Fall Banquet - Queen Anne HS Alumni Association

Vol. 21, No. 2
Queen Anne High School Alumni Association, Seattle, WA
Grizzlies on Parade
in Magnolia
by John Hennes, ’51
Grizzlies of all years are urged to
come join the band and march in the
Magnolia Summer Festival parade on
Saturday, August 3, 2002 in Magnolia
Village . Bob Thelen, ’78, is chairing the
parade and is seeking greater community
participation in this annual Seafair Week
event. He, of course, thought of Grizzlies,
many of whom live on Queen Anne or
Magnolia.
Center is adjacent to the school. Please
wear Queen Anne logo clothing…or
better yet, buy one of our brand new
design T-shirts that will be available that
day for a special parade price of $10.
The Queen Anne group will come at the
end of the formal parade.
Antique and classic cars will also be
part of this parade. Bob is arranging to
have a few cars in the parade and
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PICNIC
August 18th
by Bill Tobin, ’46
Bob Thelen, ’78, is in charge of Magnolia’s parade on August 3rd. In his spare
time for the past two years, he has served
as a police crossing guard at Catharine
Blaine School.
Your alumni board jumped at this
chance to show some Grizzly spirit, and
we encourage all who are able, to join in
and walk the six-block or so parade route
with your fellow classmates. The parade
begins at 11 am on 34th Ave. W. in front
of Catharine Blaine school. Preceding the
regular parade is a charming children’s
parade at 10:30 am. You must arrive by
10:15 am and will have to sign a waiver/
sign-up form. Go to the parking lot area
in front of the school (off 34th) and look
for directions. The Magnolia Community
The ninth annual All-Alumni
Picnic will be held at Magnolia
Park Sunday, August 18th. It’s a
popular “bring your own basket”
outing with the Alumni Association
providing hot dogs, coffee and soft
drinks. Park Department regulations
prohibit beer and other alcoholic
beverages in the park. The picnic
starts at 11:30 am and lasts until
5:00 p m. QA logo merchandise will
be available for sale and a raffle is
planned.
See page 6 for more about reunion groups planning to attend the
picnic.
22 Scholarships!
by Kerry McMahan, ’54
Our 20th annual scholarship comp etition resulted in the award of 22
scholarships, a number only possible
through the continuing, exceptional
generosity of class reunion groups,
individual donations and the collective donations of many alumni.
(continued on page 10)
August, 2002
Fall Banquet
by Fran (Pound) Hazen-Frazier, ’58
The date for the Annual Alumni
Banquet has been set for October 12,
2002. We are having it at the same
place as last year, the Yankee Grill &
Roaster in Ballard. That way any of us
who are easing into having Senior
Moments won’t have as much trouble
remembering where they were last
year. All joking aside, we are planning
an evening of audience participation
with music as the theme, and there
might even be table-to-table competition.
The hostesses will be ready to check
you in at 5:00 pm. We will start with a
No Host Social Hour from 5:00 to
6:00 pm. There will be recognition of
some classes and individuals prior to
dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. There
will be a short Alumni Business Meeting after dinner that will include the
Treasurer and Scholarship reports and
board elections. We will finish the
formal part of the evening with raffles. Dancing is scheduled to begin at
8:00. Sally (Marshall) Jacobsen and
Fran (Pound) Hazen-Frazier, both of
the class of 1958, will co-chair the
event.
Let’s make this a big roundup of
any year, Queen Anne alumni.
Honored guests will include former
faculty members. We are pleased to
note their participation has increased
over the past years and it is great to
see them in attendance.
Alumni are urged to make
their reservations early. There
is a coupon on page 15 of this
issue. A ticket to this great
party costs only $30.
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Who’s News in 2002
by John Hennes, ’51, email: jhennes1@mindspring.com , 206-284-2266
by Kim Turner, ’61, email: kturner@spl.org
Who’s News items come from all over -- newspapers, letters, magazines, etc. We can’t find all the news without you. If you have news
of Grizzlies, please jot them down, or clip them out, and send them to: KUAY Editor, QA Alumni Assoc., PO Box 9128, Seattle, WA
98109. Photos are especially wanted.
30s
The husband of the late Dorothy
(Orr) Osgood, ’32, wrote to report
her passing and noted that whenever
they visited Seattle, she always took
him around Queen Anne Hill to drive
by her old alma mater. “The memories
of high school days always sang in her
heart.” She died at 86, after a losing
bout with Alzheimer’s.
For 30 years Lois (Bevan)
Gereghty, ’33, has been running a
book search service and, “in spite of
my ever growing years, I can’t seem
to give it up.” She operates Lois
Gereghty Books in North Hills, CA.
She says she always checks with Leosia (Lynch) Wentink, ’33, in Burbank, to make sure she reads her
KUAY.
Robert O. Bishop, ’36, and his wife
Carmaletta (Cross), ’37, celebrated
their 63rd wedding anniversary last
summer. She has been active for years
with Orthopedic Guilds. He has for
years been known as “The Old Projectionist” for his activities with the
Magic Lantern. Bob is a member of
the Magic Lantern Society of the
United States and Canada. He has
published a booklet entitled, The
Magic of the Lantern According to
The Old Projectionist (ISBN 75962193-4). The Bishops live in Port Angeles.
Celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary last October were Doris
(Noonan) Liming, ’38, and her husband, David. They were married at St.
Anne’s rectory on Queen Anne with
Michael Hughes, ’38, and Constance Noonan, ’35, as witnesses. In
1926 Doris and Constance attended
the old Sacred Heart school on Denny
Hill (6th & Bell). That hill continued
to be washed down in the Denny Regrade.
Claire (Condie) Bigbie, ’38, has
notified us from Mission Viejo, CA,
of the passing of her husband, Doug,
after 57 years together. She writes of
her grandmother’s house on Capitol
Hill and her days at the “U”. She
also notes, “I wish I had kept one of
the 10 cent Valentines I bought from
Hank Ketcham to “roast” my
friends. He had such a sly sense of
humor.”
Al Jones, ’38, sends a note,
“Congratulations on a great job of
keeping us informed.” Al lives in
Lacey, WA.
Gilbert Green, ’38, and his wife
moved to a retirement facility re cently, after 43 years in their Montlake neighborhood. His brother,
Frank (Bud) Green, ’35, of Edmonds and sister Jayne (Green)
Evans, ’40, of Freeland, also went
to QA. Gil notes that he left in his
senior year and graduated from Ed ison Vocational School.
Ben Johanson, ’38, lives in Westport, WA after a career in the US
Coast Guard, the Seattle Police
Dept. and a little driving instruction
on the side. He wrote a letter in the
Seattle Times Pacific Northwest
Magazine this spring about his time
serving as an armed guard at the
Ballard Locks during the war. As a
police officer he would return to the
QAHS auditorium to give safety
lectures.
40s
Twenty years ago Dick Rhodes,
’44, then owner of the Queen Anne
Thriftway, noticed increasing signs
of poverty in his customers. A tough
economy in 1982 was affecting
Queen Anne residents. Dick worked
with others to found the Queen
Anne Helpline, which celebrated its
20th anniversary in June. The
Helpline’s long-time director, Pat
(King) Sobeck, ’47, has seen two
decades of change and need. Four
other Helpline-type agencies, in-
cluding the Magnolia Helpline, have
modeled themselves after Queen
Anne. Our congratulations to Dick
and Pat and the countless supporters
of this work.
Returning to Seattle (don’t they all
come back?) from Sun City West, AZ
is Mel Pountain, ’43, and his wife,
Shirley. Mel notes that, “The view
from our apartment on First Hill (Pill
Hill) looks north at the old alma ma ter. The night lights that rim the roof
line are beautiful. After nearly 60
years, what a daily thrill.”
Still in Arizona is Robert O. Johnson, ’43, who retired from WSU as
Prof. Emeritus of English. Bob has
degrees from Yale, US Merchant Marine Academy and the UW. He and his
wife, Barbara, will celebrate their 50th
anniversary in August. He likes the
KUAY newsletter and notes he was
editor of the school paper in 1943.
They live in Surprise, AZ.
Bob Pugmire, ’45, wrote to inform
us of the death of his wife, Beverly
(Bromley) Pugmire, ’47. Bob spends
time in Laguna Hills, CA and at a
meeting of his golf club sat next to a
man who turned out to be fellow
classmate Dale Woepse, ’45. They
had not had classes together at Queen
Anne and did not recognize each
other. Bob was President of the Northern Life Insurance Co. for 20 years.
May (Tsutsumoto) Mori, ’46,
sends a donation from Los Angeles,
“to honor three teachers who were
exceptionally kind to me: Miss Helen
Hicks, Miss Kathleen Cowan and Mr.
Willard Baker.” She was only at
Queen Anne for her senior year, due
to the internment of JapaneseAmericans during the war. All three
of these teachers have passed away.
We recently learned of an interesting “small world” experience from the
Esteps, Don, ’46 and Dianne
(Jorgensen), ’49. While having
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breakfast at a café in Rethimnon on
the island of Crete, Don and Dianne
heard a couple at a nearby table
speaking “American”. An invitation to
join them at their table was accepted
and resulted in the usual questions
about home town, schools, etc. The
answers from both couples ultimately
zeroed in on Seattle and Queen Anne
High School.
The other couple was Bob Jeffery,
’44, and his wife, Ruth. This new
friendship resulted in seven days of
traveling the island of Rhodes together and visiting after they were
back in the U.S.
50s
Doug Chapple, ’57, and wife Emmary send a “thanks for all you do”
note. Doug is retired and living in Bellingham, WA.
Stan Chapple, ’57, now lives in
Sequim.
Mary Kay (Gibson) Sprague, ’52,
lives in St. Louis, MO and has followed a path in the arts. She has an
exhibit of her paintings this summer at
the Cedarhurst Mitchell Museum in
Mt. Vernon, IL.
Leroy Calbom, ’53, of Scottsdale,
AZ, retired last year following 41
years service as an ordained minister
in the United Church of Christ. He
held national positions in his denomination and served congregations in
northern California, Washington and
Arizona. In retirement he is his
church’s Disaster Response Coordinator for Arizona, New Mexico and El
Paso.
Alaska calls! Responding to the call
was a gaggle of Grizzly grads from
the late ’50s and early ’60s. In June a
four-vehicle caravan of campers and
RVs headed north up the AlaskaCanada Highway carrying eight grads
plus a granddaughter and some dogs.
Three of the mushers were Alumni
board members, Barbara (Wilson)
Nelson, ’58, Pat (Standard) Woodhouse, ’58, and Carolyn (Cross)
Avery, ’57. The others included Betty
(McLean) Thompson, ’58, Dawn
Leader, ’58, Barbara (Standar d)
Westall, ’56, Kathy Standard, ’63
and the lone brave male in the group,
Don Thompson, ’57. As we went to
press, this group had not been heard
from. Will the Great White North
give them up? Your editor gave up
on them long ago.
60s
Martin Arnold, ’60, now living in
Trumbull, Connecticut, sends
thanks for the Who’s News segments. Martin remembers Ernest
Charland and Dorothy McQuiston as
teachers who made a difference in
his life. Retired from Rayonier, he
now works with a PR agency and
teaches at U. of Connecticut (the
other Huskies).
Tovi (Paul) Andrews, ’60, sends
thanks for the “wonderful work you
do to help us stay informed.” Tovi is
currently residing in Kingston, WA.
Steve Haynes, ’61, included some
personal information with his address change. He lives in Wilmington, NC with his wife Jeanne and
four children: Krista, Michael,
Lindsey and Julia, and works for the
North Carolina State Ports Authority
as Director - Commodity Marketing
and Sales for the ports of Wilmington and Morehead, NC.
Kim Turner, ’61, part of a threemember team sponsored by Seattle
Public Library, the “Bookies,” confesses that the team won the Northwest Literacy Trivia Bee May 22nd,
after a hard-fought battle. This is the
first time Seattle Public Library’s
team has won, after four previous
attempts. This was their fourth appearance in the finals and was great
fun. The trophy will be on view at
Seattle Public Library’s temporary
downtown location, 800 Pike Street,
for the better part of the next year.
Fredericka (Fogman) FosterShapiro, ’62, now lives in Pipersville, PA, and held a gallery showing of her work at the Fishbach Ga llery in NYC, from March 21 to
April 20th. Fredericka was one of
our Angels in 2000 and again in
2002.
Sally (Andrews) Ferguson, ’64,
had a nice write-up on her condo at
the former West Queen Anne
School, which was part of the spring
walking tour during the Historical
Weeks on Queen Anne. There is a
nice picture of her home in the Queen
Anne News for May 1st, 2002 on
p.15.
70s
A very nice correspondence has
come from Jan (Page) Bachelder,
’70. Jan now lives in Bremerton and is
part of a multi-generation Grizzly
fa mily. Her mother, Florence
(Howell) Page, graduated in ’35. Jan's
sister Linda , in ’58, and her brother,
Tyler, graduated in ’70. She reme mbers teachers Charles Gerold and Dr.
Young, both of whom were on a European trip with Jan and many of her
class members in 1970.
Zoye Marinopoulou, ’74, sends a
donation and thanks for the KUAY.
Zoye is a Seattle resident.
Bob Thelen, ’78, is currently chairing this summer’s Magnolia Parade
committee. It is due to him that the
Grizzlies are invited to march in the
parade this year.
(see article on page 1)
George Benson Honored
by John Hennes, ’51
George Benson, ’37
Seattle has a new streetcar line.
Rather, it has a new name for the
waterfront streetcar that began service in 1982. The George Benson
Waterfront Streetcar Line was
named on June 1 honoring the man
who made it possible, George Benson, ’37.
George spent his younger years in
Minnesota but came to Seattle to relieve his hay fever problems. He lived
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The President’s Corner
by Barbara (Wilson) Nelson, ’58
While you are reading this edition of
the KUAY I will be traveling on the
ALCAN Highway in one of four RV’s
filled with QA Grads, including three
Board members, going “North to
Alaska” and back. We will return in
time to march (walk) in the Magnolia
Festival Parade (see related article in
this issue). I am looking forward to
this new first annual event. I am told
that the parade route is about six
blocks so I think we can all walk that
far. Wish I had my old drill team uniform -- even more, wish that I could
still fit into it if I had it. Ah well -- I
remember our Drill Team Coaches,
Tommy and Miss Chisholm. I would
like to think that they will be marching
with us, if only in spirit.
See you there!
KUAY and QAHSAA
The KUAY is published by the Queen Anne High
School Alumni Association, free for members and
friends of the Association, at PO Box 9128, Seattle,
WA 98109 -0128. To be placed on the mailing list
or to help with the association activities, see the
coupon on page 15 (donation urged but not
required). Board meetings are generally held on the
third Monday of each month and are open to all
graduates. Call Barbara (Wilson) Nelson 206-5674180 for details.
2002 Officers and Board
Barbara (Wilson) Nelson, ’58, President
Kim R.Turner, ’61, Vice President
Pat (Standard) Woodhouse, ’58, Recording Secy.
Frances Chapman Farris, ’35, Corres. Secretary
Sherry Grant, ’62, Treasurer
Edward J. Bol, ’81
Dennis P. Helmick, ’62
John P. Hennes, ’51
Glo Gleason Holcomb, ’46
Connie Haas Morrison, ’81
Bill Tobin, ’46
Hal H. Will, ’44
KUAY Editorial Board
Hal H. Will, Editor Glo Gleason Holcomb
John P. Hennes Bill Tobin Kim R. Turner
QAHSAA is a 501 (c) (3) exempt organization.
SPRING LUNCHEON
by Bill Tobin, ’46
On the 4th of May the fifth Annual
Spring Luncheon was held at the
Swedish Club on Dexter Avenue.
The weather was bright and cheery
with the crowd being even cheerier.
The tables were very attractive with
linen table cloth and napkins. Following a short social hour Barbara
(Wilson) Nelson, ’58, Association
President, gave a brief welcome to
the group followed by lunch. Fo llowing lunch a raffle was held and
many nice gifts were won that had
been provided by Alumni Board
members and others.
Again this year a giant kitchen
basket was provided by David Holcomb, ’72, of Chef’n Corp. It was a
very attractive basket filled with his
kitchen gadget inventions.
The award winning book, Magnolia: Memories & Milestones, was
won in the raffle by the happy
mother of one of the authors.
Following the raffle there was
again a social period during which
many memories were renewed. The
memorabilia tables contained an interesting display of yearbooks,
newspapers and other items from
years gone by. I am sure the display
brought back many fond memories
of days on the “Hilltop”.
We again want to thank Ed Bol
and Connie (Haas) Morrison, ’81,
for their help with the luncheon programs and raffle.
Alice (Whalley) Holcomb, class of ’21,
faithfully attends Alumni luncheons,
banquets and picnics. The May 4th
luncheon was no exception
Kim’s Musings
by Kim Turner, ’61
Have just completed the Seattle International Film Festival, viewing 104
films in 28 days, plus exquisite meals
at two “cast parties”, a boat trip with
actors, directors and producers (and
other dignitaries of the festival) and a
wind-up celebration at the Elliott Hotel following the showing of Dan Ireland’s film, “Passionada.” What does
this have to do with KUAY affairs?
Consider, as more films are being
made in Seattle and vicinity, more
chances exist of our Hill and nearby
areas being caught on film for the appreciation of outsiders. “Outpatient”, a
really good film directed and written
by Alec Carlin, has most of its action
in the buildings at 2nd North between
Roy and Valley Streets. Other Seattle
spots are readily recognizable to a native. Choices to see, if they get a
regular run: Passionada; Bang, Bang,
You're Dead; Read My Lips; Sex and
Lucia; Jiyan; Mostly Martha; Secret
Ballot; The Grey Zone; The Fast Runner; Men With Brooms; Wild Flowers; Good Hands; Das Experiment
(possibly the scariest film I have ever
seen); Risotto; Firefly Dreams; Elling;
Malunde; The Reunion; Hejar - Big
Man; Small Love; Cherish; Door To
Door; Pipe Dream.
The list goes on, but these are all
worth seeing.
Don't forget to attend the picnic,
Sunday, August 18th at Magnolia
Park.
Warren Avenue School kids be sure
to show up -- even if you only spent a
day there!
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Tribute to a Teacher
I Want To Be An Angel!
by Ronald H. Kahn, ’55
The article by Dawn Upchurch appearing in the February
KUAY regarding Mrs. Kroft compelled me to reflect on a
member of the QA faculty that was of inspiration to me
over my four years at Queen Anne. Helen Kretsinger
taught English and provided to many of us a full and complete foundation for a communicative adult life. Also, she
prepared us well for our subsequent academic achievement.
Helen was a “teacher” in the full sense. In her quiet, but
precise manner, she equipped us for an appreciation of expression and the ability to take in events and assemble their
meaning.
English was a requirement for at least three years in my
day — 1951 to 1955. I took all four years of English from
Helen. The senior year was an elective course. I believe
that it was in my sophomore year that I found myself in an
all boys English Class with Helen as our teacher. This was
likely the basis for a career change for Helen as many of us
were probably overbearing, being a class of young males.
Notwithstanding, Helen was able to make us want to learn.
I recall such things as the playing of classical music during
the writing of compositions. I recall that Beethoven was
her favorite. At the time I probably didn’t know, let alone
appreciate, Beethoven from a root canal. In addition, Helen
provided to us slide shows of European architecture and art
mustered from her trips abroad. Such intercession with adverbs, pronouns and prepositions fomented a broadening of
our intellect. In my case, an awakening! For those merely
looking at the “bottom line”, we learned the language and
were fully prepared to perform University level work. I
went on to Berkeley and then Law School. My Kretsinger
English stood me in good stead and I am grateful for that
foundation.
I do not know if Helen is with us, as all teachers seemed
old when we were so young. I, like Dawn Upchurch, never
thanked those teachers who have made the difference in
our education and well-being. I have often thought of contacting Helen over the years to thank her and I would hope
that she receives this message in hand or at least, in spirit.
Perhaps this small token of appreciation could be published
in the next KUAY for the record.
Yours sincerely,
Ronald H. Kahn, ’55
Note: Helen Kretsinger is no
longer living so she must receive the
tribute above in spirit. She taught at
Queen Anne from 1935 to 1959 and
died in 1959 or 1960.
Editor
by Anabel (Powell) Newman, ’47
Dear Hal,
My aunt, L. Hazel Williams, was the business teacher at
Queen Anne High School for perhaps 25 years, prior to
1950. (Hazel Williams taught at Queen Anne from 1923 to
1942, Editor)
I transferred to Queen Anne from Broadway in 1946. I
think it is a miracle that you caught up with me, but I’m
glad you did. I get a kick out of looking in the Kuay, even
though I really don’t know anyone any more. But the Angel part comes, in that I’d like to send $100 in honor of my
Aunt Hazel. Auntie is gone now; she lived to be almost
100, and was a wonderful character even in her last days
when I visited her in Washington, D.C.
I was then serving as chair of the National Coalition for
Literacy, and Auntie thought it would be just right for her
to be there monitoring the goings-on. It was hard to dissuade her. She’d been a woman of decision her whole life.
Palmer’s right-hand person in spreading the gospel of the
Palmer Method — that beautiful script that has long been
forgotten in the public schools of today.
In the intervening years, I became a professor of language education at Indiana University, served in the Dean’s
office for three years as assistant dean, and in my
“retirement years” continue to work with literacy efforts in
my state and city.
A $500 scholarship that I received in 1947 enabled me to
attend the University of Washington that first year. I’m
grateful that the Queen Anne Alumni Association assures
that this kind of wonderful legacy goes on.
I do cheer you on in finding me and drawing together the
various attendees of the school on the big hill. I remember
it fondly.
Sincerely,
Anabel P. Newman
Professor Emeritus, Indiana University
www.qagrizzlies.org
Try our rejuvenated website.
It’s newly updated and should be kept current from now on.
We recommend you check it out periodically as we improve our
ability to communicate with you more frequently.
It could become the perfect place to offer our alumni email list
for your use. Refer questions or suggestions to Association
President Barbara Nelson at: barnel1@aol.com.
The Association would like to promote more activities in
future years but we need more participation from alumni
members who have not yet become involved. We would be very
happy to have the participation of more from the the classes of
the ’60s and ’70s but we welcome ideas from all.
We are fortunate to have Sandy Murray, ’55, as our Web Master. He is putting a lot of effort into a constantly improving site.
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Warren Ave
by Kim Turner, ’61
The word seems to be getting out;
Grizzlies who either started school at
the Warren Avenue building, or who
spent at least one day of their grade
school (grammar school) education
there, are getting excited about the
summer p icnic.
The building, as many of you know,
was constructed in 1902 to help re lieve congestion in both the Denny
School and the Mercer School.
Just as the old Mercer School (18901938) fell to progress in 1947 to make
room for the School District administration building, Warren Avenue
School was a victim of the Seattle
World's Fair. The school was torn
down in 1959, with dynamite used in
unusually generous quantities
as the building proved too solid for
“simple” demolition. The eastern half
of Key Arena sits on the spot where
Warren Avenue school once stood.
WARREN AVENUE
GET TOGETHER
AT
THE KUAY PICNIC
by Paul E. Mason, ’40
Come one and all, no matter if you
went one day or eight years. Time is
slipping by and our chances of togetherness are becoming slim. Some
of us are the kids whose fathers
were in the WPA and the sons in the
CCC. Some graduated from high
school just in time to enlist in WWII
for four years and have been labeled
by some as the Greatest Generation.
Later generations have equal reason to be proud of their school and
classmates, for we were all partic ipants in Warren Avenue history.
Come, see and mingle. Be proud
you started at Warren Avenue
School. Don’t miss it!
Class of 1972
30th Reunion
by Doug Lorentz
The Class of ’72 will be celebrating
its 30th Reunion with three events this
year, August 16, 17 and 18. The
events are:
August 16 -- No host evening at
Rock Salt (formerly Latitude 47) on
Westlake on Lake Union. 7:30 pm
through midnight. Classmates only.
August 17 -- Cocktails and buffet
dinner at the Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center at Pier 66 on the Seattle
waterfront. 7:00 pm to midnight.
Spouses/partners welcome. $75.
August 18 -- Family picnic in conjunction with the QAHSAA annual
picnic at Magnolia Park. 11:30 am
through the day.
Casual dress is the attire for all
events; the picnic is “very” casual. We
are looking forward to as many people
as possible attending at least two of
the events. Remember, some people
are coming just to see YOU!
For more information, see the
QAHSAA web site at:
www.qagrizzlies.org
or contact Erle Cohen
206-447-7223
ecohen@omwlaw.com
Doug Lorentz
dwlo@aol.com
Joni (Dahlberg) Dawson
Joni.Dawson@VerizonWireless.
com
Val (Zorich) Day
se3454@aol.com
This annual gathering of ’46 and ’47 grads in Yuma, AZ is known
as Ted & Bev (Brown) Graebel’s Margarita Party. Shown L to R
are: Madeline (Kirkman) Slattery, ’46, Bev (Brown) Graebel, ’47,
Ginney (Hay) Nelson, ’46, Gloria (Houck) Ferguson, ’47, Barbara
(Leicht) Pim, ’46 and Mickey (Heady) Morgan, ’46. Joanne
(Kirkman) Van Sinden, ’47, a regular 3attendee, was unable to be
there.
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CLASS OF 1952 REUNION FIFTY YEARS ALREADY!
by Alice (Ogden) Brown, ’52
Save July 26 and 27, 2002.
Details to follow by mail.
See more info at right
The Dirty Two Dozen and The Rest
Of US will board the USS Watch
Your Language for an evening of remembrance. The crew from Frances’
Old Maid’s Rest Home might even
tend bar at Kellogg’s. (If this makes
no sense, look in your annual. Hint:
There will be a quiz at the reunion).
Grizzly friends in the classes of 1951
and 1953 are invited too. Please be
sure we have your current mailing
address. For information call or
email:
Dick Bean 425-776-7252
dickbean@prodigy.net
Alice Og den 425-640-8842
sunnyalice@earthlink.net
Irv Hunter 206-935-7746
gayleirv@nwlink.com
Liz (Winkler) Adams 425-778-0336
geneandlizadams@seanet.com
Class of ’42 at Picnic
The Class of ’42 will hold its 60
year reunion in conjunction with the
All-Alumni Picnic, Sunday, August
18th at Magnolia Park from 11:30 am
to 5:00 pm.
As in previous years, the classes of
1941 and 1943 are particularly urged
to join us.
When we were 18, the world was
never going to end. Now, at 78, we
are beset with dietary restrictions,
hence the suggestion to bring your
own basket. The Alumni Association
is providing hot dogs, coffee and soft
drinks. Sorry, no beer (Park rules).
Cake will be provided by the class of
1942.
Please contact Alex Wabey, 1208 W.
Bertona St., Seattle, WA 98119
206-282-1457
or
Jack Nordstrom, 17033 16th Ave.
SW, Seattle, WA 98166
206-243-3964
We need a handle on how many are
coming.
2002 Reunions
Class of ’42
(classes of ’41 and ’43 are welcome)
August 18, 2002, at All-Alumni Picnic in Magnolia Park.
Contact:
Alex Wabey
206-282-1457
Carl Nordstrom
206-243-3964
Class of ’52
(classes of ’51 and ’53 are invited)
July 26, 2002, dinner at Rock Salt Steak House on Westlake Ave.
July 27, 2002, picnic at new John Hay and tour of old QA school.
Contact:
Deane (Hullin) House
206-282-8756
Dick Bean
425-776-7252
Alice (Ogden) Brown
360-371-3558
Liz Winkler
425-778-0336
Class of ’62
September 13, 2002, no host bar at Hiram's at the Locks
September 14, 2002, at Kaspar’s Restaurant
19 W Harrison on lower Queen Anne
Contact:
L. D. Zobrist
206-285-0582
lzobrist@aol.com
Margaret (Cox) Rickard-Egge 253-752-3500
Class of ’67
August 16, 2002, at Nile Country Club
Contact:
Reunions With Class
425-644-1044
Class of ’72
August 16, 2002 no host bar at Rock Salt on Westlake on Lk. Union
August 17, 2002 at Pier 66, Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center
Contact:
Erle Cohen
206-447-7223
ecohen@omwlaw.com
Doug Lorentz
dwlo@aol.com
See article on page 6 for more 1972 detail.
We were unable to learn of any reunion plans for the classes of 1947,
1957 or 1977.
Queen Anne logo merchandise will be available to buy at some reunions
I Remember
by Bob Pugmire, ’45
by Loren Cooke, ’53
I remember turning out for
my first football practice with
Coach John Cherberg. They were
doing the first drill and Rufus Orr
was going through the line and
somehow got knocked out. My jaw
dropped open and Coach Cherberg’s
only comment was, “Is this too
tough for you Pugmire?” There was
never a good answer to Coach, and I
just kept quiet.
I certainly remember Mr. Henkel.
He made us hang from the bars in the
gym for the longest time. When one
was brave enough to ask him why, his
reply was, “Some day your ship may
sink and you will have to hang onto
the side of a lifeboat.”
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Grizzly Angels
Each year the legacy of Queen Anne High School is expressed in part by the Alumni Scholarship Program. An ongoing
effort to provide scholarships for Grizzly descendants today and to provide a permanent fund for scholarships in the future.
The contributions of our many Angels is what fuels the Queen Anne legacy. Most gifts to the Association are modest and all
contributors are listed in the Angel list. A few grads and some of the reunion classes have pondered the value of our
scholarship activities and chosen to give substantially larger amounts. These provide a significant boost and are most
appreciated. Note: an asterisk (*) after a donor’s name indicates that scholarship use was specified.
BENEFACTORS ($500 or more)
’37 Ray T. Carlson
*
’47 Alice (Ostrem) Rice
*
’54 Kerry McMahan family in memory of
Barbara (Caldwell) McMahan, ’55.*
’55 Robert D. Rois in memory of Carol A.
Rois
’62 Class of ’62
*
’62 Fredericka (Fogman) Foster-Shapiro *
’72 Doug Lorentz in memory of Joseph L.
Lorentz, ’30
*
’72 MasterCard on behalf of class of ’72.*
SPONSORS ($100 to $499)
’32 Delores (Kerwood) Erchinger
Jane (Corwin) Strand
’38 Claire (Condie) Bigbie
Howard Jones
J. Shirley (McDonald) Nagy
Jean (Jared) Negro in memory of Miss
Hicks
*
’39 Louis & Gwen (Durham) Braile
’40 Philip Lynch in memory of Ammie
(Bennett) Ford, ’28
’41 Mary Elizabeth (Shipman) Lomen
Rozanne (Hood) Wilson
’45 Jane (Epler) Byerly
*
Bob Pugmire in memory of Beverly
(Bromley) Pugmire, ’47
’46 Gil Anderson
May (Tsutsumoto) Mori in memory of
Helen Hicks, Miss Cowan & Mr.
Baker
’47 Anabel (Powell) Newman in memory
of L. Hazel Williams, teacher.
*
Rod Orth in memory of Coach Ray
Normile
’52 Martha (Fagnastol) Kegel in memory
of Frances (Guffey) Barth, ’52
’54 Colleen (Carney) Jewell in memory of
Sandra (Fleury) Bertman, ’54
’59 Everett Howe in memory of Marilyn
(Brown) Howe, ’59, and Charles E.
Brown, ’28.
David Miller
’61 Bill & Ronda (Reese) Eddleman *
’62 Gene Martini
Class of ’62
PATRONS ($1 to $99)
’31 Doris M. (McClure) Linkletter
Robert G. Perry
’32 Eleanor (Mann) Barnes
M. Eileen (Ellingson) Navratil
*
’32
’33
’34
’35
Robert O. Sylvester
Lois (Bevan) Gereghty
Francine (Haines) Mills
Class of 1935 in memory of Jeanne
(Fisher) Jones, ’35
*
Frank “Bud” Green
’36 Nedra (Hamaker) Berg
Hilda (Larcher) Julian
Jimmy “JP”. Mason
’36/’39 Howard & Mary (Nielsen)
Bendtsen
’37 Elinor (Johnson) Bailey
Beverly (Player) Muir
Molly (Sylvester) Saul
’38 Margaret (Eardley) Chase
Ben Johanson
Blanch (Dixie) Jolly in memory of
Ruth (Dixie) Boban, ’40
Al Jones
Doris (Noonan) Liming
Norman Tollefsen
’39 Stan Jones
Robert Webber
’40 Jayne (Green) Evans
Virginia (Cauthorn) Johnson
*
Paul Mason
*
Harry W. Patton
’41 Marion (Nicklen) Berg
*
Mary Lee (Price) Crosetti in memory
of Lt. Maylon Price, ’40, Korea, ’52.
Richard Ferguson in memory of Ruth
(Nelson) Kulis, ’41.
Floral (Elsom) Kildall
Sylvia (Olsen) Sharp
’42 Happy (Eckert) Leicht
Patricia J. Reddy
’43 Perry L. Barth in memory of Frances
(Guffy) Barth, ’52.
Betty (Davis) Leidholdt
*
Melvin Pountain
Gerrard Torrence
’44 Gerry (Kissner) Bresnan in memory
of Shirley (Kissner)Carley, ’41.
Ray Burhen
Gerry (Heiser) Cannon
Gordon L. Christian in memory of
Betty (Pipes) Mead, ’44.
Eleanor G. (Swartz) Dickson
Mildred (Warner) Finney
Steacy Hicks
J. Jurich
Billie (Bates) Palmer
Patricia (Cunningham) Tewkesbury
’44
’45
’46
’47
’47
’48
’49
’50
’52
’53
`
’54
’55
’57
’58
’59
in memory of Kyle Cunningham, ’40.
Pat (Moriarty) Compton
Shirley (Campbell) Crowe
*
Norma (Sherer) Fitzmaurice
Bettie (Erickson) Nordlie
Joan (Dixie) Frink in memory of
Ruth (Dixie) Boban, ’40.
*
Georgia (Baldwin) Gordon
Joyce V. (Stratton) Sauve
James Chidgey
John Donegian
Lee (White) Lynch
*
Beverly (Brown) Smith-Griebel in
memory of Rosemary (Fitzgerold)
Duncan, ’38.
Warren Berry
Thor Chellstorp
Bill Clark
Donald Maples
Virginia (McCracken) McCarthy
Rod Brunette
Bob & Jacklyn (Forler) Garvin
Ann Marie (McNeal) Mayhle
*
Thelma (Knox) Beck
*
Diane (Gallup) Diluck
Les Bleiler
Loren Cooke
Alvin Moe
Russell Elsom
Carolyn (Sherry) Lewan
*
Maynard Nomura in memory of Jack
Wilbourne, ’53.
Martin Sheeran
Joanne (Strayer) King
Mike Tauber in memory of Fred
Lien, ’54.
*
Patricia (Purcell) Turnbull
Allan White
Colleen (Carney) Jewell in memory of
Sandra (Fleury) Bertman, ’54.
*
Doug Chapple
Carolyn (Grey) Horne in memory of
lost members of the class of ’57. *
Roland Lund
Carole (Eardley) Reekie in memory of
Charles & Helen Eardley, ’27.
Herberta (Howe) Gray
Roy Nelson in memory of Margarite
Larson, ’54
John Shelton
Pat (Standard) Woodhouse
Dee (Spirk) McQuesten-Carroll *
Ron & Margaret (Delacy)
Gillette
(Continued
on page 9)
The KUAY, August, 2002 - Page 9
Dating By Bus
in 1943
by Hal Will, ’44
I will always remember one movie
date I had about 1943. It was in the summertime with a girl named Joan. We were
more ‘buddies’ than ‘daters’ but she
wanted to see some movie that was only
playing downtown so she talked me into
taking her. I think it was at the Liberty
Theatre on First Avenue between Union
and Pike streets. (M any of us remember
the big white cat that used to lounge
around the lobby.)
There was no car to be borrowed but the
bus was close on Magnolia and it went
right by the theatre downtown. I met Joan
around five pm and we walked to the bus
stop to wait. Somewhere Joan got the idea
that girls should hang on to a guy’s arm on
a date, so she did. I was kinda’ embarrassed by this show of ‘togetherness’ in
public, especially with a girl that I normally treated more like a tomboy than a
date.
Our bus route originated at the north end
of Magnolia Bluff in Fort Lawton which
was a staging point for troops shipping out
of Seattle for all theatres of war. When the
old Twin Coach bus stopped for us I was
horrified to find it packed full of GI’s in
olive drab uniforms and at least 50% of
them were smoking. They were headed to
First Avenue for the evening also but I
doubt if any were going to a movie.
There were no seats left so we stood
‘hanging on the straps’ trying to ignore
our fellow passengers but that was impos(Continued from page 8)
Lonnie L. Smith
Tovi (Paul) Andrews
Lauriann (Raymond) Reynolds
Jim Dorney
Kim & Bridget (Kinsey) Buckley
Carroll Hershey
Christy (Pickard) Monroe
’71 Ralph Rand
’74 Zoye (Fidler) Marinopoulou
other Fred M. Liddell
’60
’62
’64
’66
’69
Donations received after June 24th will
be included in the February 2003 Kuay.
Thank You
Grizzly Angels
sible. I was not quite 17 and she was a
year younger so we became the center of
attention for a bunch of wise guys bent
on teasing us. Joan was offered the
‘opportunity’ to sit on the laps of at least
10 different guys and other suggestive
comments came from some others. She
hung onto my arm so tight I thought it
would go numb. I was mortified! Any of
my attempts to defend her only added to
their fun. When the bus got to the Pier
41 Navy base (now Pier 91) enough
swabbies squeezed aboard to crowd us
so far to the back that only a few of the
former hecklers could even see us. We
were spared direct teasing for the rest of
the trip to town but some of the GI’s had
very foul mouths, which really disturbed
me. I was never so glad to get off of a
bus in my life.
Evening on First Avenue in 1943 had
an aura of excitement for it was swarming with GI’s of all services looking for
various forms of entertainment not
found at the library or opera house. Our
challenge was to see the dumb movie
that lured us downtown then get home
without being part of the entertainment
on the return bus ride. I was tempted to
walk but I knew that was impractical at
10 pm. We boarded a bus headed back
toward Fort Lawton and found a different atmosphere. Fortunately, it was too
early for the bigger crowd to return to
the Fort or Navy Base, but many of the
guys on the bus had too much to drink
already and ranged from noisy singers,
to sick, to passed out. The bus smelled
of thick smoke, alcohol and worse. We
found seats up front near the driver and
fared better than on our earlier trip.
We suffered no physical harm on this
outing but my ego was shattered by being so helpless against the hecklers. Joan
may have found some vicarious pleasure
in being the object of attention by so
many guys, but she held onto my arm
with a vise grip the whole evening. I
never took a girl on a date via bus
again!
Note: Readers in my age group, and
older, will remember the quandary faced
by service personnel in Washington
State before “liquor by the drink” was
legalized. GIs off of their base or post
could buy a bottle of liquor for a drink
but they could not take the remainder
back on government property. They
could throw it away or drink all of it.
Too many did the latter!
Annual Collection Grows
The Alumni Association has been collecting Queen Anne annuals for some time
now. The yearbooks were called The Kuay
up until 1932, when it became The Grizzly. Thanks to your donations of old annuals we now have a complete set of all 72
years. In addition, we have an almost complete second working set. This set is used
for copying pictures, looking up names,
displays at banquets and lending for reunion displays. We still need the following
books to complete that set: 1949, 69, 75,
76, 77, 80 and 81.
There are a few years for which we have
several copies. About a dozen of these
years will be donated to the Seattle Public
Library to fill in their set of Queen Anne
annuals, thus making our yearbooks available to the general public. Other years
with multiple copies will be made available to our alumni members for a price,
yet to be determined. These will be announced in the next Kuay, in February
2003.
We would still like to receive any surplus copies that you want to dispose of.
Send your surplus yearbooks to the Queen
Anne Alumni Assoc., PO Box 9128, Seattle, WA 98109.
Acknowledgements
Many Grizzlies support the Queen Anne
legacy with their financial gifts, and these
are noted in the Angels listings. Other people support our alumni activities with gifts
of their time or material. Our thanks to all
who support the Grizzly spirit with their
gifts from the heart.
The Queen Anne United Presbyterian
Church for continuing to provide meeting
space for the board.
Tully’s Coffee, in Magnolia, for picnic
supplies.
Sandy Murray, ’55, and Joe Moloso,
’55, for web site development.
Mary Krininger, ’41, for annuals from
1911 and 1912 (our 2nd and 3rd years).
Pat Pawelak-Kort, Librarian at Roosevelt High School, for donation of 1968 and
1970 annuals.
Bonnie (MacPherson) Peterson, ’36,
for the gift of a delightful scrapbook covering 1933-1939.
Joyce (Gallaher) Clasen, ’56, for annuals from 1952-56.
Sylvia (Olsen) Sharp, ’41, from
Novato, CA, for a newspaper photo of the
championship 1940 basketball team.
Sandra Duvall, ’77, from Mission, TX,
for an assortment of KUAY Weeklies
from the 1950s and the 1970s.
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(Continued from page 1)
Scholarship Winners
This year, 78 application forms were requested and 65 applications were submitted from which 22 were selected. The scholarship winners
were notified of their selection either during spring graduation award ceremonies or, for schools with no award ceremonies, by U.S. mail.
Because of space limitations, a very brief summary of each winner's accomplishments follows; the winners, in alphabetical order are:
Katie Baumgartner
Katie graduated from Inglemoor High School, Kenmore,
WA, with a 3.97 GPA and is enrolled at the University of
Missouri this fall majoring in journalism and mass communications. She is the daughter of Steven, ’74, and Jane
(Northey), ’74, Baumgartner.
Katie was awarded the Carol A. Rois Memorial Scholarship, donated by Robert D. Rois, ’55, in memory of
his wife, Carol.
Kristyn Bigback
Kristyn graduated from Evergreen High School, Vancouver, WA, with a 3.83 GPA and has enrolled at Stanford
University this fall, pursuing a degree in biochemistry.
She is the daughter of Gordon and Ruth (Voigt), ’70,
Bigback.
Krystyn was awarded a Queen Anne Alumni Association Scholarship.
Kathryn Cameron
Katy graduated from Newman High School in New Orleans,
with a 3.66 GPA and has enrolled at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, this fall, majoring in biology. She is the daughter
of Penelope Ann (Mayer), ’64, Bowen and Scott Cameron.
Katy was awarded a Queen Anne Alumni Association
Scholarship.
Theresa Chappell
Theresa graduated from Holy Names Academy, Seattle,
with a 3.93 GPA and has enrolled as an Arts and Sciences
pre-major at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA this fall. She
is the daughter of Victoria B. and Jacques B. Chappell, Jr.
and the granddaughter of Jacques B. Chappell, ’38.
Theresa was awarded a Ray Carlson, ’37, Scholarship.
Mandiy Fontana
Heather Boyko
Heather graduated from Rogers High School, Puyallup,
WA, in 2000, with a 4.0 GPA and subsequently attended
North Seattle Community College, Akranes College in
Iceland and the University of Puget Sound. She will begin
her junior year at the University of Washington, contin uing her work toward a degree in anthropology and Asian
Studies. She is the daughter of Frank, ’71, and Carol
Boyko.
Heather was awarded the Joseph L. Lorentz Memorial
Scholarship donated by Douglas Lorentz, ’72, in memory of Joseph,
’30.
Erik Brand
Erik graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1994
and entered the University of Washington that fall. He
was consistently on the Dean’s list and graduated cum
laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1998. He enrolled in St.
Anne’s College at the University of Oxford, UK, in
1998, earnin g a graduate diploma in social studies and
an MSc in Human Biology in 2000. Erik enrolled in the
University of Washington School of Medicine this fall.
He is the son of Stan, ’62, and Jane (Lirhus), ’66,
Mandiy graduated from Centennial High School in
Gresham, OR, with a 3.94 GPA and has enrolled at Port land State University this fall, majoring in education. She
is the daughter of Louis A. and Betty (Pearson), ’58,
Fontana.
Mandiy was awarded the Class of 1962 Scholarship.
Christopher Fuhrmann
Chris graduated first in his class, valedictorian, with a
4.04 GPA from Portsmouth Christian High School,
Port smouth, VA. He has enrolled at Methodist College,
Fayettville, NC, this fall pursuing his interest in business
and mathematics. He is the son of Jeff and Gail Fuh rmann and the grandson of James Donald Fuhrmann, ’43.
Chris was awarded a Robert Bennett Memorial
Scholarship donated by John, ’43, and Juanita
(Johnson), ’44, Nordin, in memory of Robert, ’46.
Amy Harrington
Amy graduated from Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island, WA, with a 3.97 GPA and was admitted to
the University of Washington with distinction, this fall,
where she will pursue a degree in International Studies.
She is the daughter of Dan, ’62, and Celia Harrington.
Amy was awarded the Fredericka (Fogman) FosterShapiro, ’62, Sholarship.
Brand.
Erik was awarded the Barbara (Caldwell) McMahan Memorial
Scholarship, donated by Kerry McMahan, ’54, and family, in memory of Barbara, ’55.
Carlo Caldirola-Davis
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available
Carlo graduated in the top 10% of his class at Blanchet
High School, Seattle, WA, with a 3.83 GPA and has
enrolled at Western Washington University this fall
majoring in Political Science. He is the son of Barbara
Caldirola, ’69, and James Davis.
Carlo was awarded a Queen Anne Alumni Associ ation Scholarship.
Todd Judy
Todd graduated fourth in his class from Selah High
School, Selah, WA, with a 3.96 GPA and enrolled at
Whitworth College this fall, where he will pursue an
Arts and Sciences degree. He is the son of Donald S.,
’70, and Patricia C. Judy.
Todd was awarded a Robert Bennett Memorial
Scholarship donated by John, ’43, and Juanita
(Johnson), ’44, Nordin, in memory of Robert, ’46.
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Scholarship Winners
Maureen Larson
Joan Sackett
Maureen graduated from Seattle Preparatory School
with a 3.93 GPA and has enrolled at Chapman College
this fall as a pre-major. She is the daughter of Mike, ’71
and Jane (Steck), ’70, Larson.
Maureen was awarded the Class of 1972 Scholarship.
Christine Madden
Christine, an electrical engineering major, completed
her sophomore year at the University of South Carolina
this spring, earning Dean’s and President’s List honors
with a 3.94 GPA.
She will begin her junior year at South Carolina in August. She is the daughter of James Madden and Connie
Myers and the granddaughter of Donna (Putnam), ’51,
Madden.
Christy was awarded the Janiss Furry Memorial Scholarship, donated anonymously in memory of Janiss, ’52.
Mark Bruns Middaugh
Mark graduated from Lakeside School, Seattle, WA, with
a 3.74 GPA. He spent the second half of his junior year in
Buenas Aires, Argentina, attending the Lincoln International School.
Mark enrolled at Duke University, Durham, NC, this fall,
majoring in history. He is the son of David Middaugh and
Mary Rae Bruns, ’68.
Mark was awarded the Alice (Ostrom) Rice, ’47,
Scholarship.
Sara Munro
Sara graduated from Shorecrest High School in 1999 with
a 3.94 GPA and has completed her sophomore year at the
University of Washington this spring, earning Dean’s List
honors with a 3.90 GPA.
Sara will begin her junior year at the U of W this fall. She
is the daughter of Michael and Irene Munro and the
granddaughter of Jerry Munro, ’35.
Sara was awarded a Ray Carlson, ’37, Scholarship.
Cynthia Raetzloff
Cynthia graduated first in her class from Meadowdale
High School, Lynnwood, WA, with a 4.0 GPA and was
selected senior class valedictorian. She has enrolled at
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, this
fall, pursuing a degree in education. She is the daughter
of Timothy and Janet (Navratil), ’68, Raetzloff and the
granddaughter of Mildred Eileen Ellingsen, ’32.
Cynthia was awarded a Robert Bennett Memorial
Scholarship donated by John, ’43, and Juanita
(Johnson), ’44, Nordin in memory of Robert, ’46.
Jamie Ross
Jamie completed her freshman year at Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL, this spring with a 4.0 GPA
and earned President’s List honors. She will continue to
pursue an Associate Arts degree in Therapeutic Recreation in Florida.
She is the daughter of Cindy (Mundy), ’77, and Jim Ross,
Jr., ’78, and the granddaughter of Esther (Auld) and Jim
Ross, Sr., both ’55.
Jamie was awarded the Maxine Amundson McMahan
Vocational Scholarship, given by the Alumni Association in memory
of Association Past-President, Maxine, ’45.
Joan is a repeat QA scholarship winner and completed her
junior year at Willamette University, Salem, OR, this
spring. She contin ues to maintain a 3.6 GPA and is presently a double major student in chemistry and biology.
Upon graduation, she plans to continue her education at
Washington State University, earning a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Joan is the daughter of Robert and
Margaret L. (Jensen), ’66, Sackett.
Joan was awarded a Queen Anne Alumni Association
Scholarship.
Heather Sevier
Heather graduated from North Thurston High School,
Olympia, WA, with a 3.94 GPA and has enrolled at Western
Washington University this fall, majoring in mathematics
and accounting. Sh e is the daughter of Dean and Wendice
(Wesson), ’75, Sevier.
Heather was awarded a Queen Anne Alumni Association
Scholarship.
20 Scott Stevens
Scott graduated from Barlow High School, Redding, CT,
with a 3.84 GPA and has enrolled at Santa Clara University
this fall, pursuing degrees in science and mathematics. He
is the son of Scott, ’69, and Nancy Stevens.
Scott was awarded a Robert Bennett Memorial Scholarship donated by John, ’43, and Juanita (Johnson), ’44,
Nordin, in memory of Robert, ’46.
21 Nicole Trecker
Nicole graduated first in her class of 455 from Bothell High
School with a 4.0 GPA and was selected senior class Valedictorian. She has enrolled in Gonzaga University this fall,
majoring in political science. She is the daughter of
Stephan Joseph, ’77, and Lori Joy Trecker.
Nicole was awarded a Robert Bennett Memorial Scholarship donated by John, ’43, and Juanita (Johnson),
’44, Nordin, in memory of Robert, ’46.
22 Kelsey Whittier
Kelsey graduated first in her class from Eastlake High
School, Sammamish, WA, with a 4.0 GPA and enrolled as
a pre-med student at Santa Clara University this fall. She is
the daughter of Greg and Karen Whittier and the granddaughter of Joanne (Mortland), ’48, Whittier.
Kelsey was awarded the Bill Knechtel, ’47, Memorial
Scholarship, donated by Tom Moss, ’46.
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In Memoriam: Grizzlies Gone, But Not Forgotten
We learn of our Alums’ passings from
many sources. We appreciate input from
any and all sources.
We learn of some many months or years
late, so you will see some old dates that
seem like typos. They are not. Starting in
the February, 2001 issue, the redundant
word “died” has been omitted.
Grace Dorothy Ogrosky, teacher,
May 15, 2002, in Lacey, WA.
Marian (Eyler) Piper, ’19, of Bellevue, May 21, 2002, at age 100.
Dorothy (Lawshe) Tessman, ’25,
February 23, 2002, in Everett.
Thelma Helen (Smevik) Ross, ’25,
of Lynnwood, February 9, 2002.
Gladys G. (Brown) Behan, ’26, of
Seattle, February 1, 2002.
Frances E. (Elliot) Lanier, ’27,
March 2, 2002, in Seattle.
Margaret Geraldine (Butler) Pierce,
’27, of Olympia, March 26, 2002.
Ammie (Bennett) Ford, ’28, of
Bellevue, May 3, 2002.
Evelyn (Raber) Start, ’28, of Bainbridge, January 21, 2002.
George Vanderbilt, ’29, of Manchester, WA, November 19, 2001.
Helen (L) Bucey, ’29, April 2, 2002,
in Seattle.
Aubrey W. “Monty” Morton, ’30, of
Seattle, April 15, 2002.
Melvin “Mel” Saul, Sr., ’30, of Be llingham, March 28, 2002.
Ruth I. (Wisness) Nicholson, ’31, of
Grass Valley, AZ, 2001.
Fred W. Bailey, ’32, of Edmonds,
November 29, 2001.
Georgia F. Harris, ’32, of Seattle,
date unknown.
Dorothy (Orr) Osgood, ’32, of
Montverde, FL, April 8, 2001.
Ruth Setterman, ’33, of Seattle, June
12, 2002.
Harriet E. (Adair) Ford, ’35, of Seattle, May 21, 2002.
James Gay, ’35, of Redmond,April
23, 2002.
John Jennings, ’35, September 2000,
in Chico, CA.
Jean (Fisher) Jones, ’35, of Seattle,
April 2002.
Col. Dale S. Seeds, USAF Ret.,’35,
of Riverside, CA, Dec 21, 2000.
William B. Dearborn, ’36, of Lynnwood, August 2001.
Martin Bernard Rind, ’37, of Medina,
WA, January 28, 2002.
Helen (Marfield) Doolittle, ’38, of
Goldendale, WA, March 26, 2001.
Stanford R. Schwartz, ’38, of Seattle,
January 11, 2002.
Charles R. Cooke, ’39, of North Bend,
WA, January 2, 2001.
Gertrude (Nigh) Gamble, ’39, of Spokane, April 6, 2002.
Charles Kyle Cunningham, ’40, of Indian Wells, CA, April 27, 2002.
Josephine (Strelo) Irwin, ’40, of Seattle,
March 24, 2002.
Robert O. Lee, ’40, of Portland, OR,
March 2002.
Vernon R. Carleton, ’41, of Mill Creek,
WA, February 2002.
Jack B. Curran, ’42, of Rancho Mirage,
CA, January 15, 2002.
Norma (McKee) Degge, ’42, of Eugene,
OR, February 27, 2002.
Harold “Hal” McKeever, ’43, of Seattle,
March 7, 2002
Virginia (Hancock) Stevenson, ’43, of
Seattle, December 19, 2001.
Gerald F. Butler, ’44, of Indianola, January 19, 2002.
Walter H. Noyes, Jr., ’44, of Bonney
Lake, WA, June 5, 2002.
Pauline Pearl (Klouzal) Anderson, ’45,
of Seattle, February 8, 2002.
Fred Mallory, ’45, of Tonasket, WA,
January 18, 2002.
Edwin L. Sylva, ’45, of Port Ludlow,
July 31, 2001.
William Dwyer, Judge, ’46, of Seattle,
February 2002.
Kathryn (McCormick) Hooker, ’46, of
Seattle, January 30, 2002.
Suzanne (Stadtfeld) Neill, ’46, of Seattle, February 22, 2002.
Richard W. Cameron, ’47, of Seattle,
February 22, 2002.
Harry F. Hunt, ’47, of San Francisco,
August 25, 2001.
Beverly (Bromley) Pugmire, ’47, of Seattle, September 1998.
Elmer Stanley Woldseth, ’47, of St. Pe tersburg, FL, April 21, 2002.
Patricia (Jordan) Neiderman, ’49, of
Los Angeles, December 8, 2001.
James R. Rothaus, ’49, of Edmonds,
June 2, 2002.
Robert H. Crooks, ’50, of Seattle,
January 14, 2002.
Constance (Calvert) Demler, ’51, of
Lynnwood, March 2, 2002.
Merwin B. Johnson, ’52, of Caliente,
CA, February 2, 2002.
Raymond Lee Campbell, ’54, of Seattle, March 26, 2002.
Stephen Hullin, ’57, of Redmond,
WA, April 20, 2002.
James C. Schaff, ’57, of Boise, ID,
October 21, 2001.
Sandra (Kleinlein) Burns, ’63, of
Seattle, April 2002.
Susan L. (Holt) Beavin, ’67, of Covington, WA, April 3, 2002.
Steven Fritz Johnson, ’70, of Bellingham, April 4, 2002.
Anthony Thor Gary Gianesini, ’73,
of Olympia, August 19, 1999.
Dean Peter Stephas, ’73, of New
York, March 26, 2002.
Allen O’Shaughnessy, ’75, of Seattle, March 18, 2002.
Carol Ann (Rowe) Choate, ’76, of
Seattle, April 22, 2002.
Memorials received after June 24th
will be in the February 2003 issue.
Correction/Apology
We mistakenly named James A. Reed,
66, of Burien in the February Memorials. We’re happy to report that Jim is
alive and well. We apologize to Jim,
his family and friends. We identified
the wrong James Reed!
Thanks For Your Help
We know we have missed some in the
Seattle papers. If the families do not list
the high school attended and we don’t recognize the name of a deceased alumnus,
we must rely on the combined knowledge
of our readers. We solicit your input, especially from outside of Seattle. We’d rather
be informed multiple times than miss a
memorial.
Please send deceased info to: Hal Will,
3629 NW 64th St. Seattle, WA 98107,
or to: halathome@aol.com.
The KUAY, August, 2002 - Page 13
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George Benson Honored
William L. Dwyer, ’46
(1929-2002)
by John Hennes, ’51
Every year there are one or two Queen
Anne alums or teachers who pass away, of
whom we must make special note. The
bare listing in our Memoriam pages do not
do justice to their contributions to the
Grizzly legend.
Judge William L. Dwyer, ’46, is one of
these. Dwyer passed away on Feb. 12 of
this year at age 72, after a two-year battle
with lung cancer, although he had not been
a smoker for more than 30 years. His long
career as a lawyer and his 15 years as a
federal District Court Judge have been
marked by significant decisions on a wide
range of issues, making him perhaps the
most renowned jurist to graduate from
Queen Anne.
He was born in Olympia and went to
school at Interbay, Coe and West Queen
Anne before entering Queen Anne High
School in 1942. He graduated from the
UW in 1952 and has the William L.
Dwyer Chair in Law named for him at the
UW Law School.
He became nationally known in 1963 for
his defense in the Goldmark libel case. In
the ‘70s he represented Washington State
in the famous suit against the American
League and their antitrust exemption,
which resulted in the Mariners being in
Seattle. His most famous ruling as a federal judge was the 1991 spotted owl case
that required the US Forest Service to
adopt a forest conservation plan to protect
endangered species.
Senators Gorton and Evans, both Republicans, endorsed and pushed through his
nomination to the federal court, even
though Dwyer was a Democrat and a civil
libertarian. In the words of a Seattle Times
editorial, upon his death, “Few people
have had such a powerful and positive
impact on the Northwest as federal
Judge William Dwyer.”
Grace D. Ogrosky,
died May 15, 2002
by Kim Turner, ’61
“Miss Ogrosky, why do we need sentence structure?”
How many times she heard questions
about the English language and the writing of it?.... She taught at Queen Anne
High from 1947 through 1972. Prior to
1947 she had been a teacher at Friday
Harbor and then at Bremerton High
School. Although not a Queen Anne
graduate, she did go through Queen
Anne's sister school, Everett H.S., in the
city of her birth. She saw two generations of students go through her classes
at Queen Anne and a third during her
first years of teaching.
An accomplished musician, she served
admirably as choir director at Zion Lutheran Church in Seattle. During her
years teaching at Queen Anne, she also
served as president of the national sorority Delta Kappa Gamma, (Professional
Education), from 1954-1956.
She died at the home of her niece,
Karen Ogrosky Jacobs, in Lacey, Washington, on 15 May 2002. She will be
fondly remembered by many students.
The Other Admirer
I want to thank you from the bottom
of my heart for helping me connect up
with Mrs. Kroft before she passed. I was
touched when I read a reference to that
in the February 2002 Kuay.
I believe I was the other admirer.
(Indeed she was, Ed.)
Thank you for doing what you do so
well. Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Molly (Durfee) Hackett, ’77
on Queen Anne as a roomer in the house
of the grandmother of the late Emery
Gustafson, ’37, and attended Queen Anne
and the UW. In college he enrolled in the
College of Pharmacy and remembers
studying the many herbs that are still present today in the UW’s herb garden on
Stevens Way.
Benson worked at the Galer Street Pharmacy, Koerners, and Federal Drugs
(Jacobsen’s) stores on Queen Anne before
buying his own store, Mission Pharmacy,
on Capitol Hill in 1948. With his wife,
Evelyn, also a pharmacist, they ran that
store for 46 years, selling it in 1994. Evelyn passed away on April 28 of this year
after 57 years of marriage.
George’s second career began in 1973
when he was elected to the Seattle City
Council, serving there for 20 years. In the
early 1980s he began advocating a streetcar line for Seattle’s waterfront to provide
both a tourist attraction and transportation.
George has been a rabid streetcar fan all of
his life. George and Evelyn went to Melbourne, Australia, to negotiate for trolleys
that the city was disposing of. They got
two cars for a very low price, and Melbourne would today like to buy them back.
Not a chance.
Benson, 83, is currently retired and living at the Ida Culver House in Seattle. He
makes regular visits to the streetcar barn
near Pier 70. The city has plans to extend
the Benson Line north to Galer Street
where it would serve the entire Myrtle
Edwards/Elliott Bay Park and the new
cruise terminal going in at Pier 91. Before
Evelyn’s death the Bensons established
the George & Evelyn Benson Endowment for Pharmacy at the UW.
(Continued from page 1)
Magnolia Parade
others on display in front of the school. If
you have a car you think would fit this
category, please contact Bob Thelen at
email at bobgthelen@yahoo.com or call
206-284-8541 or
The parade is part of the annual twoday Festival on the Magnolia playfield,
adjacent to the Magnolia Village, on
Friday and Saturday, August 2nd and
3rd. Your Alumni Association, as usual,
will have a booth at the Festival and
encourages you to drop by and chat
with your neighbors and fellow grads.
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Editor’s Notes
Visit Our Coupon Mall
by Hal Will, ’44, email: halathome@aol.com, phone: 206-789-0287
The clip-out coupons are
concentrated on the last page at
the right so that your KUAY will
New Editor Needed
Do you like the Kuay? If so, are you willing to take a chance and help
continue it at this level? A Grizzly with desktop publishing capability is
needed, preferably residing in the Seattle area. I would like to hand my
duties over to a younger person or a more vigorous senior citizen than I
am. An Editorial Board is available to support the Editor at weekly meetings each January and June.
We mail 12,500 Kuays, in February and July, to every valid address on
our alumni database. These mailings generate the donations that support
the Kuay and the scholarship program so the Kuay is a vital activity of
the Queen Anne High School Alumni Association.
Memorial News Helpers
I want to thank the helpful readers who have been sending me obituary information
about Queen Anne alums. Some helpful contributors are: Wallace Seely, ’31, Al Nelson,
’36, Helen Lorbeski, ’39; Paul Mason, ’40; Pat (Cunningham) Tewkesbury, ’44;
Betty (Charouhas) Bebee, ’45; John Hennes, ’51; plus more. I sincerely appreciate
their help.
Logo T-Shirt Choices Increased to Four
With the addition of two new designs, there are now four design choices when ordering
T-shirts. The oldest is the Grizzly logo as seen on page 16. The second is the school
painting while the newest show a Grizzly mourning the closing, in maroon or orange.
Magnolia: Memories & Milestones.
The good news now is that the book recently won the 2002 Virginia Folkes
Award for the best local history book in King County. The bad news is that
there are now only about 290 left from the second printing of 1,000 books and
brisk Christmas sales are anticipated.
Magnolia: Memories & Milestones
Magnolia’s Award Winning History Book
Get your hard cover, 320 page, coffee table quality book before the last
290 are gone. They make an excellent
Christmas present.
Price is $40 plus $5 P&H, if mailed.
Being sold by the Magnolia Historical Society.
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not be unnecessarily damaged by their
use. We hope that you will choose to
use one or both of the coupons at the
bottom of the page, for your
contributions are our only source of
financial support.
It’s not too early to complete and
mail the registration form at the right
for the Annual Banquet.
The one at the upper right may serve
as a helpful communication tool to
improve our mailing list and reduce
post office return charges. KUAYs
that are not deliverable cost your
association $.60 each for address
correction information. We’d rather
learn it from you before our mailing.
Attention Snow Birds
You folks with summer and winter residences are reminded that we are willing to
maintain a summer and winter address
for you.
Bulk mail is not forwarded, so February
Kuays returned as “Temporarily Away”
because you had the post office forward
your first class mail, may cause your
address to be coded “Summer Only” and
we will no longer mail to you in February.
QUEEN ANNE:
Community on the Hill
by the Queen Anne Historical Society
The history of Seattle’s
Queen Anne community
240 pgs. of stories, maps & photos
Name: ______________________________________
Softcover edition $25.00, including postage & handling
Address: ____________________________________
Name _____________________________________
Address ____________________________________
City ____________________ State ___ Zip ________
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Make check payable to: Magnolia Historical Society,
3629 NW 64th St., Seattle, WA 98107-2667
For more information
call: 206-789-0287 or 206-284-2430 or email: halathome@aol.com
Make checks payable to:
QA Historical Society, P.O.Box 19432, Seattle, WA 98109-1432
For information call 206-284-2266
or www.qahistory.org
The KUAY, August, 2002 - Page 15
Annual Fall Banquet
Saturday, October 12, 2002
Yankee Grill (ex-Yankee Diner)
5300 24th Avenue NW
No-host cocktails 5PM, Dinner 6PM
Menu choices are: Beef or Fish
Registration deadline: October 1st
NAME: ____________________________
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Mail to: QAHSAA, PO Box 9128, Seattle, WA 98109-0128
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THE KUAY
August, 2002
October 12th Annual Banquet, Yankee Diner, sign up now, form on page 15
Mark your 2002 calendar
July 26 & 27
August 2 & 3
August 16
August 17 &18
August 18
September 13
September 13 & 14
September 26 and
December 19
December 26
Class of ’52 Reunion,
Rock Salt Steakhouse
Magnolia Summerfest & Parade,
Magnolia Village
Class of ’67 Reunion,
Nile Country Club
Class of ’72 Reunion,
Pier 66, Odyssey Maritime
Magnolia Park
QA Alumni Picnic for all classes,
Magnolia Park
Men’s Golf Tournament,
Mount Si
Class of ’62 Reunion,
Hiram’s at the Locks
Kaspar’s Restaurant
QA Men’s Quarterly Luncheon,
Tai Tung Restaurant
50s Men’s Luncheon,
Rock Salt Steak House
In This Issue
Annual Picnic
Annual Banquet Dinner
Scholarship News
Who’s News
George Benson
Spring Luncheon
Association News
Warren Avenue School
Reunions
Grizzly Angels
Dating Humor
Acknowledgments
In Memoriam
Editor’s Notes
Book Ads
Banquet Registration
Address Change Form
Donation Form
Logo Order Form
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