'95 Matthew Anderson
BA - Recreational Management, has accepted a job with Holiday Inn. He is now the General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express in Wenatchee, Washington.

'96 Kyle Loughery
BAE - Physical Education, has married Jennifer, a registered nurse at the Cheney Care Center. He is currently teaching PE and sports medicine at Cheney High School and athletic training for all Cheney High School Students.

'98 Christie Allemand
BDH - Dental Hygiene, now works as a dental hygienist in Bellevue, Washington and is expecting her first child in March 2000.

'98 Nathalie Cecil
BA - French, is married to Ryan and will complete her MEd in French in December with a 4.0 GPA. They live in Spokane.

'98 Erik Rosekrans
MS - Clinical Psychology, has begun studying science at Portland State University in a effort to become a Physician's Assistant. '99 Sister Sharon Fitzpatrick, MA Social Work, has moved to Portland to work for Elner Place/Cully Sige as a Geriatric Social Worker.

'99 Joseph Lonergan
BAB - Marketing & Management, has become a sales and leasing representative for Roberts Oldsmobile - Jeep in Auburn, Wash., and is now the #1 sales person.

'99 Wendy Rogers
BAE - Reading, now lives in Hadlock, Washington and is a teacher after completing her student teaching in March 1999. She is gaining experience through substitute teaching in western Washington.

'99 Karla Sauvola
BAB - Accounting, has just had a career change and is now living and working in Yakima. She is a certified public accountant for Moss Adams LLP, a member of Moores Rowland.

'99 Angela Webb
BS - Biology, is now a laboratory assistant for Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in Oregon, but she is planning to further her education.

Faculty member Ralph Manzo
78, died April 4, 2000. He was a long-time choral director at Eastern (1960-86), and his group, the Collegians, a symphonic choir and vocal jazz group won national and international acclaim throughout his prestigious career. In 1998 he was selected for the Washington Music Educators Hall of Fame for his contribution to music education. His family has requested memorials to a charity of choice or Franciscan Hospice, Box 2197, 1717 S. J St., Tacoma, WA.

Former Faculty Member Felix Boateng
who served as director of the Black Education Program at Eastern from 1983-1996, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center April 26 after a brief illness. He was director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt. While at Eastern, Boateng helped arrange the sister university relationship between EWU and Cape Coast University in his native Ghana.

'25 Celista Platz
Teaching Certification - Education, passed away October 23, 1999. She had previously been a resident of Seattle.

'30 Helen Stenseth
General Studies, passed away March 26, 1997 due to natural causes. Her granddaughter conveyed Helen's fond memories of Cheney Normal School and that the family was interested to see how much Eastern Washington University has changed.

'31-'46 Grace Pierce
BAE - Education, followed her husband into rest at the age of 89. She died Saturday, February 8, 2000. She was a 69-year area resident and for two years after her career at Eastern, she moved to St. John with her husband Harry Pierce. Together they tended a farm and she worked as a homemaker. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Fire Department, P.O. Box 221, St. John, WA 99171

'34 Albert Pierce
BA - Geography, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2000, at age 87 in Vancouver, WA. He learned to use a computer at age 86 and wrote a life history (only the happy parts). Little did his kin know that cancer was spreading through his brain. He handled his last days with grace and humor much the same as he did during his life.

'34 Cleo Proctor
General Studies, died at age 87 on Thursday, February 4, 2000. She taught for three years in Cedar Creed, Idaho before marrying her husband Hobert Proctor and moving to the Palouse in 1934. She then began teaching for the Palouse School District in 1948 finally retiring in 1973.

'39 Armin Knaack
Life-Time teaching certification, passed away on October 31, 1999.

'39 Dale Buckley
BA - Industrial Technology, died February 28, 2000. He taught at both LaConner and Enumclaw, Washington, and served as a naval officer in WWII. He was Associate Superintendent of Schools at the time of his retirement from the Seattle Public Schools after 30 years of service. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association of Washington.

'42 Laurine Ray
Education, died on December 25, 1999. She married in 1942 to George Ray and started her teaching career at Logan, Stadium and Audubon Schools. She was active in the Messiah Lutheran Church and a member of STA, WEA, and the NEA. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Spokane, P.O. Box 2215, Spokane, WA 99210

'46 Sidney Storer
Elementary, died August 25, 1999. He taught science in Colville high schools and then entered WWII in 1943. After the war, he returned to Colville and continued teaching science until 1962 when he moved to Normandy Park, and taught in the Highline School District in Seattle. Later he was chairman of the science department at Tyee High School. After retirement in 1979, he built his retirement home on Lopez Island in the American San Juans overlooking the water.

'50 Allen Eken
BA - Early Childhood Education, passed on December 29, 1999 at the age of 70. Eken taught at Tekoa Elementary School from 1950-52 and then joined the US Army and served in Korea until 1954. He also married in 1954 and taught in Ritzville, and Bellevue Washington until his retirement in 1981.

'50 Myrtle Gleason
BA - Early Childhood Education, passed away December 4, 1999 at the age of 100 years young. She had previously been a resident of Clarkston, Wash.

'51 Donald White
BA - Economics, served in the US Army with the sixth Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Troop. He later became a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service in Spokane from 1958-80. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association; the American Heart Association; or the Tri-Cities Kidney Center, 552 N. Colorado St., Kennewick, WA 99336.

'62 Alfonse Hill
MA - Music, passed on December 25, 1999 at the age of 76. A 65-year Spokane resident, Hill was the music teacher at Glover Middle School and Havermale Alternative Center, and also taught in several area grade schools. He was the music director for the All City Boys Choir, the St. Paul's United Methodist Church and the Unitarian Universalist Church. He served with several other organizations and was active in the Spokane community. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104.

'67 John Wells
BA - General Business, died Friday, February 25, 1999 at the age of 55. He worked for Sears and later for Chem-Mark Chemical and Brush. He was a 45-year Spokane resident and a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and the Masonic Lodge. He served on the Nine Mile Falls School Board from 1975 to 1991 and was a team coordinator for the Lutheran Marriage Encounter.

'68 Abbie McCain
Arts, died Sunday, January 23, 2000 at the age of 70 in Medical Lake, Washington. Originally from North Dakota, she came to the Spokane area and taught at Wilson Elementary School for 23 years. She was a member of the Medical Lake Legion Auxiliary and the Friends of the Library.

'70 Mildred Hoffman
BA - Social Work, followed her husband into rest Sunday, January 2, 2000 at the age of 64. Before her studies at Eastern, she served in the US Army form 1955-57 and was a high school teacher in Silverton, Colorado.

'73 Barbara Johnson
Psychology, passed away on January 12, 2000 at the age of 48. She was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority and later became a Licensed Ophthalmology Technician. She managed Wendel and all of her many longtime coworkers. She was also active in the PTA and Girl Scouts. Contributions may be made to the Katie and Marie Johnson Trust c/o Washington Mutual.

'75 Jack Crawford
BA - Biology, died Saturday, December 25, 1999. He entered the Air Force in 1968 and served at Fairchild Air Force Base and was discharged in 1972. Educated at Eastern, Crawford married Mary Stephens and later worked for Cheney Parks and Recreation Department. He became a master craftsman, selling his art in Coeur d'Alene after 1989.

'76 Jean Silver
BA - Business Administration, died of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 73. She was a long-time politician serving seven straight terms in the House of Representatives for the 5th and 6th districts. She retired in 1996 due to her failing health.

'77 & '79 Carla Martin
BA - Personnel Management & MA - Business Administration, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2000 at the age of 59. She worked as the finance director at Goodwill Industries for 14 years. She also served on the board of directors for the Spokane Community Detox Center.

'80 Jody Williams-Jeffrey
BA - Radio/TV, died November 9, 1999 in Kent, Washington. She loved swimming and tennis and enjoyed sewing.

'82 Scott Andrews
BA - Liberal Arts, died at the age of 40 on Friday, January 28, 2000 of multiple myeloma. After graduating from Eastern, he moved to Seattle where he worked as a game-play counselor and correspondent for Nintendo of America.

'83 Deanna Sackville-West
BA - Physical Education, died February 6, 2000. A lifetime resident of Spokane, she taught Physical Education for School District #81 at Lidgerwood, Garfield and Browne Elementary Schools. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, N. 900 Maple, Spokane, WA 99201.

'83 Teresa Wallace
BA - Home Economics Education, died Sunday, December 26, 1999 from injuries suffered in a car accident near Polson, Montana. She had married Roger Wallace in 1983. They owned the Polson Country Club Pro Shop and the Bunkers Restaurant at the country club. She was also a member of the Polson Ladies Elks Club.

'89 Marcia Gay
MSW - Social Work, died November 18, 1999 and the age of 68. She had previously been a resident of Lolo, Montana.