Gail Brown Kasdorf

Kasdorf, Gail Brown
Kalamazoo, MI Died on Thursday, February 5, 2015. Age 78. A lifelong resident of Kalamazoo, Gail was born on August 14, 1936, the daughter of Robert J. and Albertine H. Monroe Brown. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, attended Northwestern University and received education degrees from Western Michigan University. Her teaching career spanned over three decades, with 34 years spent in the Kalamazoo Public Schools, where she taught Kindergarten. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Thomas Kasdorf; a brother, Robert Susan Brown; and a sister Jane John Todd; a niece, Catherine Brown Webb Kevin; nephews: Robert Brown, Jr., Melissa, Frederick Brown Marisa, Andrew Brown Jill, A. J. Todd Cathy, Stephen Todd Kara, Eric Todd Beth; grand-nieces and grandnephews. A concert in Gail's memory, featuring the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Harvey, conductor and Susan B. Anthony, soprano, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Gail's memory may be made to the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, the West Michigan Cancer Center, or a charity of your choice.