Earl-Kirk-Obituary

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Earl D. Kirk

Aurora, Illinois

Feb 8, 1949 – Nov 27, 2019 (Age 70)

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BORN
February 8, 1949
DIED
November 27, 2019
AGE
70
LOCATION
Aurora, Illinois

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The Healy Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services - Sugar Grove Facility Obituary

Earl D. Kirk Jr, 70, of Aurora, Illinois and Evansville, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, Illinois after a lengthy illness. He was born February 8, 1949 in Aurora, the son of the late Earl and Delores Kirk of Sugar Grove, Il. Earl graduated...

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Mr. Kirks help led me to attend Baker University in the late 90s. He was my advisor and help me navigate a number of hoops in order to travel abroad for a semester in England. I have always thought of him as a foundational figure for a very influential time of my life, and Im sad to hear he has passed. I will continue to think, and speak, of him fondly.

I was privileged to have been Earl's neighbor in Evansville. He was a kind, caring, pleasant person always willing to help or lend a hand. He has already been missed. I like to think of him as away traveling still.

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Our condolences
for the loss of your loved one
I wish God would relieve them of the emptiness I leave them
to be honest
Jose Espinoza and Family

Earl's selfie at Santiago Cathedral

Earl sent me this selfie after his 37 day 500 mile, Camino trek on October 19,2017. Submitted on previous entry, my wife Pauline and myself (John Goulet) were Earl's neighbors in Evansville.
You could not ask for a better neighbor and eventual friend.
Rest In Peace, Earl. You will be missed!
My condolences to Dale and Bob and Earl's family and friends!

Earl's selfie at his finish of the Camino in Santiago

I met Earl in the summer of 1987 when I enrolled at Baker University. He was my academic advisor and guided me during my four years as an undergraduate. He was kind, demanding, funny, and smart. He pushed me to always go farther. After college we became good friends and he came to visit me several times when I was in graduate school and then later when I moved to France. He came to my wedding and we were blessed to host him and that special group of friends from Baker on a memorable...

Earl was both colleague and friend, and I miss him greatly. He prepared students to come for studies at Harlaxton College, England; I met them there and with other good colleagues oversaw their education. He bears much responsibility for Harlaxton's being ranked the "#1 Study Abroad Program" from America. A memorial bench, will be placed in his honor on the beautiful Harlaxton Manor grounds with the inscription "In Warm Memory of EARL D. KIRK, 1949 - 2019, 'Still Traveling.'"

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.