pilot-training program. World War II ended before he finished flight school and earned his wings as a Naval aviator. After his active duty Naval service, he served in the Naval Reserve and returned to active duty during the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis. In 1946 Bill resumed his undergraduate education at the University of Washington. In 1948 he married Barbara Ferris and entered the UW Law School, receiving his degree in 1950. His 43-year career as an attorney included service in the office of the U.S. Attorney and many years as a trial lawyer and partner in the firm of Helsell, Paul, Fetterman, Todd, and Hokanson, from which he retired in 1994. Bill was an avid skier in his younger days, participating on the Lakeside School ski-jumping team and taking many ski trips with his family. His love of flying led him to purchase and fly a 1937 Beech “Staggerwing” and a 1940 “Gullwing” Stinson, which are now in the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Bill was committed to the welfare of his community. In addition to supporting numerous organizations and programs in the Northwest, he served on the boards of directors of Seattle Preparatory School and the Museum of Flight, and he was a member of the University of Washington Futures Committee. Bill’s wife, Barbara, passed away in 1963. One year later Bill married Virginia Satterberg Pigott. They were married 29 years, raising their six children and afterward enjoying tennis and world travel together. One year after Virginia’s passing in 1994, Bill married Vivian Powell, adding her two children and their children to his family. Vivian and Bill traveled extensively and enjoyed many events with family and friends until Vivian’s passing in 2009. Bill is survived by his brothers, Jack and Bob Helsell; the eight children of his three marriages, Judy Pigott, Katherine Helsell Lazarus, Mary Pigott, Peter Helsell, Frank Helsell, Michael Pigott, Bradley Powell, and Pamela Powell Weston; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his dear friend and companion Zoe Ann Cashman. Memorial donations may be made to the Museum of Flight, Seattle Children’s, or Lakeside School.
Laurie McMahon iverson ’82 • October 5, 2012 Laurie McMahon Iverson experienced a full lifetime of joy, passion, and creative energy in her short 48 years. Her indomitable will to live led us all to believe she had more time. Despite her heroic effort, Laurie lost her seven-year battle with cancer. A wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, she enriched the lives of everyone she met with her optimism and spirit. Laurie was born and raised in Seattle. She attended Lakeside and Garfield High School, where she competed in basketball, volleyball, and crew. She attended the University of Hawaii and Washington State University and rowed crew at the University of Washington. Laurie coached middleschool and high-school basketball and volleyball in both Seattle and Portland. She was an inspiration to young women and a loving and strong role model to her players and colleagues. After moving to Portland, she was active in her children’s schools where she inspired students to create unique works promoting fundraising efforts to sustain arts-education programs. Laurie was instrumental in the creation of a fitness program to support a study at OHSU on the benefits of exercise for those in treatment of cancer. She also established a Portland branch of Team Survivor, through which women with breast cancer could participate in a variety of fitness activities. Laurie is survived by her loving husband, Tom, and two beautiful children, Emma and Tate; her parents, Bill and Gene McMahon; sister Becky McMahon (Tim McDonald); and her pets Leon, Thor, and Cuban. Laurie has a large extended family with
whom she kept in close contact, including: aunts Mikel Witte (Joe) of New York, N.Y., Elizabeth Dadi (Iftikhar) of Ithaca, N.Y., Lucy Gentry (Richard Meltzer) of Olympia, Mary Schneidler (David) of Mount Vernon, Wash., Ann Ricker (Scott Abbot) of Quilcene, Wash., Judy Ricker (Bill Nelson) of Santa Barbara, Calif.; uncles Brian McMahon (Yueli Zhang) of Port Townsend, Wash., Pat McMahon of Seattle, Tim McMahon (Cynthia Montagne) of Suquamish, Wash., Scott Ricker of Truckee, Calif.; cousins Ryan, John, Morgan, Abby, Drew, Josie, Brandon, Connor, Sydney, Rehan, Jake, Ben, and Nora. The family wishes to thank the doctors and staff at Compass Oncology for their ongoing care and friendship. Remembrances to the cancer-research initiative of your choice.
henry haMMond Judson Jr. ’40 • March 3, 2013
Henry Hammond Judson Jr., born Feb. 2, 1923, died March 3 at home of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was the son of Henry Hammond and Martha Peck Judson. Henry attended Lakeside School and graduated from the Thacher School in Ojai, Calif., before entering Yale University. At Yale he sang in the glee club. He worked at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D. C., during World War II. His entire professional career was spent at the Boeing Co. Henry was preceded in death by Janet, his first wife and mother of his children; his second wife, Retha; his sisters, Winifred and Joan; and his daughter Margaret. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, his sons Henry Hammond Judson III and William Judson, and his granddaughter Emma. His sister, Mary Brannon, her husband, and many nieces and nephews survive him as well. Henry enjoyed boating. He was musical and played the organ and piano. When Parkinson’s disease made it impossible to play any longer, he continued to attend concerts and listen to music at home. Henry will be remembered as a bright, kind, and loyal person. He will be missed by his family and friends. Memorial gifts may be sent to Lakeside School, Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation, Yale University, or St. Mark’s Cathedral.
haroLd eugene King ’43 • March 29, 2013
Harold Eugene King, much-loved husband and father, passed away March 29 after a brief illness. Hal was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on Aug. 2, 1924, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. King. He served as a pharmacist’s mate on a troop transport during World War II. Hal graduated from Lakeside School, Stanford University, and the University of Washington Medical School, followed by a residency at the Mayo Clinic. He practiced internal medicine at Swedish Hospital for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1986. Hal was active in the Seattle Internal Medicine Society, the North Pacific Society of Internal Medicine, and King County Blue Shield. After he retired, Hal pursued many interests including attending history courses through the UW’s Access Program, traveling extensively with his wife, Joan, collecting English pewter, cutting firewood, and building a summer home at Indianola, Wash. Hal’s commitment to a well-stacked woodpile was legendary, and he and Joan spent some of their happiest times with friends and family at their cabin. Hal is survived by Joan, his wife of 63 years; his children Michael, Steven (Cathy), and Katie Keller (Tom); as well as 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Donations in Harold’s name may be made to The Foundation Fighting Blindness, P. O. Box 17279, Baltimore MD 21298.
Karen caMpbeLL Moore ’82 • August 29, 2012
Karen Campbell Moore was born March 4, 1964, to Willie and ➢
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