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Class Notes

Class Notes include professional accomplishments, awards, retirements, weddings, obituaries and other news about Western Washington University alumni; they’re gathered from published reports and communication from alumni themselves.

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Obituaries

Patrick John Brennen - 1972

Patrick John Brennen, 75, an entrepreneur, on July 7, 2020, in Cedar Park, Texas.

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.

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.

Kathleen Fae Wilson - 1984

Kathleen Fae Wilson, 59, retired computer systems specialist for San Juan County, on Sept. 27, 2020. 

John S. Williams - 1983

John S. Williams, 60, on March 27, 2020, in Post Falls, Idaho.

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.

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. 

Judith Spicer-Qualman - 1981

Judith Spicer-Qualman, 64, a homemaker, on Jan. 21, 2021, in Washougal.

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. 

James Alton Hagland - 1978

James Alton Hagland, 66, who worked for the University of Washington Athletic Department for 32 years, on April 19, 2019.

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. 

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.