1960-69
Susan (Young) McGinty ’66 of Sacramento, California, plans to walk the Portuguese coastal route of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in September on the anniversary of the death of her husband of 55 years, Denis.
Augustus Gladding ’68 of Goodyear, Arizona, was featured in the Pebble Creek Post for making a hole-in-one at Tuscany Falls East Golf Course. It is his third career hole-in-one.
James Johnson ’68 of Keaau, Hawaii, sailed to the island of Kosrae in Micronesia from the Solomon Islands on his self-designed and built steel ketch LOVE.
1970-79
Dan Koenig ’70 of Eugene had an acting role in the October 2023 movie “Among Wolves,” alongside Trace Adkins and Edward Finlay.
Robert Emrick ’72 of McMinnville received the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2023. He has been a business owner and civic leader for many decades.
Ronald Callan ’74 of Tigard, was honored by Oregon State University for calling his 500th game as the radio voice for OSU Beavers women’s basketball.
Wendell Say ’78 of Wahiawa, Hawaii, retired as head football coach at Aiea High School, where he coached for over 40 years.
Paul Dombroski ’79 of Odessa, Florida, was inducted into the Linfield University Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2023.
1980-89
Carmil White Ritchey ’80 of Gresham, retired after 43 years in the insurance industry.
Randall Mueller ’83 of Kirkland, Washington, was inducted into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2024.
Ava (Maliner) Philippus ’83 of Aurora, Colorado, retired in 2023, after teaching preschool for the last 19 years. She was in Linfield’s first exchange program to Japan, and worked for the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle before moving to Colorado.
Daniel Preston ’83 of McMinnville, retired after 40+ years in higher education administration, including 35 years at Linfield in admission, financial aid and enrollment.
Wanda (Wahl) Fulton ’85 of Dillingham, Alaska, is the director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus. She served as interim director since May 2021 and first UAF in 1985.
Carla (Lowrance) Axtman ’86 of Sublimity is the managing editor of the Oregon Blue Book with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office. The 2023-24 edition released in March her first issue as editor.
Doug Hire ’87 of Salem retired from Linfield University on 30, 2024, after 24 years of service. He was most recently senior associate athletic director and interim director.
Anastacia (Sims) Dillon ’89 of Tualatin successfully defended doctoral dissertation in October to earn her Ph.D. from Lewis and Clark College.
Karin Holsinger ’89 of Portland is second vice president and of staff of corporate finance and accounting for The Standard.
1990-99
Val Love ’90 of Eugene is the juvenile court judge for the County Circuit Court.
Todd Crist ’91 of Portland was hired as the head football coach for Tigard High School.
Mark Hulings ’93 of Longview, Washington, was named to the Lower Columbia College Hall of Fame. Hulings played baseball at LCC before transferring to Linfield.
Jill (Wilkens) Wilkins ’94 of McMinnville was promoted to vice president at snyk (So Now You Know).
Stacy J. Gray ’95 of Renton, Washington, was included in Marquis Who’s Who. She is a registered nurse and comprehensive multiple sclerosis center nurse coordinator Kaiser Permanente Washington.
Heidi (Harris) Moore ’96 of Amity was featured in an L.A. Weekly story titled, “15 Empowering Female-Led Podcasts You Need to Listen to.” Her “Wine Crush” podcast tells stories with a fresh, new take on the wine industry.
Jill B. King ’98 of Sherwood is the marketing and communications manager at The Allison Inn and Spa in Newberg.
Mike McGrath ’98 of Prescott, Arizona, who is a senior partner at Gearing Rackner & McGrath, was selected for the 2023 Super Lawyers List.
2000-09
Linsay Carlson ’01 of Butte, Montana, is a certified public accountant at Red Rock Accounting Solutions.
Carl Haberberger ’01 of Peshastin, Washington, is head football coach of Cascade High School in Leavenworth.
Melanie (Zollars) McGrath ’01 of Missoula, Montana, won the Best of Missoula 2023 award for the Best University of Montana Professor. She is a professor in exercise science the University of Montana.
Audrey Swanson ’01 of Bronx, New York, is the executive of the New York Memory Center in New York City, starting January 2024.
Marie (Snavely) Boatsman ’02 of Sherwood – a 17-year real estate veteran – was featured on the cover of Portland’s “Real Producers” real estate magazine in October 2023.
Richard Crager ’02 of Salem was promoted to assistant county administrator for Benton County.
Elizabeth (Mendenhall) Provost ’02 of Portland is serving a four-year appointment to the Oregon Heritage Commission.
Jesse Warner ’03 of Mukilteo, Washington, was featured as a Founder Friday speaker at Seattle University’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. He is one of the founders of Figurehead Brewing, a Seattle-based brewing which opened a second location in 2023.
Kitri (Culbertson) McGuire ’03 of McMinnville started her own business, Scarlet Communications.
Amy (Hintz) Fairchild ’04 of Joseph performed at Tunesmith in February 2024 as part of the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance. She is a composer, pianist, vocalist and music educator. She has released two albums: “Serendipities” (2021) and “Beneath the Surface” (2022).
Otis Gulley ’04 of Portland was inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2023.
Asia (Wisecarver) Payton ’04 of Saint Helens is the general manager of Oregon Ravens, a member of the Women’s National Football Conference.
John Stevenson ’04 of Portland joined the $1.4 billion BluPeak Credit Union as chief financial officer in February.
Justin Samples ’05 of Portland was inducted into the Crater High School Athletics Hall of Fame.
Sherap Tharchen ’05 of Golden, Colorado, is a business attorney and owner of Tharchen Law LLC.
Jessica Balsam ’06 of Alexandria, Virginia, joined Zurich Resilience Solutions as the head of climate solutions on Aug. 7, 2023.
Ashley Blatchley ’06 of Portland is vice president and chief nursing officer at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Kelsey Lyle ’07 and husband Josh Johnson ’04 of Annandale, Virginia, welcomed a baby girl, Gwen, on Jan. 27.
Kelley Marold ’07 of McMinnville is interim executive director of the International Pinot Noir Celebration.
Beth Mueller ’07 of Portland was named executive director of The Springs at Carman Oaks, a senior living community in Lake Oswego.
Wesley Gabrielsen ’08 of McMinnville was a Class of 2022 into the Pickleball Hall of Fame. He is the youngest player ever inducted.
Samuel Barker ’09 of Bend is vice president and head of finance and corporate controller for BillGO.
Bryana (Hoffman) ’09 and Lucas Bensen ’09 of Portland were on Dec. 20, 2023, in McMinnville.
Araceli (Ortiz) Cruz ’09 of Beaverton is assistant vice president global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University.
Remy Drabkin ’09 of McMinnville was selected as a fellow in the 2024 Mayors’ Institute on City Design Just City Mayoral Fellowship.
Lacey (Peck) Lockhart ’09 of Sherwood and husband Bo welcomed their daughter, Saylor Ramsey, on May 18, 2021.
Brittany D. (Miller) Towe ’09 of Tacoma, Washington, was into the Kitsap Athletic Roundtable Hall of Fame
in February 2024.
Darcy (Thompson) Weseman ’09 of Weston accepted a new as the creative media and public affairs team lead for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest, overseeing communication and engagement across 16 national forests.
2010-19
Kathy Cook ’10 of McMinnville retired from Linfield University on July 1, 2024, after 24 years of service. She was most recently the administrative assistant and project manager the Office of Strategic Communications.
Jaymin Jackson ’10 of Camas, Washington, was featured in Portland Business Journal’s “People on the Move.” He is the senior vice president for M&G Insurance and Risk Management.
Trevor Patterson ’10 of Pendleton is the rodeo coach for Blue Mountain Community College.
Nicholas Safir ’10 of Concord, California, is the head coach at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California.
Jamika Scott ’10 of Tacoma, Washington, was elected as the District 3 representative on the Tacoma City Council.
Taylor Avritt ’11 of Portland was inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2023.
Catherine (Street) Bridge ’12 of Salem was inducted into the University Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2023.
Emilee (Lepp) Gisler ’12 of Colville, Washington, was inducted the Linfield University Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2023.
Kyel ’12 and Holly (Hasha) Lambert ’11 of Kirkland, Washington, welcomed their second child, Carson, to the family in July.
Katie Stebbins ’12 of Rickreall was selected as one of the 24 Outstanding Nurse Preceptors for 2023 by the Oregon Center for Nursing.
Aimee Palacios ’13 of Dayton and her husband welcomed a baby girl, Rhema Grace Keahilani Kelly, on Feb. 7.
Ryan Cali ’15 of San Jose, California, was inducted into the The Harker School’s Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2023.
Mackenzie (Larson) Phelps ’16 of Oregon City graduated from George Fox University with a master’s degree in marriage, couple and family counseling.
Phonevilay Heuangsackda ’17 of Troutdale was selected as one of the 24 Outstanding Nurse Preceptors for 2023 by the Oregon Center for Nursing.
Madison Rountree ’17 of Spokane Valley, Washington, is director of business development at Blue Rock Search.
Katelin Swanson ’18 of Caldwell, Idaho, successfully defended her Ph.D. in economics at Washington
State University.
Molly Danielson ’19 of Beaverton is a season sales account executive with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Justine Schoenbacher ’19 of Fort Collins, Colorado, married Scott Richards on July 10, 2023.
Kaitlin Scheid ’19 of Milwaukie was selected as one of the 24 Outstanding Nurse Preceptors for 2023 by the Oregon Center for Nursing.
2020-
Hannah Curry ’21 of Woodside, New York, obtained a master’s degree in educational theater from New York University.
Sean Webster ’21 of Salem has been accepted to the Loma Linda School of Medicine for his final two years of medical school.
Madison Reimer ’21, ’22 of Sherwood is a partner success manager for VOZZI, a mass texting platform targeting the sports industry.
Keaton Wood ’21, ’22 of La Jolla, California, works in business development for RealSimGear, Inc.
Evan Bates ’22 of Montesano, Washington, is the bullpen coach and assistant pitching coach for the Battle Creek Battle Jacks, a collegiate summer baseball league in Michigan.
Jordan Bennett ’23 of Woodburn is as an assistant softball coach at Linfield University.
Erin Lutz ’23 of Portland is program manager of Soccer Shots Portland.
Friends
Kellie Berger of McMinnville retired from Linfield University on June 30, 2024, after serving for nine years as executive assistant to the vice president for university advancement.
Jill Searle of McMinnville retired from Linfield University on June 30, 2024, after serving 19 years as SIS support specialist.
Amy Dames Smith of Portland, former women’s tennis coach, was inducted into the Linfield University Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2023.
President Emeritus Charles and Cherie Walker of McMinnville were honored by the McMinnville First Baptist Church. The gathering room at the church became “Walker Hall” in December 2023.
Ericka Waidley of Beaverton retired from Linfield University on June 30, 2024, after serving as assistant professor of nursing for nine years.
In Memoriam
Neal Gipson ’42 of Jerseyville, Illinois, Sept. 2, 2023.
Barbara (Brust) Kruger ’42 of Great Falls, Montana, Feb. 2, 2020.
Jane (Jensen) Lovelace ’43 of Salem, July 7, 2023.
Meredith (Pattison) Gaskill ’45 of Kirkland, Washington, Nov. 1, 2023. Survivors include grandchild Erin Griffith ’01.
Erwin Shannahan ’45 of Sunnyvale, California, June 1, 2022.
Doris (Poulson) Ennis ’46 of Portland, Oct. 21, 2021.
Margaret (Cook) Anderson ’47 of Seattle, Washington, Dec. 19, 2019.
Dorothy (Northup) Koch ’47 of Clackamas, May 5, 2024. Survivors include daughter Kathy Koch ’74.
Bonnie (Blackburn) Benedict ’48 of Newberg, April 2, 2019. Survivors include child Diane Benedict Ryan ’75.
Jean (Collier) Flint ’48 of Irvine, California, Nov. 24, 2021.
Roberta (Schmalz) Campbell ’49 of Woodburn, March 22, 2024.
Irwin LeCocq ’49 of Bellingham, Washington, March 14, 2019.
Esther (Gregg) Morrow ’49 of Grangeville, Idaho, Sept. 18, 2023.
Alice (Walker) Rogers ’49 of Portland, May 5, 2023.
Nathelle (Scoggan) Brown ’50 of McMinnville, Nov. 18, 2023. Survivors include child David Brown ’72, grandchild Sarah (Nichol) Luth ’04 and niece Marianne (Scoggan) Logan ’83.
Doris (Burnacci) Cagle ’50 of Prineville, Sept. 23, 2023.
Frank Keyes ’50 of Sequim, Washington, Nov. 21, 2022.
Betty (Markee) Merrill ’50 of Redding, California, July 9, 2023.
Marilyn (McDonald) Strout ’50 of Dayton, March 19, 2022.
Howard Struxness ’50 of McMinnville, Oct. 8, 2023.
Meredith (Nichols) Apperson ’51 of McMinnville, April 6, 2024.
Kenneth Bates ’51 of Portland, Sept. 13, 2020.
Charles Ferrell ’51 of The Dalles, Nov. 28, 2023.
Nancy (Smith) Morrison ’51 of Seattle, Washington, Oct. 30, 2023.
Ken Rogers ’51 of McMinnville, Nov. 23, 2023.
Rosalie (Guthrie) Browder ’52 of Avon, Colorado, Sept. 1, 2021.
Frances (Meyer) Cody ’52 of Hood River, Nov. 26, 2023.
Evelyn (Thompson) Curtis ’52 of Lakeport, California, Aug. 7, 2023.
Delores (Robatcek) Gilcrist ’52 of Klamath Falls, May 21, 2021.
Evelyn (Newcomb) Moore ’52 of Portland, Nov. 30, 2019.
Enid Briggs ’53 of Portland, Dec. 16, 2021.
Elaine Roddy Craig ’53 of Park City, Utah, May 10, 2024. Survivors include sister Evelyn (Roddy) Cowell ’49.
Charie (Semmen) Storey ’53 of Olympia, Washington, Oct. 4, 2022.
Charles Jaeger ’54 of Franklin, Tennessee, April 4, 2023.
Merrill Lewis ’54 of Bellingham, Washington, June 25, 2021. Survivors include spouse Lorene (Christensen) Lewis ’54.
Carole (Cassassa) Patton ’55 of Napa, California, Dec. 26, 2022.
Joy (Johnson) Bartlow ’56 of Shoreline, Washington, July 11, 2023. Survivors include child Wendy Chappell ’91 and sibling Mary Gail (Johnson) Smith ’68.
Lois Martin ’56 of Tucson, Arizona, Dec. 27, 2020.
Nadine (Gillman) Scott ’56 of Walterville, April 6, 2024.
Merle Steva ’56 of Saco, Maine, May 28, 2023.
Jules Chriest ’57 of Issaquah, Washington, March 22, 2023.
Marylee (Goode) Howard ’57 of Eugene, Sept. 2, 2020.
Flora Ownbey Knox ’57 of Wilsonville, Aug. 14, 2022.
Sue (Watkins) Leach ’57 of Arlington, Washington, Dec. 23, 2021.
Jessie (Tuttle) Nunn ’57 of Buckley, Washington, Nov. 14, 2020.
Carole (Ramey) Shaffer ’57 of Temperance, Minnesota, March 8, 2024.
Sharon (Roark) Wilson ’57 of Star, Idaho, Nov. 26, 2022.
Ginny (Hart) Seth ’58 of Salem, Nov. 5, 2023. Survivors include child Philip Seth ’80.
Robert Tank ’58 of Ridgefield, Washington, Sept. 30, 2023.
Robert Wilson ’58 of Monmouth, March 7, 2024.
Helen Cohen ’59 of Portland, April 2, 2019.
Floyd Emerson ’59 of Lyle, Washington, Nov. 23, 2023.
Hal Gibson ’59 of Redmond, Oct. 1, 2023.
Merrilyn (Cattanach) McGloin ’59 of Grants Pass, Nov. 3, 2022.
Andy Miller ’59 of Wilsonville, June 15, 2023.
William Temple ’59 of Rainier, Oct. 1, 2023.
Bryce Weissert ’59 of Lakewood, Washington, June 1, 2021.
Betty (Michel) True ’59 of Salem, Dec. 27, 2019.
Lorene (Wadleigh) King ’60 of Tacoma, Washington, March 10, 2019.
Russ Kofford ’60 of Vancouver, Washington, April 5, 2019.
Forrest Lee ’60 of McMinnville, July 14, 2023. Survivors include sibling Owen Lee ’62.
Jim Clifton ’61 April 28, 2024.
Donna (Vanderbrug) Millar ’61 of McMinnville, Nov. 6, 2023. Survivors include husband Bill Millar ’60 and child Kimberli (Millar) Fitzgerald ’89.
Sandra (Calkins) Osborn ’61 of Clackamas, Feb. 2, 2024. Survivors include spouse Robert Osborn ’61, son Greg Osborn ’92.
Andy Surges ’61 of Martinez, California, May 1, 2024.
Marcia (Bryant) Chapman ’62 of Forest Grove, March 19, 2024.
Karen (Allen) Nelson ’63 of Fircrest, Washington, Nov. 26, 2023.
Nina (Evans) Conn ’64 of Walla Walla, Washington, March 27, 2024.
Ronald Cortese ’64 of Fairfield, California, March 17, 2024. Survivors include spouse Sharon (Thompson) Cortese ’66.
Roger Dasch ’64 of Albany, March 12, 2020.
Donald DeJong ’64 of Burlington, Washington, April 16, 2024. Survivors include spouse Patsy (Boor) DeJong ’63.
Bruce Hammermann ’64 of Fort Mill, South Carolina, June 8, 2023.
Ted Mack ’64 of Saranac Lake, New York, Oct. 30, 2023.
Dan Simonsen ’64 of Newberg, Jan. 8, 2024.
Art Larrance ’66 of Portland, May 26, 2024.
Judy (Spurgeon) Spurgeon ’66, May 18, 2021.
Mike Consbruck ’67 of Happy Valley, April 26, 2024. Survivors include spouse Karen (Mocabee) Consbruck ’65.
Karen (Gasivoda) Finney ’67 of San Mateo, California, Jan. 19, 2024.
Ace Forman ’67 of Salem, Aug. 20, 2023.
William Kendall ’67 of Portland, April 7, 2019.
Charlotte (Luft) Naylor ’67 of Grants Pass, Aug. 19, 2022.
Jeff Stephenson ’67 of Mico, Texas, July 9, 2023. Survivors include wife Wendy (Curran) Stephenson ’69 and child Ashley (Stephenson) McCann ’01.
Dennis Varney ’67 of Enterprise, Sept. 14, 2022.
Willholland Williams ’67 of Cocoa, Florida, Sept. 28, 2023.
Cathy (Kelley) Dryer ’68 of Drewsey, July 19, 2021.
Barbara (Brooks) Eborall ’68 of Depoe Bay, Oct. 12, 2023.
Tom Owens ’68 of Brookings, March 1, 2023. Survivors include cousin Jonathan Owens ’06.
Bill Dearth ’69 of Norwalk, California, Oct. 18, 2023.
Tim Roberts ’69 of McMinnville, July 30, 2023.
Roberta (Wells) Simonsen ’70 of Newberg, Feb. 24, 2024. Survivors include grandchild Rebecca Weaver ’01.
Mike Sphar ’69 of Clements, California, July 30, 2023.
John Sturdevant ’70 of Gladstone, April 28, 2020.
Mary (Waller) McNally ’71 of Winchendon, Massachusetts, Nov. 6, 2022.
Dennis Davidson ’72 of Redmond, March 31, 2024. Survivors include spouse Mary (Rockney) Davidson ’73, daughter Maddy Downing ’99.
Jim Owens ’72 of Enumclaw, Washington, Dec. 9, 2023.
Anita (Church) Hibbard ’73 of Dayton, April 4, 2021.
Jon McKillip ’73 of Lake Oswego, Sept. 27, 2023.
Larry Zeek ’73 of Salem, June 5, 2022.
David Hall ’74 of Ballwin, Missouri, June 20, 2023.
Gary Hill ’74 of Lake Oswego, Dec. 3, 2023
Patty (Finley) Johnson ’74 of Eugene, Oct. 3, 2023.
Tatia (Nairn) Morrison ’74 of Tucson, Arizona, March 24, 2024.
Marie (Sammis) Holten ’75 of Eagle Point, April 8, 2024. Survivors include spouse Kirk Holten ’76, son Michael Holten ’09 and daughter Danielle Holten ’15.
Lil (Hunter) McBride ’75 of Billings, Montana, July 23, 2023.
Scott Summers ’75 of Salem, Dec. 16, 2021.
Margarette (Jarrell) Campbell ’76 of Ogden, Utah, Aug. 22, 2023.
Marian Danzer ’77 of Portland, March 29, 2023.
Joyce Foster ’77 of Fall Creek, May 8, 2024.
Jon Lorberau ’77 of Bend, May 6, 2022.
Carol Miller ’78 of Portland, Jan 1, 2021.
Corlee (Williams) Poppert ’78 of Hillsboro, Dec. 10, 2023.
Bill Schram ’79, July 29, 2023.
Bob Suchy ’79 of McMinnville, Feb. 19, 2024. Survivors include stepdaughter Kali Montague ’04.
Betsy Brune ’84 of Lake Oswego, April 24, 2024. Survivors include husband Andy Longoria ’81.
Rudy Van Pelt ’84 of Fremont, California, Nov. 26, 2023.
Shea Gillespie ’85 of Denver, Colorado, May 26, 2020.
Jesse Gore ’85 of Carmel By the Sea, California, Aug. 1, 2023.
Sharon (Sullivan) Russell ’86 of Peoria, Arizona, Dec. 8, 2019.
Kent Walth ’86 of Castro Valley, California, Nov. 8, 2023.
Damon Liles ’87 of Canby, Nov. 4, 2023. Survivors include child Amanda Liles ’20.
Elenita (Alvarez) Tompkins ’87 of Keizer, Dec. 23, 2023.
Richard Thornton ’88 of Ariel, Washington, March 20, 2020.
Steve Hickey ’89 of Longview, Washington, May 5, 2020.
Ole Hoskinson ’89, Aug. 13, 2020.
Gerry (Balas) Sullivan ’89 of McMinnville, Oct. 1, 2023.
Roxa Kreimeyer ’90 of Quincy, Washington, July 1, 2023.
Charles Birr ’91, Nov. 3, 2023.
Gary Olsen ’91 of Meridian, Idaho, Sept. 17, 2020.
Leonard Troxel ’91 of Yuma, Arizona, May 9, 2024. Survivors include wife Carol (Deines) Troxel ’92.
Barbara Falk ’92 of Eugene, Oct. 19, 2023.
Lynda Jamison ’93 of Vancouver, Washington, Feb. 25, 2020.
Paul Schumacher ’93 of Hillsboro, April 11, 2022.
Jane (Frank) Geisick ’95 of Encampment, Wyoming, March 28, 2022.
Dana Samples ’95 of Camas, Washington, Sept. 27, 2023.
Damion Clanton ’96 of Tualatin, May 1, 2024. Survivors include wife Lesley (Harper) Clanton ’97 and son Max Clanton ’26.
Diana (Machum) Burkhalter ’97 of Eugene, Nov. 26, 2023.
Trish Perme ’98 of Albemarle, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2020.
Amber (Roberson) Martin ’00 of Beaverton, Nov. 30, 2019.
Judith Martin ’01 of Aurora, July 18, 2020.
Pat Pineda ’03 of Oregon City, June 14, 2019. Survivors include spouse Kristin (Eicher) Pineda ’11.
Alyssa (Carano) Grant ’15 of Carlton, Oct. 7, 2023. Survivors include husband Alex Grant ’12.
Shannon Susbauer ’23 of Portland, Sept. 1, 2023.
Students
Kealy Boyd of Corvallis, Dec. 6, 2023.
Friends
Bart Howard of West Linn, former administrator and trustee, May 15, 2024.
Barbara Limandri of Portland, professor emeritus of nursing, Dec. 18, 2023.
Daniel Love of Lake Oswego, former instructor/professor of chemistry and physics, Feb. 8, 2024.
