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Rick Sheridan, August 26, 1957 – June 10, 2023, spent his first 25 years in Lawrence, Kansas and visited many times after that. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1975, and he worked for several years before entering KU in 1980. Rick finished a bachelor's in American Studies (1985) and a master's in Theatre and Media Arts (1988). He later completed a D.Tech (Doctor of Technology) from Durban University of Technology in Africa after receiving a full scholarship. Rick worked as a journalist for 25 years. He was the associate editor of the Pikes Peak Senior News in Colorado for several years. He also wrote freelance articles for the Dayton Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Tampa Bay Times, etc. Rick was the art director of the Louisiana Weekly in New Orleans, and Washington Life in Washington D.C. He was a college professor for 16 years working as an assistant professor at Wilberforce University and as a lecturer at California State University, Butte College, and Stanford University. Besides his careers, Rick loved hiking the mountains of Colorado with his wife Kimberly. They visited many attractions on the east and west coast, and they especially enjoyed visiting religious sites, including churches, shrines, pilgrimage sites, etc. Rick and Kimberly were a couple for 14 years right up to his death. Rick volunteered with Audio Reader for several years and volunteered twice in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He was also a disc jockey at KJHK and KKFI during his college years. His life was not always easy. He took a negative path in his youth with some troubled souls. Fortunately, he was able to move past that. Rick is survived by his wife Kimberly, his mother Audrey, his sister, Margaret, of Lawrence, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Rick died of melanoma.
Rick Sheridan, August 26, 1957 – June 10, 2023, spent his first 25 years in Lawrence, Kansas and visited many times after that. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1975, and he worked for several years before entering KU in 1980. Rick finished a bachelor's in American Studies (1985) and a master's in Theatre and Media Arts (1988). He later completed a D.Tech (Doctor of Technology) from Durban University of Technology in Africa after receiving a full scholarship. Rick worked as a journalist for 25 years. He was the associate editor of the Pikes Peak Senior News in Colorado for several years. He also wrote freelance articles for the Dayton Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Tampa Bay Times, etc. Rick was the art director of the Louisiana Weekly in New Orleans, and Washington Life in Washington D.C. He was a college professor for 16 years working as an assistant professor at Wilberforce University and as a lecturer at California State University, Butte College, and Stanford University. Besides his careers, Rick loved hiking the mountains of Colorado with his wife Kimberly. They visited many attractions on the east and west coast, and they especially enjoyed visiting religious sites, including churches, shrines, pilgrimage sites, etc. Rick and Kimberly were a couple for 14 years right up to his death. Rick volunteered with Audio Reader for several years and volunteered twice in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He was also a disc jockey at KJHK and KKFI during his college years. His life was not always easy. He took a negative path in his youth with some troubled souls. Fortunately, he was able to move past that. Rick is survived by his wife Kimberly, his mother Audrey, his sister, Margaret, of Lawrence, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Rick died of melanoma.
Eulogy - https://youtu.be/zPEblTYnUoY
Rick Sheridan, August 26, 1957 – June 10, 2023, spent his first 25 years in Lawrence, Kansas and visited many times after that. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1975, and he worked for several years before entering KU in 1980. Rick finished a bachelor's in American Studies (1985) and a master's in Theatre and Media Arts (1988). He later completed a D.Tech (Doctor of Technology) from Durban University of Technology in Africa after receiving a full scholarship. Rick worked as a journalist for 25 years. He was the associate editor of the Pikes Peak Senior News in Colorado for several years. He also wrote freelance articles for the Dayton Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Tampa Bay Times, etc. Rick was the art director of the Louisiana Weekly in New Orleans, and Washington Life in Washington D.C. He was a college professor for 16 years working as an assistant professor at Wilberforce University and as a lecturer at California State University, Butte College, and Stanford University. Besides his careers, Rick loved hiking the mountains of Colorado with his wife Kimberly. They visited many attractions on the east and west coast, and they especially enjoyed visiting religious sites, including churches, shrines, pilgrimage sites, etc. Rick and Kimberly were a couple for 14 years right up to his death. Rick volunteered with Audio Reader for several years and volunteered twice in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He was also a disc jockey at KJHK and KKFI during his college years. His life was not always easy. He took a negative path in his youth with some troubled souls. Fortunately, he was able to move past that. Rick is survived by his wife Kimberly, his mother Audrey, his sister, Margaret, of Lawrence, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Rick died of melanoma.
Rick Sheridan, August 26, 1957 – June 10, 2023, spent his first 25 years in Lawrence, Kansas and visited many times after that. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1975, and he worked for several years before entering KU in 1980. Rick finished a bachelor's in American Studies (1985) and a master's in Theatre and Media Arts (1988). He later completed a D.Tech (Doctor of Technology) from Durban University of Technology in Africa after receiving a full scholarship. Rick worked as a journalist for 25 years. He was the associate editor of the Pikes Peak Senior News in Colorado for several years. He also wrote freelance articles for the Dayton Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Tampa Bay Times, etc. Rick was the art director of the Louisiana Weekly in New Orleans, and Washington Life in Washington D.C. He was a college professor for 16 years working as an assistant professor at Wilberforce University and as a lecturer at California State University, Butte College, and Stanford University. Besides his careers, Rick loved hiking the mountains of Colorado with his wife Kimberly. They visited many attractions on the east and west coast, and they especially enjoyed visiting religious sites, including churches, shrines, pilgrimage sites, etc. Rick and Kimberly were a couple for 14 years right up to his death. Rick volunteered with Audio Reader for several years and volunteered twice in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He was also a disc jockey at KJHK and KKFI during his college years. His life was not always easy. He took a negative path in his youth with some troubled souls. Fortunately, he was able to move past that. Rick is survived by his wife Kimberly, his mother Audrey, his sister, Margaret, of Lawrence, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Rick died of melanoma.
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