1940s
Walter A. Hitchcock (’40 Busi., ’41, ’48 MEd and EdD Ed.), 102, November 13, 2021, Olympia.
Virginia M. Mickelwait (’41 Home Econ.), 103, September 16, 2022, Vancouver.
Mary “Jerry” Estelle Geraldine McNeal Krebs (’44 Socio., Alpha Chi Omega), 102, January 12, 2024, Grants Pass, Oregon.
Yvonne F. McGee (x’46 Busi.), 99, June 4, 2023, Salem, Oregon.
Shirley M. Jaccard (’47 Busi.), 100, December 16, 2023, Shelton.
Lavonne M. Benson (’48 Socio.), 97, January 5, 2023, Pebble Beach, California.
Virginia “Ginny” Holmes Majer (’48 Home Econ.), 97, December 24, 2021, Sandpoint, Idaho.
Marjorie Sargent (’48 Home Econ.), 98, January 23, 2024, Anacortes.
1950s
Donald Norman Frick (’50 Elec. Eng.), 93, May 17, 2022, Moses Lake.
Doris Dewald Marshall (’50 Fine Arts, Ed.), 94, August 9, 2022, Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Barbara Stevens (’50 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 92, March 11, 2020, Manson.
Raymond Grenald (’51 Gen. Stu., ’54 Arch., Pi Lambda Phi), 96, March 6, 2024, Rydal, Pennsylvania.
Richard Park Kim (’51 Pharm.), 95, March 18, 2024, Hilo, Hawaii.
Mark E. Kimball (’51 Econ., Sigma Nu), 94, November 5, 2023, Tampa, Florida.
Alan Eugene Smith (’51 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 98, March 29, 2024, Port Ludlow.
Joseph “Red” Towner (’51 Soc. Stu., ’54 Ed.), 97, March 21, 2024, Walla Walla.
Karen K. Barnes (’52 English, Chi Omega), 91, March 15, 2022, Lewiston, Idaho.
Robert Wyman Meyer (’52 Mech. Eng.), 98, March 14, 2023, Vancouver.
William Ribelin (’52 MS Vet. Sci.), 98, November 14, 2022, Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Marcia L. Tulloss (’52 Bacterio., Kappa Kappa Gamma), 93, April 10, 2024, Spokane.
Betty Juneau (’53 Home Econ.), 101, March 27, 2021, Colby.
Rex Turner Lyle (’53 Ag. Mech.), 94, March 17, 2024, Ritzville.
Richard C. French (’54 English), 90, February 4, 2023, Sunnyvale, California.
Joseph “Joe” W. Blake (’55 Ag., Alpha Gamma Rho), 95, February 25, 2024, Pullman.
William R. Pettit (’55 Agro.), 91, April 21, 2023, SaddleBrooke, Arizona.
Robert R. Gary (’56 Phys. Ed.), February 5, 2024, Seattle.
Barbara Jean O’Neill (’56 Nursing), 90, May 19, 2024, Kent.
Harry Scott (’56 Phys. Ed.), 87, July 8, 2021, Walnut Creek, California.
Howard D. Copp (’57, ’58 MS Civ. Eng.), 89, May 24, 2024, Pullman.
Roy Emil Larson (’57 DVM), 98, April 17, 2022, Lewiston, Idaho.
Walter J. Leamy Jr. (’57 Ag.), 88, August 26, 2023, Weldon Spring, Missouri.
William Erland Noble (’58 DVM), 92, May 22, 2023, Hayward, California.
Donald E. Bennett (’59 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 87, April 6, 2024, Lilliwaup.
Marilyn Kay Clemons (’59 Speech & Hearing Sci.. Delta Gamma), 86, March 15, 2024, Spokane.
1960s
R. James “Jim” Andrew (’60 Soc. Stu., Phi Delta Theta), 87, March 30, 2024, Vancouver.
Jon Jay Danielson (’60 Arch., Phi Kappa Theta), 86, May 23, 2023, Issaquah.
George V. Somnis (’61 Phys. Ed.), 86, March 28, 2024, Olympia.
Thomas Allan Temple (’61 Busi.), 78, August 19, 2017, Crane Island.
William R. “Bob” Carpenter (’62 Physics), 89, December 30, 2023, Pocatello, Idaho.
Ronald E. Shields (’62, ’70 MAT Music), 89, March 19, 2024, McMinnville, Oregon.
Michael H. Fotheringill (’63 Finance), 85, April 17, 2024, Anderson Island.
Jerold B. Fullerton (’63 DVM), 85, March 11, 2024, Roseburg, Oregon.
George Zakaria Hanno (’63 Civ. Eng.), 87, February 15, 2024, Downey, California.
Ray William Bloom (’64 Civ. Eng.),83, March 17, 2024, Anacortes.
Pat Kennedy (’64 Gen. Stu.), 82, April 10, 2024, Nine Mile Falls.
Janet Sigrid Navert (’64 Clothing & Textiles), 81, April 4, 2024, Mount Vernon.
John G. Severson Jr. (’64 Gen. Stu., ’68 MAT Ed.), 83, March 23, 2024, Chesterfield, Missouri.
Robert Wendel (’64 MS Phys. Ed.), 88, March 30, 2024, Bainbridge Island.
William M. Wheeler (’64 Busi.), 81, May 1, 2024, Des Moines.
Doug Worthington (’64 Arch.), 81, January 20, 2022, Bellingham.
Ken Braunstein (’66 Police Sci.), 84, April 25, 2024, Reno, Nevada.
Ray Allen Rice (’66 Math.), 80, April 30, 2024, Othello.
Michael Paul Werner (’66, ’74 MS Forest & Range Mgmt.), 80, February 26, 2024, Pullman.
Brian Barrett (’67 Elec. Eng.), 77, March 19, 2022, Vancouver.
Richard Lee Cooper (’67 Ag. Ed., ’84 MS Voc. Tech. Ed.), 78, September 22, 2023, Vancouver.
Charles A. Kaysner (’67 Bacterio.), 78, April 17, 2024, Bothell.
William Lynn Kelly (’67 Poli. Sci., Sigma Nu), 82, February 19, 2024, Puyallup.
Mary Louise Irvin (’67 Child Dev.), 78, April 9, 2024, Bellingham.
Caroline S. Robertson (’67 MEd Ed. Couns.), 101, February 14, 2024, Seattle.
Michael Edward Rash (’68 Psych.), 78, April 19, 2024, Houston, Texas.
Gerald Selde (’68 Indus. Tech., ’75 MS Voc. Tech. Ed.), 84, February 17, 2024, Kelso.
Denzil Henry Miller (’69 Busi.), 76, January 2, 2024, Seattle.
Patrick S. “Rick” Neale (’69 Mech. Eng.), 77, March 11, 2024, Norton, Ohio.
Louise Owen (’69 Ed.), 86, February 18, 2023, Puyallup.
Thomas F. Walters (’69 Ag. Econ.), 77, October 2, 2023, Chelan.
1970s
Philip G. Bergstrom (’70 EdD Ed.), 85, December 20, 2023, Sartell, Minnesota.
Robert Terry Laughery (’70 DVM), 83, October 21, 2023, Yakima.
David Craig Powell (’70 Civ. Eng.), 76, April 29, 2024, Colfax.
Sharalyn Ferrel (’71 Ed., Chi Omega), 74, July 26, 2023, Seattle.
Laurie Ann Somes (’72, ’73 MA Speech & Hearing Sci.), 73, March 5, 2024, Moses Lake.
William “Bill” Edward Bowe (’74 Agronomy), 71, February 18, 2024, Camano Island.
Everette Lewis “Lew” Cosens (’74 Elec. Eng.), 77, March 26, 2024, Spokane Valley.
Virginia Lansford “Ginger” Snider (’74 Gen. Stu.), 77, March 4, 2024, New York City, New York.
Ysedro R. Bicandi (’75 Ani. Sci.), 75, October 1, 2023, Homedale, Idaho.
Douglas G. Danielson (’75. Arch.), 72, February 16, 2024, Camas.
Harold B. Valentine (’75 EdD Higher Ed. Admin.), 91, January 16, 2021, Auburn.
Scott Lindsay Nelson (’76 Speech & Hearing Sci., Ed.), 70, April 9, 2024, Silverdale.
Charles S. L. Poston (’76 PhD Psych.), 82, May 1, 2024, Bedford, Virginia.
John W. Lotzgesell (x’78 Accounting), 69, April 4, 2024, Alexandria, Virginia.
Jean Laura (Edwards) Meyer (’78 DVM), 73, April 7, 2024, Ridgefield.
Gary Douglas Plowman (’78 Music, Ed.) 69, March 19, 2024, Spokane Valley.
J. Darrell Pock (’78 Wildlife Biol.), 72, April 15, 2024, Soap Lake.
Bradford Louis Hoover (’79 Crim. Jus.), 64, January 11, 2021, Roseville, California.
1980s
Ted Alan Deerkop (’80 Agro.), 65, October 31, 2023, Pullman.
Dennis Alan Faulk (’82 Ag. Ed.), 64, March 19, 2024, Grandview.
Anne Marie Scanlon (’83 Busi.), 62, February 21, 2024, Tiburon, California.
Michele J. Williams (’83 Comm.), 61, December 21, 2022, Seattle.
Jeffrey Dale Cramer (’84 Soc. Sci.), 63, March 28, 2024, Vancouver.
Abraham Gonzalez Jr. (’84 Agro.), 61, November 27, 2022, Mount Vernon.
William G. “Billy” Harder Jr. (’84 Ag. Econ.), 62, April 1, 2024, Kahlotus.
Douglas Joseph McIlraith (’85 History), March 24, 2024, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Roy S. Kamisugi (’89 Intl. Busi.), 58, August 6, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona.
1990s
Dierdre Flieder (’92 Nursing), 69, February 5, 2024, Vancouver.
Jean M. Chapman (’93 History), 82, February 20, 2023, Pullman.
Leisa Kay Schmidt (’95 English), 52, February 22, 2024, Tacoma.
Grant Alfred Nelson (’96 Hotel & Rest. Admin.), 59, March 5, 2024, Olympia.
Annette Renee Verschaeve (’96 Socio.), 50, January 12, 2024, Albion.
2000s
Jeanne Marie Pingrey (’00 Soc. Sci.), 68, January 20, 2024, Chelan.
Charles Godfrey “Charlie” Reed Jr. (’01 Busi.), 46, May 3, 2024, Spokane.
Christopher Sampson (’02 Crim. Jus.), 46, January 21, 2023, Bothell.
Gary Jay Haldorson (‘90 DVM, ’05 PhD Vet. Sci.), 60, March 19, 2024, Pullman.
Keith Byron Bassett (’07 MBA), 50, August 8, 2021, Renton.
Joy Kathleen Zornes (’09 History), 37, April 26, 2024, Oakesdale.
2010s
Edwin Earl Shumpert Jr. (’11 Soc. Sci.), 55, February 21, 2024, Tacoma.
Amanda Renee Renslow (’12 English), 36, February 29, 2024, Oakland, California.
Brenna Clausen (’14 Soc. Sci.), 36, March 23, 2021, Seattle.
Faculty and staff
Betty K. Adams, 92, Health & Wellness Services, 1957-1996, May 22, 2024, Pullman.
Joe W. Blake, 95, Animal Sciences, 1955-1991, February 22, 2024, Pullman.
William “Bill” Edward Bowe, 71, Biological Systems Engineering, 1978-2009, February 18, 2024, Camano Island.
Juanita J. Brophy, 97, Dining Services, 1965-1992, April 3, 2024, Spokane.
Matthew G. Carey, 99, Compton Union Building, 1963-1992, May 10, 2024, Pullman.
Howard D. Copp, 89, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1957-1996, May 24, 2024, Pullman.
Agnes Marie Eoff, 107, Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, 1967-1981, May 7, 2024, Pullman.
Gary Jay Haldorson, 60, Veterinary Pathology, 1998-2024, March 19, 2024, Pullman.
Michael Earl Hoobler, 84, Compton Union Building, 1976-2003, May 1, 2024, Moscow, Idaho.
Hector Manzano, 77, Veterinary Medicine, 1997-2020, March 31, 2024, Pullman.
Walter M. Merrill, 89, Facility Operations, 1976-1992, May 16, 2024, Cheney.
Rachel M. Paul, 89, Compton Union Building, 1977-2000, May 12, 2024, Pullman.
Roland D. Schirman, 86, Columbia County Extension, 1979-2004, March 22, 2024, Dayton.
Marshall John Scott, 82, Nuclear Science Center, 1964-1996, April 10, 2024, Centralia.
Orvil C. Sears, 84, Animal Sciences, 1966-2002, May 3, 2024, Pullman.
John Brooks Slaughter, 89, Provost, 1979-1980, December 6, 2023, Pasadena, California.
Karl K. White, 81, Veterinary Clinical Science, 1982-2000, March 17, 2024, Post Falls, Idaho.