These are mostly folks most people don't know, but who have have made an impact on our lives. Perfect matches for the Dead Page. From the Dec. 31, 2008 Chicago Tribune by Kevin Pang.
BETTY JAMES, 90-- In 1943, Richard James observed a spring fall off the table. Wife Betty openeda dictionary to choose the name. She ran the company after her husband went strange and joined a cult.
MURRAY JARVIK, 84-- Reserach led to LSD. What would the Sixties have been without it? Also worked on the nicotine patch.
His nephew Robert Jarvik does TV commercials and invented the first artificial human heart. But, he is still alive.
FREDERICK J. BAUR, 89-- Not Jack Bauer's father. In 1966, came up with the Pringle's can. Asked that his ashes be buried in one. His relatives decided to do it in an original one.
KURT EBERLING, SR., 77-- Invented SpaghettiOs. Developed recipes for Campbell Soup. Introduced 1965 with that great "Uh-oh, SpaghettiOs" line.
More to Come. --Old Coot Who Didn't Invent Anything.
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