UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 34 No. 35



UW-Green Bay mourns passing of Gary Weidner Celebration of Gary Weidner's life Memorial fund; obituary	Vol. 34, No. 35 / January 27, 2003 The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues. UW-Green Bay mourns passing of Gary Weidner Campus and community are mourning the passing of Gary Weidner, who died Saturday at the age of 54. Chancellor Bruce Shepard, in sharing the grief of so many, said, "I have lost a good personal friend; UWGB has lost a lifelong supporter; Green Bay has lost a citizen dedicated to community service; and his family has lost the finest father and the finest son I have had the pleasure of knowing." Gary Weidner's ties to the institution date to its inception; he was the oldest son of founding Chancellor Edward Weidner and became one of UW-Green Bay's leading supporters in his own right. Gary and his wife, Ellen (Schell) Weidner, a UWGB graduate, and their teen-age sons, Peter and Jim were familiar figures at athletics and performing arts programs and special events across campus. A graduate of the UW-Madison law school, a prominent Green Bay attorney and partner in the firm Hanaway Weidner Bachhuber Woodward & Maloney, Gary was also active in civic affairs. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Meyer Theater and a former president of the Brown County Harbor Commission. *** * * * * Celebration of Gary Weidner's life is Tuesday (Jan. 28) at PSC A Celebration of the Life of Gary Weidner is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 28) on the UW-Green Bay campus, fittingly at the Phoenix Sports Center. Gary was a founding member of the Phoenix Dunkers Booster Club, a lifelong fan of Phoenix basketball, and with son Peter a regular participant in weekend pickup games at the PSC. The Weidner family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m.; the 6 p.m. celebration will be followed by a reception and time to visit. * * * * *** Memorial fund being established; full obituary is on-line A memorial fund is being established following the death of Gary Weidner. Blaney Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements, requests that any gifts be directed to the family. A full obituary is online at the Green Bay Press-Gazette Web site at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/records/obits.shtml. *** * * * *** LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

UW-Green Bay mourns passing of Gary Weidner

Celebration of Gary Weidner's life

Memorial fund; obituary

Vol. 34, No. 35 / January 27, 2003

The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues.

UW-Green Bay mourns passing of Gary Weidner

Campus and community are mourning the passing of Gary Weidner, who died Saturday at the age of 54. Chancellor Bruce Shepard, in sharing the grief of so many, said, "I have lost a good personal friend; UWGB has lost a lifelong supporter; Green Bay has lost a citizen dedicated to community service; and his family has lost the finest father and the finest son I have had the pleasure of knowing." Gary Weidner's ties to the institution date to its inception; he was the oldest son of founding Chancellor Edward Weidner and became one of UW-Green Bay's leading supporters in his own right. Gary and his wife, Ellen (Schell) Weidner, a UWGB graduate, and their teen-age sons, Peter and Jim were familiar figures at athletics and performing arts programs and special events across campus. A graduate of the UW-Madison law school, a prominent Green Bay attorney and partner in the firm Hanaway Weidner Bachhuber Woodward & Maloney, Gary was also active in civic affairs. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Meyer Theater and a former president of the Brown County Harbor Commission.

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Celebration of Gary Weidner's life is Tuesday (Jan. 28) at PSC

A Celebration of the Life of Gary Weidner is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 28) on the UW-Green Bay campus, fittingly at the Phoenix Sports Center. Gary was a founding member of the Phoenix Dunkers Booster Club, a lifelong fan of Phoenix basketball, and with son Peter a regular participant in weekend pickup games at the PSC. The Weidner family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m.; the 6 p.m. celebration will be followed by a reception and time to visit.

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Memorial fund being established; full obituary is on-line

A memorial fund is being established following the death of Gary Weidner. Blaney Funeral Home, in charge of arrangements, requests that any gifts be directed to the family. A full obituary is online at the Green Bay Press-Gazette Web site at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/records/obits.shtml.

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LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.