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WEDDINGS Kelsha (McCabe) Erickson, ‘12 eloped with Abram Erickson on December 31, 2017 in Bend. Kelsha is a former EOU Alumni Association board member. Nikki (Osborne) Strock, ’15 and ’16, married Austin Strock, ’17 and ’18, on July 14, 2018 in Selah, Wash. Both the bride and groom earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from EOU. Sidronio Rangel, ’18, married Karina Gastelum on July 7, 2018 in Fruitland, Idaho. Karina is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at EOU, and Sidronio served as ASEOU President in 2017-18.
BIRTHS Carrie (Worley) LaMar, ’01, and Bobby LaMar welcomed Anaya LaMar on Nov. 3, 2016 in Portland. Cory (Nelson) Teckman, ’04, ’06, and Nick Teckman welcomed Tatum V. Teckman on March 5, 2018 in Portland. Adriana (Mendoza) DalSoglio, ’06, ’08, and Kyle DalSoglio, ’07, ’09,welcomed Mateo DalSoglio on Feb. 6, 2018 in Boise. Julie (Butterfield) Justesen, ’08, and Zack Justesen welcomed Jaxon Justesen on March 9, 2018.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS Don Heuberger, ’76, retired in May after 35 years as head baseball coach and 29 years as athletic director at Regis High School in Salem. Rusty Bradshaw, ’82, got a publishing deal for his first book, titled, “The Rehabilitation of Miss Little.” A student journalist at EOU and newspaper reporter for 40 years, Bradshaw makes his debut in fiction next year. Stephanie Bray, ’06, is serving as interim principal at Franklin Elementary School in Pullman, Wash., after teaching first grade in the district. She earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from EOU. Austie (Gregory) Baird, ’07, ’09, launched A.B.Baird Publishing, which brings undiscovered poets together to achieve their dreams of publication. Karen Spears Zacharias, ’15, received the 2018 Appalachian Heritage Writer’s Award. In conjunction with the award, her novel Mother of Rain was chosen for this year’s One Book One West Virginia program.
Jennie (McPherren) Messmer, ’96, led a life of public service. She passed away at her home in Silverton on March 11 at age 58 after battling pancreatic cancer. Born in Eugene in 1960, Jennie met Rhine Messmer at 25 and they got married soon after. Jennie earned her bachelor’s degree and worked in EOU’s distance education department during the 1980s and ’90s. A mother of two, she worked at the League of Oregon Cities and the other local governments. Jennie served as interim city manager for several communities, and received the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from the PSU Center for Public Service.
Hary Jack Harmon, La Grande, July 25, 2018 Joseph T. Hart, Sequim, Wash., March 5, 2018 Louis Kollmeyer, Ellensburg, Wash., April 14, 2018 Mary V. Koza, Cove, March 30, 2018 Dwight Lippe, Scottsdale, Ariz., March 29, 2018
1940s Homer W. Herald, ’42, Portland, April 20, 2018 Doris Knighten, ’47, Portland, April 12, 2018 Richard G. Hiatt, ’48, South Jordan, Utah, May 2, 2018
1950s Mary Lou Gunis, ’55, Oregon City, July 30, 2018 Nora L. Holdman, ’55, Pendleton, July 30, 2018 Kathryn J. Webster, ’57, Eagle, Idaho, July 8, 2018 Ked Dejmal, ’59, Eugene, March 14, 2018 Joe Miller, ’59, Bend, April 9, 2018
1960s Carol J. Clark, ’60, La Grande, July 3, 2018 William H. Keyser, ’61, Salem, April 12, 2018 Martin L. Jensen, ’67, Renton, Wash., April 13, 2018 Margaret M. Johnston, ’67, Milton Freewater, March 29, 2018 Warren R. Young, ’67, Pendleton, June 12, 2018 Dan E. Cool, ’69, Summerville, March 29, 2018
1980s Richard N. Sorn, ’80, Tillamook, May 6, 2018 Catherine C. Doern, ’82, Portland, July 31, 2018 Stephen Woods, ’84, Estacada, March 23, 2018 Benjamin F. Hill, ’86, Kennewick, Wash., May 1, 2018
1990s Florence M. Allen, ’92, Brogan, May 3, 2018 Charles L. Bennett, ’94, Show Low, Ariz., April 29, 2018 Martin C. Cranswick, ’95, Portland, March 7, 2018 Jennie L. Messmer, ’96, Silverton, March 11, 2018
2000s and 2010s Christopher T. Thornhill, ’08, Atlanta, May 14, 2018 Raquel E. Rolfe, ’11, Spring Hill, Kan., July 25, 2018
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