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From St. Louis on the Air
5:09 pm
Wed January 5, 2011

Local, national notables remember Max Starkloff

Today's show was about remembering disability rights advocate Max Starkloff, who passed away Dec. 27, 2010. Starkloff is photographed here receiving his star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame on June 20, 2008. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
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Today's show was a discussion about the life and legacy of Paraquad founder Max Starkloff and his many contributions to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. For more on Starkloff, see our previous story about his memorial.

We heard from some of these voices during the show, but here are some more local and national notables sharing their stories about Starkloff:

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Max J. Starkloff
4:52 pm
Tue January 4, 2011

"We admired him, we all loved him."

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Max J. Starkloff in 2008 when he received his star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame
Marca Bristo, president of Access Living in Chicago, pauses in thought in front of the casket of Max Starkloff, an activist for disability rights, during his funeral in St. Louis on January 4, 2011. (Bill Greenblatt / UPI)
Colleen Starkloff greets mourners in front of the casket of her husband Max Starkloff, an activist for disability rights, during his funeral in St. Louis on January 4, 2011. (Bill Greenblatt / UPI)
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The sanctuary at St. Francis Xavier Church on the Saint Louis University campus was filled today with people who had gathered for one purpose - to remember the life of Max Starkloff.

Such a crowd, said former Washington University chancellor William Danforth, would have been unheard of in 1959, when an automobile accident left Starkloff a paraplegic and living in a nursing home at the age of 21.

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Starkloff funeral
2:56 pm
Wed December 29, 2010

Services set for disability rights pioneer

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Max Starkloff on June 20, 2008, when he received a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
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Funeral services for disability rights pioneer Max Starkloff have been set.

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