Nancy Tallman Hurley, 65, a volunteer for Childhaven serving children who have experienced trauma and adversity, on March 23, 2021.
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Obituaries
Nancy Tallman Hurley - 1980
Thomas Hohman - 1980
Thomas Hohman, 65, who worked at Fiberglass Structural Engineering, on Aug. 1, 2021.
David James Marich - 1979
David James Marich, 66, a tile contractor, on March 5, 2021.
Ann Louise Brady - 1979
Ann Louise Brady, 64, a retired real estate agent, on Aug. 26, 2020, in Fort Valley, Virginia.
Jonna Zieber - 1994
Jonna Zieber, 67, retired from Catholic Community Services, on April 11, 2021.
Barbara L. Engman - 1993
Barbara L. Engman, 71, a vocal performer and choir director, on Sept. 14, 2021, in Bellingham.
Walter Schrengohst - 1992
Walter Schrengohst, 69, a retired math instructor at Whatcom Community College, on Jan. 13, 2021.
Lorie Wilkie - 1990
Lorie Wilkie, 68, a retired marriage and family therapist and sociology professor, on March 16, 2020.
Lee Hastings Taylor - FAC
Lee Hastings Taylor, 84, an instructor in Western’s Drama Department from the late ’60s through the ‘90s, with a specialty in lighting design, on Aug. 22, 2021.
Arlan Norman - FAC
Arlan Norman, 81, the founding dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, now College of Science and Engineering, on July 31, 2021. A scholarship fund in his honor, the Arlan Norman Award for Excellence, recognizes outstanding student researchers and their faculty mentors.
Ryszard Dylczyk - ST
Ryszard Dylczyk, 82, a retired custodian, on Sept. 12, 2020, in Radomsko, Poland, where he had been born. Before moving to the U.S., Ryszard was a leader in the Polish Solidarity movement, for which he was imprisoned twice, and helped work for the election of Lech Walesa.
Geraldine T. DeMarco - ST
Geraldine T. DeMarco, 86, retired bookbinder for Western Libraries, on Feb. 27, 2021.
Donald B. Brown - FRND
Donald B. Brown, 92, a supporter of Western’s Music Library and a retired aeronautical engineer at Boeing, on June 9, 2021.
Charles M. Atkinson - FAC
Charles M. Atkinson, 78, retired associate dean of Woodring College of Education, on July 20, 2021.
Damian Lauritz David Wiese - 2009
Damian Lauritz David Wiese, 40, a modern work architect at Microsoft, on Feb. 2, 2021, in Bothell.
Travis Gordon Ruuth - 2001
Travis Gordon Ruuth, 43, a bartender and competitive athlete who placed ninth in the World Series of Poker, on Feb. 26, 2021.
Joanne Renee Kandler - 1998
Joanne Renee Kandler, 69, retired librarian at Mount Rainier High School, on Dec. 10, 2020.
Phillip Steven Fain - 1998
Phillip Steven Fain, 71, an Air Force veteran who worked 45 years at Boeing, on Nov. 10, 2020, in Seattle.
William Christopher Hilleary - 1997
William Christopher Hilleary, 57, whose company, Aerotech Golf, created an innovative new graphite iron shaft golf club called SteelFiber, on July 18, 2021, in Anchorage, Alaska. A WWU scholarship fund has been established in his memory at foundation.wwu.edu/ ChrisHilleary
Andrea S. Chapman - 1995
Andrea S. Chapman, 69, a former social worker and musician who founded a Buddhist choir and published two books of poetry in her later years, on Oct. 18, 2020.