In memoriam

1930s

Necia Bennett Huntley (’35 History), 104, September 24, 2017, Olympia.

Lyle G. Nicholson (’37 DVM), 102, August 9, 2017, Hood River, Oregon.

Lucile Ramsey Cavanaugh (’39 Home Econ.), 99, July 21, 2017, Winchester, Massachusetts.

1940s

Sarah Schlademan Hall (’41 History), 97, August 12, 2017, Everett.

Aurel A. Hays (’41 Hort.), 100, March 29, 2017, Rancho Mirage, California.

H. Robert Ripley (’41 Gen. St.), 94, June 27, 2015, Castro Valley, California.

Maurice R. Smith (’41 Arch., Sigma Nu), 99, November 13, 2017, Yakima.

Maxine Spencer Green (’43 Psych.), 95, June 19, 2016, Bellingham.

Lenore Johnson Hicks (’47 Home Econ.), 91, December 8, 2016, San Rafael, California.

John D. Gillis (’48 Phys. Ed.), 95, September 2, 2017, Olympia.

Barbara Ann Gjertsen (’48 Arch.), 90, November 9, 2017, Port Orchard.

Richard F. Knox (’48, ’53 MS Elec. Eng.), 97, July 13, 2017, Milwaukie, Oregon.

Gloria Chambers Myre (’48 History), 91, January 11, 2017, Mercer Island.

Ralph E. Vail Jr. (’48 Civ. Eng.), 91, August 28, 2017, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Alice Ellis (’49 Elem. Ed., ’51 Ed.), 92, July 29, 2017, Richland.

George W. Goldsberry (’49 Elec. Eng.), 93, June 14, 2017, Issaquah.

Walter R. “Gus” Gustafson (’49 Psych.), 91, October 16, 2017, Olympia.

Virginia L. Jorissen (’49 Home Econ.), 92, November 7, 2017, Vancouver.

Tom Jones Parry (’49 Phys. Ed., ’51 Ed.), 94, November 21, 2017, Moxee.

1950s

David “Bud” Abbott Sr. (’50 Gen. St.), 92, October 28, 2017, Sammamish.

Jud Heathcote (’50 Phys. Ed.), 90, August 28, 2017, Spokane.

Roland C. Hintze (’50 Ag. Ed., ’54 Ed.), 89, October 9, 2017, Spokane.

Robert D. Lowe (’50 Mech. Eng.), 93, September 12, 2017, Des Moines.

David McKeen (’50 Socio.), 89, November 19, 2016, Nevada City, California.

Robert P. Whitaker (’50 Ag., ’54 DVM), 94, November 5, 2017, Sumner.

Richard George Goss (’51 Bacterio.), 91, 2017, Alderwood.

Lois Mae Jones (x’51, Delta Delta Delta), 88, November 1, 2017, Seattle.

Marian S. Nordquist (’51 Theatre), 88, October 14, 2017, Pullman.

John A. Oliver (’51 Pharm., Kappa Sigma), 91, September 30, 2017, San Diego, California.

Jo Ann Runyon (’51 Gen. St.), 87, August 29, 2017, Salem, Oregon.

James W. Berger (’52 Gen. St.), 88, October 6, 2017, Meridian, Idaho.

George E. Camp (x’52, Sigma Alpha Epsilon), 90, June 2, 2017, Issaquah.

Norman R. Grier (’52 Civ. Eng.), 88, December 12, 2016, Seaview.

Richard M. Oltman (’52 Gen. St.), 89, July 28, 2017, Shelton.

Robert M. Otteraaen (’52 Ag.), 86, November 15, 2014, Kelso.

William Wade Peterson (’52 Wildlife Bio.), 87, August 22, 2017, Olympia.

Alice O. Rice (’52 Gen. St.), 83, April 29, 2013, New York, New York.

Paul Roland Sellin (’52 History), 87, September 24, 2017, Los Gatos, California.

Virginia “Ginny” (Jones) Whiteley (x’52 Busi.), 87, September 3, 2017, Sun City West, Arizona.

Kenneth C. Anderson (’53 Ani. Sci.), 86, June 27, 2017, Lafayette, Colorado.

Robert M. Ferguson (’53 Busi.), 87, October 30, 2017, Asheville, North Carolina.

Wallis W. Friel (’53 Poli. Sci.), 86, October 24, 2017, Pullman.

David M. Scott (’53 Arch.), 87, November 11, 2017, Yakima.

Barbara A. Christensen (’54 Gen. St.), 84, November 16, 2017, Pullman.

Reita Peterson (x’54), 85, October 31, 2017, Olympia.

Raymond John Schaaf (’54 Gen. St., Tau Kappa Epsilon), 92, September 9, 2017, Bothell.

Milt Emerson Schwenk (’54 Comm.), 84, September 21, 2017, Yakima.

Howard Henry West (’54 Elec. Eng.), 92, September 2, 2017, Gig Harbor.

Ronald L. Casebier (’55 Chem.), 83, September 25, 2017, Lacey.

Lola Jane Finch (’55 Home Econ., ’73 Ed., Phi Beta Phi), 84, November 6, 2017, Pullman.

Elmer Dale Gibbons (’55 Ani. Sci.), 82, October 17, 2017, Medical Lake.

Donald Floyd Sheely (’55 Civ. Eng.), 86, October 31, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ted M. Tochterman Jr. (’55 History), 84, September 24, 2017, Bellevue.

Paul E. Wagner (’55 Ag. Eng.), 84, June 1, 2017, Huntsville, Alabama.

Donald Bruce Butler (’56 Busi.), 81, November 16, 2015, Beaverton, Oregon.

Ronald Clark Overby (’56 Const. Mgmt.), 82, May 6, 2017, Bellevue, Nebraska.

Clara Louise Carper (’57 Nursing), 84, September 17, 2017, Burien.

Walter Alvin Lyons (’57 Civ. Eng.), 88, October 22, 2017, Yuba City, California.

Richard Lee Gordon (’58, ’66 PhD Physics), 81, August 16, 2017, Richland.

Robert “Bob” John Pearson (’58 Psych.), 85, June 6, 2017, Vancouver.

Sue Glenn Richey (’58 Elem. Ed.), 81, August 24, 2017, Lakewood.

John B. Simpson (’58, ’64 MS Ag. Eng.), 87, September 26, 2016, Colfax.

Roy Lyle Jeremiah (’59 Acc.), 81, September 10, 2017, Spokane.

1960s

Dianne J. Mattler (’60 French), 79, September 2, 2017, Tacoma.

Harry Delbert Perry (’60 Busi.), 82, September 9, 2017, Couer d’Alene, Idaho.

Gary E. Chappell (’61 Psych.), 80, September 30, 2017, Spokane.

Gary Kemp Glaze (’61 Ed., ’64 MED Ed. Psych.), 82, November 19, 2017, Bellingham.

Neil Williams (’61 Elec. Eng.), 88, September 5, 2017, Anacortes.

Robert J. LeCount (’62 Elec. Eng.), 81, October 17, 2017, Spokane.

John R. Erickson (’63 Agro.), 78, October 30, 2017, Pullman.

John F. Camp (’64 Busi., ’66 MBA), 74, September 19, 2017, Vancouver.

R. Keith Campbell (’64 Pharm., ’72 MBA), 76, November 11, 2017, Centralia.

William B. Jennings (’66 MED), 93, July 13, 2017, Newcastle.

Frank W. Schufletowski (’66 PhD Higher Ed. Admin.), 77, September 15, 2017, San Antonio, Texas.

Charles V. Genthe (’67 PhD Amer. St.), 80, September 8, 2017, Redding, California.

Toni Taylor Goodwin (’67 Elem. Ed.), 71, October 12, 2017, John Day, Oregon.

Diane Louise Scollard (’67 Elem. Ed.), 72, October 30, 2017, Seattle.

Thomas William Kallen (’68 PhD Chem.), 78, October 15, 2017, Rochester, New York.

James C. Barsotti (’69 Comm.), 77, October 17, 2017, Havre, Montana.

1970s

Gene H. Nelson (’71 Civ. Eng., ’73 Busi.), 77, September 17, 2017, Seattle.

Gordon D. Disney (’72 Nursing), 66, February 20, 2016, Spokane.

Cheryl Jean Marshall (’72 Int. Des.), 67, September 16, 2016, Tacoma.

Norman B. King (’73 Fin., ’76 Ag. Econ.), 73, March 7, 2017, Wilsonville, Oregon.

Dean H. Melville (’73 Psych.), 69, September 8, 2017, Spokane.

Cynthia S. Brookes (’74 For. Lang. and Lit.), 65, September 18, 2017, Spokane.

Jan L. Richards Claypool (’74 Fine Arts), 65, October 17, 2017, Orlando, Florida.

Gilbert K. Dodgen (’74, ’77 MA For. Lang. and Lit.), 65, April 24, 2016, Trabuco Canyon, California.

Dennis Robert Duffy (’74 Gen. St.), 65, October 31, 2017, Concrete.

Tom Musser (’74 Ag., ’75 Ed.), 66, October 15, 2017, Spokane.

Paul Allen Casey (’75 Busi.), 65, September 30, 2017, Richland.

Donald G. Coddington (’75 Civ. Eng.), 65, November 9, 2014, Lakewood.

Michael Wesley Cole (’75 Ed.), 64, October 23, 2017, Polson, Montana.

John “Tom” Drumheller (’75 Hotel and Rest. Admin.), 64, September 16, 2017, Cannon Beach, Oregon.

Nancy Jean Frederick (’75, ’77 Apparel Merch.), 64, October 23, 2017, Tacoma.

Richard H. Matthaei (’75 Food Sci.), 65, September 22, 2017, Fircrest.

Roy E. Matthews III (’76, ’87 MS Elec. Eng.), 63, July 31, 2017, Cedar Park, Texas.

Karen Lee Eitreim (’77 For. Lang. and Lit., ’91 MA Ed.), 61, September 28, 2017, Lacey.

Daniel L. DeWeert (’78 DVM), 69, September 12, 2017, Twisp.

Michelle M. Evans (’78 Ed., Delta Gamma), 61, November 1, 2017, Richland.

Larry James Brockman (’79 Elec. Eng.), 63, October 17, 2017, Richland.

Aimee S. Witherspoon (’79 DVM), 64, October 8, 2017, Ridgefield.

1980s

Kathleen Ann Mudge (’80 Ed.), 59, August 24, 2017, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Penny Sue Becker (’81 Bacterio.), 57, December 8, 2016, Port Angeles.

Jeanette H. Ashwood (’82 MS Bacterio.), 64, February 7, 2016, El Paso, Texas.

Maureen Kit-May Ngai (’82 Comp. Sci.), 54, April 23, 2012, Escondido, California.

Nancy Jameson Piehl (’83 MED Couns.), 80, October 23, 2017, Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Glen Andrew Anderson (’84 Poli. Sci.), 55, October 22, 2017, University Place.

Timothy Joseph Murphy (’85 Soc. Sci., Delta Upsilon), 50, August 24, 2013, Kirkland.

Margit Aileen Rustvold (’86 MED Elem. Ed.), 69, August 29, 2017, Vancouver.

J. Perry Hannah (’89 Comp. Sci.), 70, November 11, 2016, East Wenatchee.

Lucille H. Leonhardy (’89 MCE Human Dev.), 81, November 1, 2017, Moscow, Idaho.

1990s

Samuel Ifeanyi Okocha (’91 Arch.), 60, May 21, 2017, Concord, California.

Kevin M. Kramer (’93 Busi.), 48, June 19, 2017, Mill Creek.

Cindy Wright Doyle (’94 MBA), 50, October 15, 2017, Kennewick.

Duncan Leonhardy (’95 Crim. Jus.), 53, October 31, 2017, Moscow, Idaho.

Michael William McCoy (’95 MS Env. Sci.), 67, April 28, 2016, Richland.

Robert “Bob” Clay Norvell (’98 Soc. Sci.), 76, July 13, 2016, Moses Lake.

Nathan Gordon Rich (’98 Crim. Jus.), 43, October 13, 2017, Kirkland.

Brent Jonathan Carter (’05 Busi.), 47, March 28, 2017, Tacoma.

FACULTY AND STAFF

Rebecca “Rocky” Beach, 59, Facilities Services, 1987–2017, October 24, 2017, Pullman.

James W. Berger, 88, Physics and Astronomy, 1973–1993, October 6, 2017, Meridian, Idaho.

Ralph Bowman, 75, Physical Plant, 1963–1999, October 11, 2017, Pullman.

R. Keith Campbell, 76, Pharmacy, 1968–2013, November 11, 2017, Centralia.

Orval “Gene” Clanton, 83, History, 1968–1997, October 8, 2017, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Harold Crumley, 95, Physical Plant, 1970–1982, October 22, 2017, Tekoa.

Genevieve DeVleming, 91, Office of the President, 1947–1991, August 22, 2017, Pullman.

Ronald E. Filipy, 77, Pharmacy, 1992–2005, September 14, 2017, Richland.

Robert N. Grunewald, 95, Sports Studies, 1965–1993, September 4, 2017, Pullman.

Mazie–Jean Keller, 83, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, 1973–1997, December 28, 2016, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Karl Kimberling, 80, Libraries, 1970–1995, August 14, 2017, Lewiston, Idaho.

Richard Knox, 97, Electrical Engineering, 1948–1984, July 13, 2017, Milwaukie, Oregon.

Jerome Peter “Jerry” Lang, 64, Student Health, 1987–1995, March 6, 2017, Dover, New Hampshire.

Lucille H. Leonhardy, 81, Pharmacy, 1975–1997, November 1, 2017, Moscow, Idaho.

Sandra McGee–Mochnert, 82, Research Support and Operations, 1970–1998, August 27, 2017, Moscow, Idaho.

Robert Minnix, 67, Athletics, 2008–2017, November 3, 2017, Pullman.

Melvin Lee “Mel” Mundell Sr., 80, Housing and Conference Services, 1977–2000, September 17, 2017, Garfield.

Richard Nelson, 88, Compton Union Building, 1949–1989, October 10, 2017, Garfield.

Marian S. Nordquist, 88, Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, 1989–1994, October 14, 2017, Pullman.

Robert W. Parkins, 68, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, 1973–2009, October 8, 2017, Troy, Idaho.

David W. Price, 81, Agricultural Economics, 1962–2000, August 12, 2017, Pullman.

John J. Ramirez, 74, Counseling and Psychology, 1991–2016, October 27, 2017, Pullman.

Irving Tallman, 94, Sociology, 1976–1996, September 29, 2017, San Rafael, California.

 

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