The family and friends of Don "Doc" Distler invite you to a casual come-and-go reception celebrating his life from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Ninnescah Reserve, 28900 W. 87th Street South, Viola, Kansas. RSVPs are welcome but not required. Contact Amanda Shaw at adshaw@wbsnet.org or call 620-276-9852, or Linda Youngman at lyoungman@sbcglobal.net or call 316-619-8920. Distler was a longtime associate professor of biological sciences at Wichita State. Distler passed away on June 28, 2017, in Wichita.