A Celebration of the Life of Gay Capouch

Kitson

1941 – 2008Wife, Teacher, Mentor, Researcher, Friend

Lovely Bride on Her Wedding Day, June 27, 1970

Jim and Gay

Kitson on their

Wedding Day

Florence, Italy - 1972

Caribbean Cruise Dinner

Grand Tetons

Mudpots, Yellowstone

Glacier Park

Jasper Park, Alberta, Canada

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Mykonos, Greece

Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey

Live Koala, Sydney,

Australia, 1991

Sheep Exhibit, Shearing Demo, New Zealand

Flying to Mt. Cook, New Zealand

Leconte Glacier, Alaska

On Glacier, Juneau, Alaska

Alaska Pipeline – Near Valdez

Butchert Gardens, Victoria, BC

Bonsai Gardens, Hangzhou, China

Pagoda of Six Harmonies, Hangzhou,

China

Tianamen Square, Beijing, China

Imperial Garden,

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Great Wall

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Paris from Orsay Museum

Gay and Jim’s Cabin, Hwange Park, Zimbawbe 1999

Gay and Jim’s Tent on the Water, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Victoria Falls, Zimbawbe - 1994

Swans by Boat, Strasbourg on the Rhine River Cruise

Final Dinner Aboard Rhine Cruise – Basel, Switzerland

Mexican Pool Party, Naples, Florida – Spring 2008

Gay had a sense of humor and some “outside interests” that many of her colleagues never knew about. These next slides will show the other side of Gay.

Gay Dancing Up a Storm

Dancing at a function - Gay and Frank Falk (former

Chair of her Department at the

University of Akron)

Gay and Her Beloved Puppy

Gay was known for wearing funny hats – here is one of them.

Gay With Her Crab Hat

Gay Wearing Her Minnie Mouse Hat

An Early Professional Photo – Always Smiling

Another Earlier Professional Photo

Photo taken when Gay was NCFR Program Chair in 2001

Gay when she was NCFR President – 2003-2005

Thank you Gay for everything that you have

done for families and NCFR. We miss you!