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Justin Conner Radtke ’13

Justin was struck by a street sweeper as he ran from the median of a North Carolina highway into the travel lanes.

Justin graduated from Durham Academy and attended Duke before transferring to 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ where he earned a degree in Russian Literature. He wrote his thesis, Vasily Zhukovsky’s Ballads: Their Themes and Christian-Spiritual Meanings, with his adviser, Prof. Evgenii Bershtein [Russian 1999–].

Justin had an enduring love of learning. After 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, he continued to study languages and literature. He loved nature and the outdoors, where he felt closest to God.

He is survived by his parents, Rodney and Sara Radtke; his sister, Lindsay Radtke; his brother; Tyler Radtke and wife, Spenser, of Durham; his maternal grandparents, Joe and Susie Hushion of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and his paternal grandmother, Catherine Radtke of Mendota, Illinois.

Appeared in 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ magazine: March 2016