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1961 Rudi Unterthiner published a book, Faces, Souls and Painted Crows, a fictional account of his experiences as a plastic surgeon to the stars in Southern California. Carla (Cannon) Beach's husband, Leslie, died Sept. 7. He was a member of the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was also a psychology professor for many universities, including Whitworth. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children and other family.
1963 Doug and Sharon (Hottle) Clegg's son, Steve, died Sept. 13. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two daughters and other family, including Krista (Clegg) Johnson, '03.
1964 Judy (Sanderman) and Dennis Wilkins returned from their fifth trip to Ethiopia, where they supervise Project Ethiopia, an organization they founded to provide better living and school environments in six villages. The swim-school students of Kathie (Koopmans) Neir provided 500 uniforms for the Ethiopian children. Neir runs the swim school in Sammamish, Wash., with her son, C.J. She enjoys traveling in the off season; this year she visited Italy, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Sharlene (Campbell) Bathum recently retired as assistant principal of Federal Way High School. She now enjoys spending time with her family and vacationing. This year she traveled to Scotland and the Mediterranean. Carol (Rice) Watson works at the accounting firm in Seattle that she founded. Her true passion is serving as a board member for AGROS, a nonprofit that helps rural Central American families buy land. She also enjoys fiber arts, autoharp, tap dancing, and studying Spanish. Peggy (Kim) Burrough retired from the Puyallup School District. She spends much of her free time involved in her church, Puyallup First Presbyterian, where she serves as a deacon, Kiwanis leader and member of the Presbyterian women coordinating team. She is also an adjudicator for state solo and ensemble contests. Sharon (Daloz) Parks is the director of leadership at the New Commons Institute, in Whidbey Island, Wash. Her most recent book is Leadership Can Be Taught: A Bold Approach to a Complex World. Sharon recently delivered the keynote speech for the Council of Independent Colleges.
1965 Joanne (Robbins) McNeal completed her doctorate in 1997 and recently retired to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, after teaching at Virginia Tech for four years. She continues to conduct research with Western Arctic Women Artists and is working on a book based on her research. Cliff Baker's wife, Stephanie, died Sept. 10. She was a school teacher, mother, volunteer and an avid gardener. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter and other family. Sally Lash recently retired from the Alhambra School District, in Alhambra, Calif., where she remains involved in a program for retired teachers. She has discovered that being a retired math teacher automatically makes her the treasurer of every organization to which she belongs. She enjoys traveling the world, especially to visit her family in the United Kingdom. LeiLani Jackson Lee, x '65, retired as principal from the Tacoma Public School District and went on to serve as principal of the International School of the Sacred Heart, in Tokyo, Japan. While working in Tokyo for three years, she and her husband, Spencer, explored Asia in their free time. Lee currently works part time supervising principal interns at the University of Washington, Tacoma, and does performance reviews for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. In her free time she enjoys skiing, riding Harleys and volunteering.
1968 Dean Jamieson was installed in June as the American Guild of Organists' national officer for Region VII.
Ann Parsell, '60, died Sept. 19 after a long illness. She was a passionate volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, many animal shelters, and her church. She is survived by her extended family. Ninona (Elsberry) Neel, '63, died June 15. She held a variety of jobs, lived in many different places, and was a volunteer in her spare time. She is survived by her daughter and other family. Frances (Patterson) Opitz, '64, died Sept. 8. She taught fifth grade at Indian Trail Elementary School until 1971 and volunteered for various organizations in Spokane; she was once honored as Spokane Volunteer of the Year for her service. She is survived by three children and other family. Hubert "Hugh" Foy, '66, died April 8. He spent many years teaching and serving as a principal in Idaho, Washington and Alaska. He is survived by his three daughters and other family. George Elliott, '67, died Aug. 12. He earned All-American football honors at Whitworth. After graduating, he joined the staff of Young Life and then worked as food-service director for Saga Foods. He and two business partners started a coffee-roasting business and an organization to reach out to troubled youth. He served on many boards and was actively involved in his church. He is survived by his wife, mother, children and other family. Terrence "Terry" Kelly, '69, died April 10. He received his master's degree in education from Whitworth and was a passionate teacher in the Spokane area for 30 years. In addition to teaching, he enjoyed gardening, volunteering and coaching. He is survived by his wife, son and other family.
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