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Class of 1969

  • AC
    Anne Spencer Caputo BA ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      Anne Spencer Caputo BA ’69 has moved into a new career as a hospital chaplain for the Inova hospital system in northern Virginia after working many years in marketing for news and media organizations.
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    Ted M. Dorman BA ’69
    • 03/29/2017

      Ted M. Dorman BA ’69, March 28, 2017, age 70. Dorman earned a master of divinity degree and later a doctorate in philosophy and theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church, he was a professor of biblical studies and theology at Taylor University in Indiana until 2010. Dorman enjoyed traveling and led student trips to Israel, Greece, and Rome. He was also fluent in Spanish, a language he used while teaching in Costa Rica and on mission trips. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Lil; his children, Heidi and Stephen; and one granddaughter.
  • DG
    David Grube BA ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      David Grube BA ’69 is national medical director for Compassion & Choices, the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit that advocates and educates about choices for end-of-life care.
  • MH
    Michael D. Henderson JD ’69
    • 06/21/2018

      Michael D. Henderson JD ’69 passed away May 18, 2018. He was 77 years old. After earning his law degree, Michael worked at the district attorney’s office in Grants Pass, Oregon. He soon started a private practice as a criminal defense attorney. Michael loved the outdoors, spending his free time fishing, skiing, and riding horseback. Survivors include his significant other, Annie; sons Martin and Michael; stepdaughter Jackie; four grandchildren; and one step-grandchild.
  • MH
    Marcia Weidg Hilton BS ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      Marcia Weidig Hilton BS ’69 retired from hospice bereavement work six years ago after more than 25 years in the field. She volunteers in a low-income second grade classroom, helping with small-group and individual needs. Hawai’ian culture has become dear to her, and she plays ukulele in a Hawai’ian orchestra that raises money to entertain in schools and nursing homes in the Eugene, Oregon, area. She also dances hula in a halau (hula school). She has a 3-year-old grandson in Salem, Oregon, who is very dear to her.
  • MH
    Michael Homan BA ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      Michael Homan BA ’69 retired in 2015. He now lives in northeastern Oregon in the summer and the Southern California desert in the winter.
  • PJ
    Paula Janz BA ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      Paula Janz BA ’69 is enjoying her retirement, which includes travel (especially by RV) and spending time with her grandchildren.
  • VK
    Vicki R. Kreimeyer BA ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      Vicki R. Kreimeyer BA ’69 is currently enjoying the “flexibility” of retirement. She is involved in two nonprofit boards and serves as executive vice president of the Opera Idaho Board of Directors. She also continues to pursue voice through lessons and performance. In addition to singing in Aida as a member of the chorus, she is a member of an auditioned choir, Critical Mass Vocal Artists, which performs three concerts each year. She looks forward to participating in L&C’s Pioneer Travel Program to Cuba in May 2019.
  • KL
    Kathleen “Kathy” Lowndes BA ’69
    • Facing the Ultimate Fear: A New Future

      Kathleen Lowndes BA ’69 uses her personal story as a launching point for a manual that describes the ways that fear can make us feel trapped or caged and how to deal with this. This entertaining, novel-like true story reveals steps to rise above that feeling. Melt away fear, miracles appear. She says the book describes the value of her L&C education for facing the unknown.

      Posted 11/12/2018
  • JM
    J. Charles Morrison BA ’69
    • 09/12/2016

      J. Charles Morrison BA ’69, September 11, 2016, age 69. After obtaining a master’s degree in university administration from the University of Calgary in 1975, Morrison worked much of his life for the University of Alberta. By 1988, he was the director of administrative services for the university’s department of medicine. Even after semi-retirement, he remained at the school as a career development officer until his passing. When he wasn’t working, Morrison lived in the country and indulged his love for animals, art, and the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Lil; sons Craig and Corey; and two grandchildren.
  • MS
    Mike Shiffer BA ’69
    • 02/22/2019

      Mike Shiffer BA ’69 has been thinking about his time at L&C in the 1960s. “Fifty years later,” he says, “we live in a time of turmoil. If you were on campus now, would you be as eager to protest as you were in the ’60s?”
  • JS
    Jo Ann Staebler BA ’69
    • 10/14/2016

      Jo Ann Staebler BA ’69 became pastor of Presbyterian and Lutheran Services Church in Bealeton, Virginia, in July 2016. She was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in September 2016.
  • JS
    Jo Ann Staebler BA '69
    • 02/15/2017

      Jo Ann Staebler BA was ordained as a teaching elder (minister of word and sacrament) in September 2016 by the National Capital Presbytery. She is serving a federated Presbyterian and Lutheran church in Bealeton, Virginia.