The Chancellor’s Office has received word that Richard Lombard, age 66 of Key Largo, Florida, died on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Lombard came to UW-Whitewater in August of 1993 and retired as a professor of special education in May of 2009.
A celebration of life will be held by his family on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at 1 p.m. at the Silver Dome Ballroom in Neilsville, Wisconsin.
In lieu of flowers, the UW-Whitewater Special Education Department has established a scholarship fund in Richard Lombard’s name. To make a cash gift, checks can be made out to the “UW-Whitewater Foundation Inc. in Memory of Rick Lombard” and sent to UW-Whitewater Foundation Inc., 800 West Main St., Whitewater, WI, 53190. Gifts can also be made online at https://www.uww.edu/foundation/how-to-give/give-now; find drop down: Designation: Special Education Dept. (Rick Lombard Memorial).
The campus flag will be lowered to half-staff on Friday, June 29, 2018 in his honor.
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