Class Notes (General)
Alexander Flynt - 1967
Alexander Flynt, B.A., history, recently published “A Grand Unified Theory of the Humanities and Social Sciences,” offering a comprehensive model of how ideas become culture. Alexander says the roots of the work were formed in Western’s required Western civilization courses, then refined during his master’s work at the University of Washington and his Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii.
Patrick Kersey - 1969
Patrick Kersey, B.A., and ‘70, BAE, English, works as a global public relations manager in Southern California. His most recent novel, “Swimming with the Angels,” was published by Atmosphere Press in Austin, Texas.
Cal Bratt - 1979
Cal Bratt, B.A., journalism, recently retired after 23 years as editor of the Lynden Tribune.
Duncan Wilson - 1979
Duncan Wilson, B.A., business administration, has served as town administrator for Friday Harbor since 2012 and recently announced his plan to retire in January.
Joe Withe - 1980
Joe Withee, B.A., history, has been director of publicity at Emerald Downs since 1996 and was recently inducted into the Washington Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Joseph Mayes - 1980
Joseph Mayes, B.S., design, recently retired after 17 years at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a senior member of the technical staff in Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute and an adjunct faculty member. His retirement culminates 41 years teaching in various settings, including high schools, technical schools, community colleges, and universities, the military, state prisons and corporate settings. He previously retired in 2009 as a Command Sergeant Major after 34 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve.
Thomas Horlander - 1981
Lt. Gen. Thomas Horlander, B.A., business administration, serves in the U.S. Army as the Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management & Comptroller.
Mike Bradburn - 1982
Cathy Hayward Hughes, B.S., industrial technology, is president, general manager and co-founder of Crystal Creek Logistics, which specializes in shipping frozen and refrigerated goods through four warehouses around the country. The company was recently acquired by Lineage Logistics. She co-founded Crystal Creek in 2008 with Mike Bradburn, B.A., student-faculty designed major.
Cathy Hayward Hughes - 1982
Cathy Hayward Hughes, B.S., industrial technology, is president, general manager and co-founder of Crystal Creek Logistics, which specializes in shipping frozen and refrigerated goods through four warehouses around the country. The company was recently acquired by Lineage Logistics. She co-founded Crystal Creek in 2008 with Mike Bradburn, B.A., student-faculty designed major.
Jim Prather - 1983
Jim Prather, BAE, history-elementary, recently retired from teaching and coaching, most recently at Greybull High School in Wyoming, where he spent 22 years. He also spent 15 years teaching and coaching in Washington.
Douglas Cole - 1995
Douglas Cole, M.A., English, recently became media coordinator at Mythanxis Review, an online publication dedicated to art and artists. Douglas is also the magazine’s poetry expert.
Val Thomas-Matson - 1995
Val Thomas-Matson, B.A., broadcast media studies, is the producer of “Look, Listen and Learn,” a television show designed for the audience of very young children who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color. The show, available on the Seattle Channel, King County TV and online, recently won three Telly awards.
Tracy Lee Tackett - 1996
Tracy Lee Tackett, B.S., environmental policy and assessment, is a planning and zoning consultant in Pennsylvania.
Melanie Hulbert - 1996
Melanie Hulbert, B.A., sociology/psychology, was named vice president for Student Affairs at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Previously, she was an administrator at the School of Graduate Studies at Western Colorado University.
Karla Gray - 1997
Karla Gray, MBA, recently became executive vice president and chief stores officer for Tailored Brands, which owns the Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores Clothing for Men and K&G Fashion Warehouse. Karla spent 16 years at Nike, most recently as vice president and general manager for North America Factory Stores.
Darin Detwiler - 1997
Darin Detwiler (B.A., history) earned a doctoral degree in law and policy at Northeastern University in Boston, where he became assistant dean of the university’s College of Professional Studies.
Cari Campbell - 1999
Cari Campbell, BAE, art - elementary, recently became assistant deputy superintendent of Seattle Public Schools’ newly formed Office of Strategy Deployment and Responsiveness.
Travis Goodlett - 1999
Travis Goodlett, BAE, physical education K-12, was recently selected as principal of Byron Kibler Elementary School in Enumclaw.
Drew Hobson - 2001
Drew Hobson, B.A., theatre, is an actor based in Seattle who has appeared in “The Librarians,” “Grimm,” and “Z Nation,” and as the voice of the main character in “State of Decay,” an open-world zombie survival game. Hobson also appears on stage with Last Leaf Productions, a touring children’s theatre group.
Mary Margaret Miller - 2003
Mary Margaret Miller, recreation, just finished her second term of national service with AmeriCorps VISTA. After completing a year with the Boston Mayor’s Office working in food access, Miller served a year with the Clark County Food Bank in Vancouver, Washington.
Nicole Jackson - 2004
Nicole Jackson, B.S., cellular and molecular biology, is a cardiothoracic surgeon who recently joined PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham.
Dani Pfeiffer - 2005
Dani Pfeiffer, principal’s certificate, was recently sworn in as superintendent of Federal Way Public Schools.
Shannon Mahre - 2007
Shannon Mahre, B.A., international business, is an athlete and coach in the Yakima area, teaching a variety of women’s clinics including standup paddle boarding, trail running and mountain biking.
Sam Pauley - 2007
Sam Pauley, B.A., accounting and business administration-management, recently became the chief financial officer of Hunter Communications. Previously, he was senior director of finance and controller for Wave Broadband.
Miranda Webster - 2010
Miranda Webster, B.A., American cultural studies and ‘16, M.A., history archives and records management, is an instructional designer at the University of Alabama, where she was recently awarded the university’s 2020 Outstanding Professional Award for providing instructional technology and technical support to UA faculty members transitioning to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alix Whitener - 2013
Alix Whitener, B.S. biology/anthropology, is a technical service manager for the agricultural sciences company FMC in Oregon and Western Washington.
Lindy Soukdavong - 2014
Lindy Soukdavong, B.A., business administration-management, recently became a project coordinator for Profitable Ideas Exchange (PIE).
Ben Gregory - 2014
Ben Gregory, B.S., geology, is an engineer and fish passage specialist on King County’s culvert survey crew, working to improve fish habitats in urban and suburban areas. “It’s helpful to think like a fish,” Ben recently told the Seattle Times while out on a culvert survey job.
Christina Clark - 2017
Christina Clark, B.S., biology, went on to the University of Washington and became a physician assistant. She now works in general surgery.
Gracie Ermi - 2017
Gracie Ermi, B.S. and ‘18, M.S. Computer Science, is a software engineer at Vulcan, Inc., in Seattle where she builds technology to support wildlife conservation. She’s also one of 120 STEM professionals featured in #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit, the largest installation of statues of women ever assembled in one place.
Darian Dixon - 2018
Darian Dixon, M.S., geology, a missions operations specialist with Malin Space Science Systems, is working with NASA on the Perseverance Rover mission to Mars. He also gave the commencement address recently at his undergraduate alma mater, University of Wisconsin at Waukesha
Reumar Sanchez - 2019
Reumar Sanchez, B.A., business administration – marketing, became an escrow assistant at TitleOne in Eagle, Idaho.
Obituaries
Robert Harry Weihe - 1941
Robert Harry Weihe, 102, a retired teacher and principal in Bellingham, on Nov. 18, 2019.
Betty Jean (Bayley) Brown - 1941
Betty Jean (Bayley) Brown, 99, who worked for the Olympia School District and was an active community volunteer, on May 1, 2020.
Bertha “Buffe” Antilla - 1943
Bertha “Buffe” Antilla, 103, a retired teacher in Longview, on March 9, 2021.
Lorraine M. Komor - 1944
Lorraine M. Komor, 96, who joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and later worked as a licensed marriage and family counselor in Santa Rosa, California, on Feb. 2, 2021.
Vivian Shearer - 1946
Vivian Shearer, 100, a retired teacher, on Sept. 15, 2020.
Kathleen Gibson - 1948
Kathleen Gibson, 92, on Aug. 28, 2020, in Sequim.
Donna Mae Mills - 1949
Donna Mae Mills, 92, a retired teacher of special needs children and board member for organizations that empower young women, on Nov. 7, 2020.
Esther Marie Hanson - 1949
Esther Marie Hanson, 92, who taught elementary school at Lincoln School then later worked at Northwest Veterinary Clinic in Stanwood, on Dec. 23, 2020.
Mildred Louise Whealdon - 1950
Mildred Louise Whealdon, 93, a retired teacher, on March 15, 2021, on Bainbridge Island.
Cecil Thomas - 1951
Cecil Thomas, 91, a mountain climber and community volunteer who retired from Shell Oil Co. in Anacortes, on Feb. 18, 2021.
Ted George - 1951
Ted George, 92, an education advocate, former tribal councilman and oldest elder of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, on May 13, 2021. The tribe created a lifetime service award in his honor in 2018.
Verner Tovrea - 1952
Verner Tovrea, 94, a U.S. Army World War II veteran and retired science instructor at Everett Community College, on March 8, 2020.
Sharon Ehlers - 1952
Sharon Ehlers, 90, former president of Volunteer Services for the California Association of Hospital and Health Systems, on March 21, 2021.
Frank Gadwa - 1953
Frank Gadwa, 100, a carpenter, sheet metal worker and World War II veteran who survived 18 months in a prisoner of war camp, a 500-mile forced march and, after the war, became an elementary school principal in the Marysville School District, on Aug. 28, 2020.
Harris Joseph Seckel - 1953
Harris Joseph Seckel, 92, a World War II veteran and retired teacher, on Jan. 6, 2020.
Loretta Wilson - 1953
Loretta Wilson, 87, who worked for Seattle District Court after raising 10 children, on March 7, 2019.
Arnold Torseth - 1955
Arnold Torseth, 90, a retired teacher and principal at La Conner Elementary School, on Sept. 19, 2020, in Mount Vernon.
Robert Ley - 1955
Robert Ley, 91, a retired music teacher and administrator in the North Kitsap School District, on May 22, 2020.
Rita Dunn - 1955
Rita Dunn, 87, retired teacher at Talkeetna Elementary School in Alaska, on Sept. 15, 2020.
Ronald Hall - 1956
Ronald Hall, 86, retired senior vice president for the Washington Casualty Co., on June 28, 2020.
Pat Ingram - 1957
Pat Ingram, 90, retired physical education faculty at Oregon State University, OSU’s first director of Women’s Athletics, and a member of OSU’s Sports Hall of Fame, on Oct. 6, 2020.
Darrell LeMarr Fairchild - 1957
Darrell LeMarr Fairchild, 91, a U.S. Army combat veteran who ran Fairchild Floors in Port Angeles, on March 24, 2021.
Edward Whitefield Swan - 1957
Edward Whitefield Swan, 86, a retired teacher and counselor for the North Thurston School District, on Feb. 19, 2021.
Jim Sager - 1959
Jim Sager, 87, a retired teacher, coach and school administrator who worked in San Jose, California, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Peru and the United Arab Emirates, on March 28, 2021.
Lester Kiel - 1959
Lester Kiel, 86, who owned an insurance business based in Idaho Falls, on Jan. 27, 2021.
Roger John Donnelly - 1959
Roger John Donnelly, 82, retired from Rocket Research, on June 19, 2020, in Shoreline.
Kenneth M. Brossard - 1959
Kenneth M. Brossard, 91, a U.S. Army veteran and retired teacher and coach in the Burlington-Edison School District, on Oct. 25, 2020.
Laura “Betty” Johnson - 1960
Laura “Betty” Johnson, 91, who worked as a medical records librarian, as a secretary at Boeing, and as a teaching assistant at Columbia Basin College in Richland, on Feb. 21, 2021, in Spokane.
Norman Arthur Heggenes - 1960
Norman Arthur Heggenes, 83, a retired principal, coach and high school teacher, on Jan. 27, 2021, in Langley. , 83, a retired principal, coach and high school teacher, on Jan. 27, 2021, in Langley.
Betty Lavonne Andres - 1961
Betty Lavonne Andres, 82, a homemaker, on Sept. 18, 2020.
Ronald Streeter - 1961
Ronald Streeter, 85, a retired middle school industrial arts teacher in Santa Cruz, on May 17, 2020.
Barbara Jean Stewart - 1961
Barbara Jean Stewart, 81, a retired elementary school teacher in Onalaska, on June 10, 2020, in Centralia.
Mary Mae Leighty - 1961
Mary Mae Leighty, 80, who worked in banking, on May 4, 2020, on Camano Island.
Marilyn Gerspacher - 1961
Marilyn Gerspacher, 82, a retired Edmonds School District teacher, on Feb. 7, 2021, in Everett.
James Ronald Sandin - 1962
James Ronald Sandin, 86, who fished in Alaska, worked as a truck driver, and ran boat tours to Kodiak, on Jan. 1, 2021.
Charlotte Murray - 1962
Charlotte Murray, 80, who worked in management in telecommunications companies and later in computer animation for UW Medical Center, on May 23, 2021, in Everett.
Ernest M. Hinds - 1962
Ernest M. Hinds, 80, on March 21, 2021, in Bellingham.
Charles A. “Tony” Clinton - 1962
Charles A. “Tony” Clinton, 81, who taught anthropology at Mississippi State University, worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs and retired from the U.S. Postal Service, on Feb. 1, 2021, in Eugene, Oregon.
Robert Stougard - 1962
Robert Stougard, 81, a retired teacher on Vashon Island, on May 28, 2021.
Nora Jean Smith - 1962
Nora Jean Smith, 82, a retired English teacher, on Dec. 18. 2020.
Wendell Weld - 1963
Wendell Weld, 83, a retired sixth-grade teacher in Prosser, on March 15, 2020.
Charles Edwin Lusby - 1963
Charles Edwin Lusby, 81, a retired banking executive, on Feb. 9, 2021.
Gordon Craig Kimbell - 1963
Gordon Craig Kimbell, 85, a retired computer science instructor at Everett Community College, on Oct. 9, 2020.
Art Benson - 1963
Art Benson, 80, a retired systems analyst for Boeing, on May 24, 2020.
Jan E. “Jeb” Baldi - 1963
Jan E. “Jeb” Baldi, 83, a retired environmental education teacher active in environmental conservation, on May 19, 2020, in Ellensburg.
George G. Smethers - 1964
George G. Smethers, 86, a retired high school teacher and coach in Ephrata, on March 31, 2021.
Carl Burton Williquette - 1964
Carl Burton Williquette, 81, a retired principal and administrator in Redmond, Oregon, on Feb. 9, 2021.
Ron Staflin - 1964
Ron Staflin, 80, a U.S. Army veteran who later worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency, on Feb. 19, 2021, in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
Robert James Smith - 1964
Robert James Smith, 79, a U.S. Air Force combat veteran, entrepreneur and private pilot, on May 31, 2021, in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Berva Bartlett - 1965
Berva Bartlett, 90, a retired Everett High School English teacher, on March 27, 2019.
Jeffery Brooke Florence - 1966
Jeffery Brooke Florence, 77, on Feb. 2, 2021, in Bellingham.
Danielle Parshall - 1967
Danielle Parshall, 75, a longtime teacher who ran Clearview Dahlias, growing, hybridizing and selling dahlias, on July 15, 2020.
Donald R. Johnson - 1967
Donald R. Johnson, 79, a retired recreational therapist at Western Washington State Hospital and union president, on March 17, 2020.
John Hill - 1967
John Hill, 75, a retired teacher and administrator, on Dec. 28, 2020, in Shelton.
JoAnn Colley Reich - 1968
JoAnn Colley Reich, 73, a retired educator on Aug. 14, 2020.
Clifford Morris Nelson - 1968
Clifford Morris Nelson, 74, on Dec. 16, 2020.
Dennis Dotson Koeppen - 1968
Dennis Dotson Koeppen, 77, who worked for DSHS and the Department of Corrections, on Sept. 30, 2020, in Tumwater.
Donna Rae Linden - 1969
Donna Rae Linden, 83, a retired Everett middle school teacher, on May 15, 2021.
Robert Knipe - 1969
Robert Knipe, 73, retired dean of Learning Technologies at Genesee Community College in New York and an expert on online learning and instructional design, on Feb. 20, 2021, in Batavia, New York.
Kenneth Taylor Hubbard - 1969
Kenneth Taylor Hubbard, 94, a U.S. Army World War II veteran and Alaska homesteader who worked in construction and as an appraiser for the municipality of Anchorage, on May 28, 2020, in Anchorage.
Jerre Crisp - 1969
Jerre Crisp, 79, a retired history teacher and coach at Battle Ground High School, on Nov. 16, 2020.
Diane Cole - 1970
Diane Cole, 84, a retired elementary school teacher, on Oct. 26, 2020.
Michael D. Spinale - 1970
Michael D. Spinale, 72, retired manager of the Bellingham Senior Center, on Feb. 11, 2021, in Texas.
Linda Marie (Jansen) Smoots - 1970
Linda Marie (Jansen) Smoots, 75, retired teacher and pharmacy technician, on May 12, 2021, in Richland.
John Warren Mattila - 1970
John Warren Mattila, 74, a retired high school teacher, coach and administrator, on April 24, 2021.
Richard Arthur Lervold - 1970
Richard Arthur Lervold, 72, a retired teacher and math analyst, on Jan. 21, 2021.
Ron Lealos - 1970
Ron Lealos, 72, an entrepreneur who visited 67 countries and published seven books, on Jan. 8, 2021.
Helen Dahlgren - 1971
Helen Dahlgren, 82, a retired home economics teacher at Sehome High School, on May 25, 2021.
Thomas Bowman - 1971
Thomas Bowman, 70, a retired graphic designer, on Aug. 1, 2020.
Suzanne S. Bond - 1971
Suzanne S. Bond, 70, retired superintendent of the Coupeville School District and former associate professor at Seattle Pacific University, on March 3, 2021, in Coupeville.
Thomas L. Wendover - 1971
Thomas L. Wendover, 72, retired operations supervisor at ARCO Cherry Point Refinery, on Nov. 6, 2020, in Bellingham.
Jerome Toon - 1971
Jerome Toon, 80, who owned and operated several lumber businesses, on Jan. 8, 2021.
Richard Kenneth Rico - 1971
Richard Kenneth Rico, 72, retired from Wayerhaeuser, on May 2, 2021, in Seattle.
Carolyn Peacock - 1971
Carolyn Peacock, 73, a retired elementary school teacher in the Port Angeles School District, on Jan. 7, 2021.
Waldo Virgil Taylor - 1972
Waldo Virgil Taylor, 78, a retired teacher, on Feb. 19, 2021, in Crescent City, California.
Charles William Lawrence - 1972
Charles William Lawrence, 75, a retired telecommunications engineer, on Nov. 17, 2020, in Buckeye, Arizona.
Elaine Cahill - 1972
Elaine Cahill, 94, a retired elementary school teacher, on Nov. 1, 2019, in Tacoma.
Patrick John Brennen - 1972
Patrick John Brennen, 75, an entrepreneur, on July 7, 2020, in Cedar Park, Texas.
Bonnie Sharp - 1973
Bonnie Sharp, 86, former director of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, on April 22, 2021.
Timothy Lowell Larsen - 1973
Timothy Lowell Larsen, 68, a drug and alcohol counselor, on June 23, 2020.
James William Kukull - 1973
James William Kukull, 74, an accountant, on May 14, 2021.
Carole Elizabeth - 1973
Carole Elizabeth, 76, on April 9, 2021.
Thomas R. Nelson - 1974
Thomas R. Nelson, 68, a former teacher who also worked for Portland General Electric, Salem Printing Co, and Love Inc., on June. 1, 2020.
Duane Gasaway - 1974
Duane Gasaway, 73, a U.S. Army combat veteran, on Dec. 23, 2020, in Reno, Nevada.
Theresa Coble - 1974
Theresa Coble, 68, a Colorado resident and former high school teacher, on Sept. 9, 2019.
Gloria Jean Funston - 1975
Gloria Jean Funston, 80, a retired teacher in the Marysville School District, on March 12, 2021, in Yakima.
Robert Arden Rolf - 1975
Robert Arden Rolf, 74, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a retired high school teacher and coach and a carpenter, on Feb. 21, 2021, in Mount Vernon.
John Robert "Bo" Cline - 1976
John Robert “Bo” Cline, 72, who worked for the FAA throughout Alaska, on July 7, 2020, in Seattle.
Sallie Mae Chamberlin - 1976
Sallie Mae Chamberlin, 65, who worked in insurance, on Jan. 31, 2020.
James Alton Hagland - 1978
James Alton Hagland, 66, who worked for the University of Washington Athletic Department for 32 years, on April 19, 2019.
Peter Kibble Freer - 1979
Peter Kibble Freer, 72, who worked for many years for state, regional and municipal governments in Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020, in Green Valley, Arizona.
Judith Spicer-Qualman - 1981
Judith Spicer-Qualman, 64, a homemaker, on Jan. 21, 2021, in Washougal.
Susan Irene Hye - 1982
Susan Irene Hye, 73, a Lodi, California, resident, on July 17, 2020, in Tenino, Washington.
Robert Guy - 1982
Robert Guy, 69, a retired teacher and principal in the Sedro-Woolley School District, on April 16, 2021.
Gerald Evans Morrow - 1982
Gerald Evans Morrow, 91, a former civil engineer at Boeing and a retired junior high school math and science teacher, 91, on July 26, 2020.
Philip Randall mason - 1982
Philip Randall Mason, 66, on Dec. 24, 2020, in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Carole Ann Johnson - 1982
Carole Ann Johnson, 83, a retired mental health counselor and psychiatric nurse, on May 10, 2021.
John S. Williams - 1983
John S. Williams, 60, on March 27, 2020, in Post Falls, Idaho.
Kathleen Fae Wilson - 1984
Kathleen Fae Wilson, 59, retired computer systems specialist for San Juan County, on Sept. 27, 2020.
Kurtus Leo Kocher - 1985
Kurtus Leo Kocher, 60, on Aug. 31, 2019, in Yakima.
Colleen R. Feeney-Griffith - 1985
Colleen R. Feeney-Griffith, 69, an early childhood educator and mentor teacher, on May 11, 2021, in Ellensburg.
N. Stephen Beets - 1986
N. Stephen Beets, 59, a retired King County Sheriff’s officer, school resource officer, and youth soccer coach, on May 17, 2020.
William James Whitlock Jr. - 1986
William James Whitlock Jr., 57, a fiscal manager who worked for Island County and for North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization, on May 28, 2020.
Mark Ellison - 1986
Mark Ellison, 55, a former accountant for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Thurston County, and other government agencies, on Oct. 20, 2019, in Lacey.
William Patrick Pugel - 1987
William Patrick Pugel, 55, on July 21, 2020, on Mount Rainier.
Karen Wayerski - 1988
Karen Wayerski, 78, a retired elementary school teacher in Bellingham, on Nov. 15, 2020.
Richard Grendon - 1988
Richard Grendon, 73, a retired millwright and supervisor, lecturer and x-ray technologist, on June 13, 2020, in Bellingham.
Jerry Tegarden - 1989
Jerry Tegarden, 72, a musician and songwriter in Bellingham, on Feb. 1, 2021.
Dale B. Drewry - 1989
Dale B. Drewry, 54, a land surveyor, on Sept. 19, 2020.
Jamie Frances Beck - 1989
Jamie Frances Beck, 54, a former flight attendant in graduate school for a master’s degree in high school counseling, on Dec. 26, 2020, in Issaquah.
Gloria Ellen Wagener - 1990
Gloria Ellen Wagener, a retired teacher, 80, on Feb. 24, 2020.
Tom Evans - 1990
Tom Evans, 53, who worked for the state Department of Enterprise Services, on Feb. 9, 2021, in Olympia.
Ron Morrison-Smith - 1993
Ron Morrison-Smith, 66, a retired special education teacher, on Jan. 17, 2021, in Kennewick.
Daniel E. Cleator - 1993
Daniel E. Cleator, 50, an avid adventure traveler who spent many years working in management, on July 21, 2020.
Loretta Backstrom - 1993
Loretta Backstrom, 62, who taught skiing, wind surfing and accounting, on Feb. 23, 2021.
Andrea Chapman - 1995
Andrea Chapman, 69, a former social worker, choir singer and poet, on Oct. 18, 2020.
Gabriele Caitlin Bartholomew - 1995
Gabriele Caitlin Bartholomew, 68, a former teacher and tutor in Snohomish County Schools, on Aug. 19, 2020.
Richard J. Toft - 1996
Richard J. Toft, 80, who completed his master’s degree at Western after retiring as captain in the U.S. Navy, on May 4, 2021, in Oak Harbor.
Sharon Marie Ward - 1996
Sharon Marie Ward, 56, on Sept. 3, 2020.
Andrew David Koller - 1998
Andrew David Koller, 53, a high school French teacher in Richland and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 19, 2021.
Chris Fabry - 2001
Chris Fabry, 53, a field biologist who helped found Ecological Methods LLC, on May 10, 2021, in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Cathryn Holden - 2004
Cathryn Holden, 57, a former juvenile probation officer, on April 26, 2021.
Anne Mikkelsen - 2006
Anne Mikkelsen, 76, a professional cook, innkeeper, author, guardian ad-litem and active community volunteer, on Nov. 29, 2020, in Bellingham.
Christine Harem - 2006
Christine Harem, 36, a comptroller and outdoor adventure enthusiast, on Dec. 11, 2020.
Andrew Rainey - 2008
Andrew Rainey, 36, a teacher and telented musician, on March 16, 2021.
Nicholas Payne - 2011
Nicholas Payne, 77, on May 4, 2021, in Bellingham.
Joshua McCormick - 2018
Joshua McCormick, 25, on Nov. 11, 2020, in a small plane crash on Whidbey Island.
Thaddeaus H. Spratlen - FAC
Thaddeaus H. Spratlen, a prolific business marketing and development scholar who was the first Black faculty member at the University of Washington Foster School of Business and the first Black male faculty member at WWU, on May 18, 2021. Dr. Spratlen established the Spratlen Diversity and Inclusion Grant at Western to honor his late wife Lois and to thank the community that welcomed his young family in the 1960s.
Edward Curmie Price - FAC
Edwin Curmie Price, 81, a former member of the English faculty, who helped establish the College of Ethnic Studies at Western in 1969, on April 23, 2021. After leaving Western in 1971, Dr. Price taught at several colleges in the Cleveland area and was awarded a Fulbright to teach in Zambia. He later worked in county government, served on the board of the East Cleveland Library and wrote two volumes of poetry.
Edward Neuzil - FAC
Edward Neuzil, 90, professor emeritus of chemistry, on Dec. 5, 2020.
Leonard Helfgott - FAC
Leonard Helfgott, 83, professor emeritus of history, primarily Middle Eastern history, Jewish history, the immigrant experience and American radicalism, on April 8, 2021, in Bellingham.
George Drake - FAC
George Drake, 90, professor emeritus of sociology and former director of the Center for East Asian Studies, special assistant to the president for international programs, and director of the Office of International Programs, on Aug. 31, 2020, in Bellingham. Dr. Drake also served on the Bellingham City Council and helped create Big Rock Garden Park.
Cloid "Chuck" Page - ST
Cloid “Chuck” Page, 85, a retired officer with University Police, on Nov. 29, 2020, in Bellingham.
Oliver Wilgress - ST
Oliver Wilgress, 82, who earned a master’s degree in geography in 1969 at Western and retired from Western’s Facilities Planning department in 2000, on Nov. 21, 2020, in Bellingham.
Geraldine DeMarco - ST
Geraldine DeMarco, 86, who worked as a bookbinder for Western Libraries, on March 27, 2021.
Walter Everett Springer - ST
Walter Everett Springer, 76, a longtime security officer at Western and a member of the class of 1965, on June 22, 2020.