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Mable LaVerne Minick
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Julius Sas
Imogene Novell Allison Irvine Mayhugh Castleman C.F. Champlin
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Theodore Royce
Class of 1943 Erastus Foster Jr.
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Jack Hatfield
Class of 1955 George Farha Henry Frank Joan Kirkpatrick
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D.C. Thomas
Henry Oeltjendiers Richard Pickens
Class of 1963 Joyce Eilers Bacak J. Michael Bachman Tony Hargis Billy Johnston William King Leroy Newton
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Billy Fyffe
Mark Dorff Eugene Morkin Morris Permenter
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Rodney Haddon
John Stevens
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Barbara Lane Miller
Fred Dunbar
Dennis Erwin John Moore
Thomas Woody
Lon Frank
Marianne Brown Vannatta
Class of 1972 J. Bruce Harvey
Class of 1973 Ronald King
Class of 1975 James Curry
Class of 1978
Edward Stewart Robert Tucker
Lawrence Edmison
Class of 1966
Craig Kennamer
Class of 1991
John Robertson
Marianne Vannatta Marianne practiced tax accountLongtime OCU friend, alumni ing for more than 30 years as a and trustee Marianne Bea Brown CPA, served on the Heritage Hills Vannatta died April Historical Preservation 25, 2009, following a Board, the Oklahoma brief, valiant battle Literacy Council and with stomach canthe Oklahoma City cer. Marianne was University Alumni born in Oklahoma Association Board. City and grew up She was awarded the in Colorado and OCU Distinguished Albuquerque, N.M. Philanthropist Award Marianne in 2003 for her years of returned to outstanding service to Oklahoma City to the university. attend Oklahoma Vannatta was an avid City University in runner and cyclist, run1966. She was an ning in numerous races active member of and cycling around Alpha Chi Omega the United States and Marianne Vannatta sorority, graduated Europe with her family in 1970 magna cum laude and the and friends. Among her many contrinext day, married the love of her life, butions to Oklahoma City University Jerry B. Vannatta. was establishing a yearly 5K road
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Mark Hart
Stephen Mittuch
Joel McNatt
Class of 2003 Sharon Duke
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Laura Lowe Ferguson Raymond Gerdes Geneva Gunter Carl Hamm Selma O’Dom Heath Betty Jo Kirk Donald McMillan Alvin Naifeh Bob Rutledge
race, Race with the Stars, to raise scholarship funds for graduate students at OCU’s Kramer School of Nursing. Just months before her diagnosis last year, Marianne summitted a 14,401-foot mountain in Colorado and completed a half marathon. She is survived by her loving husband, Dr. Jerry Vannatta; her fatherin-law, John Vannatta of Keys, Okla.; two sons, Jeremy, his wife Jill and their three children, Peyton, Connor and Avery of Evanston, Ill., and Seth and his beloved Rachel of Makanda, Ill.; and a sister, Laura Brown of Albuquerque, N.M. l