1960-69
Bruce Montgomery ’61 and his wife, Sandra, of Gresham celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2021.
Dennis Schiermeyer ’63 of Woodland, California, was honored at Woodland Community College’s Founders Day celebration on April 8, 2022. Schiermeyer retired in December 2019 after teaching for 55 years at the Woodland Joint Unified School District and at the college.
Dick Withnell ’64 of Keizer was surprised at his 80th birthday party in April 2022 when the YMCA of Salem announced the new facility would be named in his honor.
Nicklis Simpson ’66 of Depoe Bay has retired from dentistry after 52 years of private practice in Lincoln County.
Jim Johnson ’68 of Keaau, Hawaii, has spent the past five years sailing in the South Pacific on a steel ketch he designed and built in Oregon.
Key Stage ’69 of Edenton, North Carolina, retired from the University of Texas Southwestern’s Department of Urology and married Clara Mincey.
1970-79
Scott Lamb ’74 of Green Valley, Arizona, has gone to Ukraine to assist refugees. He is working in a redistribution warehouse to get medical supplies across the entire country.
1980-89
Marc Reed ’82 of Inlet Beach, Florida, retired Dec. 31, 2021, after a 39-year career in the fire service.
Danny Crowell ’86 and Whitney Correa of Kahului, Hawaii, opened a third location of their family-operated gym, The Club Maui, in Kahului.
Andy Hunt ’86 of Mount Airy, Maryland, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal after retiring in September 2021 at the rank of captain after 30 years of active duty in the U.S. Public Health Service.
Kim (Brundridge) Kintz ’87 of Silverton was promoted to full professor at the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing.
Bryan Marmion ’89 of Roanoke, Texas, is athletic director and head football coach at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas.
Steve Seymour ’89 of Rathdrum, Idaho, retired from high school coaching more than 30 years. He plans to continue teaching English for a few more years before he retires as an educator.
1990-99
Tom Fast ’90 of Mill Creek, Washington, received a doctorate in human sciences from Osaka University in March 2022.
Dennis Hawley ’90 of Newport was promoted to assistant vice president/records manager for the Oregon Coast Bank.
James Hiu ’90 of Gresham was named superintendent of Gresham-Barlow School District on March 3, 2022.
Michelle (Livesley) Johnson ’92 of Portland married Jonathan Johnson on Jan. 22, 2022.
Tim ’94 and Claudia (Ramos) Tetz ’99 of Boring are adopting 18-month-old triplets from Mexico. Tim is in his 28th year of teaching middle school, and Claudia is an elementary school principal.
Michelle Johnson-Holthaus ’95 of Spokane, Washington, is executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group at Intel.
Danny Langsdorf ’96 of Broomfield, Colorado, is offensive coordinator and coach for Temple University’s football team.
Shelly Jones ’96 of Sherwood has been inducted into the Oregon Athletic Trainers’ Society’s Hall of Fame.
Greg Hill ’97 of McMinnville was awarded the Northwest Athletic Trainers’ Association Director’s Award.
Holly Duckworth ’98 of Denver, Colorado, married Eric Szymanski on Dec. 3, 2021.
Matt Boyce ’99 of Scottsdale, Arizona, was named senior vice president of corporate development at Lawson Products, Inc. in April 2022.
Mindi Welton-Mitchell ’99 of Brookfield, Wisconsin, is executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin.
2000-09
Jeff Crapper ’00 of Dayton received the Rookie of the Year Award as a volunteer firefighter for Dayton Fire District.
Ben Dorrington ’00 of Kalispell, Montana, is the health, wellness and suicide prevention specialist for Kalispell Public Schools.
Amie Runyan ’00 of Estes Park, Colorado, celebrated her book, “Daughters of the Night Sky,” selling its 100,000th copy in February 2022.
Shannon Tait-Brester ’01 and husband Mike of Redmond, Washington, welcomed a baby girl, Mikaela Marguerite Brester, on Oct. 30, 2021.
Justin LaForge ’02 of Boise, Idaho, helped edit a film that debuted at this year’s prestigious Sundance Film Festival.
Steve Curley ’03 of Redmond became the Redmond Economic Development, Inc. director with Economic Development for Central Oregon on March 23, 2022.
Aurora Hoyle ’03 joined the family medicine team at PeaceHealth Peace Island in Friday Harbor, Washington, as a nurse practitioner in April.
Amy (Hintz) Fairchild ’04 of Beaverton was invited to perform one of her original compositions, “Cloud Shadows,” for the International Composers Festival in May 2022 in the United Kingdom.
Carleigh Hill ’04 of Spokane, Washington, along with husband Spencer Scott and big sister Rowan, welcomed baby Sawyer on Dec. 3, 2021.
Shannon Parker ’05 of Stayton was elevated to an ownership role at Pence Construction in March 2022. She is among the first two women to achieve that rank in the company’s 73-year history. Parker currently serves as director of employee and client experience.
Blake Barash ’06 of Newport Beach, California, and his shoe company, B Street Shoes, was featured in New York Weekly in April 2022.
Susan O’Meara ’08 of Fort Collins, Colorado, completed her master’s degree in biology from the University of Northern Colorado.
Ryan Smith ’08 of Woodland, California, has been appointed hotel manager at The Seabird Resort, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel in Oceanside.
Araceli (Ortiz) Cruz ’09 of Portland is the assistant vice president for student success and engagement at Warner Pacific University.
Remy Drabkin ’09 of McMinnville was appointed interim mayor for the City of McMinnville in April. She was previously chair of the McMinnville City Council.
Amanda (Moore) Haglund ’09 and her husband, Scott, of Beaverton welcomed their first child, Xander Boyd, on Jan. 29, 2022.
2010-19
Ashlee McKay ’10 of Beaverton was honored with the Oregon Trainers’ Society’s Young Professional Award.
Sharon (Hagel) ’11 and Jordan Drake ’16 of Beaverton welcomed their son Henry on Feb. 10, 2021.
Brenna (Patterson) Behnke ’12 and her husband, Quinn, of Milwaukie welcomed their first child, a daughter, Ellis Hart, on April 3, 2022.
Karleigh (Prestianni) Potter ’13 and her husband, Austin, of Beaverton welcomed their second baby girl, Walker Olive, on 30. Walker joins big sister Wesleigh Rochelle.
Calvin ’15 and Ashley (Kimi) Howell ’14 of Portland welcomed David, their first child, in January 2022.
Wes Hanson ’16 of Severn, Maryland, was the project lead on the report that was recently published in the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
Kaitie Baumann ’19 of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, is the cardiac rehabilitation coordinator at Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinics.
2020-21
Cameron Perron ’21 of Walla Walla, Washington, is working on his graduate degree at the Richmond International Academic and Soccer Academy in the United Kingdom. He is also continuing his career as a goalkeeper for Steeton AFC.
In memoriam
Edna (Davis) Wilson ’40 of Camas, Washington, April 28, 2020.
Pauline (Shepherd) Anderson ’45 of Portland, Feb. 10, 2022. Survivors include grandchild Anson Whiting ’12.
Flora Chan ’45 of Portland, July 30, 2021.
Phyllis (Cochrane) Martin ’46 of McMinnville, Dec. 20, 2021. Survivors include children Janine Sleigh ’74 and Dean Martin ’75 and grandchild Adrianna Sleigh ’22.
Marjie Getzelman ’47 of Clackamas, Jan. 20, 2022.
John Hays ’48 of Newberg.
Bettie (Spring) Wood ’48 of McMinnville, Jan. 4, 2022.
Mary Elaine (Erickson) Burgess ’50 of Everett, Washington, March 3, 2022. Survivors include child Mary (Burgess) Benner ’84.
Ivan Cleveland ’50 of Lynnwood, Washington, Feb. 10, 2022.
Roland Mill ’50 of Vancouver, Washington, Dec. 13, 2021.
Darla (Lang) Newton ’50 of Dallas, Jan. 18, 2022.
Jean (Praetorius) Bursley ’51 of East Wenatchee, Washington, March 7, 2022.
Harold Dickman ’51 of Eugene, Feb. 2, 2022.
Bette (Zimbelman) Fread ’51 of Walla Walla, Washington, March 5, 2022.
Faithe (Oestreicher) Ledbetter ’51 of Happy Valley, Jan. 19, 2022. Survivors include children Karen (Ledbetter) Lee ’77, Timothy Ledbetter ’78 and Gregory Ledbetter ’81 and grandchild Rebecca (Ledbetter) Reilly ’05.
Tom Meicho ’51 of McMinnville, dean emeritus of admission, April 30, 2022. Survivors include his wife Jean (Woest) ’53 and children Grant ’82 and Jacquie (Meicho) Howard ’83.
Frances (Watson) Mickelsen ’51 of Banks, Dec. 20, 2021.
Pauline (Morris) Richards ’51 of Beaverton, Dec. 19, 2021. Survivors include spouse Gene Richards ’51.
Alice (House) Moscato ’52 of Campbell, California, Sept. 5, 2019.
Yosh Nakagawa ’52 of Mercer Island, Washington, Jan. 29, 2022.
Dwight Shank ’52 of Portland, Dec. 11, 2021. Survivors include grandchild Diana Lehman ’02.
Bill McDonald ’52 of Bend, Jan. 8, 2022. Survivors include child Wendy McDonald ’82.
Joe Bakkensen ’53 of Portland, Nov. 8, 2021. Survivors include grandchild Alyssa Bakkensen ’22.
Jim Fryer ’54 of McMinnville, Feb. 3, 2022.
Shirley (Fisher) Brandt ’55 of Olympia, Washington, May 4, 2021.
Don Nicholson ’55 of Tracy, California, Aug. 16, 2020.
Cliff Engel ’57 of Canby, Oct. 29, 2021.
Clancy Hinrichs ’57 of Terrebonne, Feb. 28, 2022. Survivors include spouse Kay (Betts) Hinrichs ’58, sibling Ron Hinrichs ’74, children Craig Hinrichs ’81, Lisa (Hinrichs) Rojas ’83 and Mark Hinrichs ’88 grandchildren Sarah Hinrichs ’03 and Josh Rojas ’07.
Dan Janzen ’57 of Lewisville, Texas, Feb. 18, 2022.
Floyd McKay ’57 of Bellingham, Washington, March 4, 2022.
Lorraine (Rayton) Garrison ’58 of Corvallis, Jan. 26, 2022.
Jim Duke ’58 of McMinnville, professor emeritus of psychology, March 10, 2022.
Marian (Butcher) Weaver ’58 of Tamarac, Florida, Nov. 1, 2021.
Dennis Anderson ’58 of McMinnville, Jan. 12, 2022. Survivors include child Bryant Anderson ’90.
Roger Brown ’58 of Redmond, Nov. 15, 2021.
Mary Martin ’58 of McMinnville, Dec. 7, 2021. Survivors include grandchild Kelli Martin ’06.
Les Pierce ’59 of Milwaukie, Feb. 22, 2022.
Lauramary (Mahaffey) Powell ’60 of Portland, Aug. 21, 2019.
George McAdams ’60 of Sherwood, July 27, 2021.
Leo Leathers ’62 of McMinnville, Feb. 3, 2022.
Ross Rieder ’62 of Graham, Washington, Dec. 14, 2021.
Sam Burke ’63 of Eugene, Feb. 2, 2022.
Edwina (Hinton) Stoll ’63 of Napa, California, Jan. 1, 2022.
Bruce Crouser ’64 of Fort Edward, New York, Feb. 23, 2022.
Madaline (McCauley) Lapp ’65 of Roseburg, Jan. 3, 2022.
Sharon Lindgren ’66 of Hillsboro, Jan. 26, 2021.
Barbara (Murdock) Olson ’66 of Spokane, Washington, Nov. 11, 2021. Survivors include child Hans Olson ’96.
Don Prather ’66 of Portland.
Grant Sawyer ’66 of Portland, Jan. 18, 2022.
Sandy Thompson ’68 of Torrance, California, Aug. 1, 2018.
Curran Howard ’69 of McMinnville, Jan. 25, 2022. Survivors include brothers Steve Howard ’72 and Tim Howard ’80 and nephew Adam Howard ’07.
Robert Johnson ’69 of Newberg, March 26, 2019.
Jerry Weissman ’69 of Andover, Minnesota, Jan. 24, 2020.
Robert Wilson ’70 of Fresno, California, Jan. 29, 2022.
Jim Kelly ’72 of Green Valley, Arizona, July 10, 2018.
Tony Villanueva ’76 of Meridian, Idaho, April 4, 2022.
Ronald Oakes ’77 of Ilwaco, Washington, Dec. 29, 2021.
Tom McFadden ’80 of McMinnville, March 14, 2022. Survivors include spouse Rebecca (Adams) McFadden ’80.
Billie Conant ’81 of Newberg.
William Staudenmayer ’85 of Waldport, Oct. 31, 2021.
Tony Dutra ’88 of Portland, Jan. 29, 2021.
Heather Michele Cunningham Bridgens ’96 of Cottage Grove, April 8, 2022.
Michelle (Jones) Davis ’98 of Corvallis, March 27, 2022.
Sarah Tramontana ’98 of Great Falls, Montana, Nov. 3, 2021.
Billy Walker ’00 of Canby, Aug. 29, 2021.
Carly (Van Aart) Noack ’02 of Portland, June 5, 2021
Carl Enockson ’03 of Yuma, Arizona, May 1, 2018.
Taylor Anderson ’05, ’10 of Vancouver, Washington, Jan. 21, 2022.
Friends
Robert (Bob) Bosanac of McMinnville, former registrar, Nov. 19, 2021.
Virginia Bowden of Beaverton, former registrar of School of Nursing, Aug. 7, 2021.
Chuck Charnquist of Beaverton, former director of information services and sports information director, Oct. 21, 2021.
Hermann Weissgärber of Vienna, Austria, director of Linfield’s international partner the Austro-American Institute of Education, April 4, 2022.
Judy Wells of McMinnville, former accounting coordinator, Feb. 11, 2022.
