Burt P. Flickinger Jr., 70, community leader, UB Foundation member

Flickinger died April 21 in his home in East Aurora. He was 70.

UB President William R. Greiner described Flickinger as "a great, great friend to UB and to the whole Western New York community. He loved Buffalo, he loved our region, and he put most of his life into making it a better place. He was a genuinely wonderful person, warm and dedicated and visionary. We were lucky to have him."

Flickinger was a member of the university's Sesquicentennial Honorary Committee and last year, joined with Gerald Goldhaber, UB associate professor of communication, to fund the production of UB's life-sized bronze buffalo, which is in the lobby of Alumni Arena.

Flickinger spearheaded the effort to bring the 1993 World University Games to Buffalo, making the city the first U.S. site of the international event, and served as its chairman. UB's 18,000-seat football stadium was just one of the sports complexes built for the Games, and which continue to serve the Western New York community.

Greiner called Flickinger's leadership role in bringing the 1993 World University Games to Buffalo "a crowning achievement.

"He worked day and night, overcoming all challenges, to make that event happen," he added. "It was really Burt's show, and it showed just how much he truly cared about our community."

In 1994, Flickinger received an honorary degree from the State University of New York at UB's 148th commencement.

In 1989, Flickinger received SUNY's Distinguished Citizen Award and was named Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by the UB School of Management for distinguishing himself in a career marked by executive success, a proven willingness to assume a leadership role in civic affairs and a demonstration of high personal integrity. That same year, The Buffalo News named him a Citizen of the Year.

Flickinger, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University, oversaw the rise of his family's S.M. Flickinger Co., as one of the nation's largest food suppliers. S.M. Flickinger's Northeast Group was sold to Scrivner Inc. of Oklahoma City in 1984. When he retired in 1991, Flickinger was senior vice president for governmental relations emeritus for Scrivner.

In honor of his 70th birthday, his children created and funded a scholarship award for the UB-based Buffalo Prep Program, a rigorous 14-month program that prepares Hispanic, African-American and Native American students to attend one of five college preparatory schools in the Buffalo area.

Flickinger is survived by his wife, Mary; a son, Burt III of New York City; two daughters, Molly Flickinger Ford of Greenwich, Conn. and Catherine "Bambi" Flickinger Schweitzer; a brother, Peter B.; two stepsons, Peter H. Ryan of East Aurora and David E. Ryan of Berkeley, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Molly R. Ewert of Orchard Park; seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

George P. Bielan, 70, bookstore manager

After working at the UB Bookstore from 1954 to 1969, he left Buffalo to head the bookstore at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He retired from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, after managing its bookstore for 12 years.

Bielan served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Dorothy K. Simon, 89, psychology instructor, administrator

After graduation, she held a number of positions at UB, including instructor in psychology, counselor in the office of student personnel and assistant to the dean of women. In her last post, she established the Freshman Women's Forum for new students.

She established a scholarship at UB in memory of her daughter, Jill, who predeceased her, and for her late husband,

D. Bernard Simon. For more than 20 years,

it helped more than 75 students at the

university.