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It would be nice to have some personal memories written about our Classmates who are no longer with us. Please email us and we will post your responses next to their pictures. |
John Adamski In 1962, John Adamski and I were Marine Aviation Cadets (MCAS) in Pensacola, then Southern CA. John, a 2nd Lieutenant, was flying C-130s. He, Gus (a close friend), and I rented a house near the beach in Newport Beach. John lived the good life and was quite a lady's man. In 1965, John, Gus and I were all assigned to the same air station in Iwakuni, Japan. John flew all over the SE Pacific with plenty of time in Viet Nam. He returned to California in 1965, and joined Continental Air Lines. In June 1966, John and five other Marines performed the sword arch ceremony at our wedding. Soon, John was flying as captain, and the good life continued. Around 1975, he married Lorraine, then a Continental flight attendant. I am not aware of any children. Approximately ten years later, John developed a virulent strain of lung cancer and passed away shortly after. John stoically accepted his fate, and planned his funeral services. Bill Burg |
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Arden Apted Arden Roy Apted born July 25 1940 in Wenatchee Washington, died October 19th 2003 in Seattle. He was born to Harold Francis Apted and Ruth Mae Inglis Apted. Graduated Roosevelt High School in 1958, later attended Wenatchee Valley College and Western Washington University. Retired from Nordstroms in 1991, after 30 years. Arden and his wife Linda, made annual trips to the Baja where they started a church that ministered to snowbirds, and the people of Mexico. He was a charter member of the Washington Cathedral, youth soccer pioneer, ventriloquist, Bible School teacher, painter, golfer, baseball fan, father and devoted husband. He is survived by his wife Linda Rohlman Apted of Marysville, son Christopher, daughter in law Karol, grandchildren Samantha and Ian of Liberty Lake, and by his son Randall of Bellevue. He is also survived by a sister Marilyn Perkins of Athens GA, two uncles, eleven nephews, nine nieces many cousins and even more friends. Randall Apted _______________________________________________________________ Jack Waterworth told me about Arden Apted passing away. That brought great memories from Maple Leaf grade school. Arden and I were the two smallest boys in our class. We became good friends but lost contact after going to different Jr Highs. I can see now from Ardens BIO that he grew to be a very wonderful man with all his family, church and community work. Bob Campbell |
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David Ault Dave Ault was in the Men's Discussion Group at my church, where they get to know each other quite well. Keith in that group said, “Dave believed strongly in learning, in fundamental human dignity, and in the value of service to others. He demonstrated his beliefs in the way he lived his life.” He said Dave had a caring spirit, was committed to the principle of human equality, and was a fervent advocate for his beliefs. He had a good sense of humor. He loved music and genealogy and had a successful professional life with his Ph.D. in computer science. Emmy Dingwall Easton |
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John Backstrom What do you say? John Backstrom was a CHARACTER! What a fun guy to Know. He spent a large part of his life helping others. He had a lot of hills to climb but would just keep going and going. I got to see John a lot over the last 15 years and always enjoyed his company. I will miss him. Bob Campbell ________________________________________________________________ Margaret and I had been talking for so many months regarding the reunion and how much fun it was going to be. John was so excited about it and his enthusiasm was contagious. We were so looking forward to spending more time with him. Over the years he had visited us in Florida several times and we had stayed with him in Magnolia and Redmond. He actually saved my life in Oct. 1984. He introduced me to a new way of life...without alcohol! He had just celebrated his 25th year in AA on March 28, 2008....the same day I was born....March 28, 1940! All those who knew him loved him and we will forever have fond memories of his great sense of humor, his love of life and family, and his enduring optimism! Ted Streukens ________________________________________________________________ John was a well loved single parent and grandfather. He raised 3 kids, then worked with 2 of them in business. One daughter-in-law said John was “one of the kindest, most mild tempered and generous men you'd ever have the privilege of knowing.” He died July 7, 2008 of cancer. |
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Bert Balch Bert lived up on the hill and we used to walk home from school together sometimes. He tried so hard, and I liked him a lot because he tried. I was very happy to see him at the last reunion. There he was, enjoying life! But now he has passed away ... All of us who knew and liked Bert will miss him very much. Emily Vargas-Baron __________________________________________________________________ I first met Bert in 7th grade at Nathan Eckstein Jr. High, and we immediately became best friends all through High School. We both had Model "T" Ford cars in the 7th grade, and we drove them all around our neighborhoods. Bert's father, Albert Balch, was a prominent builder, and owned a lot of property (a former Navy housing project) in the View Ridge area, and we kept our cars there. Bert and I ended up owning and driving and buying and selling a lot of old cars during high school when old cars were not "cool" and girls did not like them. Sometime after High School, Bert opened up a locksmith business in the Wedgewood area (he was always good at picking locks in High School). He was also interested in electronics, and bought one of the first computers that I had ever seen. Bert had never married, but lived with a girl friend in the north end of Seattle for many years. During college I opened up an auto parts business on Roosevelt Way and then in Woodinville, and Bert would come by occasionally and we would keep in touch. Terry Jarvis |
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Sharron’s activities at RHS included Ski Club, Jr-Sr Party, Girls’ Usher Corps and Revue Costume Committee. She died in Bellingham in 2005, of cancer. She raised 4 children (her son predeceased her) and then was active in her grandsons’ lives, attending all their events. Sharron held a variety of positions representing the elderly and disabled. She was past-president of Skagit Valley Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Soroptimists. |
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Bob Brandon He died unexpectedly in June 2006. He graduated from the Univ. of Washington then served in the navy. He got a master’s degree from California State, and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Colorado State Univ. He taught at the Univ. of Maine and Eastern Oregon University. He retired in 2002. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed backpacking, hiking, bicycling, skiing, canoeing, and golfing. He ran several northwest races as well as the Boston Marathon. He climbed Mt. Rainier and canoed down the Moisie River in Labrador. From the Eastern Oregon University website. _______________________________________________________________ Bob and I became good friends while in the 6th grade at Fairview. We enjoyed playing basketball, baseball, golf and other sports together with Lanny Hobart, Mike Martin, Joe McClellan and George Nostrant during our years at John Marshall Jr. Hi. Leisurely summer days were spent swimming at Green Lake, bike riding and doing lots of other fun stuff together. Bob was a great friend, I will always treasure the memories of our times together. Jim Wickersham |
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Kathy Carlin had everything. She was so sweet, so cute, so bright...and also very vulnerable. The strict and often hypocritical mores of those times were sadly opposed to her warm and giving nature. I last saw her when my ship stopped in Los Angeles, en route to Europe, I970. From what I have heard, her life never evolved into a family or a passion worthy of her enormous potential. I hope I'm wrong, and if not, what a terrible injustice! I confess total inadequacy in letting that happen to such a dear friend. Linda McLean (de Nazelle) |
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Larry Carlson Larry lived right across from me on 5th NE. I met him in the 5th grade at Green Lake. There were 3 Larrys in our class (including Lannoye) and we all lived on the same street. Larry Carlson, Bill Gruber and I were the shortest guys in our class. In school, Larry was always very well dressed and a good athlete (I was just a farm boy ). He was quick-witted, intelligent and always fun to be around. He joined the Marine Corps after I joined the Navy. We worked together at Todd Shipyard, and though I stayed in the Navy, we hung around together for years and years and were close to the very end. Semper Fi Larry. I miss you. Larry Silverthorn |
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Michael Carp Mike and I became friends in the fourth grade at Bryant. We became closer through after-school sports and boy scouts. Later we took several road trips and camping excursions into the high cascades. Carp was always dependable. He was the one who remembered to bring things like matches and a hatchet…the rest of us were pretty much flakes. After our school years, we were relocated in separate directions around the country. We managed to get together at least once a year. Thanksgiving in Connecticut, the Army/Navy game in Philly and a really fun wedding in Reno stand out in my mind. Mike was a loyal friend and generous in every way. He died too young at age fifty. Gary Wilson |
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Gary Coble Gary and I became friends during our high school days at Roosevelt. We ran around together during those years doing all kinds of things, including camping out. The ultimate camping trip we did together was a 98 day camping trip throughout Europe during the summer between our Junior and Senior years in college. We took off from Seattle, spent a few days in New York City and then boarded an older French liner, the ill de France. We spent the next 6 days in the lowest area of the ship and finally arrived at Le Havre, France. We spent a few days camping outside of Paris and then we trained into Berlin (the Berlin wall was being build at the time). We spent a few days there and then picked up a VW and started off on our trip. We had a life time of fun and experiences camping and getting to know people from all over the world. While in Italy we ran into Paula Paup from our Roosevelt class. She was on an exchange program from Stanford. One of our fondest memories was visiting Richard Lawson in Bad Kreuznach (BK), Germany. Rich was in the 8th Airborne in BK at the time. We hooked up with Rich and his buddies who proceeded to show us a great time around the area; as only the American service guys can show you! For years after that trip, every time Gary and I would get together we never failed to reminisce about that wonderful time we had together in Europe. We could have written a book on all of our experiences and it gave me the travel bug that has continued throughout the rest of my life. Gary was a wonderful friend and travel companion. Steve Grey |
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Carol Coyne Frasier Saunders Carol Coyne Frasier Saunders died February 13, 2003 and it is still difficult to explain how much her family and friends miss her. Carol and I met each other at Eckstein Jr. Hi. but became close friends in the 80’s when many Roosevelt women would get together for mini reunions and invite “mystery guests” who were Roosevelt grads here for visits or vacations. We supported each other as we ventured from single parenting to second marriages and the pursuit of that perfect golf game. She had five holes in one and was a terrific player. Carol typified the statement “old friends are the best” loyal, dependable, honest and a wonderful sense of humor! Pam Frieze Cobb ___________________________________________________________________ Carol passed away in her home on February 13, 2003 after a short illness with lung cancer. Carol married Walt Frasier (RHS class of 56) in 1962 and began her career as mother and homemaker. She and Walt had three children (Pam, Steve, and Gail) and raised them at first in Seattle and later in Huntington Beach, CA where they moved in 1964. A year after Walt’s death in 1979 Carol brought her children back to Seattle. In 1984 she re-met a former classmate, Rob Saunders (RHS class of 56) and they were married in April, 1985 and made their home in Seattle. In 1980 Carol took up golf in earnest and the game grew to be a passion of hers. Carol’s grandchildren (Erlan and Wyatt) are now here and she would have been a proud, doting grandmother. Her family and friends all miss her very much. Sharon Flournoy Coyne |
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Lois Daily Utter In our junior year, Lois sat behind me in Mr. Mauermann's English class. What a delight she was! She brightened an otherwise dreary course for me. We engaged in a lot of playful teasing, and being seated right behind me, she had the advantage. I have always had fond memories of her. David Barnette Lois died in Seattle in 2003 |
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David Davies Died in Vietnam April 1966. Information about David can be found at The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial website…TheWall-USA.com. In the section of the website titled messages, I paraphrased the message written by fellow Roosevelt alum, John NePage. I also incorporated information extracted from a fellow officer who was one of the few who last saw David alive. “A friend I will not forget---Dave and I were in school together from the 6th grade through high school. We served in Vietnam at the same time, he in the Army, I was in the USAF. He was billeted at the Hotel Victoria in downtown Saigon, a hotel that the US had taken over for housing. He was asleep in his hotel room when a grenade/bomb blew up in the room next to his. He died a few days later in the hospital of severe head wounds. Dave gave his life to keep America free.” Carolyn Wilson _______________________________________________________________ I went through ROTC at the UofW with Dave. He died just days before he was about to come home from Viet Nam. Like many in our class who went to Viet Nam and were killed, Dave never was able to fulfill his potential. Lloyd Hara |
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Michael Dudley Mike and I got to know each other our senior year at RHS when he was trying to teach me to play the guitar. I visited Mike when I was at Dartmouth and he was at MIT before he transferred back to the UW. Later, while we were both living in Texas, Mike visited me and helped me catch up on several classmates. I will always remember Mike's friendliness and sense of humor, his intelligence and his many talents. John Walkup |
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Katie Eaden Hales This Spring I was going through some old pictures and ran across a picture of two children from 1973. Their names were Sarah and Burke Hales. Their mother was Katie Eaden Hales. I was anticipating our reunion this summer as I had lost touch with Katie and I wanted to recall with her the many fun times we had giggling our way through Nathan Eckstein. I was devastated one morning when I opened up the paper and her beautiful face was smiling at me from the obituary pages. Nancy Oldenburg Cordry _______________________________________________________________ Katie Eaden Hales was an amazing woman, a wonderful friend. She was witty and fun, adventuresome, mischievous and wise. She had that quick, quirky, sense of humor that seems to be the special province of the very intelligent. She had a way of seeing things others did not, and she invariably laughed uproariously at her own jokes. After leaving Roosevelt she attended Stanford University. (We were all so impressed)! But it wasn't long after meeting the love of her life, Jake, that she migrated north to the UW so they could be closer. They were married right after she graduated in December 1961. As the two of them traveled to pursue his post graduate degrees, she taught English to inner-city high school students in Cincinnati, then junior high English in South Lyon, Michigan, and finally Kindergarten in Kennewick. She later returned to UW to earn a master's degree in Library Science. She enjoyed her stint as overseer of the library program in two schools, but it was her next career move that brought her the most satisfaction. As anyone who has been associated with elementary school education can attest, it is the principal who sets the tone for the entire school. And this was Katie's next position. Here at last her gifts of administration, teaching and communication, her love of learning, enthusiasm and ability to inspire were fully utilized. No doubt Katie would have been hugely successful at any career she chose, but here she found her passion. She worked tirelessly to inspire teachers and kids alike to love learning, to get excited about the world around them, to challenge themselves, explore, imagine, create. As her daughter Sarah said, "She put in the 80 hour week before the 60 hour week was even fashionable." Aside from her professional work, she served as an adjunct for WSU as well as a loyal volunteer for the Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Women Investing Their Mad Money. And yet, she always had time for her family and many friends--especially her family! For Katie each family member from Jake right down to the youngest grandchild was positively the best, brightest, funniest, absolutely dearest person on planet Earth. To be her grandchild was to be the center of the universe. Although her time on this earth was far too short for all those who loved her, she epitomized a life well-lived. We miss you, Kate! Margaret Shaw Dasso ______________________________________________________________ "Katie Eaden was always kind to me, and loved to give me hugs... she had a wonderful smile." Joan Garlick Yant |
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Harold Ellis Harold and my older brother Tony were friends so he was around our house a lot. Harold and I and Pat Imbery took dancing classes together in grade school. I think Skip Getzendanner and Johnny Jacobi might have been there too. Anyway, Harold lived down the street on the way to Pat's house and I used to have to go by his house to see her...I thought he was the cutest! Specially when his Dad bought him the '57 Chevy! My mother and Harold's mother were dear friends which is how I know about him after school. He eventually became a successful podiatrist and he was married with one child. Dawn McNamara (Ward-Smith) ______________________________________________________________ Growing up Harold Ellis was my best friend. We met in the 5th grade at Maple Leaf Grade School. We did everything together from that point on--1st dates, snow skiing, water skiing, golf, tennis, basketball and baseball and so on. Two days after graduating from Roosevelt, Harold and I went into the Coast Guard with Jerry Franks and Tim Schlosser. Harold entered the UW in December of '58 and graduated in 1962. He went to school in San Francisco to study Podiatry and upon graduation married and had a son. He was a Podiatrist in the Seattle area until his untimely death in the mid 90's. Harold was bright and fun loving and a very loyal friend. Someone once said that the tragedy inherent in true, good and brave friends is that they have to leave us one day. I think that they are probably okay, while those of us who are left behind are not. I will always be grateful that I had a chance to meet Harold and to be his friend. John Jacobi ________________________________________________________________ I first met Harold at Jane Adams Junior High. I remember he was one of the cutest boys I'd ever seen. We were in the same algebra class together and because of so many absences, I fell behind. Harold knew I was struggling and offered to help me. He was kind then and always. We became very good friends, with a passing romance that we chose to keep on a friendship basis. He was a very good friend until I finished school in January of '58. I never saw him again, but I always remembered him with great fondness. Merle Stull McCann |
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George Fectzo Born March 3, 1940 Passed 10/6/92. George married Carol Lauria Feb 11, 1967. Had a son Darin and Carol was a widow with 2 daughters. Raised family in Orange, Ca. Gina Lauria ____________________________________________________________________ I met George in Jr. High. We were on the same football team for all 3 years. The teams were competitive and there was a great group of teammates and we had a lot of fun. George was an enthusiastic participant in both the football and the fun. Neither of us was big enough, or good enough, to play football at Roosevelt. George did stay with the game and was the quarterback of the winning intramural football team our senior year. Our sophomore year in high school George suggested that we go fishing at Lake Erie (up by Anacortes) on opening day. I had never been fishing before. George said not to worry, he would teach me everything he knew about fishing. It turns out that didn’t take long. I don’t remember that we caught any fish. I do remember that we had a great time. In researching for this, I saw one of the two “interests” that George listed in the Strenuous Life was fishing. Pete Lucas |
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Glenn Frederick I met Glenn when we started at Roosevelt as sophomores. It was obvious that Glenn was a talented academic and I can remember through my Roosevelt years trying to keep up with him in mathematics classes which of course I was never able to do. Glenn and I created a game where we would pitch a tennis ball to each other and, if we could hit it, we had a system for scoring hits, runs, etc. We played that game off and on until we both graduated from the UW in 1962. Our big problem was finding a tennis ball that would work the way we wanted it too. Glenn went on to receive a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University in 1966. He worked in Europe for Cummins Engine and Mobil Oil and became very interested in public policy and strategic planning. He was accepted at the Stanford Graduate School of Business to do special Ph.D work in Economics, Public Policy and Business in 1970. He went on to work in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare and eventually ran as a candidate in Seattle-King County for the U.S. Congress in 1973-4 (obviously he didn’t win). He then became a consultant in strategic planning working with organizations in the U.S, Canada, and Europe. My last contact with Glenn was in 1983 or so when he was getting married again. He was very excited about that and also about getting some kids in the process. He was in New York at that time. Glenn was one of the most interesting and stimulating individuals I have met in my life although I am not sure I recognized it at the time. I regret very much losing touch with him in the mid-80’s and was very sad to find his name on the memoriam list as I was really looking forward to seeing him at the reunion. Mike Cordry _______________________________________________________________ SEE GLENN's BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN BY SEVERAL CLASSMATES POSTED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD (found on the left-side border) UNDER THE CATEGORY REMEMBRANCES |
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Sherry Gallant Sherry was interested in both art and music at Roosevelt. She listed her vocational choice as 'dental assistant.' Sherry was listed in the 1978 reunion book as having already passed away, so she died very young. |
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Nancy Gaylord Haworth I didn't get to know Nancy until high school as she'd gone to Marshall and I'd gone to Eckstein. She drew Marcia Miller and I into her circle of friends and years later when we'd all graduated from college and had families, Nancy would be the one to organize a get-together when someone was in town. She was a good and loyal friend. She got me interested in being a camp counselor and taught me to hike, chop wood and build a fire. Nancy majored in physical Education/Health at the UW. She married John Haworth (RHS class of '56) and they had three children (John, Roger and Kathy). She taught at Marshall and Garfield. Nancy died suddenly a short time after our 35th reunion. I do miss her. Carol Bell _______________________________________________________________ Nancy was a thoughtful, loyal friend to her high school pals. She was the hub that kept our group of friends in touch with each other as we moved around the country. Nancy taught Physical Education at Garfield High School. She loved her family especially her two children. She was a wonderful friend and we all miss her and wish she was here to celebrate our fifty years together. Judy Barnhart Blair |
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Sue Goulter Stuart Sue Goulter and I were best of friends in high school. Besides living in the same neighborhood, we served on the annual staff together for two years, and spent untold hours together when we weren’t in school. We were in each other’s weddings. Sue was exceptionally energetic and enthusiastic about everything, and at the same time, she was uncritical. I never heard her say an unkind word about anybody. She was a brilliant student, and enjoyed her years at Stanford and studying abroad in Germany. I will always deeply treasure our years together! Emmy Dingwall Easton ________________________________________________________________ I could hardly believe it when I saw Sue's name in the archives of Teddies who are no longer with us. I have many fond memories of Sue in high school of course, and was so glad the friendship continued over many years. In particular, when we were living in San Rafael, California in the early 70's, Sue and her then husband Dave Pistole and family would stop by and visit us on several occasions. They were such welcome guests! Sue was every bit as enthusiastic, delightful, intelligent and high spirited as she had always been. Rick May |
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Bill Gruber Bill Gruber and I became best buddies when I came to John Marshall in the eighth grade. Our relationship was somewhat irregular because Bill had to work to help support his mother and brother. Despite working long hours, Bill was a great student and after graduating from the UW in engineering he earned a PhD from Cal Tech. While he was a student, he and some friends started an engineering consulting company in Los Angeles where Bill was involved in the invention of the air bag sensor as well as many other high tech gadgets. He eventually sold the company to a big corporate conglomerate but continued to work as an engineer. Bill’s only child died in infancy and he shortly thereafter divorced. He spent the last twenty years of his life devoted to the love of his life, Lynn Drain. The couple befriended and took into their home numerous foster children as well as abandoned animals. His outreach program was actually pretty limitless. Bill died suddenly at age 50 while vacationing with Lynn in Mexico. It’s pretty easy to make new friends but it sure is hard to make old ones. Dick Baerg _______________________________________________________________ Bill and I grew up one block apart just south of Green Lake. We went to Green Lake Elementary, John Marshall and Roosevelt together. Bill was always the smartest guy in our class and many of us worked hard to try to do as well as he did. He used that intelligence along with his personality to have a very successful life and it is a big loss to lose him at such a young age. His house was very close to where Lee Folkins lived and I can still see the two of them walking together – a real Mutt and Jeff picture if there ever was one. Mike Cordry |
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Jim Handley Jim always reminded me of the character "T. J." in the comic strip "Luann." Full of mischief, a bit of a rascal, but always with good intentions. It was Jim's church group that hired my dance band for our debut gig at the long gone Wesley House in the U District. We knew maybe ten songs at the time, but he kept telling us how "smooth" we were and how much everyone enjoyed our music. What a great diplomat - or con artist. On one New Year's Eve, Jim, Joe Wesson and Del Ball all camped out on the floor of my basement bedroom. No complaints, we four bad boys had a terrific time staying up most of the night reading Playboy magazines and swigging coke. Pretty reckless behavior! Most especially, Jim was a loyal friend and I never heard him say a nasty word about anyone. Rick May |
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Kent Harmon Kent Harmon and I were good friends from Jr. High at Nathan Eckstein. His parents and mine were members of the same golf club in Kenmore and in addition to hanging out in the halls of Eckstein, we spent a lot of time at Inglewood playing the game we both loved. At Roosevelt we played on the golf team and most times rode to and from the different courses together. Two things which stand out in my mind about Kent were his fierce pride in his father, and his dry sense of humor which could cut to the bone. He also had a practical jokester side to him evidenced by a ritual we practiced when we played Jefferson Golf Course as part of the Roosevelt team. Jefferson was located close to a pie factory and after our golf match we would rush to the car and drive rapidly to buy at least one large pie. While stuffing our faces with pie we would drive to the nearest overpass and wait for our unsuspecting team mates. The remainder of the pies were deposited on the hoods, windshields and roofs of their cars. Boysenberry was the weapon of choice as I recall. Kent and I lost touch after high school, and I was deeply saddened to learn of his death. I know he will be with us in spirit on August 16th. Grace and peace, Jack Shriver ________________________________________________________________ After high school, Kent went to Central, the U of W and then graduated from SU with a degree in business. He worked as a stock broker for F.I. DuPont and Merrill Lynch. Kent and Janey Wrede had two sons during their 10 year marriage. Kent moved to southern California in 1975 where he lived with his second wife for 25 years. He was a lifelong Husky and LA Rams’ fan. He loved golf, cars and cooking. His sense of humor kept everyone around him laughing. He died when an aneurism in his brain burst, 5 years ago. Kent would have been an enthusiastic participant in our reunion and will be keeping an eye on us on the 16th! |
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Tom Heaphy I knew Tom only casually, but knew him to be a really nice fella. My strongest memory is in our mutually detested gym period, where Lou Hull made each of us do a rope climb all the way to the top. Tom was my gym partner and we were determined to do it. Tom made it first, of course, then held the rope and shouted encouragement as I tried. It took more than one gym period to do it, but when success finally came, Tom whacked me on the back in celebratory glee. Then just a week later he was gone. Rick May __________________________________________________________________ Tommy Heaphy was such a gentle soul, how sad it was to lose him at such a tender age. That was the first death of a friend in my life and I remember the funeral which hit me hard. Steve Straight ___________________________________________________________________ I have great memories of Tom Heaphy from elementary school because he sat behind me in 5th or 6th grade. He had a playful, almost detached view of the world and a great sense of humor. He was always teasing me - and probably others - and I really enjoyed knowing him. I was so sad when he died in a wilderness accident during high school. Emmy Dingwall Easton |
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Judy Ellen Hill For Judy
Emily Vargas-BarónStrawberry blond sweep of light and kindness Best friend of best friends Always generous and loving. Battling childhood diabetes A symbol of her inner strength: Few, if any, knew… With loving husband Michael Andrews, And after great effort, Judy gave birth to beloved David and Brian. On August 7, 1995 Judy received her parents’ welcoming embrace. We had so much, so much yet to share… As all of us feel about our most dearest, long-lost friends. |
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Doug Holms Douglas Holm lived a block away from me and he would come over to tinker with my old Chevy to get it running..a good mechanic and great guy who loved mechanical things. Doug passed away too young, in his 20's. Lloyd Hara |
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Jay Hornbeak Jay was vice president of the TR's service club, and was active in Boys Club activities. He and his wife lived in Bellevue, raised two sons, and then had a grandson. He owned Hornbeak Irrigation. He was very active in his community with various youth activities in early years, and with his country club, his dogs and fly fishing, later. He was surrounded by many friends. He died unexpectedly in September, 2002 in Bellevue. ______________________________________________________________ Jay Hornbeak was my date for my 16th birthday. My aunt knew his aunt and arranged a date a few weeks earlier. There was usually a group of us who went to his house house after the football games to swim in his heated pool. He was a nice guy and I was looking forward to seeing him again. Karen Johnson Tooley |
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Karen Hummon Dennis Karen Hummon was an important friend of my "growing-up" years. She was one of my pals, along with Karen Claussen Timberlake, who also went to University Lutheran Church . Her dad was pastor of the church. When I married Don, our pastor was from that church. At one of the reunions, about 10 years ago, Karen and Judy Adams saved me a place at their table, really making me feel special. She was that kind of person. I was very sad at her passing. Nancy Walters DeTurk Pittenger ________________________________________________________________ I remember Karen in particular from Aristelle MacDonald's drama classes. She really loved the acting process and was completely involved in Senior Play and the Drama Festival. During one performance of "Harvey," as it happens to so many actors now and then, Karen went up on her lines. I was onstage alone with her, but never lost confidence she'd remember the words. I just started doing some general onstage business and in just a moment, without missing a beat (or the audience even aware of it), she got those lines going again, and turned her scene into a memorable performance. She told me later that this was a pretty tough way to do theatre, but was delighted that it turned out so well. Rick May ______________________________________________________________ I met Karen Hummon at Nathan Eckstein, Jr. High. She, Judy Dance & I became very good friends there, which continued on to RHS and for all three of us, for the rest of Karen's life. We all went to separate colleges and had separate careers but, always kept in touch (the old fashioned way - cards & letters. Karen was employed by Continental Airlines for many years and then as the secretary of her church for many more. Karen was the preacher's kid, daughter of Ed Hummon, Pastor of Univ. Lutheran Church. He and my dad were wonderful friends, as well. My husband & I stood with Karen and her groom, Ed Dennis ,as they were married by her dear dad. He had vowed he would eat a hamburger at her wedding reception instead of cake...and he did! Karen and her dad shared a devilishly charming sense of humor. Karen & Ed's only child was born just a few hours after our 3rd child was born, which gave Karen & I yet another close bond. Through the years, we kept track of our kids with many Mother-hood chit-chats...by 'snail mail', yet! We exchanged Christmas gifts, holiday cards, phone calls and visited one another whenever her family could get away from the San Francisco area to come up here or we could travel down there. We enjoyed our friendship until her passing. I was aware of her illness but, was caught off guard by how severe it was and how rapidly it took her from us. I feel sadness that she had known her only grandchild since her birth only a few short months before. I have tried to keep in touch with her family and believe her mom is still alive at over 100 years of age. I miss Karen's happy zest for life and her beautiful smile. She was a bright light in my life and a true long time friend in every way. I, along with so many others, miss her. It was an honor to know her. Judy (Adams) Thomas
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Pat Imbery Semrau Memory of Pat Imbery...Our memories go way back to 6th grade dancing class at St. Stephens Church...then on to our mixed JOG, Jr. Orthopedic Guild in Jr. High School...Pat was always doing something for the school...posters etc. When I returned from New York to relocate in Seattle, Pat helped me get a job with American Express, working on the Worlds Fair. She was always quietly there for me, and I miss her. Janet Getzendaner ________________________________________________________________ Pat and I became best friends when we met at Maple Leaf Elementary School in second grade. Needless to say we got into a lot of trouble. Our mothers wanted us to be separated in third grade, but our teacher told them that was not a good idea because we would be friends for life and we were. Pat and I were in Brownies and Girl Scouts together, our mothers were the leaders. We took Dancing lessons at St Stephen's Church with Janet Jennings, Harold Ellis and many other friends from the class of 58. The two of us shared many wonderful summer days during grade school on Puget Sound at Spee Bi Dah and Hermosa Beach. Pat and I didn't see each other much during college, but afterwards, she and her husband, Dale, were our very close friends, Todd and I shared many wonderful times with them. When I think of Pat, which is often, I will always remember her as my oldest best buddy and a wonderful friend. Sally (Dillon) Conover |
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Sue Patricia Ivanhoe Steinke Sue's family immigrated from Canada to Seattle in 1951. In her years at Roosevelt, she joined both Bulletin Board Committees (ASR and GC), and she worked on the "Teddy Echo" newsletter. She married Dean Steinke (who survived her) and they lived in Granite Falls. Dean stated that she loved living in the country. She died on September 10, 2003, from a long ordeal with breast cancer. |
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Coralie Jenson Conger Coralie was a caring, fun loving friend for fifty-plus years. She loved to sail and ski. Along with our husbands, we skied the resorts in Utah and Wyoming, and sailed the Northwest waters. She could be seen every weekend from Thanksgiving to April skiing at Snoqualmie pass. Coralie worked as an accountant and property manager for Bellevue Square and Carillon Point. Her granddaughter was the delight of her life. Coralie lost her valiant battle with cancer in 2004. She is greatly missed by family and friends. Fondly by Judy Barnhart Blair |
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Pete Johnson I first met Pete at Nathan Eckstein. At RHS we ran track together and I think we were in Chuck's Ducks at the same time. I believe someone told me that Pete had died while serving in Vietnam, but I may be mistaken. I always thought Pete was a lot of fun to be around, and he was an excellent athlete. John Walkup |
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Susan Keene Hardy Susan and I kept in touch off and on through the years. From visiting her at her rooming house in San Jose, to her home in Santa Monica, to coming full circle back to 36th N.E., no matter how long since we'd seen each other, we reconnected. One experience comes to mind. When the Hardy's were still living in So. Cal. we went one night to the Velvet Turtle, a now defunct restaurant chain. We were at the bar having an after dinner drink when the staff closed up and went home. We suddenly noticed we were left alone in the restaurant in semi-darkness and locked in. We laughed about it for years. Our last conversation was shortly after Susan had attended Carol Coyne's memorial service. At that time she expressed the hope that there would be no war in Iraq. About two weeks later I got the call from her daughter. Despite a myriad of health problems, Susan never lost her acerbic wit, her genuine hospitality and empathy. She would have loved going to the big Reunion. Paula (Paup) Meschwitz ________________________________________________________________ I have many, many memories just being with Susan during our formative years at Bryant, Nathan Eckstein, and Roosevelt. We had many adventures together: "wild" slumber parties; taking 2 hours to walk home from school each day; bus trips to a tiny record shop on East lake that allowed us to listen to "banned" 45's as long as we wanted; bus trips to Golden Gardens in the summers; selling Seafair Skipper pins all over downtown Seattle and then spending all of our salaries at the sales at Best Apparel; etc., etc., etc. After high school, we went our separate ways but I will always consider Susan as an essential part of my childhood and am greatly saddened with her passing. Nancy Oldenburg Cordry ______________________________________________________________ Susan Keene was probably the first girl my age I ever noticed. The year was 1941 and Susan and I were one year old. The Keene's bought our house on 36th N.E. ave. The next time I saw her was in the eighth grade. WOW was she cute and funny. I remember I had a crush on her. Bob Campbell |
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Martin Kohler Martin Kohler and I went to Whitman College together. He was charming, gentle, quiet, and brilliant. He became ill during our freshman year, and died before our sophomore year. It is so hard to believe that almost 49 years have passed, and I've thought about him often over the years. Emmy Dingwall Easton _______________________________________________________________ For Marty
We wonder why… Why such a kind, brilliant and good person is no longer here. Why he left his family. Why he left his friends who admired and loved him so. Taken from us by hidden forces. Taken so soon. Perhaps he is still there Swinging down 65th, Shyly trying to play his guitar… Emily Vargas-Barón _______________________________________________________________ I remember Martin Kohler who liked math and science and went off to Whitman College. I still remember our study group with Dick Stucky, Martin and myself to ace Mr. Stucky's calculus class. Lloyd Hara ______________________________________________________________ Martin was a great friend, highly intelligent, and a terrific athlete. Trying to beat him in tennis was, for me at least, a lost cause. I was away at college when told of his illness, and heartbroken when I heard he had died. I still think of Martin as one of my closest friends in our class. Martin's life reminds me that our lives don't have to be long to be significant. John Walkup |
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Bill Lauer Bill Lauer and I were married for 21 years and had 2 children, Randy, born 2/25/61 and died 2/22/08, and Tami, born 1/19/64. He worked at various jobs, including project engineer for Gordon Ball Construction Company, and we followed jobs to Gladstone,OR, Glenns Ferry, ID, Auburn, CA and Wenatchee, WA. We bought an orchard in Wenatchee and he worked also for the phone company. He suffered for several years with cancer and passed away on January 6, 2008 while living in Florida with his second wife, Lynn. Marlene (Synstad) Speidel |
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Russell (Sam) Lawson I first remember Sam,Russ or Rusty [take your pick] in Jr High. We were in shop when Russ got into a duel with another kid with torches. I don't know who won but Russ lost a good sweater. Another time Leroy Schenk and I had just got out of the Marine Corp when we ran into Russ and one of his army buddies. Russ was driving his Jag sedan and suggested we go downtown to the Kings? tavern for a few schooners or was that pitchers? We never quite made it back to the U-District that night. It couldn't have been the beer so it must of been those terrible Lucus headlights in the Jag. Coming off the University bridge missed the turn,jumped the curb and hit a utility box. Never trust those Lucus lights! Years later when Russ returned from the east coast he came out to see me to talk cars. He then moved to Index and called a few times. Now I wish I had seen more of him. Bob Campbell _______________________________________________________________ I remember Russ from Fulton’s art classes where he usually could be found seated in the front left side of class, and it was only when other students went over to his desk that they would see the beautiful drawings and paintings he created. He didn’t waste time visiting like the rest of us – instead was always completely focused on his current project. I was initially stunned to see someone my own age creating such mature work with such high quality, and as a result, found myself challenged and inspired to explore my own possibilities more deeply. He never knew he’d been the source of a turning point in my life (I ended up with a career as an artist and high school art teacher), and I suspect he inspired many other students in much the same way. Carolyn Wheeler ______________________________________________________________ Russ (and brother Richard) along with Jim Nordstrom and me, were inseparable playmates through all of junior high school and much of high school. "Playing" with Russ (a.k.a. Sam) consisted of wrestling, boxing (sometimes with gloves and sometimes without), diving off high towers, bridges or whatever dare devil activity he would find. I remember one day Sam saying, "Jim, you're going to love this! Bend over and take 10 deep breaths!" I did as instructed (better than boxing without gloves) and when I stood back up, Sam reached around my chest from behind and squeezed as hard as he could until I lost total consciousness and collapsed to the ground. Upon regaining consciousness, Sam enthusiastically said, "OK, its your turn to do it to me!" And, I did. Then there was his jumping out of cars phase. We would drive along Windermere Road and Sam would sit in the passenger seat looking for a patch of lawn to land on. We would start this exercise at 5 MPH, but, in to time he (NOT me) was jumping out of the car at 35 MPH !! For those of you whose memories of Russ are primarily from our high school days, most of what I have written would not surprise you. What you may not know about Russ is in the second half of his life he became a very accomplished artist. Russ also became a devotee to certain spiritual teachings in which he developed mastery and later became an elder teacher. It was inspiring at his Celebration of Life event to hear from the many people whose lives had been touched deeply by Russ. Russ lived his life with great adventure and zeal to his last breath. His final words to me and his beloved wife, Yvonne, were, "My bags are packed and I am ready to go." Jim Jensen |
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Gene Leonard Gene Leonard would be working diligently at the City of Seattle as an engineer and died too soon. When I was City Treasurer, Gene would stop by my office and chat about Roosevelt friends and how he was planning to retire after 30 years of public service. He always looked forward to the Roosevelt reunions. Lloyd Hara |
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Joe McClellan Despite his slightly bad boy image and C student status at Roosevelt (where he didn't give me a second look), Joe became a dedicated scholar at the UW School of Business (where he finally had the good sense to ask me out). He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Outstanding Student in Marketing. After working for Ford Motor Company for many years, he started a finance company and operated it successfully until his death. We planned to retire to our home at Wapato Point, Chelan. During his 40s, he became an avid runner, completing several marathons, and fitness buff. We traveled as much as time would allow, and had several post retirement trips planned . Even though he was in splendid good health, he somehow contracted bacterial meningitis in Hawaii during a March, 2002 trip, and died in three days. The trauma, unfairness and suddenness of his death is still stunning to me, our family and friends. We were married for 38 great years and raised three amazing children. Judy Ange McClellan ____________________________________________________________ Joe and I were Marketing Majors at the UW in 1962. We studied together on occasion. Joe was a very serious student and no one had grades to compare with his. Gerry Hackett |
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Linda McMann Linda is remembered as a kind and gentle friend. Many of us were in the Girls Gleeclub and Nonettes singing group with her at Nathan Eckstein and Roosevelt and played two pianos in concerts in the Roosevelt auditorium. Linda was a marvelous piano player transitioning through one key to the next if we needed to sing in a different key and all without music. She was an excellent student at Roosevelt and attended the University of Washington where she won a prestigious contest by Mademoiselle Magazine and was given a position as guest editor. After Linda married and had two children, she and her family moved to Amsterdam. Over the years, we heard how much she enjoyed living in Europe. Throughout her life, Linda was highly allergic to peanuts, which caused severe asthma attacks and eventually her death while living in Europe. We miss Linda, but the memories from our times at Roosevelt still bring much joy. Karen Claussen Timberlake, Barbara Giedt Fisk, Belinda Bailey Going |
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I was deeply saddened by Midge's passing. She was a fellow Teddy at RHS but, became a sorority sister, room mate & close, personal friend at Univ. of Puget Sound. She & her husband remained close friends & she is remembered with love, joy & many shared memories. I miss her very much. Judy (Adams) Thomas ________________________________________________________________ Midge lived across the street from me when we were growing up in Seattle but it wasn’t until 1973 when I returned to the northwest that our friendship began to grow. We met by accident in Tacoma on a field trip for our kindergartners and continued to see each other over the next twenty years. Midge was a hard worker and a loving mother and grandmother who is surely missed by many. Judy (May) Baerg |
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