Dr. Paul Flakoll, Ph.D (1957-2005)
FLAKOLL, WOLFF, VANOURNY, TYSVER, ELIASON
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 12/21/2005 at 06:52:49
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, December 1, 2005.
Dr. Paul James Flakoll, 48, of Ames died Saturday, Dec. 17, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Memorial Lutheran Church with the Rev. Richard Osslund and the Rev. Mark Heilman officiating. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Paul Flakoll was born Feb. 10, 1957, in Ellendale, N.D., to Alden and Wilma (Wolff) Flakoll. He married Candace Vanourny July 22, 1977, in Forbes, N.D. He lived in Ames from 1977-81; on the family ranch/farm in South Dakota from 1981-84; in Nashville as professor of the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from 1988-2002; and moved back to Ames in January 2003. He was a professor and director of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition at Iowa State University.
He was an internationally recognized clinical nutritionist who consulted for many organizations including Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and the U.S. Marines as well as Otsuka Company and Ajinomoto Company of Japan.
He was a research reviewer for numerous organizations and publications, including the National Institute of Health and the American Journal of Physiology. His research has resulted in the betterment of life for aging and diseased human adults.
He held numerous civic offices with a special dedication to his church and youth athletic programs. He was the co-founder and president for the HOPE Learning Center whose mission was to enhance opportunities for English language learners in Nashville, Tenn. He had a great passion and energy for sports, music, family activities, skit and creative writing, coaching youth athletic teams and teaching in all types of settings.
He cherished times with family and friends, and they will all miss him and will forever hold his memory close.
He is survived by his wife, Candace of Ames; his parents, Alden and Wilma Flakoll of Forbes, N.D.; his father-in-law and mother-in-law Herbert and Alma Vanourny of Forbes, N.D.; two sons, Michael James (Audrey) Flakoll of Little Rock, Ark., and Andrew Paul (Kathryn) Flakoll of Mt. Juliet, Tenn; grandmother, Minnie Tysver of Abderdeen, S.D.; one sister, Joan (Carl) Flakoll Eliason of Big Lake, Minn; and one brother, Tim (Bev) Flakoll of Fargo, N.D.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Adams Funeral Home in Ames.
In lieu of flower, memorials are requested to Bliss Cancer Center c/o the Mary Greeley Foundation or ISU Foundation for Educational Scholarships.
Adams Funeral Home in Ames is in charge of arrangements.
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