She Experienced A Century Of History

Another of our esteemed elders passed away recently.  The mother mother of Karen (Thysell) Borsay passed to her eternal reward on April 11, 2017, at the age of 101.  What seems amazing is the history that she experienced during her lifetime, and the accompanying changes that occurred during that span.  Her marriage of 62 years is also a tribute to her faith and belief in the sanctity of marriage.  Not only is she survived by her children Anne, Karen, and Joseph, but she is also survived by her twin sister.  Her husband, who passed away in 2009, was, I believe, an entomologist at the Insect Lab just north of Brookings.  While never working directly with him, I became somewhat acquainted with him while working there during college.  It seems that Alan Leibel's brother Jay worked rather closely with Dr. Thysell, if memory serves correctly.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Karen and her family at this time.