Retired WSU faculty member Eugene Savaiano passed away Friday, June 11. He was 96. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, at East Heights United Methodist Church, 4407 E. Douglas. Savaiano began his career at the Universty of Wichita in 1946 and became head of the Spanish department in 1947. In the 1960s, he helped found the WSU Summer Program in Puebla, Mexico. He retired from WSU in 1984. Memorials have been established at Botanica and East Heights United Methodist Church gardens. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?592.
