Dear David and Jim,

Our sincerest condolences on the loss of your Mom. Your folks were both so nice to us when we first moved to Lawrence (in 1971) to join the Medicinal Chemistry department. Your dad was very helpful to me as I was establishing my career, and we collaborated scientifically until he went to Iowa. As I recall he played handball, but took up running after I took him on a backpacking trip in the Rockies. You may remember joining us on a subsequent backpacking trip along with Bruce Bricker, to the Snowmass Wilderness some time around 1977 or so. Your mom was getting heavily involved in pottery in those days, and we still have a number of her pieces in our home and at my office at KU. We kept in touch with her by letters right up through last Christmas when she said it was getting too hard to write all those cards and letters. She was such a straightforward, unassuming, kind and thoughtful person! We think of both of your folks often, and will always remember them with great affection.

Sincerely,

Bob & Lois Hanzlik

David, I just wanted to let you know that I remember working with your Mother in cub scouts at Schwegler Elementary school. Jo always had great ideas and plans for you boys. I still have two pottery pieces that she made and gave to me. My deepest sympathy to you and your family.

Often Jo and I would be together waiting for Oaknoll transportation and we would talk. I was always glad when we could get these times to talk. I enjoyed her spirit and her practicalness.

Charity Rowley

To the Wiley Family: Please accept my condolences on the passing of Mrs. Wiley. I have known her since she and Dean Wiley first came to Iowa City. At that time I was a faculty member at the college. For the last six years I have lived at Oaknoll Retirement Residence, and her apartment was just down the hall from mine. Just about every day we chatted a bit as we passed one another in the hall. I'll miss seeing her.