UPDATE: Kent State Professor Emeritus Dies After Being Hit by Car
Memorial service for Dr. Gordon Vars tentatively set for March 10 at his beloved church.
Editor's note: This article was updated at 2:30 p.m. A memorial service is tentatively set for March 10 for retired professor Dr. Gordon Vars, 88, who died late Tuesday night after being hit by a car near his Fairchild Avenue home. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office and Kent Police report that Vars was crossing Fairchild Avenue at the intersection of Woodard Avenue when he was struck by a westbound Volkswagon Beetle at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The Kent Fire Department transported Vars to Akron City Hospital, where he died of his injuries at 11:32 p.m. An autopsy is scheduled for today. Kent Police report that alcohol is not a suspected factor in the crash, which is still under investigation. The driver's name will be released upon …
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GChung
4:54 am on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Well, that was serious loss to all. more ›