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Dr. Bean (WSU '51), 84, St. Maries, Idaho, died Aug. 17, 2006. He practiced in the greater Seattle area from 1951 until retirement in 2004. Dr. Bean was a Navy veteran. His wife, Jo, and three sons survive him.

Dr. Cromley (OSU '36), 94, Clermont, Fla., died Aug. 24, 2006. Prior to retirement, he practiced in Ohio's Pickaway County for several years.

Dr. Flowers (UP '54), 81, Mechanicsburg, Pa., died Jan. 11, 2007. Retired since 1997, he was the founder of West Shore Veterinary Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa., and Willow Mill Veterinary Clinic in Mechanicsburg. Dr. Flowers was a past president of the Pennsylvania and Capital City VMAs. He served on the Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine and as an area director of the American Animal Hospital Association from 1977-1982. Dr. Flowers was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Marianna, and four daughters survive him.

Dr. McClung (KSU '29), 100, Hayward, Calif., died Aug. 16, 2006. Prior to retirement in the early 1970s, he practiced in Hayward. Early in his career, Dr. McClung worked as a meat inspector for the city of Oakland in California. During that time, he developed a vaccine to protect hogs against cholera and other diseases. His wife, Shirley, and a son survive him.

Dr. Mickish (UP '50), 89, Denver, died Feb. 8, 2007. Prior to retirement, he owned Edmond Animal Clinic in Edmond, Okla., for 54 years. An Air Force veteran of World War II, Dr. Mickish attained the rank of captain. His wife, Mildred; three sons; and a daughter survive him.

Dr. Waddell (UP '35), 98, Kaaawa, Hawaii, died Jan. 30, 2007. Before he retired in 1972, he was a supervisory veterinarian with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fargo, N.D. During his career with the USDA, Dr. Waddell worked in eradication programs against brucellosis, tuberculosis, cholera, anthrax, and rabies at local, state, and federal departments in Alabama, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and North Dakota. Following graduation, he directed what was known as the Tuskegee Institute Division of Veterinary Science for nine years. During his tenure, Dr. Waddell also served as institute veterinarian and professor of veterinary science, headed the Department of Obstetrics and Ambulatory Medicine, and administered to the animal herd health needs of Tuskegee Institute and the Veterans Administration Hospital. In 1946, he served briefly as interim dean of the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine.

The University of Pennsylvania awarded Dr. Waddell an Alumni Citation in 1970. In 1971, his alma mater, Lincoln University, in Lincoln University, Pa., honored him with the Distinguished Achievement Award. Dr. Waddell also received a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Public Health Service in 1974. In 2003, he was honored by Tuskegee for his work at the university and his record of excellence in veterinary medicine. The Hawaii branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded the first scholarship in Dr. Waddell's name in 2007.

His autobiography, "People are the Funniest Animals," was published in 1978. Dr. Waddell also authored "The Black Man in Veterinary Medicine." He was a buffalo soldier (a member of one of the six charter regiments of black soldiers), serving with the 9th and 10th cavalries during World War II. Active in civic life, Dr. Waddell was an officer and director of mental health associations in West Virginia and North Dakota, and was selected as a member of the West Virginia governor's committees on mental health and human rights.

He is survived by his daughter.