawanda.
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From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 10:01:27 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Paging Kenneth Cross
Carrie, do you know if Kenneth Cross was from Tennessee?
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