In August 1976, Kit met Glenn Dusky. In 1977, Glenn moved to Portland, and shortly thereafter Kit joined him. She began working at PSU in the Circulation Department of the library. In 1979, she and Glenn were married. Kit Dusky eventually moved from Circulation to Cataloging, which she loved. She earned a master’s degree in Education with library media certification at PSU and became a faculty member in the Cataloging Section. In 1991, she left for the University of Pittsburgh to earn her master’s degree in Library Science. She began classes at Portland State towards a doctoral degree in Education. She completed the required coursework and took a sabbatical from work to complete her dissertation. Unfortunately, she was not able to do so because of the onset of dementia. After having to drop out of the doctoral program, she continued to work in the cataloging section as long as she was able. She retired as an Associate Professor. Kit served on many library and university committees. In 1999, she served on the Board of the Association of College and Research Libraries - Oregon Chapter. She also taught library classes for Emporia State College in Kansas through their distance education program for several years. In May 2012, she and Glenn moved to Mexico to obtain more affordable care options for her. Her husband Glenn Dusky; her stepson Dwayne Dusky of Gresham Oregon; her brothers Joe Monza, Tom Monza, and Jim Monza; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren survive her. A memorial service will be held in Mexico on July 11, and another in Oregon August 15 at Oak Hills Presbyterian Church at 5101 SE Thiessen Road, Milwaukie, Oregon, time to be determined. RAPS extends sincere condolences for their loss to the members of Kit Dusky’s family. John Cooper, Professor Emeritus of English In Memoriam: Don C. Gibbons, 1926 - 2015 on Gibbons was born in Newport, Washington, and grew up in South Bend, Washington. He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. After leaving the Navy, he attended the University of Washington, where he earned a Ph.D. in Sociology. It was at UW that he met his future wife, Carmen Baker. They were married in 1952. Carmen Gibbons passed away in 2008. Professor Gibbons’ first academic appointment was at San Francisco State University, where he was also department chair from 1966 to 1968. He moved to Oregon and joined the Sociology faculty at Portland State University in 1969. He taught at PSU until his retirement as Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Urban studies in 1991. Don Gibbons served as chair of the Sociology Department at PSU from 1971 to 1974. Among his students at PSU was Charles Moose, former chief of the Portland Police Bureau. Don Gibbons’ academic specialty was in criminology. He was the author of six books addressing crime and the treatment of criminals, especially young criminals, from a sociological perspective, along with an Introduction to Criminology. He was also an artist, and one of his paintings hangs in the office of the Department of Sociology. His sister, Beverly Bergau; his son, Michael Gibbons; his daughter, Diane Erwin; and three grandchildren survive Professor Gibbons. A memorial service was held on May 2, at the Cedar Hills United Church of Christ. RAPS extends sincere condolences to Professor Gibbons’ family. John Cooper, Professor Emeritus of English 5 D
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