1940s
Virginia Streets (’44 DVM), 102, February 11, 2025, Los Angeles, California.
Laurel Anne Pickett (’48 Home Econ.), 93, December 29, 2020, Chehalis.
Joanne Fisher Jones (’49 Music, Ed.), 97, February 14, 2025, North Bend.
Dawn Alice Marshall (’49 English, Pi Beta Phi), 91, November 27, 2018, Olympia.
1950s
Robert William Braden (’50 Ag. Econ.), 100, February 9, 2025, Yakima.
Leslie Roy Adams (’51 Ag., Ed., ’70 MS Ag. Ed., ’79 EdD, Alpha Gamma Rho), 96, May 3, 2025, Kennewick.
Clifford M. Phibbs Jr. (’52 Zool.), 95, April 1, 2025, Bloomington, Minnesota.
Patricia (Nagle) Galligan (’53 Soc. Stu.), 94, April 14, 2025, Keizer, Oregon.
Emil Erich Leitz (’53 Mech. Eng., Alpha Kappa Lambda), 94, March 4, 2025, Richland.
Barbara Ann Magnuson (’53 Ed.), 93, February 26, 2025, Spokane.
William Barton Strack (’54 Wildlife Biol.), 97, March 6, 2025, Idaho City, Idaho.
James Eugene Dalen (’55 Psych.), 91, January 16, 2024, Oro Valley, Arizona.
Susan N. Howard (’55 Gen. Stu., Pi Beta Phi), 92, January 29, 2025, Wenatchee.
Harry M. Rendle Jr. (’55 Pharm.), 94, March 16, 2025, Spokane.
Beverly Jane Stilson (’55 Nursing), 93, March 24, 2025, Lynnwood.
Alex G. Alexander (’56 Hort.), 86, March 18, 2020, Everett.
John Hunt “Jack” Sloane (’56 Elec. Eng.), 91, January 29, 2025, North Charleston, South Carolina.
Glenn Owen Tribe (’56 Mech. Eng.), 89, November 27, 2023, Ridgefield.
Carol Ann (Hoffman) White (’56 Fine Arts, Kappa Kappa Gamma), 90, April 15, 2025, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dale Thomas Tingey (’57 PhD Couns. Psych.), 100, February 27, 2025, Provo, Utah.
Glenn Conan Aldrich (’58 Ag., ’62 MS Ag. Ed., Farmhouse), 88, March 8, 2025, Mossyrock.
Helen E. Davis (’58 Home Econ.), 88, April 9, 2025, Walnut Creek, California.
Vergil L. Lindsey (’58 Forest & Range Mgmt.), 95, April 17, 2025, Meridian, Idaho.
1960s
Gerald E. Johnson (’60 Arch.), 88, March 16, 2025, Spokane.
Frank Clifford Michel (’60 Psych., ’75 EdD), 89, September 20, 2023, Corvallis, Oregon.
David P. Anderson (’61 DVM), 90, May 24, 2025, Winterville, Georgia.
Glen Dale Franklin (’61 Psych.), 88, November 10, 2024, Delta Junction, Alaska.
Patrick J. Caraher (’62 Soc. Stu., ’66 Comm.), 86, March 11, 2025, Pullman.
Mark R. Welch (’62 Mining Eng.), 85, March 10, 2025, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
William M. Bates (’63 Pharm.), 84, April 11, 2024, Spokane.
Max Summers Jensen (’63 Phys. Ed.), 85, March 25, 2025, Spokane Valley.
Gerald T. “Tim” Slobojan (’64 DVM), 83, April 1, 2024, Kalispell, Montana.
Stanley Wegner Emig (’65 Bacterio.), 77, January 5, 2020, Kennewick.
Helen Maning Almy (’66 Elem. Ed.), 79, November 24, 2023, Meridian, Idaho.
Newt Jackson (’66 Civ. Eng.), 82, April 5, 2025, Olympia.
John R. S. McCormick (’66 Poli. Sci.), 81, January 19, 2025, Fallon, Nevada.
Loyce Dawn Emig (’67 Pharm.), 78, January 13, 2022, Kennewick.
Dean Hutchinson (’67 Psych.), 82, February 17, 2025, Plummer, Idaho.
Jerry Wayne Nielsen (’67 Ag.), 83, January 6, 2025, Richland.
Norman W. Rantanen (’67 DVM), 82, March 22, 2025, Fallbrook, California.
Karen Lee Ristvet Vialle (’67 MA Poli. Sci.), 76, July 21, 2019, Tacoma.
Edwin Anthony Karlow (’68 MS, ’71 PhD Physics), 82, March 28, 2025, Tillamook, Oregon.
James Irvin Scheller (’68 Const. Mgmt.), 79, May 17, 2025, Powell Butte, Oregon.
Joe Lloyd Snyder (’68 Accounting), 78, May 11, 2025, Seattle.
George M. Malcolm (’69 Busi., ’74 MBA), 79, April 17, 2025, Pullman.
Thomas Randall Simmons (’69 Math., Tau Kappa Epsilon), 75, March 5, 2022, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ricardo Jon Tobia (’69 Gen. Stu.), 71, July 5, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1970s
Michael G. Agat (’70 Socio.), 79, March 20, 2025, Orlando, Florida.
James Edwin Coolidge (’70 Biol.), 79, May 18, 2025, Kalispell, Montana.
Gary L. Lewis (’70 Forestry & Range Mgmt., Sigma Nu), 77, December 1, 2023, Yakima.
Gary A. Remy (’70 History, ’72 MBA), 74, November 3, 2022, Yakima.
John William Riches II (’70 Poli. Sci.), 76, March 7, 2025, Liberty Lake.
Melvin James Ricketts (’70 Elec. Eng.), 77, April 4, 2025, University Place.
Steven Mark Klinski (’71 Psych., Lambda Chi Alpha), 75, April 21, 2025. Vancouver.
Philip G. Levendusky (’71 Psych.), 78, April 17, 2025, Manchester, Massachusetts.
Roosevelt D. Butler (’72 MA Poli. Sci.), 87, May 28, 2022, Lakewood.
Guy H. Graber (’72 Fine Arts), 75, January 3, 2025, Othello.
Joan Diane Guptill (’72 Busi.), 71, October 16, 2020, Electric City.
Robin Hickok (’72, ’73 MS Police Sci.), 78, April 8, 2025, Moses Lake.
Joanne Neben (’72 Phys. Ed.), 74, January 22, 2025, Antioch, California.
Albert Angelo Jr. (’73 Const. Mgmt.), 76, April 19, 2025, Vancouver.
Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Guthu (’73 English), 73, January 5, 2025, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Richard J. Peterson (’73 Zool.), 71, August 15, 2022, Seattle.
Merlin David “Buck” Buchanan (’74 Police Sci.), 77, January 12, 2025, Colbert.
James Irving Newhouse (’74 Agriculture), 75, July 26, 2024, Yakima.
Thomas Edward Parsons (’74 Ed.), 76, March 31, 2025, Blaine.
Susan Gayle (Boaz) Pence (’74 Ed.), 71, April 25, 2023, Snohomish.
Thomas P. Reynolds (’74 Soc. Sci.), 70, December 27, 2020, Portland, Oregon.
Lance Byron Willis (’74 Accounting), 72, April 11, 2025, Seattle.
Donald S. Patterson (’75 MS Hort.), 74, February 12, 2025, Clarkston.
Merry Ann Gordon (76 Home Econ., 77 Elem. Ed.), 71, May 19, 2025, Tumwater.
William R. Green (’76 PhD Geol.), 86, March 17, 2025, Spokane.
John A. Harrison (’76 Comm.), 70, February 7, 2025, Vancouver.
Susan L. Hunter (’76 Ed.), 73, February 27, 2025, Bozeman, Montana.
Vicky Rhodes (’76 Pharm.), 71, April 1, 2025, Vancouver.
David L. Pearson (’77 Pharm., Beta Theta Pi), 70, November 2, 2024, Kennewick.
Susan (Hurlbut) Heydon (’78 History, Gamma Phi Beta), 68, March 10, 2025, Federal Way.
1980s
David Sander Burgess (’80 Socio.), 77, February 16, 2024, Olympia.
Allen Arthur Hall (’80 MBA Finance), 65, November 30, 2020, Sacramento, California.
Larry Edward Pederson (’81 MA Ag. Econ.), 72, February 23, 2025, Dayton, Oregon.
Gregory James Forsyth (’82 Math., Ed.), 64, April 8, 2025, Spokane.
Richard Allen Watt (’85 Fine Arts, Ed.), 66, August 2, 2024, Omak.
Todd Joseph Bryan (’86 Music), 62, April 10, 2025, Vancouver.
Maureen Stebner (’86 Soc. Sci.), 60, December 3, 2019, Tacoma.
Lawrence Alvin Host (’88 MS Forest & Range Mgmt.), 66, August 17, 2019, Sacramento.
1990s
Kathryn Lynn (Dunbar) Fazio (’90 Ed., Alpha Gamma Delta), 56, October 26, 2023, Ridgefield.
Marty Dale Ward (’90 Fine Arts), 56, December 31, 2019, Winchester, California.
Peter J. James (’91 Gen. Stu.), 58, March 26, 2025, Gig Harbor.
Martin Bruce Wall (’92 Gen. Stu.), 63, December 31, 2024, Seattle.
Robert Merrill “Rob” Burr (’97 Busi., ’20 MBA, Finance), 50, May 13, 2025, Gig Harbor.
2000s
Jeremy Sean Satomi Santo (’03 Biol.), 45, March 12, 2025, Pasco.
Jennifer Carol Neher (’04 Apparel Merch., Des. & Textiles), 42, April 16, 2023, Rougemont, North Carolina.
Rolando Hernandez (’06 Crim. Jus., Socio.), 42, April 16, 2025, Othello.
2010s
Dean Alan Umathum (’12 Accounting), 40, March 26, 2025, Vancouver.
2020s
Oliver Wayne Smith (’20 Chem. Eng.), 28, March 2, 2025, Cheney.
Sarah Nicole Carlson (’24 MS Speech & Hearing Sci.), 25, April 8, 2025, Port Orchard.
Luke Simon Ross (’24 Mat. Sci.), 22, April 6, 2025, Seattle.
Faculty and staff
Dale Brantner, 72, Facilities Services, 1982-2012, February 16, 2025, Palouse.
Paula Beck, 64, Facilities Services, 1994-2016, December 29, 2024, Palouse.
Mary E. Boles, 76, Registrar, 1984-2013, February 21, 2025, Troy, Idaho.
Patrick Caraher, 86, News Service, 1969-2004, March 11, 2025, Pullman.
Lynn Churchill, 77, Veterinary Medicine, 1987-2009, February 28, 2025, Pullman.
Frederick Ford, 80, School of the Environment, 1992-2014, December 29, 2024, Grand Junction, Colorado.
Jo Ann Getz, 88, Housing, 1975-1998, December 27, 2024, Palouse.
Catherine Harper, 77, Information Systems, 1984-2009, April 21, 2025, Potlatch, Idaho.
George “Mike” Malcolm, 79, Veterinary Medicine, 1973-2018, April 17, 2025, Pullman.
Phillip Malte, 82, Mechanical Engineering, 1972-1979, March 23, 2024, Bellevue.
Sharon Meldrum, 88, Economics, 1976-1984, 1995-2007, April 22, 2025, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Betty Musick, 77, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, 1967-2014, February 11, 2025, Pullman.
Guy Senter, 82, Facilities Services, 1978-1993, March 17, 2025, Pullman.
Jay Weidner, 70, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, 1990-2011, March 4, 2025, Pullman.
Mary Wood, 76, Libraries, 1990-2014, January 17, 2025, Portland, Oregon.