FRIENDS WE LOST DECEASED ALUMNI FROM OCTOBER 2022-AUGUST 2023: ALUMNI & FRIENDS UPDATES Joyce Kimble, D.C. — Friend of Life University — Dr. Adena Joyce Pederson Kimble, 94, of Karnes City, Texas passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. She was born to Emil Pederson and Dr. Lottie Lee Kemp Pederson on November 27, 1927, in Texon, Texas. Dr. Joyce married Dr. C.W. Kimble and had four wonderful children, and she was a loving mother and grandmother. Dr. Kimble attended Mark Twain Jr. High and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She then attended Trinity University and Texas Chiropractic College, all of which were in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Kimble entered chiropractic college at the age of 17. When she graduated, laws had to be changed just to allow her to practice. Dr. Kiimble and her husband moved to Karnes City in the early 1950s and opened their first chiropractic practice. The community accepted them with open arms, and before they knew it, their lives began to flourish. There have been three generations of women chiropractors in her family, and more than 13 members of the family are chiropractors. She and her husband were deeply involved with many community projects. Dr. Kimble traveled the world with her family teaching the science of Chiropractic, successful business building and management, and women’s empowerment seminars. She was a Parker College of Chiropractic team seminar teacher for over 30 years and a pioneer for women within the Chiropractic profession. Dr. Kimble was awarded numerous accolades throughout her career as a chiropractor and Team Teacher. George D. Lord, Jr., D.C. (‘80) — On Friday, June 30, 2023, George de Forest Lord departed from this world. He attended the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut, where he greatly improved his Latin, took two years of Greek and took the school’s most advanced French course in his junior year. He graduated from Choate in 1969 and went on to earn a B.A. in French from Washington University in St. Louis in 1976, the year after he began his studies at Life University. He found that he preferred the gentle work of lymphatics and visceral manipulation and honed his skill as an intuitive healer. His future wife, Gail, introduced him to BodyTalk though a friend of hers. Once he saw the efficacy of this therapy, he started taking classes to learn it and use it in his practice. While working together over a period of three years, George and Gail became good friends. When they discovered that they had fallen in love with each other, they were a little nervous about doing anything that would damage their friendship. Eventually, love won out, and they were married in Roswell, Georgia on September 23, 2001. He moved into her house in Woodstock, Georgia and eventually closed his Washington practice. Stephen LoManto, D.C. (‘95) — Dr. Stephen LoManto, 54, of Marlboro, New Jersey passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023. He was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and grew up in Marlboro. He went to St. Rose of Lima grammar school in Freehold and then to St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. He graduated from Life University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. LoManto worked as a chiropractor for Marlboro Chiropractic Center in Marlboro, New Jersey. He was predeceased by his father Carmine and is survived by his two children, Salvatore and Angelina of Freehold, New Jersey; his mother, Gloria; his sister Jodi Purdy of Brick, New Jersey; his brother Michael of Manchester, New Jersey; his niece Mackenzie Purdy and nephew Christopher Purdy of Brick, New Jersey. Gilbert Koch — Friend of Life University — Gilbert Edwin Koch, 97, of Forest Park, Ohio, passed on August 3, 2022. He was born August 15, 1924, in Tremont, Illinois. As a young man, he joined the Army Air Corp, serving as a meteorologist during the last two years of World War II. After the War, he served in the Air Force Reserve for 20 years, achieving the rank of Lt. Colonel (and sparking his subsequent lifelong passion for The Unexplained and UFOs, in particular). Koch graduated from the University of Michigan in 1948 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, which served him well in his varied career. At Allied Chemical, he helped to develop melamine plastics. Textolite and Formica both benefitted from his knowledge and experience in the field of laminated plastics. He finished his career helping to decommission the Fernald nuclear fuel reprocessing center. On November 13, 1948, Koch married the wonderful Yveline (Lynne) M. Robinson (d. 2011) of St. Louis, Michigan, and the couple went on to have five wonderful children: Belinda (Julie Amos) Koch, Cynthia Dunham, David (Rebecca) Koch, Elyse Newton (d. 2005), and Felicia (Malcolm) Stewart. Additionally, he is survived by five grandchildren: Kirstin Koch, Jennifer Walton, Sarah Burns, Hannah Stewart and Ian Stewart; and one great-grandchild: (David) Hollis Burns. Services are private and at the convenience of the family. Larry Cassaw, D.C. (‘81) — Larry Cassaw of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away on August 7, 2022. A:52 Alumni.life.edu | 2023