In Memoriam

1930s

E. Geraldine Fotheringham Peterson B.A. '38, December 1, 2006, age 90. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Peterson '39.

1940s

Daniel Henry Koch B.A. '41, February 1, 2007, age 87. He worked with Weyerhaeuser Timber Company for several years as a sales engineer in the applied physics department, and later served in six managerial positions there. He was regional director in Seattle and Tacoma-Pierce County for the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He also served as administrative manager at Humphrey Lumber Company for 13 years.

Albert Biddle Combs B.S. '49, January 13, 2007, age 79. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and was employed by the Office of Naval Intelligence for 23 years. A member of the American Alpine Club, the WyEast Climbers, and the Mazamas, he had climbed major peaks in the Northwest, Canada, New Zealand, and Nepal. He made two trips to the Mount Everest Base Camp in the 1960s.

Robert David Mills B.S. '49, March 18, 2007, age 83. He served in the Navy during World War II and later in the Army Reserves for 22 years. He was general manager of Mills Maintenance and Supply, his father's company, for more than 20 years.

Richard Reinhart B.S. '49, December 17, 2006, age 81. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart and combat infantry medals. He worked as a manager for Title and Trust Company of Portland, later known as Pioneer National Title, until his retirement.

Howard Roth B.S. '49, January 15, 2007, age 81. He served in the Navy during World War II and was a teacher at Seth Lewelling Elementary School in Milwaukie for 25 years.

Otto Roth B.S. '49, January 21, 2007, age 79. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and traveled coast-to-coast entertaining at war effort events. At Lewis & Clark, he received an award for his part in taking the campus music fraternity, Amphions, to the national level, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He had auto dealerships in Medford, Oregon, and Chico, California.

1950s

Louis "Bud" Brenner B.A. '50, April 16, 2007, age 82. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps in England. He later co-owned M. & H.H. Sichel Clothing in Portland for 25 years.

Robert George Dalton B.S. '50, March 1, 2007, age 79. He served in the Navy during World War II and was later an insurance investigator for Equifax.

Harold Grosz B.A. '50, February 14, 2007, age 83. He was a special agent for the U.S. Treasury Department for more than 35 years.

Sagie Nishioka B.A. '50, October 23, 2006, age 86. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European African Middle Eastern theater of operations, earning the Victory Medal, American Theater Service Medal, and Purple Heart. He was the first Japanese-American tax auditor for the Oregon Department of Revenue, where he worked for more than 20 years.

Rev. Stanley W. Peach B.A. '50, January 3, 2007, age 84. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and spent 30 years in Taiwan serving in a variety of ministries. He was the chaplain at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center and a master gardener through the Oregon State University Extension Service.

Ruth DuPuis Peets B.S. '50, January 8, 2007, age 89. She worked as an administrator for Portland Public Schools.

Helen Lee B.S. '51, December 23, 2006, age 77. She taught elementary and high school education in Portland and in Oakland, California, and was particularly interested in adult education for the disadvantaged.

John "Harry" Johnson B.S. '53, March 18, 2007. He was a physical education teacher for the Beaverton School District for 30 years.

Bernard Joseph McNichols B.S. '53, April 9, 2007, age 81. He served in the Navy during World War II and was later a yardmaster for the Burlington Northern Railroad.

Richard Evans Whipple B.A. '53, December 11, 2006, age 74. He was an Oregon state parole officer.

Keith Burns B.S. '54, J.D. '58, March 6, 2007, age 80. He was an attorney, president of the Oregon State Bar, and chief of staff for Governor Bob Straub. In addition, he served as a pro bono legal counsel for the Portland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and fought for workers' rights and religious freedom.

Mary Lynn Holm B.S. '55, November 15, 2006, age 72. She was a schoolteacher in New Zealand for three years and later worked at several law firms. She was a longtime member of Cat Fanciers of America.

Judith Phillips Epstein B.A. '56, December 27, 2006, age 71. She owned Judith Anne's Antiques in Lincoln City.

Edward J. Sims B.S. '56, March 24, 2007, age 77. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War and was a founding member and a stockbroker for Paulson Investment for 33 years.

Richard "Dick" Schlaadt B.S. '57, January 6, 2007, age 71. He was a professor at the University of Oregon for 30 years and an author of seven books.

1960s

Kenneth Stodd B.S. '60, J.D. '64, February 10, 2007, age 68. He was a four-year letterman at Lewis & Clark. As one of the football team's most potent offensive weapons, he came to be known as the "Little Giant." Stodd also ran track, which included two Northwest Conference championships, and was a member of the Pioneer Ski Team.

Clarence Stanton Duke B.S. '61, March 14, 2007, age 70. He worked at radio and TV stations in Portland and became one of the first African American broadcasters in Los Angeles when he joined the CBS affiliate KNXT-TV Evening News as a sportscaster in 1968. While covering the Mexico City Olympics that year, Duke interviewed sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos after they raised their fists in Black Power salutes on the podium. Duke acted in Police Story and Cowboy in Africa as well as in various commercials and plays, and was the race announcer in Disney's The Love Bug movie. He also served as sports information director at the University of California at Santa Barbara, as a community college instructor, and as a media consultant. He was looking forward to the graduation of his son, Brandon Duke '07, who earned his B.A. in political science. He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Jean Kemp B.S. '53.

John C.H. Klug B.A. '63, M.A. 64, February 13, 2007, age 65. He taught at Centennial High School and later was a sales representative for a textbook publisher.

Clyde "Richard" Greene B.S. '64, April 3, 2007, age 85. During World War II, he served in the Army. He owned Kitchen Cabinets Manufacturing, retired in 1987 to Sun City, Arizona, and later returned to Portland.

Barbara Joelle Perkins B.A. '64, July 9, 2006, age 64. She taught English and Spanish in the San Jose Unified School District for 34 years. Fluent in Spanish, she spent several summers leading groups of students to various countries. She was a counselor for many years, doing volunteer work for nonprofit groups. While living in California, she was a member of the Jungiana support group and the First Presbyterian Church of Covina, where she sang in the choir.

Garth Ledwidge J.D. '65, September 30, 2006, age 72. Born in Alamosa, Colorado, Ledwidge moved to east Multnomah County in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army in Japan and became proficient in speaking Japanese. He also served with the U.S. Army Mountain Corps in Colorado. Ledwidge practiced law in Portland and Gresham for 30 years before retiring in 1997. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and horse and dog racing.

Gregg Ireland B.A. '66, November 26, 2006, age 62. He was the director of Metro Baseball for the past 15 years, president of Canby Junior Baseball from 1970 to 1980, and one of the founders of Canby Kids Inc. He also started Canby Junior Basketball in 1975.

Robert "Bob" Wayne Dewey B.S. '67, November 26, 2006, age 61. He was a prosecuting attorney in Multnomah, Josephine, and Jackson counties, and later a defense attorney in Josephine County. He became a teacher and taught business classes in Klamath Falls at Klamath Union and Mazama High Schools.

Mary Cutting B.A. '68, May 13, 2004, age 57.

James Groner B.S. '69, November 22, 2006, age 78. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and worked for the Bonneville Power Administration.

Pamela McNutt B.S. '69, January 19, 2007, age 59. She was a teacher for 30 years in Seattle's Central Kitsap School District. She taught piano lessons in her home for 25 years.

1970s

Rhonda Marie Anderson B.S. '73, March 26, 2007, age 55. She lived in Chicago for 20 years in a condo that overlooked both downtown and Lake Michigan. She dealt in commercial real estate (building and leasing spaces in shopping centers) and eventually created her own service-repair company.

1980s

Timothy Young B.S. '87, M.A.T. '88, December 28, 2006, age 44. He was a poet, actor, and social activist. He was known for bringing down the house during poetry slams in Anchorage, Alaska. He taught English in Alaska, Thailand, and Korea.

1990s

Shaun Wardinsky J.D. '95, March 26, 2007, age 48. A passionate advocate for victims of domestic violence, Wardinsky touched many lives through her work as a family law attorney at her firm, Wardinsky & Bobzien. She served on the faculty of the National Institute for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and was recognized as achieving the highest level of expertise in civil legal matters relating to domestic violence.