My post of April 8 recalled Ralph Deadman of Iowa City who died April 5 and had lived next door to my wife’s mother on Court Street. He was the topic of my Gazette Ramblin’ column of Feb. 4, 2001, because he collected skulls. I had a great time chatting with Ralph about those skulls — none of [...]
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April 8, 2008
May Ralph Deadman Rest in Peace
I was sorry to see that Ralph Deadman died Saturday at the age of 91. He was the neighbor of my wife’s mother in Iowa City which led me to his basement one cold winter day to look at his collection — of skulls.
Of course, they weren’t real skulls. But Ralph loved how it played on his last [...]
