In memoriam

1940s

Richard “Dick” Moore Slagle (’42 Pharm.), 101, February 9, 2021, Republic.

Marjorie Hemmendinger (’44 Econ.), 97, June 30, 2020, Alexandria, Virginia.

Bernita W. Sundquist (’44 English), 97, November 17, 2020, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

George H. Jones (’45 DVM, Phi Delta Theta), 99, August 15, 2021, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

George F. Klemz Jr. (’47 Zool.), 92, May 27, 2018, Sisters, Oregon.

Ronald Watanabe (’47, ’49 MS Chem.), 90, April 15, 2016, San Jose, California.

Allan C. Barger (’48 Ag., ’57 Ed.), 96, February 10, 2016, Puyallup.

John M. Kuhlman (’48 Econ.), 97, January 17, 2021, Asheville, North Carolina.

Vivian Sardeson (’48 MA English), 93, January 28, 2017, Chesterfield, Virginia.

Charlotte Rae Wirth (’48 Phys. Ed., ’55 MAT Phys. Ed., Kappa Delta), 91, February 2, 2018, Walla Walla.

Shirley Rose Cotter (’49 Gen. Stu., Sigma Kappa), 91, March 24, 2021, Medina.

Edgar Ole Larson (’49 MS Phys. Ed.), 96, November 18, 2017, Boone, North Carolina.

Eula Mae Marsh (’49 Home Econ.), 93, July 4, 2020, Seattle.

Gwen Warren (’49 Poli. Sci.), 91, May 3, 2018, Seattle.

1950s

David L. Bonsteel (’50 Arch.), 90, January 28, 2017, Tacoma.

Edwin F. Brown (’50 Psych.), 91, March 14, 2018, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Milan M. Dukich (’50 Econ.), 92, September 3, 2016, Spokane.

Anton M. Fleischman (’50 Math., ’51 Ed.), 90, July 14, 2018, Lubbock, Texas.

Verna Lois (Travis) Hughes (’50 Home Econ., ’51 Ed.), 90, December 24, 2018, Kennewick.

M. Phillip Hutson (’50 Bacterio.), 93, August 12, 2021, Puyallup.

Ralph E. Johnson (’50 Chem. Eng.), 92, July 8, 2021, Seattle.

Jean Carol Hamerly Myre (’50 Home Econ., ’52 Ed.), 92, November 1, 2020, Woodinville.

Mary Alice Berg “Pete Peel” Olsen (’50 Phys. Ed.), 91, November 26, 2019, Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

Mary Jane Smith (’50 Socio.), 91, October 3, 2019, Spokane.

Geraldine Elise Wiess (’50 Special Ed., Kappa Delta), 92, March 10, 2021, Spokane.

Charles M. Yoke (’50 Busi.), 92, July 21, 2021, Spokane.

Robert J. Ascherl (’51 Mech. Eng.), 93, May 24, 2017, Edmonds.

James Henry Hansen (’51 Ag.), 93, February 11, 2019, Reno, Nevada.

Gabriel Martin Morelli (’51 Spanish), 90, August 5, 2020, Kirkland.

Fred Turner Jr. (’51 MS Agro.), 96, March 3, 2016, Kearny, New Jersey.

John Ascuaga (’52 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 96, June 28, 2021, Carson City, Nevada.

Bruce Haller Berg (’52 Comm.), 91, February 7, 2020, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Gerhard “Gig” Eberhardt (’52 Geol., Acacia), 86, August 14, 2016, Brookings, Oregon.

Carolyn June Hansen (’52 Home Econ.), 90, August 13, 2020, Reno, Nevada.

George Migaki (’52 DVM), 96, July 27, 2021, Phoenix, Arizona.

Robert E. Neitzling (’52 Phys. Ed.), 91, August 5, 2021, Kalispell, Montana.

Milton Edward “Pat” Davey (’53 Mech. Eng.), 95, August 14, 2021, Spokane.

Robert M. Ferguson (’53 Busi.), 87, October 30, 2017, Dawsonville. Georgia.

Walter K. McKibben (’53 Civ. Eng.), 84, April 5, 2016, Seattle.

Marlys Gaye Rieger (’53 Ed., Chi Omega), 91, August 13, 2021, Spokane.

Frederick Augustus Schilling Jr. (’53 Geol.), 88, April 4, 2020, Florence, Kentucky.

Harold Newton Tobie (’53 Elec. Eng., Kappa Iota Phi), 89, December 25, 2020, Renton.

Lawrence W. Torrey (’53 Pharm.), 90, May 13, 2018, Sherwood, Oregon.

Alan Ping I. Wang (’53 Elec. Eng.), 89, August 10, 2019, Tempe, Arizona.

George John Bell (’54 DVM), 91, October 1, 2020, Sequim.

Mary Ellen Breitenbach (’54 MS English), 89, July 28, 2020, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Marilyn Ina Gill Furman (’54 Gen. Stu.), 88, February 23, 2021, Omak.

Mary Lynn Hall (’54 Fine Arts), 87, June 6, 2021, Prosser.

Ralph Gary MacPhee (’54 Biol.), 89, February 12, 2021, San Antonio, Texas.

William E. Yenter (’54 Gen. Stu., Beta Theta Pi), 87, November 25, 2019, Kirkland.

Dorothy Halverson Blodgett (’55 Home Econ.), 88, June 29, 2021, Fair Oaks, California.

Paul A. Johnsgard (’55 MS Wildlife Biol.), 89, May 28, 2021, Lincoln, Nebraska.

David Elmer Long (’55 DVM), 91, March 19, 2017, Bellingham.

Doris Mae Mansperger (’55 Home Econ.), 88, April 13, 2021, Pasco.

Richard Allan Cramer (’56 Busi.), 83, April 14, 2016, San Diego, California.

Jack L. Earnest (’56 Pharm.), 86, February 17, 2017, Portland, Oregon.

Irwin Jon Parker (’56 Zool.), 86, May 16, 2021, Phoenix, Arizona.

Fred Stallcop (’56 Ag.), 87, August 13, 2021, Carmichael, California.

Lloyd Dean Cook (’57 Mktg.), 86, February 26, 2021, Zillah.

Barbara L. Sanford Keehnel (’57 Socio.), 85, July 2, 2021, Puyallup.

Elwin Gale Larson (’57 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 85, September 17, 2020, Sisters, Oregon.

Sheldon Liftin (’57 MS Phys. Ed.), 89, December 11, 2020, Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Richard Lee Lukins (’57 Pharm.), 88, February 25, 2021, Portland, Oregon.

Lloyd V. McClelland (’57 Elec. Eng.), 92, February 27, 2019, Mesa, Arizona.

Donald Jacob Meyers (’57 Mech. Eng.), 87, December 18, 2020, Kennewick.

Larry Ralph Weir (’57 Phys. Ed., Phi Gamma Delta), 87, August 16, 2021, Spokane.

William R. Wilson (’57 Elec. Eng.), 85, February 5, 2016, Berthoud, Colorado.

Jack W. LeWarne (’58 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), December 31, 2020, Melaque, Mexico.

Jack Wilbur Oppelt (’58 Elec. Eng.), 91, April 29, 2020, Pasco.

B. Richal Smith (’58 Civ. Eng.), 88, June 21, 2021, Seattle.

Jerry Omer Sobotta (’58 Pharm.), 85, March 21, 2021, Hermiston, Oregon.

Shirley Mae Spencer (’58 Ed.), 85, May 11, 2021, SeaTac.

Marianne J. Anderson (’59 Busi.), 83, July 22, 2021, Spokane.

George David Barclay (’59 Soc. Sci.), 80, March 4, 2018, Puyallup.

James M. Kimura (’59 Phys. Ed.), 89, August 19, 2020, Vancouver.

Larry Claude Lipp (’59, ’65 MS Chem. Eng.), 83, January 17, 2021, Torrance, California.

1960s

Howard Barry Emerson (’60, ’63 MA Math.), 76, February 18, 2016, San Diego, California.

Upton B. Henderson (’60 MS Wildlife Biol.), 89, March 14, 2021, Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Ted Lopuszynski (’60 Poli. Sci.), 83, June 11, 2021, McMinnville, Oregon.

Ira Dell Rudd (’60 DVM), 88, April 2, 2018, American Falls, Idaho.

Adolf P. Sgambelluri (’60 Police Sci.), 84, February 15, 2021, Piti, Guam.

Gordon K. Stennes (’60 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 81, February 19, 2018, Peachtree, Georgia.

Sally Sue Tibbitts (’60 Phys. Ed.), 81, June 10, 2021, Cheney.

Neal Boyd Brown (’61 Physics), 82, July 19, 2021, Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Richard “Dick” Allen Montee (’61 Kinesio.), 81, June 10, 2020, Madras, Oregon.

Richard Wagner (’61 Mech. Eng.), 82, June 16, 2021, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Linda Kathleen (Beckett) Yost (’61 English, Delta Gamma), 79, November 8, 2019, Olympia.

Robert E. Armstrong (’62 DVM), 83, July 7, 2018, Cypress, Texas.

Lorris “Lou” D. Benedick (’62 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 86, December 25, 2020, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Bruce D. Breitenbach (’62 Busi.), 81, July 29, 2020, Port Ludlow.

Richi G. Caldwell (’62 Comm.), 80, June 3, 2021, Spokane.

Everett E. “Ell” Heindselman (’62 DVM), 88, June 1, 2021, Okanogan.

James Mathew Temples (’62, ’68 MAT Phys. Ed.), 83, June 18, 2021, Solana Beach, California.

Robert Ristine Bell (’63 DVM), 81, November 4, 2019, Williston, North Dakota.

Glenn Rae Betz (’63 Ani. Sci.), 81, July 26, 2021, Modesto, California.

Sharon D.Odegard Bishop (’63 Math.), 79, July 5, 2021, Nine Mile Falls.

Richard Carl Emery (’63 Econ.), 80, July 22, 2021, Richland.

Ratan Kumar Govila (’63 MS Mat. Sci.), 79, July 30, 2017, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Robert G. Owens (’63 Gen. Stu.), 80, February 18, 2021, Shelton.

Leo Michael Riley (’63, ’65 MBA Busi.), 81, October 21, 2020, Bellevue.

Blair N. Barner (’64 Phys. Ed.), 82, June 5, 2021, Olympia.

Robert Verl Bradley (’64 DVM), 81, July 17, 2021, Blackfoot, Idaho.

Thomas Erwin Hunt (’64 Comm., Tau Kappa Epsilon), 79, August 8, 2021, Olympia.

Bill D. Thyr (’64 PhD Plant Path.), 89, July 4, 2021, Reno, Nevada.

Robert Lyle White III (’64 Comm.), 79, April 12, 2021, Ocean Park.

Jon Fredric Brown (’65 Ed.), 79, February 23, 2017, Rockaway Beach, Oregon.

Linda C. Merschdorf (’65 History), 76, March 3, 2020, Richmond, California.

Ted F. Nelson (’65 Busi.), 79, October 11, 2020, Olympia.

Scott Charles Pearce (’65 MA English), 84, July 16, 2020, San Diego, California.

Patricia C. Smith (’65 MAT Busi.), 81, May 3, 2021, Kennewick.

David N. Cavanagh (’66 MA Poli. Sci.), 78, June 14, 2021, Fairfield, California.

Clark Darrel Colwell (’66 Police Sci., ’68 Socio.), 76, August 20, 2020, Spokane.

Judith S. Hastings (’66 Math.), 75, August 16, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Michael D. Jackson (’66 Physics, Math.), 77, December 9, 2020, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Sharon A. Johnson (’66 Busi.), 76, June 5, 2021, Conway.

Michael D. McDermott (’66 Acc.), 77, January 31, 2020, Richland.

Neva E. McLemore (’66 Home Econ.), 76, December 30, 2020, Shelton.

Richard Lee Rall (’66 Kinesio.), 87, July 11, 2021, Miramar, Florida.

Pamela Jean Cowin (’67 Speech & Hearing Sci., Pi Beta Phi), 76, June 16, 2021, Encino, California.

George Weyer Kipper (’67 Arch.), 73, August 25, 2016, Maple Valley.

Mont J. Pettingill (’67 MAT Gen. Stu.), 83, April 21, 2018, Lindon, Utah.

Martin H. Plone (’67 DVM), 81, July 8, 2021, Livermore, California.

David Walter Treat (’67 Elec. Eng.), 79, August 27, 2020, Union, Missouri.

Kenneth J. Vanvoorhis (’67 Kinesio.), 73, January 2, 2018, Salem, Oregon.

John F. Wellsandt (’67 Busi.), 71, July 21, 2016, Ketchum, Idaho.

Donald James Burdick (’68 MAT Phys. Sci.), 88, February 13, 2021, Wenatchee.

Donald Neuenschwander (’68 English, ’78 MA German), 75, July 11, 2021, Tumwater.

Stuart George Robbins (’68 MS Phys. Ed.), 82, June 8, 2021, Calgary, Alberta.

Joseph August Stanosch (’68 Comm.), 74, July 26, 2021, Hayden Lake, Idaho.

Jay Orval Violette (’68 Bacterio.), 74, December 25, 2017, Spokane.

Carol Lynne Wesselius (’68 Home Econ.), 71, July 13, 2017, Gleed.

Kurt Biderbost (’69 Hort.), 71, May 22, 2018, Monroe.

Frederick Ross Byrd (’69 EdD), 78, August 21, 2016, Burien.

Virginia “Ginny” Kay Hopp (’69 MA Human Dev.), 75, June 24, 2020, Carthage, Missouri.

Robert Wayne Layton (’69 Gen. Stu.), 72, July 22, 2019, Ashford, Connecticut.

Tedd Randolph Nealey (’69 Ag. Econ., Alpha Gamma Rho), 74, July 2, 2021, LaCrosse.

Lee Elwood Powers (’69 Phys. Ed.), 83, June 5, 2021, Pullman.

Carol Anne Sorenson (’69 Busi., Kappa Delta), 72, October 16, 2019, Vancouver.

Cormac C. Thompson Jr. (’69 Comm.), 76, July 29, 2021, Prosser.

1970s

Terrance “Terry” John Brown (’70 Vet. Sci., ’74 DVM, Alpha Gamma Rho), 73, July 4, 2021, Spokane.

Jill Diane Greer (’70 Ed., Alpha Delta Pi), 72, March 16, 2021, Wauna.

Paul C. Fredericks (’71 MA Econ.), 82, October 31, 2020, Walla Walla.

Stanley C. McKinley Jr. (’71 Zool.), 76, June 8, 2021, Mercer Island.

Darrell Graydon Rung (’71 Gen Stu., Sigma Nu), 78, June 11, 2021, Mukilteo.

Lester Cecil Ryan Jr. (’71, ’74 MS Chem. Eng.), 73, December 11, 2019, Yuma, Arizona.

Monte G. Streeter (’71 Bacterio.), 79, February 1, 2021, Big Timber, Montana.

Leonard Tilton (’71 Chem. Eng.), 71, January 11, 2021, Franklin, Tennessee.

Thomas A. Zornes (’71 Geol.), 78, July 27, 2021, Oakesdale.

William Elwyn Anderson (’72 Bacterio.), 70, February 2, 2021, Edmonds.

Nelson Shih-Chung Chen (’72 MS, ’77 PhD Pharm.), 74, May 21, 2016, Lake Forest, California.

Cheng Nan Lin (’72 PhD Eng. Sci.), 76, November 15, 2016, Seattle.

Clark D. Vetterling (’72 MS Comp. Sci.), 74, April 16, 2021, Arvada, Colorado.

Teri Emmons (’73 Comm.), 70, June 12, 2021, Port Orchard.

Steven Edward Hughes (’73 Pharm.), 71, June 6, 2021, Beaverton, Oregon.

Howard D. Martinson (’73 Gen. Stu.), 72, August 6, 2021, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

David R. Bradt (’74 PhD Amer. Stu.), 82, January 14, 2021, Berlin, Maryland.

Dennis Pat Johnston (’74 Poli. Sci.), 70, July 21, 2021, Olympia.

David Evan Jones (’74 Acc.), 69, November 25, 2020, Moscow, Idaho.

Dan David Oliver (’74 Poli. Sci.), 68, August 21, 2020, Walla Walla.

Alexandra “Sandy” Nemzek Olson (’74 Fine Arts), 68, January 28, 2021, Richland.

Ronald W. Vail (’74 Math.), 69, August 9, 2021, Spokane.

Ronald Alan Wysaske (’74 Acc., ’90 MBA, Delta Sigma Phi), 69, May 29, 2021, Washougal.

Gary Storm Breschini (’75 MA, ’83 PhD Anthro.), 71, June 5, 2018, Salinas, California.

Regina Tai Chung (’75 Bacterio), 66, November 13, 2017, San Diego, California.

Craig Allen Nevil (’75 Busi.), 63, September 10, 2016, Cle Elum.

Donna Marie Perrault (’75 Phys. Ed.), 62, May 21, 2016, Yakima.

Dorothy Marie Webster (’75 MEd Couns.), 74, June 14, 2021, Theodore, Alabama.

Marian Jackson (’76 Gen. Stu.), 88, May 23, 2018, Manzanita, Oregon.

Martin S. Shapiro (’76 Gen. Stu.), 67, April 19, 2020, Yakima.

Marjorie E. Boutelle (’77 MS Ed.), 97, August 9, 2017, Hillsboro, Oregon.

Arturo S. De La Cruz (’77 Poli. Sci.), 64, December 24, 2019, Portland, Oregon.

Steven J. Fernandez (’77 MS Eng.), 66, July 15, 2019, Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Jillian M. Johnson (’77 PhD Socio.), 77, March 8, 2017, Asheville, North Carolina.

Thurman Andrew Nash (’77 Busi.), 67, January 19, 2021, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sidney Nicholson III (’77 Poli. Sci., History), 65, March 21, 2018, Spokane.

Daniel Anthony Broch (’78 Spanish), 61, January 26, 2017, Pleasanton, California.

Michael John Polley (’78 MA, ’84 PhD History), 67, July 17, 2021, Columbia, Missouri.

Brent John Stuvland (’78 Crim. Jus.), 64, August 3, 2019, Sebring, Florida.

Cedric Lee Watkins II (’78 Mktg.), 65, November 14, 2020, Los Angeles, California.

James Edward Carter (’79 MEd.), 85, October 26, 2020, Wenatchee.

Stephen Douglas Heard (’79 Ani. Sci.), 68, January 18, 2018, Perry, Florida.

David Douglas Myrold (’79 MS Soils Sci.), 65, July 15, 2021, Corvallis, Oregon.

1980s

Warren W. Gale (’80 Fin., Theta Chi), 60, July 23, 2018, Snohomish.

Scott R. Jamieson (’80 Pharm., Bacterio.), 66, April 6, 2021, Columbia Falls, Montana.

Dorothy “Muriel” Radebaugh (’80 PhD Ed.), 78, May 5, 2020, Spokane.

Rodney M. Richards (’80 Mktg.), 63, July 3, 2021, Quincy.

Dwight William Tuttle (’80 PhD History), 78, June 24, 2021, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Douglas James Ashby (’81 Econ.), 62, December 17, 2020, Seattle.

Theodore R. Herrera (’81 MS Food Sci.), 67, February 2, 2018, Chico, California.

Matthew T. Partlow (’81 Comm.), 64, February 24, 2021, Renton.

Joseph Walter Gorrie (’82 Civ. Eng.), 65, June 19, 2019, Issaquah.

Diane M. Park (’82 Crim. Jus.), 57, March 5, 2018, Bellevue.

Scott Huntt Wettlaufer (’82 MS Botany), 66, February 7, 2021, South Lyon, Michigan.

Richard Steven Drozd (’84 MA Hist., ’88 MA For. Lang.), 68, June 17, 2020, Pullman.

Linda Lu James (’84 English), 62, July 9, 2021, Pullman.

Ward Michael McLain (’84 Const. Mgmt.), 59, June 22, 2021, Tacoma.

John Jess Nowoj (’85 Const. Mgmt.), 58, July 21, 2021, Woodinville.

Wayne Allen Aprill (’86 MS Agro.), 62, November 6, 2020, Ogden, Utah.

Michael John Casey (’86 PhD Amer. Stu.), 72, December 28, 2020, Naches.

Michael S. Collins (’86 Chem. Eng.), 56, February 6, 2021, Richland.

Melinda M. Delhomme (’86 Nursing, Gen. Stu.), 58, July 2, 2021, Spokane.

Brent Carl Koller (’86 Ani. Sci., Alpha Gamma Rho), 56, August 18, 2020, Amarillo, Texas.

Keith Louis Jackson (’87 Elec. Eng.), 52, August 11, 2016, Bogota, Colombia.

Richard W. Dickerson (’88 Microbiol.), 64, March 11, 2020, Bellevue.

Magda Elsayed Kandil (’88 PhD Econ.), 62, June 17, 2020, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Joanne E. Nusser (’88 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 62, January 2, 2019, Perryton, Texas.

1990s

Robert Woodrow Luhring (’90 MEd), 77, July 30, 2020, Pullman.

Lora Lea Neal (’90 Ed.), 81, July 10, 2021, Garfield.

Charlene G. Folker (’92 Busi.), 77, July 30, 2021, South Jordan, Utah.

Eric Lee Parker (’92 Socio.), 59, July 21, 2021, Palouse.

Molly Mitchell Harker (’93 MIT Elem. Ed.), 65, October 13, 2020, Pasco.

Gayle Marie Neland (’93 Nursing), 77, April 19, 2020, Yakima.

Susan Maria Vetter (’93 MA History), 63, May 4, 2021, Pullman.

Craig Allen Sump (’95 Phil., ’96 Geol.), 47, October 25, 2020, Kennewick.

Miriam Lee (Colvard) Stratton (’97 Soc. Sci.), 89, July 3, 2021, Pullman.

Nelson Joseph Topper III (’97 Comm.), 50, June 10, 2021, Sequim.

2000s

Jason L. Ward (’00 Soc. Sci.), 46, August 18, 2021, Vancouver.

Faculty and staff

June Daugherty, 64, Athletics, 2007-2018, August 2, 2021, Boise, Idaho.

Arlen D. Davison, 88, Agriculture Research Center, 1998-2000, July 12, 2021, Pullman.

Carol E. Gordon, 95, Physical Education, 1962-1982, May 29, 2021, Pullman.

John P. Hunt, 98, Chemistry, 1955-1990, August 29, 2021, Pullman.

Willy Iritani, 98, Horticulture, 1968-1988, August 18, 2021, Seattle.

Marilyn Y. Jeffers, 78, Student Financial Services, 1967-2003, August 19, 2021, Pullman.

Eric Parker, 59, Finance, 1990-2021, July 21, 2021, Palouse.

Jack D. Rogers, 83, Plant Pathology, 1963-2013, June 14, 2021, Pullman.

Saul M. Spiro, 90, Health & Wellness, 1972-1993, Anacortes.

Miriam Lee Stratton, 89, Animal Sciences, 1983-1997, July 3, 2021, Pullman.