1920s
Catherine Mathews Friel (’23 English, ’58 M.A.T. English), 101, July 27, 2003, Pullman. English teacher at Pullman High School. Married to John Bryan “Jack” Friel (’23 Econ., ’23 Hist.), WSC head basketball coach for 30 years, 1929-58. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and longtime chapter advisor.
Lorin Markham (’23 Agri.), 101, May 23, 2003, Spokane. President of National Water Resources and president of Spokane Chamber of Commerce for 20 years.
Edna Sommers (’28 Educ.), 96, Portland. Lived in Spokane and Salt Lake City before moving to Portland in 1942, where she was a book department manager for Olds & King department store.
1930s
Alice M. Colman (’30 Pharm.), 92, June 19, 2003, Portland. Pharmacist. Vice president of the Washington State Business and Professional Women’s Club in the late 1940s and served on the Kirkland City Council.
Harold Cullen Davis (’30 Phys. Ed., ’37 M.A. Phys. Ed.), 94, May 14, 2003, Salem, Oregon. High school coach and teacher, then a director for the YMCA in Salem, Portland, and Seattle.
Mildred J. Kelsey Malm (’30 English), 97, May 15, 2003, Spokane. Taught English at Newport High School for three years. Worked for Spokane Bank for Cooperatives. Retired in 1973.
Dorothy Vaughan Peters (’30 For. Langs.), 95, May 12, 2003, Chelan. Taught in Sunnyslope for one year, then became a homemaker.
Erling J. Logan (’33 Educ.), 90, December 6, 2002, Ashland, Oregon. Intelligence officer with the U.S. Marine Corps in WWII. Retired as a major in 1959. Taught school in Skagway, Alaska; Worland, Wyoming; Daly City, California; and Sandpoint, Idaho, where he owned the Elliot Hotel. Worked with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and in Shanghai, China, with the UN’s displaced persons division.
Alice Aaring Senn (x’33), November 2002, Kirkland, cancer. Worked for the Sunnyside School District. She and her husband, Clem Senn (’33 Phys. Ed.), had four children, all WSU graduates.
Richard D. “Dick” Shannon (’33 Phys. Ed.), 93, September 16, 2002, Yakima. Farm equipment businessman for 33 years starting with Yakima Equipment, which was later purchased by Food Machinery Corp., where he served as manager. Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Hugh Crawford (’35 Geol.), 92, April 6, 2003, Ephrata. Employed by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and was later self-employed as a licensed professional engineer and land surveyor.
Dorothy “Dot” Watson Greening Fishburne (’35 Home Ec.), 91, September 10, 2003, Tacoma. Co-owned a dude ranch in Montana and traveled with her husband, Ross Greening. He was a WWII pilot and POW. She was co-author of his war accounts published by the WSU Press in 2001, Not as Briefed. After his death in 1957, she married Superior Court Judge John W. Fishburne. Widowed eight months later and raised five children while working for the American Red Cross.
Kenneth Green Rowlen (’35 Agri.), 90, March 7, 2003, Newport, Washington. After graduation worked in clerical position with the Union Pacific Railroad. Became a pilot in 1936, then a link trainer and a navigator with the U.S. Air Force. After his military service, he returned to the Union Pacific in Portland and worked for the railroad until retiring.
Andrew McMeekin (’36 Mech. Engr.), 88, May 30, 2003, Steptoe, Washington. Worked for the Coulee Dam Bureau of Reclamation and the Civilian Conservation Corps, serving in Utah and Arizona. Later, became engineer for the Grand Coulee Dam, John Day Dam, and Garfield County. Returned to the family homestead in Steptoe to farm in 1978.
Sylvia Antilla Johnson (’38 Home Ec.), 87, March 8, 2003, Anacortes. Cooperative Extension Agent in Skagit County, 1938-42, and Island County, 1959-81. Tenured as WSU faculty in 1962. One of the first female county chairs of Cooperative Extension in Washington.
1940s
John C. Sonnichsen (’40 Civ. Engr.), 85, May 23, 2003, Prosser. Employed by Bechtel Corp., 1941-47, and by the Army Corps of Engineers in Seattle, 1951-76, except for 1960-61, when he was with the Mediterranean District at Livorno, Italy. Worked for Benton County Engineers, 1979-83.
Orvel Eskelson (’41 Forestry), 87, January 22, 2003, Spokane. Served in the Air Corps during WWII in North Africa, Corsica, and Italy. Farmed in Colfax until 1968, when he became a research assistant at the WSU Dryland Research Unit in Lind, retiring in 1978.
Helen Randall (’41 Nursing), 84, April 29, 2003, Portland, Oregon. Married Edward Paul, Jr. in 1943. Homemaker.
Robert P. Brimble (’42 Vet. Sci., ’50 D.V.M.), August 23, 2003, Portland, Oregon. Co-owner of Town and Country Animal Clinic for 35 years in Portland. (See Washington State Magazine, Fall 2003, page 49.)
Wilton Heinemann (’42 Animal Sci.), 83, July 26, 2003, Yakima. Following employment as a county extension agent, moved to Prosser in 1945, where he spent a 40-year career in education and scientific research devoted to the advancement of the livestock feeding industry.
James Kraft (’42 D.V.M.), 84, April 25, 2003, Bellevue. Major in the Veterinary Corps during WWII. Owned the Seattle Veterinary Hospital. Served as the state and King County chapter president of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Joseph A. Werner (’42 Bus. Adm.), 82, September 2, 2003, Tacoma. After serving in the Air Force during WWII, worked five years for a national retail chain, then owned an independent variety store for 15 years. Taught accounting and business law and served as division chairman and associate dean of instruction at Green River Community College in Auburn. Retired in 1983.
Betty Anne Quackenbush Kittel (’43 Personnel Mgmt.), 83, March 2, 2003, Bellingham. Medical secretary for Fisher Body in Cleveland, Ohio, and real estate listing secretary for several years in Naperville, Illinois.
Raymond C. “Doc” Storey (’43 D.V.M.), 85, July 13, 2003, Molalla, Oregon. Veterinarian, city councilman, and school board member in Molalla.
Dean Darnell (’44 D.V.M.), 90, June 19, 2003, Auburn. Veterinarian and pharmacist, 1994-2001, in such locations as Cathlamet, Winlock, Mossy-rock, Ephrata, and Mary’s Corner (near Chehalis).
Kenneth Gowan (’44 Pharm.), January 25, 2003.
John Mansfield (’44 Gen. St.), 81, June 20, 2003, Sequim, aortic stenosis. Sales accounting supervisor for Chevron for 33 years.
Willa “Billie” Berry (’47 Spanish), 77, May 22, 2003, Spokane. Ran a flower shop with her husband, Clive Berry, in Issaquah, 1948-62. Phi Beta Kappa sorority.
Robert “Bob” Strausz (’47 Gen. St.), 80, July 25, 2003, Bellingham. Served in WWII in the Marine Corps. Orchardist in the Yakima Valley until moving to Friday Harbor in 1994. WSU regent, 1973-77.
Don Hollingbery (’48 Arch. Engr.), 78, June 29, 2003, Yakima. Son of former WSU football coach O.E. “Babe” Hollingbery. Partner in Paddock & Hollingbery architectural firm for 25 years, ending in the late 1980s.
Carl Johansen (’48 Entom., ’49 M.A. Entom.), 80, May 28, 2003, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. WSU professor of entomology. Moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1984.
Philip A. Chapman (’49 Geology), 78, February 13, 2003, Shelton.
James Coe (’49 Bus. & Econ.), 76, June 27, 2003, Wenatchee, prostate cancer. Started orchard-industry career with Beebe Orchard Co. in Chelan. Sales manager for Wenoka Sales for 20 years. Later worked at Northwest Fresh until retirement in 1997. Sigma Nu fraternity.
Chester Lindsey (’49 Arch.), 76, August 2003, Seattle. Owner of Chester Lindsey & Associates, an architectural firm. Designed the 76-story Bank of America Tower and the Fourth and Blanchard Building in Seattle.
Nadine Zieman Oman (’49 Home Ec.), 78, August 27, 2003, Spokane. Married Glenn Oman, a former WSU associate athletic director, in 1947. Worked the WSU switchboard. Lived in Pullman until 1982, then moved to Spokane.
1950s
William W. Gamble (’50 Comm.), 79, August 2, 2003, Sacramento. Announcer for KFBK radio in Sacramento for 35 years. Transferred to public relations for the Sacramento Bee; later became head of the department.
Charles Lund (’50 Ag. Engr.), 79, April 30, 2003, Spokane. Technician in the Army during WWII. Received a Bronze Star and a WWII Victory Medal. Worked in the sales industry for 42 years. Retired in 1992.
Edward L. Gurney (’51 M.A. Agri.), 84, May 19, 2003, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Army Ranger during WWII. Research chemist for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
George E. Pheasant (’51 Agron.), 73, of Ephrata, April 5, 2003, Jackpot, Nevada. Began working as a soil scientist for the American Soil Conservation Service in Ephrata in 1951. Started his own farm in 1954. Served on the Washington Apple Commission for 20 years. Member of the Washington Research Association and president of the Washington Horticultural Society and the International Apple Institute.
Sam Langmas (’52 Agri.), 73, January 29, 2003, Bend, Oregon, bone marrow disorder. Taught science at Cascade Junior High, Pilot Butte Middle School, and Bend Senior High in Bend, Oregon, 1956-81. Opened Sam Langmas Grounds Maintenance after retiring from teaching in 1981. Served on the Bend Planning Commission, 1970-78; Bend City Commission, 1973-84; and as mayor of Bend, 1983. Founding member of the Mid-Oregon Federal Credit Union. Sigma Nu fraternity.
Darrel R. “Doc” Robertson (’52 Chem., ’52 D.V.M.), 88, August 10, 2003, Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Veterinarian in Kansas City until 1953, when he started Clay-Ray Animal Hospital in Excelsior Springs.
Kenneth Edward Hinton (’53 Fine Arts), 75, May 3, 2002, Spokane, cancer. Taught art at Spokane Falls Community College for 27 years. Traveled to New York City, San Francisco, Rome, Paris, and Greece.
Phillip M. Davenport (’54 Gen. St., Pre-Med.), March 6, 2003, Wenatchee. Before retiring, he worked for the Wenatchee Valley Clinic.
E.D. “Bud” Van Dissel (’55 Mining Engr.), 89, May 7, 2003, Spokane. Owned Silver Beach Resort at Waitts Lake, near Chewelah, for about 20 years.
Victor R. Cullens (’56 Ed.D.), 81, Portland. Retired superintendent of the Parkrose School District in the Portland area.
Marshal “Marsh” Fischer (’56 ), 68, July 18, 2003, Sunnyvale, California, cancer. Worked for Lockheed Corp. for more than 30 years, holding financial and administrative positions.
John F. Eisenberg (’57 Zool.), 68, July 6, 2003, Bellingham, cancer. First resident scientist at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., 1965-82. Helped make science and conservation biology a component of animal management at zoos internationally. He left the zoo as assistant director to teach and research at the University of Florida until 2000. Wrote more than 150 major scientific publications on ecology, behavior, and evolution, including the influential The Mammalian Radiations: An Analysis of Trends in Evolution, Adaptation, and Behavior. His three-volume Mammals of the Neotropics series, a comprehensive survey of South American terrestrial and marine animals, was completed in 2000 with co-author Kent Redford.
Richard “Dick” Lawrence Simpson (’58 Civil Engr.), 68, August 27, 2003, Spokane. Worked for the Washington State Department of Transportation in Seattle, designing the I-5 freeway. Moved to Spokane Valley in 1967 to work for his father at Clarence E. Simpson Engineers. City engineer of Cheney for more than 20 years.
1960s
Terry Ladd Proctor (’64 Educ.), 60, May 14, 2003, Appleton, Wisconsin. Employed by the Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Neenah, Wisconsin, for the last 18 years. Kappa Delta sorority.
Shirley Weigle Cross (’65 M.F.A.), 76, May 26, 2003, Whidbey Island. Educator in Spokane public schools for 26 years, retiring as director of art in 1981. After her retirement, she designed and built homes in Rockford Bay on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and on Whidbey Island.
Thomas F. Kingen (’68 Bus. Adm.), 56, July 16, 2003, Spokane, heart attack. Employed by Preston, Gates, & Ellis in 1980 and served as counsel to the Spokane Transit Authority. Became partner and head of the municipal law department at Perkins Coie in 1990. Since 1997, he has been the attorney for the City of Pullman.
Judith Millard Freeman (’69 Home Ec.), July 9, 2002, Tacoma. Taught elementary science and was active in community affairs for many years. Delta Delta Delta sorority.
Dennis Bruce Stewart (’69 Hist., ’74 Hotel & Rest. Adm.), 57, August 25, 2003, Bellevue, car accident. U.S. Army second lieutenant in Vietnam, 1970-71. Worked at the Los Angeles Country Club and as commissary manager for Amtrak. In 1990, started and was sole proprietor of Stewart Northwest Industrials, an industrial supply business.
1970s
Robert “Bob” Kipe (’70 Elect. Engr.), 54, May 30, 2002, Portland, Oregon. President and owner of Kipe and Associates, a computer consulting business.
Jeremy Lyons (’70 Music), 54, April 30, 2003, Kirkland, cancer. Music teacher specializing in piano, woodwinds, and reed instruments. Played saxophone and keyboard for various bands, including Crown. Passionate about writing and playing in the ’70s and ’80s. Wrote a “Bach/Rock” symphony that was performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Born James Ackerman.
Daryl Kraft (’75 Ph.D. Ag. Econ.), 57, July 27, 2003, Manitoba, cancer. Professor of agricultural economics at the University of Manitoba since 1974. Published more than 300 research papers on such subjects as transportation, income stabilization, international trade, wheat marketing, farm policy, and ethanol.
Jeanne B. Feldner (’76 Gen. St.), 82, June 19, 2003, Albion. Worked at Pullman Memorial Hospital as head cook of the kitchen until her retirement.
1980s
David Gunstone (’85 Elect. Engr.), 41, May 31, 2003, Seattle, rock-climbing accident in Vancouver, B.C. Wrote and published Traveler’s Guide to Washington Rock Climbing. Former research and development engineer.
Tracey C. Oswold (’85 Bus. Adm.), 40, August 17, 2003, Burlington. Black & Decker Northwest Territory manager for 14 years, selling DeWalt tools. Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
1990s
Ingrid Giden (’96 English), 35, June 20, 2003, Pullman, diabetes complications.
Faculty and Staff
Glenda Kent Boone, 82, August 10, 2003, Palouse. Secretary for Palouse Soil and Conservation office, 1940-47. Bookkeeper for R.A. Hanson Co. for two years. Secretary for the WSU Department of Economics, 1969-87.
Aldrich “Oz” Bross, 55, April 22, 2003, Deary, Idaho. Employed by WSU for 22 years, most recently as information systems manager for Business Affairs.
Gary G. Galbraith, 69, May 21, 2003, Pasco. WSU professor of psychology, 1972-98. Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology. Director of the WSU Clinical Psychology Program 1972-79 and 1985-90.
James McGinnis, 85, May 30, 2003, Berkeley, California. Moved to Pullman in 1944 as an assistant professor of poultry husbandry. Spent a year at Pfizer on leave from WSU in 1952 and was later a consultant to the Rockefeller Foundation in Mexico City and Santiago, Chile. Contributed significantly to the improved source of nutrition in the developing world and the discovery of vitamin B-12 before retiring from WSU in 1983.
Courtland Miller, 79, August 25, 2003, Pullman. WSU budget analyst, 1968-86.
John Munn, 71, August 8, 2003, Everett, stroke. Member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic wrestling team and wrestling coach at the University of Washington. Extension agent for the WSU Cooperative Extension of Snohomish County office in Everett. Taught the value of nature stewardship through the many programs he developed.
Roger Veseth, 51, September 9, 2003, Moscow, Idaho. Conservation tillage specialist for WSU and University of Idaho. Developed the PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook, co-authored Wheat Health Management in 1991, and received numerous WSU awards, including the Kenneth J. Morrison Extension Award and the WSU College of Agriculture and Home Economics Extension Faculty Excellence Award. Still employed by WSU at the time of his death, while recovering from an accident.