In memoriam

1930s

Virginia F. Bigelow (‘35 Elem. Ed.), 100, April 8, 2014, Seattle.

Ferber R. Schleif (‘35 Elec. Eng.), 101, April 9, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland.

Paul Bernard Hansen (‘37 Chem. Eng.), 100, May 4, 2014, Menasha, Wisconsin.

Roberta Stinson Abel (‘38 Home Econ.), 97, February 21, 2014, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Lucille Joy Olsen (x’38), 100,  April 23, 2014, Pasco.

Leonard N. Purdy Jr. (‘38 Business Admin.), 96, April 16, 2014, Picabo, Idaho.

1940s

Beverly Arlene Long (‘40 Fine Arts), 96, April 23, 2014, Rochester, New York.

Leona Marie Runyan (‘41 Home Econ.), 93, November 6, 2013, Sunnyside. 

Theodore Earl Larson (‘42 Business Admin.), 91, January 20, 2012, Bellingham. 

Norma Elizabeth Beckley (‘43 Physical Ed.), 92, March 27, 2014, Colfax. 

Betty J. Shaub (x’43), 90, February 23, 2014, Tacoma. 

Dean Clark Daughtry (x’45), 91, February 5, 2014, Tacoma.   

E. Pauline Eliker (‘46 Home Econ.), 90, February 11, 2014, Ventura, California. 

Fay Judy (x’46 Sciences), 90, March 16, 2014, Eureka, California.

Valeria Munson Ogden (‘46 Socio.), 90, April 9, 2014, Vancouver. 

Donald William Moos (‘47 Ani. Sci.), 90, February 28, 2014, Wenatchee. 

Parmalee B. Moos (‘47 Psych., Chi Omega), 88, March 13, 2013, Wenatchee. 

James A. Vander Stoep (‘47 General Studies), 88, March 8, 2014, Chehalis. 

Dale Francis Brannon (‘48 Speech Comm., ‘54 MA Ed.), 93, March 8, 2014, Spokane.

Leonard W. Otto (‘48 Hort., Alpha Gamma Rho), 84, November 24, 2011, Spokane. 

Norma Lee Stearns (‘48 General Studies), 87, May 2, 2014, Eugene, Oregon.

Patricia Lea Stickle (‘48 Office Admin.), 88, April 8, 2014, Camarillo, California.

Bert E. Brown (‘49 Physics), 88, April 12, 2014, Tacoma.

Jerome Charles Brown (‘49 MA Fine Arts), 90, March 17, 2014, San Jose, California. 

James H. Burgess (‘49 Chem., ‘51 MS Physics), 85, April 2014, Bellingham.

Dale Clifford Gough (‘49 Business Admin., Alpha Kappa Psi), 91, February 23, 2014, Spokane.

Edward Earl Springer (‘49 Physical Ed., ‘53 MA Ed., Lambda Chi Alpha), 89, April 23, 2014, Tacoma.

Johnny L. Vaninetti (‘49 Ag.), 91, March 17, 2014, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

W. Carolyn Warman (‘49 Socio.), 87, March 24, 2014, Cashmere.

Thomas Woodrow Yoder (‘49 Pol. Sci.), 87, April 2, 2014, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

1950s

Carl Buford Betten (‘50 Elec. Eng.), 89, March 23, 2014, Seattle. 

Herbert Carter Johnston (‘50 Forestry and Range Mgmt.), 89, December 11, 2013, Shelton.

Nancy Margaret MacGregor (‘50 Pharm.), 85, April 8, 2014, Spokane. 

Donald Neil Noteboom (‘50 Ani. Sci.), 84, January 12, 2014, Lynden.

Margaret “Peggy” Sorensen (‘50 Pol. Sci.), 85, February 10, 2014, Spokane.

George D. Tomlinson (‘50 Elec. Eng.), 89, May 3, 2014, Seattle.

Warren G. Wehmeyer (‘50 Elec. Eng.), 85, July 19, 2013, Seattle.

Perry Baker Wilson (‘50 BS, ‘52 MS Physics), 86, November 30, 2013, Redwood City, California.

John Houston Foss (‘51 Ani. Sci.), 88, May 6, 2014, New Bern, North Carolina.

Donald R. Haworth (‘51 Business Admin.), 87, March 1, 2014.

Gerald Merrill Korte (‘51, ‘55 MA Social Studies), 84, March 31, 2014, California. 

Mary Jane Larimer (‘51 Physical Ed., ‘58 MAT), 84, February 12, 2014, Snohomish. 

Oliver Anton Nelson (‘51 Elec. Eng.), 91, March 25, 2014, California.

Norman David Brunton (‘52 Ag.), 84, January 16, 2014.

Florence M. DeFeyter (‘52 Home Econ.), 83, January 8, 2014, Spokane. 

William B. Johnson (‘52 Business Admin.), 83, February 28, 2014, Walla Walla. 

John Philip “Phil” Largent (‘52 Business), 83, February 24, 2014, Colfax.

Donald Lester Smith (‘52 Ag.), 84, June 15, 2013, Chehalis. 

Louis L. Wellman (‘52 Physical Ed.), 86, March 15, 2014, Brush Prairie. 

Janet Mortensen (‘53 Home Econ.), 82, May 9, 2014, Lacey.

Frederick Winton Wefer (‘53 Forest and Range Mgmt.), 87, April 7, 2014, Bellingham.

Jack Lawrence Albright (‘54 MS, ‘58 PhD Dairy Sci.), 83, February, 26, 2014, Pullman.  

John Richard Allen (‘54 Pol. Sci.), 84, February 27, 2014, Seattle. 

Roy Jacob Keller (‘55 MS Physical Ed.), 83, April 26, 2014, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Myron W. Lancaster (‘55 Ag.), 79, July 25, 2013, Lynden. 

David W. Orahood (‘55 Ani. Sci., Phi Kappa Tau), 81, March 25, 2014, Spokane. 

Lloyd Edwin Berry (‘56 General Studies), 80, April 15, 2013, Olympia. 

Donna Mae Eikum (x’56 Liberal Arts), 79, June 3, 2013, Enumclaw. 

Michael L. McBain (‘56 Pharm.), 82, February 20, 2014.

Clemens A. Schaller (‘56 Arch. Eng.), 93, April 20, 2014, Pullman. 

Bonnie Kae Blair (‘57 Home Econ.), 79, March 11, 2014, Bellevue. 

Judith L. Bury (‘57 General Studies), 77, August 20, 2013, Whitefish, Montana.

Donald Neale Harkness (‘57 Animal Sci.), 79, March 7, 2014, Richland.  

Glen George Langdon (‘57 Elec. Eng.), 77, March 11, 2014, Santa Cruz, California. 

Joelene Rita Osborn (‘57 Ed.), 78, October 31, 2013, Shoreline.

Mary Alice Pool (‘57 Ed.), 78, March 20, 2014, Lafayette, California. 

Donald Oakley Burns (‘58 Speech Comm.), 77, April 19, 2014, Newton, Massachusetts.

Ted J. Flier (‘58 Social Studies, ‘62 MED Ed., Theta Xi), 78, April 14, 2014, Zillah.

Glenn A. Rodeman (‘58 Elec. Eng.), 85, December 31, 2013, Seattle. 

Richard Edward Ginnold (‘59 Econ., ‘62 MA Econ.), 76, April 28, 2014, Springfield, Oregon. 

Linda R. Meriwether (‘59 Pol. Sci.), 76, January 8, 2014, Seattle. 

Daniel Wallenmeyer (‘59 Ag.), 81, April 12, 2014, Hood River, Oregon.

1960s

Kenneth A. Graybeal (‘60 Acc., Alpha Gamma Rho), 83, April 30, 2014, Buckley.

Sister Mary McGreevy (‘60 General Studies), 76, February 20, 2014, Phoenix, Arizona.

Walter Lee Roys (‘60 Ag., ‘66 MS Ag. Ed.), 74, July 31, 2013, Brewster.

Patsy M. Small (‘60 Social Studies), 76, March 10, 2014, Spokane.

Peter Byron Weitz (‘60 Physical Science, ‘65 MAT), 79, February 12, 2014, Airway Heights. 

Franc Gaither (x’62), 82, December 28, 2013, Albany, Oregon.

Merle Frank Piece (‘62 DVM), 85, May 2014, Seattle.

Kenneth Ray Ahlf (‘63 Pol. Sci.), 73, January 6, 2014, Lacey.

Cecil Lloyd Allison (‘63, ‘64 MS Elec. Eng.), 84, April 19, 2014, Apple Valley, California.

Jane (Littleton) Collins (‘63 Foreign Languages), 73, March 1, 2014, Woodstock, Illinois. 

Jack Charles Granger (‘63 Civil Eng.), 74, March 13, 2014, White Salmon. 

Kay Ellen Cook (‘64 Ed.), 71, February 21, 2014, Yakima. 

Douglas Dean Delong (‘64 MA Math.), 75, March 20, 2014, Havre, Montana. 

Paul Edwin Humes (‘64 Ani. Sci.), 71, March 9, 2014, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 

David N. Larsen (‘64 Forest and Range Mgmt.), 75, February 20, 2014, Olympia. 

Duane F. Wiedrich (‘64 Police Sci.), 72, March 29, 2014, Spokane. 

J. Meredith Neil (‘66 PhD American Studies), 76, February 24, 2014, Boise, Idaho. 

Jerry Richard Barrow (‘67 PhD Horticulture), 76, August 21, 2013, Las Cruces, New Mexico. 

Donald J. Kees (‘67 PhD Ed.), 87, March 1, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.  

Robert Edward Hull (‘68 Arch.), 69, April 7, 2014, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Laurie Morton Niven (‘68 Ed.), 67, April 11, 2014, Edmonds.

Ferruccio Freschet (‘69 Ed.), 86, December 28, 2013, Ronan, Montana. 

Steven Carter Haskins (‘69 DVM), 69, April 26, 2014, Arizona.

Norman Wesley Herdrich (‘69 Ag.), 71, March 18, 2014, Spokane. 

Noel Diane Welker (‘69 English), 67, March 27, 2014, Vancouver.

1970s

Noel D. (Roberts) Welker (‘70 English), 67, March 27, 2014, Vancouver. 

Joy Annette Wulke (‘70 BA Arch.), 65, February 24, 2014, Branford, Connecticut. 

Jan Miriam Gable (‘71 Elem. Ed., Kappa Kappa Gamma), 65, March 4, 2014, Mercer Island.

Richard Clark Powell (‘71 MAT Bio.), 77, March 2, 2014, Bellevue. 

Richard “Rick” David Anda (‘73 Acc.), 62, February 17, 2014, Spokane.

Lynne Katyryniuk Sanders (‘73 English), 62, February 6, 2014, Spokane.

Alan G. Douglas (‘74 Building Theory and Practice), 63, March 24, 2014, Spokane.

Patricia Joan (Kinney) Young (‘76 Fine Arts), 60, March 8, 2014, Spokane. 

Neil Preston Gallup (’77 Acc. and Comp. Sci.), 59, April 4, 2014, Spokane. 

John Louis Silva (‘77 PhD Psych.), 83, April 27, 2014, Ellensburg.

David M. Levine (‘78 Business), 58, March 6, 2014, Spokane.

Mary Ellen Gorham (‘79 General Studies), 72, March 8, 2014, Pullman. 

Timothy C. Hamilton (‘79 Mktg.), 57, March 13, 2014, Sumner.

1980s

Peter Anson Schneider (‘80 DVM), 70, October 6, 2013, Los Angeles, California.

John Edward Crock (‘81 MS Entomology, ‘98 PhD Biochem.), 58, April 28, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.

Robert George Putzker (‘82 Forest and Range Mgmt.), 61, April 19, 2014, Great Falls, Montana.

Terry M. Thompson (‘83 Wildlife Bio.), 57, May 1, 2014, Spokane.

Tom Douglas Fryxell (‘84 MA History), 55, February 12, 2014, Pullman.

Ronald Lee Davis (‘86 Social Studies, ‘89 MED), 55, March 2014, Pullman. 

Roger W. Pettenger (‘87 PhD History), 81, April 14, 2014, Spokane.

1990s

Jonathan Edward Preston (‘90 Physical Sci.), 46, May 5, 2014, Morrisville, North Carolina.

Sharon Anne Crist (‘91 Ed.), 71, April 8, 2014, Kennewick.

Jacqlyn Louise Schneider (‘92 MED Ed.), 62, April 8, 2014, Pasco.

Trudy Arlene Adkins (‘93 Acc. Fin.), 43, March 15, 2014, Chehalis.

Melissa Eileen Preston (‘95 App. Des., Merch., Textiles), 43, May 5, 2014, Morrisville, North Carolina. 

Scott Wade Cunningham (‘97 Social Science, Delta Tau Delta), 45, May 2, 2014, Lubbock, Texas.

2000s

Cathryn Marie Styer (‘03 DVM), 59, March 28, 2014, Vashon.

Jody Amelia Vantine (‘04 Social Science), 36, April 28, 2013, Spring Branch, Texas.

Joseph Patrick Northrup (‘05 Comm.), 32, March 3, 2014, Tarzana, California. 

Amanda Blythe Lennick (‘06 Nursing), 31, March 22, 2014, Oso.

2010s

Kathleen Fiona Higgins (‘12 Comm.), 24, May 5, 2014, Boise, Idaho.

Faculty and Staff

Naom Barr, 97, Housing and Food Service, 1972-1980, April 7, 2014, Pullman.

Ernest L. Bunch, 89, Housing and Food Service, 1950-1973, March 28, 2014, Moscow, Idaho.

Edna M. Douglas, 95, Business Administration, 1958-1984, March 31, 2014.

Norma Ellsworth, 87, Agronomy, 1948-1975, May 15, 2014, Pullman.  

Jane Harris Ericson, 95, Physical Education 1952-1977, March 11, 2014, Pullman.

Larry G. Gardner, 76, Housing Services, 1996-2002, February 28, 2014, Spokane. 

Carl W. Hall, 89, Mechanical Engineering, 1970-1987, April 18, 2014, Falls Church, Virginia.

Alfred R. Halvorson, 93, Cooperative Extension, 1957-1986, March 23, 2014, Pullman. 

Millard Hastay, 97, Econ., 1958-1981, March 28, 2014, Forest Grove, Oregon.

Melvin Hatley, 78, Receiving and Delivery, 1970-1987, April 25, 2014, Spokane.

Gerald W. Hord, 73, Facilities Operations, 1983-2006, April 12, 2014, Troy, Idaho.

Edward Ray Ladd, 70, Engineering and Technology, 1988-2012, May 21, 2014, Kendrick, Idaho.

Wilma J. Literal, 86, Home Econ., 1965-1982, March 29, 2014, Bellingham.

Everett W. Lyon, 91, Receiving and Delivery, 1965-1985, February 27, 2014, Moscow, Idaho. 

Evelyn C. Markham, 94, Housing and Food Service, 1962-1974, April 16, 2014, Bend, Oregon.

Martha McLain, 93, Food Service, 1967-1983, May 10, 2014, Lewiston, Idaho.

Gregory Alan Pernu, 58, CAHNRS/Extension, WSU Puyallup, 1990-2014, April 18, 2014, Puyallup.

Daniel F. Pope, 42, Nursing, 2013-2014, April 29, 2014, Spokane.

Dorothy E. Renner, 89, Housing Services, 1969-1987, February 28, 2014, Silverton, Idaho.

Theodore R. Saldin, 93, Acc. and Business Law, 1947-1987, April 13, 2014, Los Angeles, California. 

Jeffrey Lynn Smith, 62, USDA Agricultural Research Service and Department of Crop and Soil Sci., 1986-2013, January 25, 2014, Pullman.

Charles Sulzbach, 88, Botany, 1965-1986, May 10, 2014, Pullman.

Akihisa G. Wright, 54, Northwest Public Radio, 2010-2014, April 26, 2014, Lakewood