1940s
Alice Lily Knight (’47 Comm.), 97, December 27, 2022, Elma.
Beverly T. Stanley (’48 Socio.), 96, September 4, 2023, Port Angeles.
Dona Lee Burns (’49 Home Econ.), 97, August 24, 2024, Bellevue.
Patricia A. Shanahan (’49 Home Econ.), 94, November 4, 2022, Portland, Oregon.
1950s
Irene J. Stephens (’50 Busi.), 92, January 8, 2021, Portland, Oregon.
Franklin Hadley King (’51 Psych.), 97, July 30, 2024, Auburn.
Earl J. Otis (’51 Comm.), 96, September 16, 2023, Puyallup.
Robert Dean Wiley (’51 Ag.), 95, August 27, 2024, Wenatchee.
Beverly Ann Bohman (’52 Fine Arts), 94, August 20, 2024, Mercer Island.
William L. Galligan (’52, ’64 MS Chem. Eng.), 93, October 15, 2024, Keizer, Oregon.
Robert “Bob” H. Lindsey (’52 Poli. Sci.), 93, January 3, 2024, Pasco.
Gene Gordon Pickering (’52 Busi.), 96, October 28, 2024, Tacoma.
R. Chamberlain (’53 MS Ag. Eng.), 94, October 7, 2024, Fort Collins, Colorado.
John A. Landa (’53 Mgmt., Phi Sigma Kappa), 94, October 30, 2024, Richfield, Wisconsin.
Henry P. Tervooren (’53 Civ. Eng.), 93, August 28, 2024, Portland, Oregon.
Duane Jones (’54 DVM), 96, October 3, 2024, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Juanita H. Lyle (’54 Nursing), 93, April 25, 2024, Ritzville.
Frank N. Swolkin (’54 Police Sci.), 96, December 24, 2020, Charleston, Illinois.
Carolynn (Legg) Urness (’54 Journalism, Home Econ.), 91, September 9, 2024, Wenatchee.
Donna Jean Keith (’56 Home Econ.), 86, December 6, 2020, Dallas, Texas.
Robert Kay Lanky (’56 Civ. Eng.), 92, November 13, 2023, Denver, Colorado.
C. Robert Swanbeck (’56 Zool.), 91, August 18, 2020, Shafter, California.
Gene Ellis Anderson (’57 Busi.), 95, August 24, 2024, Wenatchee.
Duane G. Esslinger (’57 Speech Comm.), 89, September 3, 2024, Bellevue.
David Albert Oldenburg (’57 Ani. Sci.), 90, September 10, 2024, Reno, Nevada.
Robert W. Redpath (’57 Busi.), 87, March 4, 2022, Phoenix, Arizona.
Shirley Ann Williams (’57 French), 89, February 29, 2024, Seattle.
Gerald W. Zellmer (’57 Ag. Ed.), 88, August 12, 2023, Davenport.
Nancy Ann Graham (’58 Home Econ.), 86, November 6, 2022, Tucson, Arizona.
Jack K. Ward (’58 DVM), 88, May 21, 2020, Hamilton, Montana.
Kent Wold (’58 Journalism), 89, September 5, 2024, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Manouchehr Zirakzadeh (’58 Chem. Eng.), 93, September 17, 2024, Boulder, Colorado.
Alfred Waco Cordell (’59 Accounting), 87, May 18, 2024, East Wenatchee.
William M. Davidson (’59 Busi.), 84, July 4, 2022, Beaverton, Oregon.
Gerald N. Gunter (’59 Gen. Stu.), 83, November 3, 2019, Grants Pass, Oregon.
Larry E. Miller (’59 Hotel & Rest. Admin., Phi Gamma Delta), 86, June 22, 2024, Kirkland.
Andres Arenas Reyes (’59 MS Plant Path.), 93, October 30, 2024, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
David Pugh Roberts (’59 Mech. Eng.), 88, September 22, 2024, Spokane.
1960s
Philip T. Mathison (’60 Chem. Eng.), 83, November 7, 2021, Burien.
Gary Lee Meeker (’60, ’63 MS, ’68 PhD Zool.), 86, November 8, 2024, Sacramento, California.
Janice L. Murphy (’60 Bacterio.), 87, October 27, 2024, Spokane.
Gwen F. Olsson (’60 Home Econ., Sigma Kappa), 86, August 22, 2024, Bremerton.
Les Rider (’60 Busi., Neill Hall), 86, July 15, 2024, University Place.
Jon Dean Stoneman (’60 Phys. Sci., ’61 MBA), 86, March 19, 2024, Camano Island.
Neil Wayne Buhman (’61 Music), 84, October 1, 2022, Newcastle.
Lawrence G. Davies (’61 Soc. Stu.), 83, November 24, 2022, Daytona Beach, Florida.
William “Bill” Wade Fogg (’61 Hort.), 84, July 18, 2024, Spokane.
Jerry Lee Harper (’61, ’64 MS Civ. Eng.), 85, September 12, 2024, Rancho Mirage, California.
Robert Arnold Miller (’61 Ag. Econ.), 89, August 28, 2024, Pullman.
Betty Jane Trembly (’61 Ed.), 88, September 8, 2024, Liberty Lake.
Peter F. Wiedemann (’61 Mech. Eng.), 85, May 2, 2024, Bainbridge Island.
Katherine (Krogue) Agather (’62 English), 84, August 15, 2024, Chandler, Arizona.
Vernon Damsteegt (’62 PhD Plant Path.), 87, September 12, 2024, Frederick, Maryland.
Susan (Deck) Hartman (’62 Speech Comm., Phi Beta Pi), 83, September 10, 2024, Tacoma.
John J. Humphries (’62 Civ. Eng.), 85, July 10, 2024, Weatherford, Texas.
John Elbert Mitchell (’62, ’66 MAT Math., Sigma Chi), 85, October 21, 2024, Seattle.
Catharine L. Peters (’62 Hort.), 83, October 24, 2024, Yakima.
Thomas Allan Baker (’63 Gen. Stu., Phi Delta Theta), 84, November 12, 2024, Hernando, Florida.
Michael Cary Mix (’63 Gen Stu.), 83, September 11, 2024, Corvallis, Oregon.
David L. Rasmussen (’63 Busi.), 82, November 2, 2023, Seattle.
Larry Lee Reisbig (’63 Phys. Ed.), 77, April 10, 2017, Huntington Beach, California.
Thomas Gene Rolfs (’63 Soc. Sci., ’65 MS Socio.), 84, April 20, 2024, Olympia.
Bonnie Bailey-Allen (’64 Poli. Sci., ’65 Finance), 80, December 1, 2022, Portland, Oregon.
Dale Tamara “Tammie” Ensign (’64 Elem. Ed., ’70 MEd), 82, May 8, 2024, Olympia.
Gerald Dale Glaze (’64 English), 85, November 14, 2024,Tumwater.
Richard Dean Hobbs (’64 DVM), 86, September 13, 2024, Syracuse, Utah.
Ronald C. O’Neal (’64 Industrial Tech.), 83, August 29, 2024, Wenatchee.
J. Leon Smith (’64 Elec. Eng.), 84, April 19, 2023, Prineville, Oregon.
James Donald Unruh (’64 Elec. Eng.), 82, September 28, 2024, Vancouver.
David C. Van Hoy (’64 Math.), 81, January 15, 2024, Newport.
James Henry Aanenson (’65 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 82, September 3, 2024, Saratoga, California.
Charles Douglas Auburg (’65 Mech. Eng.), 81, June 5, 2024, Battle Ground.
David Patrick Clyde (’65 Ag. Econ.), 81, September 19, 2024, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Nick Hobert Proctor (’65 Pharm.), 81, January 8, 2023, Madison, Wisconsin.
David Peter Repp Jr. (’65 Pharm.), 81, October 13, 2024, Colfax.
Donald Rulffes (’65 Accounting), 88, November 3, 2024, Des Moines.
Leland A. Veith (’65 Vet. Sci., ’69 DVM), 84, September 5, 2024, Gilbert, Arizona.
Ronald D. Hendrickson (’66, ’70 MS Ag. Ed.), 83, August 23, 2024, New Plymouth, Idaho.
Barbara Lee Lentz (’66 Spanish, ’86 MEd), 81, November 14, 2024, Kailua Kona, Hawaii.
Daniel Burke Maxey (’66 Math.), 81, August 12, 2024, Burnsville, Minnesota.
Roger Nance (’66 MA Anthro.), 89, August 5, 2024, Birmingham, Alabama.
Bruce Donald Schmick (’66 Phys. Ed.), 78, October 4, 2021, Olympia.
Carol Anne Struckholz (’66 Soc. Sci.), 78, January 27, 2023, Toledo, Ohio.
James “Jim” Raymond Short (’66 Poli. Sci.), 77, August 1, 2022, Federal Way.
Janet Sue (Reed) Huntley (’67 Elem. Ed., Chi Omega) 78, July 26, 2024, Olympia.
Jill (Penhallegon) Durgin (’68 Elem. Ed.), 78, August 11, 2024, Vancouver.
Terry A. Richards (’68 DVM), 79, September 15, 2024, Spokane.
Leonard T. Winchell (’68 MA Elem. Ed.), 78, August 8, 2023, Puyallup.
Susan Shephard Franko (’69 Comm.), 77, July 23, 2024, Moscow, Idaho.
Iris O. Horner (’69 Elem. Ed., ’75 MEd), 77, October 10, 2023, Okemos, Michigan.
1970s
Vincent A. Antonio Jr. (’70 Gen. Stu.), 80, June 9, 2022, Arroyo Grande, California.
Mark Karl Radmaker (’70 Civ. Eng.), 75, July 22, 2024, Greenacres.
John Ted Sanders (’70 MAT Math.), 82, September 8, 2024, Angel Fire, New Mexico.
Sandra (Brown) Tucker (’70 Russian), 76, September 25, 2024, Bryan, Texas.
Mary Alice “Maggi” Stanley Whitaker (’70 Socio.), 75, August 6, 2024, Snoqualmie.
Doug Charles Felt (’71 MS, ’74 PhD Comp. Sci.), 74, August 24, 2019, Spring, Texas.
Verne W. House (’71 PhD Ag. Econ.), 87, September 13, 2024, Bozeman, Montana.
David John Minch (’71 Soc. Stu., ’76 MEd), 77, November 6, 2023, Marysville.
Mary Louise Simpson (’71 Busi.), 74, October 11, 2023, Seattle.
Gale Leslie Smoke (’71 MA Socio.), 76, July 2, 2023, Anchorage, Alaska.
William Benson (’72 PhD Socio.), 83, September 9, 2024, Ellensburg.
Ronald L. Chastain (’72 MA, ’79 PhD Econ.), 76, December 22, 2021, Vancouver.
Karen Lynn Guthrie-Mehlert (’72 Ed., Alpha Omicron Pi), 73, September 12, 2023, Spokane.
Lynn M. Hartung (’72 Home Econ.), 75, July 12, 2024, Seattle.
Willie Melton III (’72 MA, ’76 PhD Socio.), 73, July 24, 2019, Houghton, Michigan.
Merel R. O’Rourke (’72 Anthro.), 74, July 1, 2024, Grangeville, Idaho.
H. Blair Burner (’73 PhD Comp. Sci.), 91, August 24, 2023, Bellevue.
John Mark Casey (’73 PhD Ani. Sci.), 87, September 29, 2024, Winterville, Georgia.
Ronald Gale Chadwick (’73 Gen. Stu.), 73, September 5, 2024, Ocean Shores.
Michael Roger Ferry (’73 Police Sci.), 73, September 18, 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Patrick Edward Long (’73 DVM), 75, February 8, 2022, Grangeville, Idaho.
Maribel Brookhart Pillsbury (’73 Comm.), 73, September 22, 2024, Yakima.
Joseph Mcleod Roop (’73 PhD Econ.), 82, May 29, 2024, Arlington, Virginia.
Roger Shroyer (x’73 Ani. Sci.), 84, September 18, 2024, Ellensburg.
Norma Lynn Ostenberg (’73 Gen. Stu., ’75 Socio.), 73, October 5, 2024, Ellensburg.
William W. Wyant (’73 Elem. Ed.), 73, November 7, 2024, Silverdale.
Barbara J. Logen (’74 Music), 72, January 11, 2024, Mount Vernon.
Harry D. Rice Jr. (’74 Busi.), 72, September 24, 2024, Meridian, Idaho.
Rodney Lee Proper (’75 DVM), 75, September 26, 2024, Rimrock, Arizona.
Denise Noreen (Gordon) Rieke (’75 Elem. Ed.), 71, September 7, 2024, Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Carl A. Barr (’76 MS Elec. Eng.), 90, October 15, 2024, Wenatchee.
John C. Lorang (’76 Biol., Ed.), 72, July 20, 2024, Lyons, Colorado.
Elizabeth Susan “Sue” Merk (’76 Pharm.), 71, August 23, 2024, Cle Elum.
David Gene Peck (’76 PhD Socio.), 79, October 19, 2024, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
Richard K. Rogers (’76 Ed.), 65, June 13, 2020, Stockton, California.
Howard Kirby Skavdahl (’76 Zool.), 71, October 15, 2024, Sun Valley, Idaho.
Helen Mary Szablya (’76 For. Lang. & Lit., German), 90, October 21, 2024, Seattle.
James Leroy Price (’77 Crim. Jus.), 68, January 16, 2024, Auburn.
Deborah L. Bikfasy (’78 Chem. Eng.), 69, September 7, 2024, Pullman.
Mike Boyle (’78 Comm.), 74, October 3, 2024, Stevensville, Montana.
Eugene D. Karaffa (’78 Gen. Stu.), 84, September 25, 2023, West Chester Township, Ohio.
Dee Anne (Eaton) Camp (’79 Comm.), 67, August 16, 2024, Okanogan.
Thomas Mastin Keck (’79 Vet. Sci., ’82 DVM), April 30, 2024, Tualatin, Oregon.
John David Leenders (’79 Comm.), 67, May 5, 2024, Houston, Texas.
Bryan Mark Shane (’79 Mgmt.), 63, December 27, 2019, Lynnwood.
1980s
Phillip Rodney Crain (’80 PhD Food Sci.), 77, July 2, 2020, Moorpark, California.
David L. Tate (’80 English, Ed.), 67, March 22, 2023, Puyallup.
Pablo Arenaz (’81 PhD Genetics & Cell Biol.), 74, October 3, 2024, Laredo, Texas.
Christian R. Knudsen (’82 Comm.), 66, September 8, 2023, Seattle.
Karen Sofie Odegaard Starr (’82 Crim. Jus.), 64, November 6, 2024, Vancouver.
Doug Youngs Brindle (’84 Busi.), 64, October 17, 2024, Shoreline.
David Allen Peterson (’84 Arch.), 59, January 10, 2020, Yakima.
Michael D. Taylor (’84 Elec. Eng.), 59, June 17, 2021, Woodinville.
Elizabeth Ann “Lizann” Powers-Hammond (’85 MS Home Econ.), 67, September 5, 2024, Kennewick.
Sarah Elizabeth Munroe Headley (’86 Crim. Jus.), 56, June 12, 2020, Yakima.
Darryl Loyd Harris (’88 MA Accounting, Alpha Phi Alpha), 69, November 3, 2021, Kent.
Glenda Sue Venable Shannon (’89 EdD), 82, May 21, 2024, Lacey.
1990s
Shila Baksi (’91 PhD Anthro.), 79, August 4, 2024, Pullman.
Brett Tyler Ingham (’92 Arch.), 51, July 22, 2019, Seattle.
Jon Erik Schorsch (’92 Crim. Jus.), 52, June 5, 2021, Seattle.
Carol W. Bisbee-Cooper (’93 Nursing), 81, December 21, 2023, Washougal.
Kristen L. Vedder (’95 Pharm. Sci.), 53, November 6, 2024, Spokane.
Jennifer Susan Greenlees (’97 Intl. Busi., Russian), 49, January 11, 2024, Tucson, Arizona.
Julie Kay Harmon (’99 Comm.), 49, August 3, 2024, Vancouver.
Paul G. Stelzer (’99 Mgmt.), 43, April 1, 2020, Yakima.
Mitchel Trent Thomas (’99 Ani. Sci.), 47, April 17, 2022, Baker City, Oregon.
2000s
Jennifer Jill Armstrong (’00 MN Nursing), 51, January 31, 2023, Umatilla, Oregon.
Molly Jean Flora (’00 Wildlife Mgmt.), 46, October 6, 2024, Pullman.
Mark Walter Rieman (’03 PhD Busi.), 69, September 4, 2024, Greenville, North Carolina.
Ronald Lee Hull (’06 MS Env. Sci.), 70, June 6, 2021, Quincy.
Aaron Patrick Tompkins (’06 Biol.), 34, September 20, 2017, Bellevue.
Michael Christopher Scholl (’09 Busi.), 38, September 9, 2024, Seattle.
2010s
Sumeer Ahluwalia (’10, ’12 MA Accounting), 37, April 19, 2024, Kent.
Taylor Elise Foster (’15 Biol., ’20 DVM), 31, October 27, 2024, Poulsbo.
Jeffrey Brian Jackson (’18 MBA), 65, May 1, 2024, Laguna Beach, California.
Donald Jahmal Johnson (’18 Poli. Sci., ’19 Comm.), 40, July 29, 2023, Tacoma.
2020s
Samuel John Yates (’20 Finance, Sigma Alpha Epsilon), 24, June 23, 2022, Quantico, Virginia.
Faculty and staff
Shila Baksi, 79, Anthropology, 1996-2020, August 5, 2024, Pullman.
Arreed Barabasz, 78, Educational Leadership, 1984-2017, August 5, 2024, Palouse.
William A. Bartlett, 79, Housing & Dining, 1986-2009, October 5, 2024, Potlatch, Idaho.
Deborah Bikfasy, 69, Biological Sciences, 2013-2017, September 7, 2024, Pullman.
John Aaron Davis, 90, Libraries, 1966-1990, August 6, 2024, Pullman.
Don A. Dillman, 82, Sociology, 1969-2024, June 14, 2024, Pullman.
Alan Donnelly, 78, Student Publications, 1995-2012, August 26, 2024, Hermiston, Oregon.
Margaret L. Druffel, 84, Science Educational Center, 1993-2003, August 31, 2024, Pullman.
Elizabeth Ann Hammond, 67, Extension Youth and Families, 1988-2024, September 5, 2024, Kennewick.
Zana R. Higgs, 84, Nursing, 1974-2007, October 3, 2024, Spokane Valley.
Darrell C. Kent, 90, Mathematics, 1963-2006, August 31, 2024, Sammamish.
Nicolas Kiessling, 87, English, 1967-2000, October 19, 2024, Pullman.
Sandra L. Kruse, 78, Nursing, 1996-2009, October 10, 2024, Spokane.
Sheila Mace, 56, Cowlitz County Extension, 2019-2024, October 18, 2024, Cathlamet.
Sandra F. Watson, 70, Office of Research, 2004-2017, September 26, 2024, Moscow,Idaho.