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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

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.

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.

Betty Lavonne Andres - 1961

Betty Lavonne Andres, 82, a homemaker, on Sept. 18, 2020. 

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. 

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. 

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.

Jeffery Brooke Florence - 1966

Jeffery Brooke Florence, 77, on Feb. 2, 2021, in Bellingham. 

Berva Bartlett - 1965

Berva Bartlett, 90, a retired Everett High School English teacher, on March 27, 2019.