How to Donate to T.K. Lawless Memorial Fund

Published on Monday, March 3, 2025 in Community

The Social Justice Alliance of Cass County (SJACC) is raising money to purchase and install a granite memorial honoring Dr. Theodore Kenneth Lawless.

Born in 1892, Lawless was one of the first physicians to use radium in the treatment of skin cancers and other diseases, for which he won the Harmon Medical Award in 1929. He worked to find cures for leprosy and syphilis and was noted for his equal treatment of patients regardless of race or class. 

MEC made a donation to honor the legacy of one of our local humanitarian heroes. If you would like to make your own donation, you can do so by mailing checks or money orders payable to:

Social Justice Alliance of Cass County or SJACC
PO Box 299, Cassopolis, MI, 49031

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In the Summer 2023 issue of the Cass County Parks & Recreation newsletter, Director Scott Wyman shared an editorial outlining Dr. Lawless' life and work.

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