Frank J. Anderson (Sept. 1, 1938 – Apr. 30, 2022). Frank Anderson grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended Shortridge High School. He was a member of the school’s wrestling team and… Read More »Frank J. Anderson
Lionel F. Artis (Dec. 3, 1895-Sept. 1, 1971). Born in Paris, Illinois, Artis moved to Indianapolis as a youth. He attended Butler University and in 1933 earned a degree in social science at… Read More »Lionel F. Artis
John J. Barton (June 23, 1906-May 4, 2004). The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Nora Prendergast Barton, John J. Barton was born in Indianapolis. He graduated from Cathedral High School and earned… Read More »John J. Barton
Philip Louis Bayt Jr. (Sept. 29, 1910-May 10, 1989). The second of 11 children born to Slovenian and Austrian parents, Philip Bayt Jr. attended Holy Trinity grade school and Arsenal Technical and Washington high… Read More »Philip Louis Bayt Jr.
Joseph E. Bell (Nov. 28, 1865-Sept. 1, 1923). One of six children, Bell was reared on a farm in Union County Indiana. His education included a term in high school, a year at… Read More »Joseph E. Bell
Richard I. Blankenbaker (Dec. 7, 1930-Nov. 18, 1988). Born in New Albany, Indiana, Richard Blankenbaker began his long career in the grocery business at age 12, working as a stock boy at a… Read More »Richard I. Blankenbaker
Walter C. Boetcher (Nov. 13, 1881-Oct. 1951). A native of La Porte, Indiana, Boetcher spent most of his life in Indianapolis, moving to the capital as a child in 1888 and attending Manual… Read More »Walter C. Boetcher
Charles Andrews Bookwalter (Dec 7, 1860-Oct. 26, 1926). Bookwalter was born on a farm near Wabash, Indiana, and his family moved to Fort Wayne when he was eight. A newsboy at 10, then… Read More »Charles Andrews Bookwalter
Lawrence M. (Larry) Borst Jr. (July 16, 1927-Dec. 20, 2016). Born in Champaign County, Ohio, Borst moved to Indianapolis in 1952 and opened an animal clinic after graduating from the Ohio State University School of… Read More »Lawrence M. (Larry) Borst Jr.
Charles H. Boswell (Oct. 31, 1909-Dec. 30, 2006) Born in Henderson, Kentucky, “Charlie” Boswell had a hardscrabble youth in the city’s Haughville area. A graduate of Indiana University with degrees in sociology, he… Read More »Charles H. Boswell
