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1930-69: In Memoriam
2023
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
Lyle D. Leach ’48, 97, passed away in January 2023. Leach ’48 grew up in Vancouver, joined the U.S. Marines and served in combat during World War II in the Pacific. He was severely injured when a grenade landed in his foxhole. He was declared lost and left with the dead but was rescued by a fellow Marine who noticed Leach was breathing. Leach lost an eye because of that valiant experience and returned home with shrapnel in his body and a Purple Heart.
Lyle Leach ’48, right, with his wife Alice
He entered Clark College and soon met, and then married, Alice Marie. Her first husband died fighting in Europe leaving her with two young daughters. She and Leach raised the children together. He studied agriculture, business and engineering at Clark while working at a small dairy and chicken farm. Later, a farm accident left him unable to do physical labor, so he applied for a position with commercial building company now called Kiewit. The job took he and Alice to project sites along the West Coast. After various promotions, they returned to Vancouver permanently where Leach became an executive with the company.
Lyle and Alice were staunch believers in a Clark College education. They established the Leach Engineering Scholarship Endowment to assist generations of students. Their belief in helping others, guided their 75-year life together.
FEBRUARY 2023
JANUARY 2023
2022
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Alice Leach ’48 and her husband Lyle ’48 at a Clark scholarship reception in 2016.
Alice Leach ’48 died recently at the age of 97. Strong believers in the power of higher education, Alice and her husband of 75 years, Lyle ’48, contributed to Clark College Foundation for more than a quarter of a century. Having donated more than 375 books to the Cannell Library over their lifetimes, the couple also established the Leach Engineering Scholarship, which provides tuition for deserving students each year. Alice was also a volunteer and served on Clark College Foundation’s Board of Directors from 1991 to 1999.
AUGUST 2022
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
MAY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
JANUARY 2022
2021
DECEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
William “Bill” Nikkila ’68
AUGUST 2021
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
Albert “Al” Bauer ’55
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
2020
DECEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
Bob “Bobby” Gladson ’56
JULY 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2020
Frances “Arlene” Hilbrands ’66
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
Dean Dossett ’66 who served as Camas’ mayor from 1992 to 2002, and as a councilman in the late ’80s, died at age 77. Dossett worked at the Camas paper mill for 38 years, but is largely remembered for presiding over the city’s economic diversification. He also founded the United Camas Association of Neighborhoods, a now-defunct organization that granted money to neighborhood associations.
2019
DECEMBER 2019
Richard “RC” Robertson ’52 – passed away on Dec 17, 2019.
Richard “RC” Robertson ’52 – passed away on Dec 17, 2019.
Robertson turned 90 this past October. Robertson played three sports at Clark – football, basketball and baseball and was even drafted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robertson’s wife, Moline, and he lived in Scottsdale, AZ where he started the first credit union in Arizona.
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Sue Cannard ’63
Lowell Hart ’49
Gerald Hard ’56
AUGUST 2019
Carl Akre ’66
Nancy Rader ’69
JULY 2019
Myron Hastings ’60
Elmer Kraft ’68
JUNE 2019
Gary Isaacson ’55 – Passed away in June 2017. He was a professional engineer with a degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University. Isaacson was employed by Boeing Aircraft for many years. Isaacson is survived by wife: Gail; children: Brian, Denny, and Suzanne, their spouses; and his six grandchildren. Isaacson was a loving and caring person and is greatly missed by his family.
Gordon Buslach ’53
MAY 2019
James George ’51
APRIL 2019
David Creagan ’51
MARCH 2019
Frances Marie Fischer-Munson ’46
David Skeans ’59
FEBRUARY 2019
Kenneth “Ken” Greenfield Sr. ’57
Duane Kennedy ’68
JANUARY 2019
2018
DECEMBER 2018
Norma Gosiak ’68
Lowell G. Madson ’57
Edward Tandberg ’65
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Diane Sampson ’54 – passed away following an operation performed in Olympia, WA. Sampson is survived by her husband, Marvin, daughters, Karen Talaski, Joyce Henry, Sally Huber, a son, Michael Hutchinson, four grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Sampson graduated from Vancouver High School before attending Clark College. Sampson met and married her first husband, David Hutchinson while attending college and later divorced. She was editor of the 1954 edition of the “Galopagon”.
Richard Hader ’63
Roy Hurford ’59
Patricia Maser ’64
Edward Rakoz ’59
Janice Schurman ’65
SEPTEMBER 2018
Joyce Brown ’57
Forrest Kelly ’53
James Lee ’65
Wilma Waddle ’64
Wayne Young ’66
AUGUST 2018
Beverly “Bev” Boydstun ’55 – She earned an associate degree at Clark College, was editor of the Galapagon yearbook, was selected as a May Queen, played field hockey, fenced and sang in the choir. While at Clark in 1954, she met her future husband, Ken Boydstun. Ken was a point guard on the men’s basketball team, which in the 1955, won a championship. He was also a baseball player. In 2018, Ken was inducted into Clark’s Athletics Hall of Fame class.
Larry ’57 and Judy ’56 Swatosh in 2015. Larry passed away August 28.
Larry Swatosh ’57 passed away on August 28. Larry was a 2008 Outstanding Alumni recipient. He served on several Clark College Foundation committees including the alumni board and the Weber Arboretum committee for more than 20 years. He and his wife Judy are long-time friends to Clark College who have supported scholarships and alumni activities. His creativity and kindness will be missed at Penguin Nation. A memorial will be held at Clark College. Details to come.
Carol J. Winters ’65
F. Jerome “Jerry” Studer ’63 – He was an auto mechanic who was recruited in September 1951 to be an instructor at Clark College where he then taught through June 1976 (25 years). Jerry took great pride in watching his students succeed in the auto-repair industry.
JULY 2018
Jerry Pierce ’56 began working as a carpenter in 1976 and later as the lead locksmith for the Vancouver School District. He remained with the district until his retirement in 2000. As a member of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society he often showcased his award-winning roses. Pierce was a community baseball coach for 20 years.
Roderick Groth ’52
Douglas Schaller ’64
Richard Urban ’64
JUNE 2018
Virginia “Lulu” Schonberger-Cusic ’62
Rudolph “Rudy” Luepke ’53 died on April 25, 2018. His father, Rudolph A. Luepke (1908-1969) was the mayor of Vancouver from 1962-1966 and the owner of Luepke Florist. The elder Luepke is the person for whom the Luepke Center is named after.
MAY 2018
Robert Atkins ’57
Dollie Beers ’37
Peggy Tully Bledsoe ’49
Joan Keene ’63
APRIL 2018
Laura Klein ’66 – Klein received her GED and associate degree at Clark before going on for advanced degrees. She spent her career in elementary education. She believed education to be a high priority for everyone.
Peggy Presler ’68
James Proctor ’52
John Ulrich ’59
MARCH 2018
Joseph Harrell ’50
Paul Herber ’59
Duane Liddle ’52
FEBRUARY 2018
Robert Boyle ’55
James Brownlee ’66
John Johnson ’49
Glen Johnston ’62
Eugene “Hap” Hapala ’51 – Clark College graduate, Hap played baseball for Clark as well as Battle Ground High School and Pacific Lutheran College. He was also a catcher during his stint in the U.S. Army and on a Legion Ball team. He was a dedicated coach and teacher who was honored as a Southwest Washington District Athletic Director of the Year and named to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
Wilton Koehler ’50
Muriel Ringel ’67
Gerald Wilson ’63
JANUARY 2018
Clifford Koppe ’63
Leighton Lewis ’58
Conard Maul ’49
John “Jack” Ryan ’58
2017
DECEMBER 2017
Curtis Hughey ’50
John Prager ’69
Annette Raetz ’48
Daryle Rustvold ’66
Dennis Voeller ’56
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
Lyle D. Leach ’48, 97, passed away in January 2023. Leach ’48 grew up in Vancouver, joined the U.S. Marines and served in combat during World War II in the Pacific. He was severely injured when a grenade landed in his foxhole. He was declared lost and left with the dead but was rescued by a fellow Marine who noticed Leach was breathing. Leach lost an eye because of that valiant experience and returned home with shrapnel in his body and a Purple Heart.
Lyle Leach ’48, right, with his wife Alice
He entered Clark College and soon met, and then married, Alice Marie. Her first husband died fighting in Europe leaving her with two young daughters. She and Leach raised the children together. He studied agriculture, business and engineering at Clark while working at a small dairy and chicken farm. Later, a farm accident left him unable to do physical labor, so he applied for a position with commercial building company now called Kiewit. The job took he and Alice to project sites along the West Coast. After various promotions, they returned to Vancouver permanently where Leach became an executive with the company.
Lyle and Alice were staunch believers in a Clark College education. They established the Leach Engineering Scholarship Endowment to assist generations of students. Their belief in helping others, guided their 75-year life together.
FEBRUARY 2023
JANUARY 2023
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Alice Leach ’48 and her husband Lyle ’48 at a Clark scholarship reception in 2016.
Alice Leach ’48 died recently at the age of 97. Strong believers in the power of higher education, Alice and her husband of 75 years, Lyle ’48, contributed to Clark College Foundation for more than a quarter of a century. Having donated more than 375 books to the Cannell Library over their lifetimes, the couple also established the Leach Engineering Scholarship, which provides tuition for deserving students each year. Alice was also a volunteer and served on Clark College Foundation’s Board of Directors from 1991 to 1999.
AUGUST 2022
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
MAY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
JANUARY 2022
DECEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
William “Bill” Nikkila ’68
AUGUST 2021
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
Albert “Al” Bauer ’55
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
DECEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
Bob “Bobby” Gladson ’56
JULY 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2020
Frances “Arlene” Hilbrands ’66
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
Dean Dossett ’66 who served as Camas’ mayor from 1992 to 2002, and as a councilman in the late ’80s, died at age 77. Dossett worked at the Camas paper mill for 38 years, but is largely remembered for presiding over the city’s economic diversification. He also founded the United Camas Association of Neighborhoods, a now-defunct organization that granted money to neighborhood associations.
DECEMBER 2019
Richard “RC” Robertson ’52 – passed away on Dec 17, 2019.
Richard “RC” Robertson ’52 – passed away on Dec 17, 2019.
Robertson turned 90 this past October. Robertson played three sports at Clark – football, basketball and baseball and was even drafted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robertson’s wife, Moline, and he lived in Scottsdale, AZ where he started the first credit union in Arizona.
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Sue Cannard ’63
Lowell Hart ’49
Gerald Hard ’56
AUGUST 2019
Carl Akre ’66
Nancy Rader ’69
JULY 2019
Myron Hastings ’60
Elmer Kraft ’68
JUNE 2019
Gary Isaacson ’55 – Passed away in June 2017. He was a professional engineer with a degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University. Isaacson was employed by Boeing Aircraft for many years. Isaacson is survived by wife: Gail; children: Brian, Denny, and Suzanne, their spouses; and his six grandchildren. Isaacson was a loving and caring person and is greatly missed by his family.
Gordon Buslach ’53
MAY 2019
James George ’51
APRIL 2019
David Creagan ’51
MARCH 2019
Frances Marie Fischer-Munson ’46
David Skeans ’59
FEBRUARY 2019
Kenneth “Ken” Greenfield Sr. ’57
Duane Kennedy ’68
JANUARY 2019
DECEMBER 2018
Norma Gosiak ’68
Lowell G. Madson ’57
Edward Tandberg ’65
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Diane Sampson ’54 – passed away following an operation performed in Olympia, WA. Sampson is survived by her husband, Marvin, daughters, Karen Talaski, Joyce Henry, Sally Huber, a son, Michael Hutchinson, four grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Sampson graduated from Vancouver High School before attending Clark College. Sampson met and married her first husband, David Hutchinson while attending college and later divorced. She was editor of the 1954 edition of the “Galopagon”.
Richard Hader ’63
Roy Hurford ’59
Patricia Maser ’64
Edward Rakoz ’59
Janice Schurman ’65
SEPTEMBER 2018
Joyce Brown ’57
Forrest Kelly ’53
James Lee ’65
Wilma Waddle ’64
Wayne Young ’66
AUGUST 2018
Beverly “Bev” Boydstun ’55 – She earned an associate degree at Clark College, was editor of the Galapagon yearbook, was selected as a May Queen, played field hockey, fenced and sang in the choir. While at Clark in 1954, she met her future husband, Ken Boydstun. Ken was a point guard on the men’s basketball team, which in the 1955, won a championship. He was also a baseball player. In 2018, Ken was inducted into Clark’s Athletics Hall of Fame class.
Larry ’57 and Judy ’56 Swatosh in 2015. Larry passed away August 28.
Larry Swatosh ’57 passed away on August 28. Larry was a 2008 Outstanding Alumni recipient. He served on several Clark College Foundation committees including the alumni board and the Weber Arboretum committee for more than 20 years. He and his wife Judy are long-time friends to Clark College who have supported scholarships and alumni activities. His creativity and kindness will be missed at Penguin Nation. A memorial will be held at Clark College. Details to come.
Carol J. Winters ’65
F. Jerome “Jerry” Studer ’63 – He was an auto mechanic who was recruited in September 1951 to be an instructor at Clark College where he then taught through June 1976 (25 years). Jerry took great pride in watching his students succeed in the auto-repair industry.
JULY 2018
Jerry Pierce ’56 began working as a carpenter in 1976 and later as the lead locksmith for the Vancouver School District. He remained with the district until his retirement in 2000. As a member of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society he often showcased his award-winning roses. Pierce was a community baseball coach for 20 years.
Roderick Groth ’52
Douglas Schaller ’64
Richard Urban ’64
JUNE 2018
Virginia “Lulu” Schonberger-Cusic ’62
Rudolph “Rudy” Luepke ’53 died on April 25, 2018. His father, Rudolph A. Luepke (1908-1969) was the mayor of Vancouver from 1962-1966 and the owner of Luepke Florist. The elder Luepke is the person for whom the Luepke Center is named after.
MAY 2018
Robert Atkins ’57
Dollie Beers ’37
Peggy Tully Bledsoe ’49
Joan Keene ’63
APRIL 2018
Laura Klein ’66 – Klein received her GED and associate degree at Clark before going on for advanced degrees. She spent her career in elementary education. She believed education to be a high priority for everyone.
Peggy Presler ’68
James Proctor ’52
John Ulrich ’59
MARCH 2018
Joseph Harrell ’50
Paul Herber ’59
Duane Liddle ’52
FEBRUARY 2018
Robert Boyle ’55
James Brownlee ’66
John Johnson ’49
Glen Johnston ’62
Eugene “Hap” Hapala ’51 – Clark College graduate, Hap played baseball for Clark as well as Battle Ground High School and Pacific Lutheran College. He was also a catcher during his stint in the U.S. Army and on a Legion Ball team. He was a dedicated coach and teacher who was honored as a Southwest Washington District Athletic Director of the Year and named to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
Wilton Koehler ’50
Muriel Ringel ’67
Gerald Wilson ’63
JANUARY 2018
Clifford Koppe ’63
Leighton Lewis ’58
Conard Maul ’49
John “Jack” Ryan ’58
DECEMBER 2017
Curtis Hughey ’50
John Prager ’69
Annette Raetz ’48
Daryle Rustvold ’66
Dennis Voeller ’56
1970-79: In Memoriam
2023
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
JANUARY 2023
2022
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Joyce Baker ’73
The Baker family raised strong women who weren’t held back by sexist notions of women’s work. Joyce Baker ’73 went to work for James River Corp and was assigned to work on the company’s new paper machine. She enrolled at Clark to study machining and when a machine shop job at the paper mill opened up, she applied for it. She was the first and only woman to work in that department at the time. It wasn’t easy but she earned the respect of her coworkers. “She always had great courage,” said her sister, Kathy Knutson. Baker passed away in 1992 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Knutson recently reached out to Clark College Foundation with additional information about her two sisters.
AUGUST 2022
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
MAY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
JANUARY 2022
2021
DECEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
AUGUST 2021
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
2020
DECEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
>>Marc is a 2020 Hall of Fame recipient. Watch his video.
2019
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Leslie Hallstorm ’70
John Zavodsky ’71
Keith Bailey ’72
William Clark ’74
Catharine Byrd ’75
Clarence Eugene Zitterkopf ’74
Patrick Murphy ’76
Roxanne Lloyd ’75
AUGUST 2019
Jean Cooper ’73
Robert Mulcrone ’73
JULY 2019
Ada Collier ’75
Marilyn Horrocks ’71
Duane Koski ’73
JUNE 2019
David Ash ’71
Joan Cooley ’75
Diane Phillips ’72
MAY 2019
Loren Haun ’75
Patricia Hines ’78
Lynn Jensen ’76
Diana Mulligan ’74
Joann Sarkinen ’72
Bruce Witt ’72
Donna Wolther ’75
APRIL 2019
Albert Hensley ’73
Milo Kays ’73
Richard McKee ’74
MARCH 2019
Lois Jean Dailey ’75
Lola M. Falls ’71
Wayne Griffith ’71
Peter Lindgren ’71
Janice Meyer ’76
Robert Rich ’73
Neil Martin Rose ’71
John Rutherford ’76
Bruce Witt ’72
Lynese Wood ’75
FEBRUARY 2019
Donald Rex Lawry ’72
Eugene Knight ’75
JANUARY 2019
Sadie Bochart ’75
Henry Harris ’72
Carletta Estella Scheiwiller ’76
William Starr ’71
2018
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Dave Christensen ’74
Clyde Barnes ’75
Peggy Thoeny ’74
Paul Trullinger ’70
Erma Winterroth ’72
SEPTEMBER 2018
Neil Brislawn ’75
Douglas Johnston ’78
Gary Nelson ’70
Kathleen “Kathy” Stone Moss ’76 A graduate of Clark College’s Dental Hygiene program, she was well known within the dental community as an exceptional clinician performing many duties including composite cosmetic dentistry. She worked 33 years for Dr. Dave Swan in Vancouver, Wash. She taught and consulted at Clark and Mt. Hood Community College Dental Hygiene schools. In addition to her degree from Clark, Moss was also a graduate of Washington State University.
AUGUST 2018
Rose Chambers ’74
Esther Linson ’76
Randall Matthews ’70
JULY 2018
Scott Attebery ’73
Chester Pulver ’75
Mark Rogen ’73
JUNE 2018
Mary Ann Stecher ’70
MAY 2018
Felix Bessler ’70
Raymond Haagen ’74
APRIL 2018
Olive Brosius ’71
Linda Hervi ’76
MARCH 2018
Miriam Broderson ’74
Mark Firestone ’71 in 2012 at his farm in Dayton, Ore.
Mark Firestone ’71 – After attending Clark College in 1971, Firestone transferred to Washington State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture in 1974. He started working on his Uncle Phil Hawman’s farm and learned the chicken business from his father-in-law, Bob Coburn. His agricultural expertise included chickens, cattle, strawberries, green beans, wheat, rye, grass seed and corn
Mark Sinclair ’75
Larry Ward ’70
Michael Wilson ’74
FEBRUARY 2018
Wilma Haynes ’71
Eleanor McCallum ’75
Milton Stokke ’74
JANUARY 2018
Albert Benge ’74
Ardis Bradstreet ’75
Donald Cardon ’73
Dean Yankee ’761
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
JANUARY 2023
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Joyce Baker ’73
The Baker family raised strong women who weren’t held back by sexist notions of women’s work. Joyce Baker ’73 went to work for James River Corp and was assigned to work on the company’s new paper machine. She enrolled at Clark to study machining and when a machine shop job at the paper mill opened up, she applied for it. She was the first and only woman to work in that department at the time. It wasn’t easy but she earned the respect of her coworkers. “She always had great courage,” said her sister, Kathy Knutson. Baker passed away in 1992 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Knutson recently reached out to Clark College Foundation with additional information about her two sisters.
AUGUST 2022
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
MAY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
JANUARY 2022
Rejeanne “Reggie” Mitchell ’74
DECEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
AUGUST 2021
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
DECEMBER 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
>>Marc is a 2020 Hall of Fame recipient. Watch his video.
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Leslie Hallstorm ’70
John Zavodsky ’71
Keith Bailey ’72
William Clark ’74
Catharine Byrd ’75
Clarence Eugene Zitterkopf ’74
Patrick Murphy ’76
Roxanne Lloyd ’75
AUGUST 2019
Jean Cooper ’73
Robert Mulcrone ’73
JULY 2019
Ada Collier ’75
Marilyn Horrocks ’71
Duane Koski ’73
JUNE 2019
David Ash ’71
Joan Cooley ’75
Diane Phillips ’72
MAY 2019
Loren Haun ’75
Patricia Hines ’78
Lynn Jensen ’76
Diana Mulligan ’74
Joann Sarkinen ’72
Bruce Witt ’72
Donna Wolther ’75
APRIL 2019
Albert Hensley ’73
Milo Kays ’73
Richard McKee ’74
MARCH 2019
Lois Jean Dailey ’75
Lola M. Falls ’71
Wayne Griffith ’71
Peter Lindgren ’71
Janice Meyer ’76
Robert Rich ’73
Neil Martin Rose ’71
John Rutherford ’76
Bruce Witt ’72
Lynese Wood ’75
FEBRUARY 2019
Donald Rex Lawry ’72
Eugene Knight ’75
JANUARY 2019
Sadie Bochart ’75
Henry Harris ’72
Carletta Estella Scheiwiller ’76
William Starr ’71
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Dave Christensen ’74
Clyde Barnes ’75
Peggy Thoeny ’74
Paul Trullinger ’70
Erma Winterroth ’72
SEPTEMBER 2018
Neil Brislawn ’75
Douglas Johnston ’78
Gary Nelson ’70
Kathleen “Kathy” Stone Moss ’76 A graduate of Clark College’s Dental Hygiene program, she was well known within the dental community as an exceptional clinician performing many duties including composite cosmetic dentistry. She worked 33 years for Dr. Dave Swan in Vancouver, Wash. She taught and consulted at Clark and Mt. Hood Community College Dental Hygiene schools. In addition to her degree from Clark, Moss was also a graduate of Washington State University.
AUGUST 2018
Rose Chambers ’74
Esther Linson ’76
Randall Matthews ’70
JULY 2018
Scott Attebery ’73
Chester Pulver ’75
Mark Rogen ’73
JUNE 2018
Mary Ann Stecher ’70
MAY 2018
Felix Bessler ’70
Raymond Haagen ’74
APRIL 2018
Olive Brosius ’71
Linda Hervi ’76
MARCH 2018
Miriam Broderson ’74
Mark Firestone ’71 in 2012 at his farm in Dayton, Ore.
Mark Firestone ’71 – After attending Clark College in 1971, Firestone transferred to Washington State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture in 1974. He started working on his Uncle Phil Hawman’s farm and learned the chicken business from his father-in-law, Bob Coburn. His agricultural expertise included chickens, cattle, strawberries, green beans, wheat, rye, grass seed and corn
Mark Sinclair ’75
Larry Ward ’70
Michael Wilson ’74
FEBRUARY 2018
Wilma Haynes ’71
Eleanor McCallum ’75
Milton Stokke ’74
JANUARY 2018
Albert Benge ’74
Ardis Bradstreet ’75
Donald Cardon ’73
Dean Yankee ’761
DECEMBER 2017
Jean Behrends ’73
Marie Morasch ’74
JULY 2014
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
JANUARY 2023
1980-89: In Memoriam
2023
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
2022
OCTOBER 2022
AUGUST 2022
Monte Kuntz ’89
Steven “Steve” Swarat ’89
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Georgina “Georgie” Donahue-Bernard ’89
JANUARY 2022
2021
DECEMBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
JULY 2021
MARCH 2021
2020
OCTOBER 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
Daniel Gregory Scott ’81 – worked in Clark’s bookstore when he was a student and continued to work there even after transferring to Portland State University. He enjoyed being a part of Clark’s community and spending time with his many friends. Scott died in 1993. His family informed Clark College Foundation about his passing in spring 2020.
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020
JANUARY 2020
2018
DECEMBER 2018
Dan Bonker ’84
AUGUST 2018
Allan Hoppel ’82
JULY 2018
Shirley Edwards ’84
Mary Woodford ’86
MARCH 2018
David Manning ’83
JANUARY 2018
Donna Bequette ’80
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
OCTOBER 2022
AUGUST 2022
Monte Kuntz ’89
Steven “Steve” Swarat ’89
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Georgina “Georgie” Donahue-Bernard ’89
JANUARY 2022
DECEMBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
JULY 2021
MARCH 2021
OCTOBER 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
Daniel Gregory Scott ’81 – worked in Clark’s bookstore when he was a student and continued to work there even after transferring to Portland State University. He enjoyed being a part of Clark’s community and spending time with his many friends. Scott died in 1993. His family informed Clark College Foundation about his passing in spring 2020.
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020
JANUARY 2020
DECEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
JUNE 2019
MAY 2019
Elizabeth “Betty Ann” Fike ’88
FEBRUARY 2019
Shirley Ann Schultz-Campbell ’88
DECEMBER 2018
Dan Bonker ’84
AUGUST 2018
Allan Hoppel ’82
JULY 2018
Shirley Edwards ’84
Mary Woodford ’86
MARCH 2018
David Manning ’83
JANUARY 2018
Donna Bequette ’80
1990-99: In Memoriam
2022
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 2022
JULY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020
APRIL 2020
Polinder attended Clark’s nursing program to become a hospice nurse after her husband passed away because she was so impressed with the nurses who helped her late husband. She graduated in 1991 with highest honors and became a hospice nurse, ultimately concluding her career with Kaiser’s hospice program.
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
2019
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
MASAYOSHI “MACO” MATSUMOTO ’92
Masayoshi “Maco” Matsumoto, 49, of New Haven, Conn., passed away unexpectedly on August 16, 2019, at home. He was born on January 4, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan, and was the son of the late Hiroaki and Yukiko (Endo) Matsumoto. Matsumoto ’92 was loved by many including his brother Yoshiaki Matsumoto of Japan; his partner of nearly 10 years Frank Stellabotte; and his canine companions Pico, Lula, and especially the late Louise Piccolina. Matsumoto graduated from Clark College and studied harpsichord and piano at the Conservatory of Grand Avignon.
He began his career at the Virgin Megastores of Tokyo prior to moving to his second home, Los Angeles, where he was employed by JTB International for over 15 years. Most recently, he worked for the Kitano Hotel and Rakuten of New York City. Matsumoto enjoyed learning new languages and traveling throughout the globe where he made lifelong friends wherever he went. He was also passionate about Ho’oponopono, the Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness.
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Kay Schlemmer ’90
Scott Moore ’90
Nancy Baker ’90
AUGUST 2019
Nancy Baker ’90
Brian Goldsmith ’93
JULY 2019
Gregory Lathrop ’99
JUNE 2019
Pamela S. Yepiz ’96
MAY 2019
Thomas Kromminga ’99
MARCH 2019
Bruce R. Carlson ’93
JANUARY 2019
2018
DECEMBER 2018
Larry Winters ’95
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Eric Garren ’97
LaVerne Stein ’93
AUGUST 2018
MARCH 2018
Betty Richardson ’98
FEBRUARY 2023
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 2022
JULY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
SEPTEMBER 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
JANUARY 2021
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020
APRIL 2020
Polinder attended Clark’s nursing program to become a hospice nurse after her husband passed away because she was so impressed with the nurses who helped her late husband. She graduated in 1991 with highest honors and became a hospice nurse, ultimately concluding her career with Kaiser’s hospice program.
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
MASAYOSHI “MACO” MATSUMOTO ’92
Masayoshi “Maco” Matsumoto, 49, of New Haven, Conn., passed away unexpectedly on August 16, 2019, at home. He was born on January 4, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan, and was the son of the late Hiroaki and Yukiko (Endo) Matsumoto. Matsumoto ’92 was loved by many including his brother Yoshiaki Matsumoto of Japan; his partner of nearly 10 years Frank Stellabotte; and his canine companions Pico, Lula, and especially the late Louise Piccolina. Matsumoto graduated from Clark College and studied harpsichord and piano at the Conservatory of Grand Avignon.
He began his career at the Virgin Megastores of Tokyo prior to moving to his second home, Los Angeles, where he was employed by JTB International for over 15 years. Most recently, he worked for the Kitano Hotel and Rakuten of New York City. Matsumoto enjoyed learning new languages and traveling throughout the globe where he made lifelong friends wherever he went. He was also passionate about Ho’oponopono, the Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness.
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Kay Schlemmer ’90
Scott Moore ’90
Nancy Baker ’90
AUGUST 2019
Nancy Baker ’90
Brian Goldsmith ’93
JULY 2019
Gregory Lathrop ’99
JUNE 2019
Pamela S. Yepiz ’96
MAY 2019
Thomas Kromminga ’99
MARCH 2019
Bruce R. Carlson ’93
JANUARY 2019
DECEMBER 2018
Larry Winters ’95
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Eric Garren ’97
LaVerne Stein ’93
AUGUST 2018
MARCH 2018
Betty Richardson ’98
2000-09: In Memoriam
2020
NOVEMBER 2020
Vicki Collins ’02
APRIL 2020
2019
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Gerald Martin ’00
AUGUST 2019
Arlene Joe ’00
JULY 2019
Lora Whitfield ’02
JUNE 2019
Carol Bardot ’06
APRIL 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
Joanne E. Thomas ’00
JANUARY 2019
April D. Merfeld ’02
Mary Strobel ’06
NOVEMBER 2022
AUGUST 2021
Patricia “Pat” McDonnaughey ’05
JUNE 2021
APRIL 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
Vicki Collins ’02
APRIL 2020
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
Gerald Martin ’00
AUGUST 2019
Arlene Joe ’00
JULY 2019
Lora Whitfield ’02
JUNE 2019
Carol Bardot ’06
APRIL 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
Joanne E. Thomas ’00
JANUARY 2019
April D. Merfeld ’02
Mary Strobel ’06
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2018
Donald Parker ’08
2010-2020: In Memoriam
2020
DECEMBER 2020
Clark alumna Liliya “Lily” Zagariya
Clark alumna Liliya “Lily” Zagariya, 20, died December 22, 2020. Zagariya was a volunteer emergency medical technician at Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue who had aspirations of becoming a paramedic. She was a Clark College Running Start student during 2017-2019, taking college courses while she was in high school.
JULY 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2023
APRIL 2022
DECEMBER 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
DECEMBER 2020
Clark alumna Liliya “Lily” Zagariya
Clark alumna Liliya “Lily” Zagariya, 20, died December 22, 2020. Zagariya was a volunteer emergency medical technician at Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue who had aspirations of becoming a paramedic. She was a Clark College Running Start student during 2017-2019, taking college courses while she was in high school.
JULY 2020
MAY 2020
AUGUST 2019
JANUARY 2019
Megan Stucky ’10
SEPTEMBER 2018
JULY 2018
MARCH 2018
Davis Escola ’12
Class Dates Unknown
2023
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
JANUARY 2023
Janet Ritter
2022
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Patricia Baker
Patricia Baker was bold like her sister, Joyce. After graduating from Clark College, she went to Arizona State University, where she earned a bachelor’s and master’s in electrical engineering. She passed away in 1993, six months after her sister, Joyce. Though Joyce and Patricia Baker died long ago, Knutson recently contacted Clark College Foundation and asked that her sisters be recognized.
AUGUST 2022
Jack Alvis
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
Clyde Warner
MAY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Tito Zelaya
JANUARY 2022
2021
DECEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
Charles “Chuck” Wezenski
AUGUST 2021
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
2020
NOVEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
2019
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
Duane Milton Koski, 78, a long-time resident of Clark County, WA, passed away July 28, 2019.
JUNE 2019
MAY 2019
Charles ‘Chuck’ Rupel
APRIL 2019
MARCH 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
JANUARY 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
JUNE 2019
MAY 2019
Charles ‘Chuck’ Rupel
APRIL 2019
MARCH 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
JANUARY 2019
2018
DECEMBER 2018
October-November 2018
Coach George Fullerton passed away at age 89, on October 6, 2018.
George Fullerton served the campus for 30 years as a track and wrestling coach and instructor. He was also a major donor to Clark. The Fullerton Athletic Scholarship Team (FAST) is an endowment in which 20 athletic scholarships are distributed annually in perpetuity through Clark College Foundation.
January – September 2018
Joseph Bitz
Daniel Cheatham
Daniel DeBoever
Susan Skinner
2017
Carl Carrico
Gregory Cobb
Richard Stanley
Ola “Connie” Heller
Erica (Branum) Parks
Robert “Bob” Winsor
Wilma Dawson
Samuel Grooms
James “Jim” Martin
Alexander “Alex” Stone
James Black
Cheryl Mixer
Verdine “Vic” Vossler
John Mike Edwards
Alvin “Gene” Errend
James Gross
Roger Hayes
James Newfield
David Ricketson
Linda Seydlitz
Cole Burbank
Michael Burton
Fred McCormick
Linda Minnick
Ronald Miyabara
Carol Newgard
Raymond Rehfeldt
Keith Thorson
Gerald Westrand
Haas, Debra
Ed Murray
Gordy Peters
Betty Dial – Dial was the managing editor of Clark’s student newspaper the “Penguin’s Progress” in the 1950s. She receive a certificate in journalism while at Clark.
Walter Wheaton
Georgia Bollman
Doris “Dory” Brooking
Gary Lehner
Donald Smith
James Black
Samuel Grooms
William Imdieke
Mara McFadden
Donald Smith
Donald Sproul
Robert Ringquist
James Black
Cheryl Mixer
Lyman Momeny
Timothy Zahler
Eugene Beard
James Carpenito
Jeff Clark
Larry Costello
Paula Gardner
Ellen Gould
Myrna Hauzenberger
Dorothy Hopkins
Marian Jacobson
James Kalz
Gene Loomas
Dorothy Boyea
Larry Daniel
Esther Friberg
Bonnie Gilbert
Mary Hiatt
Marc Jones
Don Lillard
Michael Locke
Mike Lorentz
Christopher Mettler
Vivian Hungate
Bill Miller III
Grace Roesler – During WWII, she worked at Kaiser Shipyards as a welder. Later, Roesler earned her associate degree from Clark when she was 50 years old and got a job as a caseworker for Washington State Department of Social Services.
Ruth Beatty – A career as a nurse followed her graduation from Clark College. Beatty worked for Kaiser Permanente and remained there for the 32 years. Nursing wasn’t a job, it was her calling. (The Columbian)
Marjorie Ellertson – The love of her life was Ken Ellertson whom she married in 2003 at the ripe young age of 79. The family remarked on many occasions the reason for both Ken’s (90) and Marjorie’s (93) long lifespan was due to their remarkable happiness together.
Donna Mae Wineberg Jensen – The Clark College alumna operated Portland Meadows Race Track and Golf Course where she played a key part in the horse racing industry. Jensen was a supporter of Oregon 4-H, The Salvation Army, Camp Fire, Girl Scouts and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Jack Shaffer – He studied photography at Clark College and went on to serve in the United States Navy during WW II while stationed in the Hawaiian islands. After the war, Shaffer worked in construction, primarily as a home builder and contractor. He had a passion for building early American style furniture, crafting hundreds of wood carvings and practiced his artistic skills making beautiful wooden birds, doll houses and other pieces of art. (The Columbian)
Nancy Abel – a supervisor in the production printing department, worked at Clark College for 30 years. She believed in providing outstanding customer service and was well-known in the Clark community for exceeding customers’ expectations.
2016
Fred Olsen – Fred loved the outdoors and in particular, backpacking trips. He hiked Goat Rocks, North Cascades, The Ptarmigan Traverse, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens among others. Fred was an avid runner, rarely missing his three-day a week regime. He also ran The Portland Marathon, Cascade Run Off, Columbia River Run, Hood to Coast relay race, Harvest Day Milk Run and was a member of the Clark County Track Club.
Robert Back
Elaine Chenette
Robert Hafner
Bob Lindauer
Vivian Scott – The centenarian from Camas, died December 9, 2016
Annabelle “Ann” Alexander
Kit Cargile
Elonne Deckert
Barry Farrell
Virginia Darst
Joe DeBoever
Bettie Henifin
Juanita Larimer
Arthur Lemon
Genevieve Lobey
Bob Mercer
Violet Ohman
Larry Oster
George “Pat” Parker
Raymond Stevens
Reva Zoda
Lori Below
Harry Carlisle
Daniel Cluzel
Donald Dickensheet
Jeanine Gillas
Helen Grams
Virginia Gray
Barbara “Marilyn” Hannah
Penny Holdal
Velma Gunn
Robert Theisen – Theisen, 39, studied drug and alcohol counseling at Clark. He helped others as a counselor of young, troubled youth. Theisen also studied weather, a fascination that began very early in life. He was a member of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, a worldwide organization that tracks local precipitation conditions.
John Kinnunen
Ron McDonald
Gerald Mitcham
John Raynor
Mike Ryba
Frank “Bud” Shipman
Doris Stanley
Earl Brannan
Fred Cates
Cheri Phillips
Merlin Wright
Jerry Davis
Marsha Dixon
Gary Edmonds
Raymond Foulke
Helen Freeman
Bob Jagelski
Larry Kirkland
Steven Hudson
Bruce Jones
Bradley Kielman
Jason Kravitz
William Langford
John Lowery
Harry “Gene” Mason
Guinivere Merritt
Sabrina Mueller
Jeff Myers – He earned certifications in the auto painting and worked at several auto body shops in the Vancouver area, including many years at Todd’s Auto Body. In 2014, Myers moved back to Idaho and started his own auto body and paint shop, called Diamond Collison, where he worked until his untimely death.
Clyde Craig
Daniel Rick
Dorothy Rivoli
Janice Sievers
Charlotte Warren
Stephen Witham
Dan Adams
Shirley Beach
Bob Jagelski
Spencer Johnston
Randy Porter
Dan Gustafason
Ronald Harter
Norman Heroux
John Hershinger
Henry Kalmbach
Rose Lambrecht
Margaret Maynard
Lois Papenfuse
Eleanor Pearson
Donald Murdock
Karen Bellingar
Harold Boesch
Yvonne Broders
Barbara Engelking-Shephard
Ken Storey
Emory Strong
Louise Van Brocklin
Chuck Albert
Sue Armstrong
Edward “Ed” Ross Geiger – A dear friend and devoted Clark College Foundation board member passed away on June 22, 2016. Ed first joined the board in July 1987, served as board chair in 1995 and on several committees, most notably the investment committee. He was, and his wife Edri continues to be, an avid supporter of education.
2015
Jean Adair
Jack Burns
Mike Conway
Virginia Cox
Rosalie Czech
Daniel Dugan
Kathleen Graham
Harold Hooper
Janice Kleven
Michael Matthews
Silvija Milnor
Noel Montgomery
Patrick Moore
Annie Angel
Wallace Davis
Lloyd Hagnas
Burton Kittleson
Cal LaLonde
Peggy Martin
R. Zane Miller
Suzanna Roberts
Wayne Wysaske
Kerri Drake
Robert Fettig
Jack Gilberg
Ruby Talton
Karin Slack
Vernon Smith
Richard Tuholsky
Stephen Rilea
Lucile Russell
Myrna Weaving
Arthur Wright
Shelby Caudle
David Hayes
Bill Jollie
Lowell Mills
Ruth Norene
Dick Carroll
2014
Ronald Bishop – A chief deputy with 29 years of service with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office. Bishop received his administration of justice degree at Clark and then joined the Multnomah force. He was an excellent chef and had a penchant for history.
Allan Thompson
Chuck Bergstrom
Fred Church
Helen Connors
Lawrence Day
Roy Goodenough
Clyde Herndon
Colin Huff
Gloria (Babe) Jacobsen
Bill Jewell
Chuck Lock
Estie Luehrs
Larry Miller
Thomas Nolan
Verna Rocha
Joe Sontgerath
Donald Stephens
Chris Swindell
Hazel Taylor
Leo Winters
Sandy Mead
Leonard Millard
Ron Rasmussen
Ernie Rice
Skipper Shipp
Leslie Strobel
Joseph Amoruso
Charles Bergstrom
Robert Burby
Donna Carlson
Bill Coldwell
Jerry Gaines
Don Gaunce
Esther Luehrs
Ione Lunde
James Owens
Ronald Rodgers
Leslie Strobel
Donald Sundvick
Irja Swanson
Nancy Calvert
Maurice Han
Teresa Carter
Keith Casteel
Donald Clough
James Duty
Joseph Dyer
Maurice Hansen
Guy Martin
Gloria Monroe
Thomas Orthmeyer
Mary Unternahrer
Byron Brong
Laurence Clark
Wanda Cook
Ronald Fakler
Hal Firestone
Ada Harrington
Arthur Higgins
Robert Holbrook
Connie Hostetler
Margaret Kretschmar
Paul Clare – Former brewmaster, founder of three Vancouver outdoor groups, life-long learner in gardening and other subjects, co-founder of Recovery North West alcohol and drug treatment and long-time volunteer.
Morley Crofts
Fran Crosby
Gene Davis
Rose Lambrecht
Jake Otten
Jean Paeth
Buddy Royle
Robert Sauve
Ronald Stevens
Darroll Andrew
Debra Baker
Richard Cleaver
Richard Dunn
Ronald Galbreath
Robert Block
Geraldine Dukeshire
Roberta “Bobbie” Hendrickson
Albert “Corky” Mancuso
Kathleen Minks
Fred Olson
Marjory Osborn-Vincent
Robert Scott
Kathy Speakman
Alice Hardiman
Marilyn McGilchrist
Gene Davis
William Fleet
Anne Kamp
Zola Melton
John Noble
Fordena “Dena” Weber
Howard Poyner
Lorrie Singleton
Lynn Abrahamson
Martha Mikesell
William Oliverio
Ronald Reed
Joel Selfridge
Ruben Melo
LaVelle Nelson
Terry Nelson
Walter Rova
Gale Shirts
Patrick Shular
Craig Stewart
Kathy Stewart-Lovelady
Steven Tamlyn
Janet Thompson
Dorothy Bauder
Rodne Boylan
Carl Brooks
Dale Buck
Beth Burns
Jeffrey Conrad
Patricia Fencl
Harry Friberg
James Grimard
Tyrus Hebert
Arthur Higgins
Edward Koester
Ethel Mickey
Florence Moore
Verna Myers
Lavelle Nelson
Gary Olson
Annabel Parker
Donna Rader
Thelma Wilson
Wayne Evalt
Kelly Fitzgibbon
Shirley Keltner
Barbara Kernagis
Leland Larsen
Stephen Newton
Ruby Snoey
Max Staggenborg
Michael Burke
Dianne Canoose
Arnold Faley
Clarice Fossen
Steve Fuller
Donna Heimbuch
LeRoy Lund
Hugh Potter
Maxine Reinertson
Sally Jewett
Gloria Joy
James Kern
Howard Loron
Joan Noel
Richard Stolz
Robert Axlund
Jack Rhodes
Jeffrey Richards
James Cowdrey
Dianne Frichtl
Kathleen Gordon
Lewis Haldeman
David Hampel
Dennis Nugent
Clarence Olson
Michael Pye
Ramona Russum
Linda Troxel
Cloe Volgamore
Carmen Davidson-Smith
Dolores Hamilton
Donald Mackie, former Clark adjunct faculty
Michael Nelsen
Michael Pye
Ida Skaar
Donald Adams
Joyce Hayes
George Kerle
James Marchel
Patrick McMahon
William Neder
Stephen Peru
“Gene” Rutcher Sedell
Gale Studer
Patti Wiesmann
Chris Worden
Robert Baldridge
Rick Bryant
Margaret Hepola
Nina Isaman
Joseph Kortman
Mark Landers
Kathleen Linde
Maxine Roberts
Stewart Willis
Ann Angel
Jesse Dean
Lowell Mills
Charles Cromwell
Robert Frazier
Brett Gibert
Gerald Gray
Terry Perman
Mary Schram
Randall Stuhr
Carl Wanless
Roger Wiger
Ronald Zollo
William Beazley
Joanne Beedle-Johnson
David Cawley
Michael Clark
Ramona Dahl
Richard Hoyt
John Hurt
Marvalou Linn
Millard Malkin
Benny Meyer
Doris Olson
Ardon Overby
Carl Shanks
Curtis Sutton
Peter Wilkie
Lucille Bachman
Julia Bottemiller
Betty Dollar
Ellen Durovchic
Walter Field
Robert Keith
Elizabeth Kessler
Virgil Manning
Larry Matheson
Shirley Meagher
William Mishler
Ila Mott-Dykes
Clara Paulsen
Terry Perman
Donald Renfro
Mary Schram
Gerald Shull
Florence St. Pierre
Alton Sunderlin
Arthur Feller
John Ghormley
Gary Karst
Anna Kastel
John Mellema
Danny Peoples
Wesley Stuart
Gary Turner
Rosemary Wendel
Penny Williams
Philip Bergerud
Ronald Cummings
Gladys Davies
William Gage
Ronald Jenner
James Landers
Robert Lyons
Duane McCune
Fred McGee
Shirley Meagher
Before 2014
Charles Scherer
Lucille Tamlyn
Josephine Thorson
Jeffry Whitehead
Gloria Wilson
Neil Bowman
Rosanna Brown
Harold Cobb
Betty Colwell
Robert Coy
Lynn Degerstedt
Ralph Grindland
Kathryn Hansen
Blythe Amondson
Helen Arnold
Russ Bogar
Susanna Davis
Robert Ferretti
Bill Freeman
Isle Hoffman
Delores Landis
Margaret Leiby
Steven Leister
Marjorie Lucke
Cynthia Malcom
Lester Miller
Robert Joner
Gary Koeneke
Mervyn Leathers
Betty Lubinski
Rodger Reutter
Janet Summers
Dolores Uhri
Danny Watts
Evelyn Wolfe
APRIL 2023
MARCH 2023
JANUARY 2023
Janet Ritter
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
Patricia Baker
Patricia Baker was bold like her sister, Joyce. After graduating from Clark College, she went to Arizona State University, where she earned a bachelor’s and master’s in electrical engineering. She passed away in 1993, six months after her sister, Joyce. Though Joyce and Patricia Baker died long ago, Knutson recently contacted Clark College Foundation and asked that her sisters be recognized.
AUGUST 2022
Jack Alvis
JULY 2022
JUNE 2022
Clyde Warner
MAY 2022
APRIL 2022
MARCH 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Tito Zelaya
JANUARY 2022
DECEMBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
OCTOBER 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
Charles “Chuck” Wezenski
AUGUST 2021
JULY 2021
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020
JUNE 2020
MAY 2020
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020
FEBRUARY 2020
JANUARY 2020
DECEMBER 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
OCTOBER 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
Duane Milton Koski, 78, a long-time resident of Clark County, WA, passed away July 28, 2019.
JUNE 2019
MAY 2019
Charles ‘Chuck’ Rupel
APRIL 2019
MARCH 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
JANUARY 2019
SEPTEMBER 2019
AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
JUNE 2019
MAY 2019
Charles ‘Chuck’ Rupel
APRIL 2019
MARCH 2019
FEBRUARY 2019
JANUARY 2019
DECEMBER 2018
October-November 2018
Coach George Fullerton passed away at age 89, on October 6, 2018.
George Fullerton served the campus for 30 years as a track and wrestling coach and instructor. He was also a major donor to Clark. The Fullerton Athletic Scholarship Team (FAST) is an endowment in which 20 athletic scholarships are distributed annually in perpetuity through Clark College Foundation.
January – September 2018
Joseph Bitz
Daniel Cheatham
Daniel DeBoever
Susan Skinner
Justin Taylor
Guy “Mike” Close
Carol Waugh
Carl Carrico
Gregory Cobb
Richard Stanley
Ola “Connie” Heller
Erica (Branum) Parks
Robert “Bob” Winsor
Wilma Dawson
Samuel Grooms
James “Jim” Martin
Alexander “Alex” Stone
James Black
Cheryl Mixer
Verdine “Vic” Vossler
John Mike Edwards
Alvin “Gene” Errend
James Gross
Roger Hayes
James Newfield
David Ricketson
Linda Seydlitz
Cole Burbank
Michael Burton
Fred McCormick
Linda Minnick
Ronald Miyabara
Carol Newgard
Raymond Rehfeldt
Keith Thorson
Gerald Westrand
Haas, Debra
Ed Murray
Gordy Peters
Betty Dial – Dial was the managing editor of Clark’s student newspaper the “Penguin’s Progress” in the 1950s. She receive a certificate in journalism while at Clark.
Walter Wheaton
Georgia Bollman
Doris “Dory” Brooking
Gary Lehner
Donald Smith
James Black
Samuel Grooms
William Imdieke
Mara McFadden
Donald Smith
Donald Sproul
Robert Ringquist
James Black
Cheryl Mixer
Lyman Momeny
Timothy Zahler
Eugene Beard
James Carpenito
Jeff Clark
Larry Costello
Paula Gardner
Ellen Gould
Myrna Hauzenberger
Dorothy Hopkins
Marian Jacobson
James Kalz
Gene Loomas
Dorothy Boyea
Larry Daniel
Esther Friberg
Bonnie Gilbert
Mary Hiatt
Marc Jones
Don Lillard
Michael Locke
Mike Lorentz
Christopher Mettler
Vivian Hungate
Bill Miller III
Grace Roesler – During WWII, she worked at Kaiser Shipyards as a welder. Later, Roesler earned her associate degree from Clark when she was 50 years old and got a job as a caseworker for Washington State Department of Social Services.
Ruth Beatty – A career as a nurse followed her graduation from Clark College. Beatty worked for Kaiser Permanente and remained there for the 32 years. Nursing wasn’t a job, it was her calling. (The Columbian)
Marjorie Ellertson – The love of her life was Ken Ellertson whom she married in 2003 at the ripe young age of 79. The family remarked on many occasions the reason for both Ken’s (90) and Marjorie’s (93) long lifespan was due to their remarkable happiness together.
Donna Mae Wineberg Jensen – The Clark College alumna operated Portland Meadows Race Track and Golf Course where she played a key part in the horse racing industry. Jensen was a supporter of Oregon 4-H, The Salvation Army, Camp Fire, Girl Scouts and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Jack Shaffer – He studied photography at Clark College and went on to serve in the United States Navy during WW II while stationed in the Hawaiian islands. After the war, Shaffer worked in construction, primarily as a home builder and contractor. He had a passion for building early American style furniture, crafting hundreds of wood carvings and practiced his artistic skills making beautiful wooden birds, doll houses and other pieces of art. (The Columbian)
Nancy Abel – a supervisor in the production printing department, worked at Clark College for 30 years. She believed in providing outstanding customer service and was well-known in the Clark community for exceeding customers’ expectations.
Fred Olsen – Fred loved the outdoors and in particular, backpacking trips. He hiked Goat Rocks, North Cascades, The Ptarmigan Traverse, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens among others. Fred was an avid runner, rarely missing his three-day a week regime. He also ran The Portland Marathon, Cascade Run Off, Columbia River Run, Hood to Coast relay race, Harvest Day Milk Run and was a member of the Clark County Track Club.
Robert Back
Elaine Chenette
Robert Hafner
Bob Lindauer
Vivian Scott – The centenarian from Camas, died December 9, 2016
Annabelle “Ann” Alexander
Kit Cargile
Elonne Deckert
Barry Farrell
Virginia Darst
Joe DeBoever
Bettie Henifin
Juanita Larimer
Arthur Lemon
Genevieve Lobey
Bob Mercer
Violet Ohman
Larry Oster
George “Pat” Parker
Raymond Stevens
Reva Zoda
Lori Below
Harry Carlisle
Daniel Cluzel
Donald Dickensheet
Jeanine Gillas
Helen Grams
Virginia Gray
Barbara “Marilyn” Hannah
Penny Holdal
Velma Gunn
Robert Theisen – Theisen, 39, studied drug and alcohol counseling at Clark. He helped others as a counselor of young, troubled youth. Theisen also studied weather, a fascination that began very early in life. He was a member of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, a worldwide organization that tracks local precipitation conditions.
John Kinnunen
Ron McDonald
Gerald Mitcham
John Raynor
Mike Ryba
Frank “Bud” Shipman
Doris Stanley
Earl Brannan
Fred Cates
Cheri Phillips
Merlin Wright
Jerry Davis
Marsha Dixon
Gary Edmonds
Raymond Foulke
Helen Freeman
Bob Jagelski
Larry Kirkland
Steven Hudson
Bruce Jones
Bradley Kielman
Jason Kravitz
William Langford
John Lowery
Harry “Gene” Mason
Guinivere Merritt
Sabrina Mueller
Jeff Myers – He earned certifications in the auto painting and worked at several auto body shops in the Vancouver area, including many years at Todd’s Auto Body. In 2014, Myers moved back to Idaho and started his own auto body and paint shop, called Diamond Collison, where he worked until his untimely death.
Clyde Craig
Daniel Rick
Dorothy Rivoli
Janice Sievers
Charlotte Warren
Stephen Witham
Dan Adams
Shirley Beach
Bob Jagelski
Spencer Johnston
Randy Porter
Dan Gustafason
Ronald Harter
Norman Heroux
John Hershinger
Henry Kalmbach
Rose Lambrecht
Margaret Maynard
Lois Papenfuse
Eleanor Pearson
Donald Murdock
Karen Bellingar
Harold Boesch
Yvonne Broders
Barbara Engelking-Shephard
Ken Storey
Emory Strong
Louise Van Brocklin
Chuck Albert
Sue Armstrong
Edward “Ed” Ross Geiger – A dear friend and devoted Clark College Foundation board member passed away on June 22, 2016. Ed first joined the board in July 1987, served as board chair in 1995 and on several committees, most notably the investment committee. He was, and his wife Edri continues to be, an avid supporter of education.
Jean Adair
Jack Burns
Mike Conway
Virginia Cox
Rosalie Czech
Daniel Dugan
Kathleen Graham
Harold Hooper
Janice Kleven
Michael Matthews
Silvija Milnor
Noel Montgomery
Patrick Moore
Annie Angel
Wallace Davis
Lloyd Hagnas
Burton Kittleson
Cal LaLonde
Peggy Martin
R. Zane Miller
Suzanna Roberts
Wayne Wysaske
Kerri Drake
Robert Fettig
Jack Gilberg
Ruby Talton
Karin Slack
Vernon Smith
Richard Tuholsky
Stephen Rilea
Lucile Russell
Myrna Weaving
Arthur Wright
Shelby Caudle
David Hayes
Bill Jollie
Lowell Mills
Ruth Norene
Dick Carroll
Ronald Bishop – A chief deputy with 29 years of service with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s office. Bishop received his administration of justice degree at Clark and then joined the Multnomah force. He was an excellent chef and had a penchant for history.
Allan Thompson
Chuck Bergstrom
Fred Church
Helen Connors
Lawrence Day
Roy Goodenough
Clyde Herndon
Colin Huff
Gloria (Babe) Jacobsen
Bill Jewell
Chuck Lock
Estie Luehrs
Larry Miller
Thomas Nolan
Verna Rocha
Joe Sontgerath
Donald Stephens
Chris Swindell
Hazel Taylor
Leo Winters
Sandy Mead
Leonard Millard
Ron Rasmussen
Ernie Rice
Skipper Shipp
Leslie Strobel
Joseph Amoruso
Charles Bergstrom
Robert Burby
Donna Carlson
Bill Coldwell
Jerry Gaines
Don Gaunce
Esther Luehrs
Ione Lunde
James Owens
Ronald Rodgers
Leslie Strobel
Donald Sundvick
Irja Swanson
Nancy Calvert
Maurice Han
Teresa Carter
Keith Casteel
Donald Clough
James Duty
Joseph Dyer
Maurice Hansen
Guy Martin
Gloria Monroe
Thomas Orthmeyer
Mary Unternahrer
Byron Brong
Laurence Clark
Wanda Cook
Ronald Fakler
Hal Firestone
Ada Harrington
Arthur Higgins
Robert Holbrook
Connie Hostetler
Margaret Kretschmar
Paul Clare – Former brewmaster, founder of three Vancouver outdoor groups, life-long learner in gardening and other subjects, co-founder of Recovery North West alcohol and drug treatment and long-time volunteer.
Morley Crofts
Fran Crosby
Gene Davis
Rose Lambrecht
Jake Otten
Jean Paeth
Buddy Royle
Robert Sauve
Ronald Stevens
Darroll Andrew
Debra Baker
Richard Cleaver
Richard Dunn
Ronald Galbreath
Robert Block
Geraldine Dukeshire
Roberta “Bobbie” Hendrickson
Albert “Corky” Mancuso
Kathleen Minks
Fred Olson
Marjory Osborn-Vincent
Robert Scott
Kathy Speakman
Alice Hardiman
Marilyn McGilchrist
Gene Davis
William Fleet
Anne Kamp
Zola Melton
John Noble
Fordena “Dena” Weber
Howard Poyner
Lorrie Singleton
Lynn Abrahamson
Martha Mikesell
William Oliverio
Ronald Reed
Joel Selfridge
Ruben Melo
LaVelle Nelson
Terry Nelson
Walter Rova
Gale Shirts
Patrick Shular
Craig Stewart
Kathy Stewart-Lovelady
Steven Tamlyn
Janet Thompson
Dorothy Bauder
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Jeffrey Conrad
Patricia Fencl
Harry Friberg
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Arthur Higgins
Edward Koester
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Wayne Evalt
Kelly Fitzgibbon
Shirley Keltner
Barbara Kernagis
Leland Larsen
Stephen Newton
Ruby Snoey
Max Staggenborg
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Dianne Canoose
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Clarice Fossen
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Hugh Potter
Maxine Reinertson
Sally Jewett
Gloria Joy
James Kern
Howard Loron
Joan Noel
Richard Stolz
Robert Axlund
Jack Rhodes
Jeffrey Richards
James Cowdrey
Dianne Frichtl
Kathleen Gordon
Lewis Haldeman
David Hampel
Dennis Nugent
Clarence Olson
Michael Pye
Ramona Russum
Linda Troxel
Cloe Volgamore
Carmen Davidson-Smith
Dolores Hamilton
Donald Mackie, former Clark adjunct faculty
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Michael Pye
Ida Skaar
Donald Adams
Joyce Hayes
George Kerle
James Marchel
Patrick McMahon
William Neder
Stephen Peru
“Gene” Rutcher Sedell
Gale Studer
Patti Wiesmann
Chris Worden
Robert Baldridge
Rick Bryant
Margaret Hepola
Nina Isaman
Joseph Kortman
Mark Landers
Kathleen Linde
Maxine Roberts
Stewart Willis
Ann Angel
Jesse Dean
Lowell Mills
Charles Cromwell
Robert Frazier
Brett Gibert
Gerald Gray
Terry Perman
Mary Schram
Randall Stuhr
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Roger Wiger
Ronald Zollo
William Beazley
Joanne Beedle-Johnson
David Cawley
Michael Clark
Ramona Dahl
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Millard Malkin
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Curtis Sutton
Peter Wilkie
Lucille Bachman
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Ellen Durovchic
Walter Field
Robert Keith
Elizabeth Kessler
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Larry Matheson
Shirley Meagher
William Mishler
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Clara Paulsen
Terry Perman
Donald Renfro
Mary Schram
Gerald Shull
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Alton Sunderlin
Arthur Feller
John Ghormley
Gary Karst
Anna Kastel
John Mellema
Danny Peoples
Wesley Stuart
Gary Turner
Rosemary Wendel
Penny Williams
Philip Bergerud
Ronald Cummings
Gladys Davies
William Gage
Ronald Jenner
James Landers
Robert Lyons
Duane McCune
Fred McGee
Shirley Meagher
Charles Scherer
Lucille Tamlyn
Josephine Thorson
Jeffry Whitehead
Gloria Wilson
Neil Bowman
Rosanna Brown
Harold Cobb
Betty Colwell
Robert Coy
Lynn Degerstedt
Ralph Grindland
Kathryn Hansen
Blythe Amondson
Helen Arnold
Russ Bogar
Susanna Davis
Robert Ferretti
Bill Freeman
Isle Hoffman
Delores Landis
Margaret Leiby
Steven Leister
Marjorie Lucke
Cynthia Malcom
Lester Miller
Robert Joner
Gary Koeneke
Mervyn Leathers
Betty Lubinski
Rodger Reutter
Janet Summers
Dolores Uhri
Danny Watts
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Warren Dunn
Warren Dunn, a retired Clark professor and donor to the college, died March 17, 2022, at the age 80. Dunn grew up in Southern California. He held a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the California Institute of the Arts and a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Washington. During his 30-year career at Clark College, he developed programs and taught ceramics, cast metal sculpture, glassblowing, jewelry, stained glass, drawing, design, computer graphics and film studies in ceramics, cast metal sculpture and glassblowing. Upon retirement in 2003, he and his wife Marcia settled in Santa Fe, N.M., and finally back to Southern California.
Adjunct professor Russell Wallace Crooks III passed away in July 2022. Crooks began working at Clark in 2019 in the Transitional, English, Communication and Humanities department. Dr. Karin Edwards, president of Clark College, wrote an email about Crooks’s death, offering her condolences to the community. “Students have described him as an optimistic, creative and caring guide who always went the extra mile, gave great feedback, and provided whatever help the students needed to be successful. Faculty peers have described him as a colleague who clearly respects and values his students. They shared that he was calm, had a positive classroom presence, was organized, responsive to student needs, relaxed, attentive and focused on student learning.” A Clark student who took Crooks’s pre-college English class commented, “this was by far one of the best courses I have ever taken.” Crooks earned two English degrees, a master’s from Ohio University and a bachelor’s The Ohio State University.
Jane Jacobsen (left) and Edri Geiger, November 2, 2019.
Jane Jacobsen passed away May 22, 2021, in Vancouver, Wash. She was a generous donor to Clark College Foundation, giving for 30 years while also establishing a Clark College Board of Trustees Scholarship in 2017. At the time of her death she was a member of Clark College’s Board of Trustees, a post she had held since 2016.
Rita Carey
Dr. Rita Carey, a professor of English of 20 years at Clark College, passed away on October 1, 2021. Carey was an English professor and served as a literary adviser to The Phoenix, Clark’s student art and literary magazine. Before coming to Clark, Carey began her career in education at St. Mary’s Academy in Oregon, where she served as an English teacher, vice principal, and principal. She also taught and was vice principal of Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Wash. After retiring from Clark, Carey utilized her wealth of creativity in numerous writing projects, poetry, book reviews and short stories. She was also sought after as a highly knowledgeable educational consultant. She earned her doctorate in English from Florida State University.
Craig Milnor ’65
Craig Milnor ’69, an instructor of 29 years at Clark College, passed away August 16, 2020. Milnor taught many classes over his years including business administration, marketing, economics and personal finance until he retired in 1990. Before beginning his teaching career at Clark, Milnor enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1947 and served in the reserves. He was deployed to Korea and assigned to the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion where he attained the rank of sergeant.
Gaydena Thompson
Gaydena Thompson, Clark’s beloved former athletic director and faculty member, died on December 31, 2019 at the age of 84. Thompson’s career at Clark began in 1962, where she was a physical education instructor who taught swimming, fencing, dancing and fitness classes. In 1977, she made history when she was named athletic director at Clark College, the first female to take that post in Washington State’s community college system. She held the position until 1982, when she stepped into a department chair role so she could focus on teaching. In 1994, Gaydena received the Service Honor Award from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She was the first Northwest community college staff member to win it. Thompson was a 1995 Woman of Achievement Honoree, 2002 Northwest Athletic Conference Hall of Fame recipient, a recipient of Clark’s Exceptional Faculty Award in 1996-1997, and a 2012 Hall of Fame inductee. Thompson was a leader in promoting fitness for students and community members through her classes, college activities and public service. Clark’s fitness center carries her name in her honor.
David Abts was employed in facilities services at Clark College before passing away unexpectedly on August 29, 2019, at the age of 56. David was born in Portland, Ore, and was raised and educated in Vancouver, Wash. He is remembered by his wife of 25 years, Tina Landroche, a history instructor at Clark. Photo by Tina Landroche.
Vicki Collins ’02
Vicki Collins ’02, senior secretary at Clark, passed on October 23, 2020, at the age of 64. Collins came to Clark in March 2001 where she supported a variety of Career and Technical Education programs while working in the Workforce, Professional and Technical Education unit. Her passion for her work and commitment to the faculty, staff and students was steadfast.
Lora Whitfield ’02
Lora Whitfield ’02 was a tenured professor of Early Childhood Education and a passionate teacher. She passed away on July 9, 2019, at the age of 49. Whitfield earned an associate degree in Early Childhood Education at Clark, then went on to earn her master’s degree. She returned to Clark College to teach.
Priscila Martins-Read
Priscila Martins-Read, a 30-year beloved faculty member at Clark College, passed away March 10, 2020. Martins-Read worked primarily with refugees and exchange students as an English as a second language instructor. She was proud of her foreign-language students who went on to become published authors in English. In 2009, she was recognized for her excellence in teaching at Clark, the highest faculty honor.
MaryAnn Thimmes, a Clark alumna, taught nursing at Clark College from 1960 to 1993. She made many contributions to the nursing profession such as helping to establish the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, which provides free health care to Southwest Washington residents. She was active with the Washington State Nurses Association and Soroptimist International, a volunteer organization that improves the lives of women and girls. In 2015, Thimmes received Clark College’s Outstanding Alumni Award. In 1998, she was inducted into the Washington State Nurses Association Hall of Fame.
Shirley Ann Sackman worked at Clark for 26 years as an English faculty member. After retiring in 1992, she worked part-time through 2006. She was the first faculty member to receive the Presidential Coin from Clark President Robert Knight. She was well loved by her students and admired by colleagues. “She’s a one of a kind. She’s the most magnificent woman I’ve ever met,” said Joan Raney, who was Sackman’s student in 1973.
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Kurt Mezger, a Clark College partner for nearly 20 years, passed away May 25 at the age of 83. A native of Switzerland, Mezger enjoyed a culinary career that began as a 16-year-old apprentice in Bern and took him around the world until he settled in Oregon in 1964. Mezger owned and operated the Chalet Swiss restaurant in Welches, Ore., for 25 years. He was a passionate advocate for Clark College’s Culinary program and his philanthropic support is ensuring the program reaches its potential.
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