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Class of 1959 in 2019 - Celebrating 60 Great Years
Class of 1959 in 2019 - Celebrating 60 Great Years

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Sandy Warren (Hays)

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Now Now
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Sandra Lee Warren





April 12, 1941 – May 30, 2017




Obituary of Sandra Lee Warren


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Sandra Lee Warren, 76, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday May 30th, 2017 after a courageous battle with Cancer. She was born April 12th, 1941 in Pocatello Idaho to JB and Ada Hancock and was later adopted by her loving father Homer Hays. Sandy attended Walla Walla High School, graduating in 1959, and then attended Washington State University where she studied Physical Education. She was a loyal Cougar fan and remained true to the Crimson and Gray despite her brothers attempts to sway her to the Purple side. She moved to Renton, WA in 1964 where she met and married Ralph “Smokey” Warren on November 18th, 1965. They bought their first home in Renton where they lived until 1994. She then moved to Orting, WA where the “Patterson House” became the headquarters of fun for her friends, family, and especially her grandkids. Whether it was building snowmen, midnight swims, or 2am Mario Party battles, grandma was always willing and she always won! Sandy worked as a computer operator for Schuck’s Auto Supply for 17 years and 7 years for Darigold before retiring in 1999. She was very passionate about the Mariners [especially Kyle Seager] and enjoyed coaching women’s softball and girl’s fast-pitch. She also enjoyed raising Shih-Tzu’s and operated her own kennel from 2000-2008. Sandy was proceeded in death by her husband Smokey Warren and two of her brothers, Brent Hancock and Don Hancock. She is survived by her furry children: Cookie, Lilly, Ashley, and Ginger…….she always told us her dogs come first. Brothers: Robert[Kathy] Hays and Terry[Colleen] Hays Sisters: Kathie[Rod] Green and Carla[Doug]Layne Children: Tom Schulke, Shane Schulke, Michelle[Keith] Menges and Cindy[Jim]Morrison 9 Grandchildren: TJ[Karissa]Schulke, Kayla[Chris]Ulrich, Justin[Kaylee] Schulke, Austin Menges, Brandon Schulke, Cody Warren, Amber Schulke, Nolan Schulke, and Cameron Warren. 6 Great Grandchildren: Maraya, Issella, Noah, Grant Schulke, Mia, and Max Ulrich And many nieces and nephews that she loved very much. The visitation is from 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM on Monday June 5th, 2017 at Greenwood Funeral Home The funeral and graveside service will follow at 11:00 AM. Pastor Darren Stott will be officiating. The family would like you to join them for a celebration of Sandy’s life immediately following the services at Kennydale Memorial Hall 2424 NE 27th St Renton, WA 98056.

Glenn Weitz

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LeRoy West

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: USFS retired
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Hello out there,





 Just out of school I worked at several places around Walla Walla and ended up working on a ranch S.W. of Umapine for a couple of years. It was there that I met the next door ranchers daughter Jan. We are still married and now have 3 children, 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.


 


 I started with the Forest Service in 1964 at Walla Wallla as an Engineering Tech. in 1970 we transfered to Lakeview Oregon where I was in charge of Transportation Planning, Road Location and Cadastral Surveys over the whole forest.


In 1974 we transfered to Kamiah, Idaho where I continued to be in Transportation Planning and Road and Trail Location.


 


 I was able to retire in 94 after 30 years.


While I was still working we had a float trip business on the Salmon River for 12 years, a  Drift Boat Steelhead Fishing business on the Clearwater and also a taxidermy business on the side. 





 After retirement I built 2 log homes and 3 cabins by hand from raw (Bark on) logs. We now have a house in town and a ranch in the foothills where I spend a lot of time. Right now the elk are eating hay with my horses!


  


  We have also had a Country Western Band for the last 20 years. I play guitar and sing and Jan plays drums and sings harmony.


 


 Most of my recreation is and has been centered around the outdoors. I love to hunt and fish. 





  We live a quiet lifestyle here. It is 70 miles to the nearest traffic light. We cut and burn our own wood, grow a big garden; chase down kill and process our own meat, and catch our own fish. Our children have all had to move away to get started, but have all moved back to enjoy this lifestyle.  


 

Chuck Wetzel

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Semi-Retired Mortgage Loan Officer
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Chuck Wetzel - Deceased




May 9, 2012

Kenneth Whitaker

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Roger Whitney

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 6
Occupation: Civil Engineer - Retired
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Spouse: Mary


Children: Combined - 5 daughters and 1 son


Grandchildren: 13 ranging from 4 yrs to 19 yrs


 


Activities/Hobbies: Enjoying retired lifestyle that combines volunteering on the building & grounds committee or serving as an usher or Elder for First Presbyterian Church Kingwood, serving as treasurer of Friends of the Library Kingwood, and serving with my wife as social chairmen for Retired Energetic Couples of Kingwood, with family gatherings, attending grandchildren’s activities and flying kites at Cannon Beach, Ore.


 


Sarah Aldrich (‘58) and I were married in 1962, and had five children before separating in 1980 and divorcing five years later.


 


In 1964, I graduated from Washington State University as a civil engineer and was commissioned in the US Army. The Army sent me to places like Ft Belvoir, VA, Pirmasens, Germany, Incirlik AB, Turkey, Ft Benning, GA, Panom Sarakam, Thailand, Chester, IL, Ft Belvoir, VA again, Ft Lewis, WA, Rolla, MO for graduate school in 1971, Huntington, WV, Schwetzigen, Germany, Heidelberg, Germany, St Louis, MO, Baumholder, Germany, and Omaha, NE.


 


Mary and I met in Baumholder, Germany, where as a registered nurse, she was working as a high school nurse at the time, and were later married in 1985 in Lake Tahoe. I retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the Omaha, District, Corps of Engineers in 1986 and we moved to Kingwood, TX where I worked for the City of Houston, Public Works Department, as chief engineer and senior assistant director, of the city’s wastewater operations, retiring for the second time in 2007.


 


Our activities in Kingwood keep us busy, but we hope to travel more and spend more time with our grandchildren in the days ahead. Retiring is like halftime, it is a time for refocusing on the next phase of our life and how we can serve others.


 


I am looking forward to the reunion and am saddened by the tragic loss of so many of our classmates before their time.

Roger Whitney

Marital status: Married
Occupation: Retired Civil Engineer

Kit Wickett (Kirk)

Then Then

Bonnie Wickizer (Phares)

Then Then
Now Now
Deceased date: 2020-08-10
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: retired
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Hi everyone



As most of you know, class mate Chuck Wickizer and I went together in high school and we got we got married on October 16th 1959. We will celebrate our 50th class reunion this year and will also celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary.



We now live in Tigard Oregon (Summerfield) a 55 and older retirement complex. Our complex has a golf course which Chuck and I play often. We love it here and we are very lucky to be able to live such a nice retirement complex.



 



Overview of our life.



We have two wonderful sons.



Both sons graduated from the University of Oregon



 



Richard and his family live In Camas Washington. They have seven children and six grandchildren. (Good Mormon boy) It is hard to believe that we have seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Richard is a sales representative for The Tapco Group a company in the housing building products industry.



 



Jay our youngest son lives with his wife Tricia in Beaverton Oregon. Jay’s wife Tricia is a school teacher. They have no children.



Jay is a property manager for the Harsch Company in downtown Portland



 



1959-1969



Chuck went to work for the Bon Marche starting in Walla Walla in sales and ended his stay with them in Ogden Utah as Divisional Merchandise manager of all apparel. In those years we also lived in Pendleton Oregon, Richland Washington.



1970-1976



Chuck became a partner with The Broadway department stores, a Jr. Department store operation that had seven stores in Oregon and Washington. We moved to Eugene Oregon where the corporate office was located and Chuck supervised all the buying and advertising.



1977-1980



We sold our interest in the Broadway stores and Chuck and I opened an updated women’s apparel store in downtown Eugene. Our timing was not good. The eighties recession set in and we closed the store in 1980.



1981-2003



I was an account manager for Hallmark cards from 1988 to 2003. I had three accounts that I took care of and I enjoyed this job very much.



Chuck went to work for the Emporium department stores in the corporate office located in Eugene Oregon. The Emporium had thirty two department stores located in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada. Chuck was the divisional merchandise manager of accessories/cosmetics, intimate apparel and the home division. Chuck was in charge of all buying and advertising of these three divisions. Chuck had six buyers that worked for him and they were in the market on a monthly basis in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta.



2004-Present



Retired and enjoying every minute of it.



 

Chuck Wickizer

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: retired
Comment:









Hi everyone



As most of you know, class mate Bonnie Phares and I went together in high school and we got we got married on October 16th 1959. We will celebrate our 50th class reunion this year and will also celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary.



We now live in Tigard Oregon, (Summerfield) a 55 and older retirement complex. Our complex has a golf course which Bonnie and I play often. We love it here and we are very lucky to be able to live in such a nice retirement complex.



 



Overview of our life.



We have two wonderful sons.



Both sons graduated from the University of Oregon. Go Ducks



 



Richard and his family live In Camas Washington. They have seven children and six grandchildren. (Good Mormon boy)  It is hard to believe that we have seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Richard is a sales representative for The Tapco Group a company in the housing building products industry.



 



Jay our youngest son lives with his wife Tricia in Beaverton Oregon. Jays wife Tricia is a school teacher. They have no children.



Jay is a property manager for the Harsch Company in downtown Portland



 



1959-1969



I went to work for the Bon Marche starting in Walla Walla in sales and ended my stay with them in Ogden Utah as Divisional Merchandise manager of all apparel. In those years we also lived in Pendleton Oregon, Richland Washington.



1970-1976



I became a partner with The Broadway department stores, a Jr. Department store operation that had seven stores in Oregon and Washington. We moved to Eugene Oregon where the corporate office was located and I supervised all the buying and advertising.



1977-1980



We sold our interest in the Broadway stores and Bonnie and I opened an updated women’s apparel store in downtown Eugene. Our timing was not good. The eighties recession set in and we closed the store in 1980.



1981-2003



Bonnie was an account manager for Hallmark cards from 1988 to 2003. Bonnie had three accounts that she managed and she enjoyed this job very much.



I went to work for the Emporium department stores in the corporate office located in Eugene Oregon. The Emporium had thirty two department stores located in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada. I was the divisional merchandise manager of accessories/cosmetics, intimate apparel and the home division. I was in charge of all buying and advertising of these three divisions. I had six buyers that worked for me and we were in the market on a monthly basis in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Atlanta.



2004-Present



Retired and enjoying every minute of it.