In Memory sted of Katy, Texas; daughters Jan Hallsted of College Place, and Judy Hall att., of Milton-Freewater, Ore. Holm—Melvin ’52 was born June 10, 1926, in Stanwood, Wash., and died June 26, 2008, in Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife Dorothy (Kuhn) ’55 of Battle Ground, Wash.; sons Brent of Oregon City, Ore., Wayne ’79 of Vancouver, Wash., and Bruce ’82 of Sherwood, Ore.; and sisters Olive White of Everett, Wash., Twila Lyman of Seattle, Wash., and Arlene Coordt of Fullerton, Calif. Holmes—Marjorie (Brath) att., was born June 27, 1929, in Chicago, Ill., and died July 18, 2008, in Kettle Falls, Wash. Surviving: husband Lee Roy ’50 of Kettle Falls, sons Douglas att. of Long Beach, Calif., Dennis att. of Redding, Calif., and Darrel att. of Bozeman, Mont.; and sister Ellen Enneberg ’48 of Gresham, Ore.
Family Lived Life to the Fullest
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ichael and Vanessa (Feldkamp) Pullen, both graduates of the Class of 1993, were passengers in an airplane that crashed near Butte, Mont., in early 2009. Their children, Christopher and Sydney, and Vanessa’s sister, Amy Jacobsen, were among the nine other passengers who also died in the crash. The couple married six months after graduating from Walla Walla University, where Michael earned an engineering degree and Vanessa majored in German and went on to graduate from Loma Linda University. Vanessa was a pediatrician and while devoted to her professional practice, she was even more
Henriques—Cleve (Bisset) ’48 was born Dec. 2, 1914, in Trinidad, and died Feb. 23, 2009, in Pasco, Wash. Surviving: son John Henriques ’65 of Pasco, and daughter Maria att., of Woodinville, Wash. Hoe—Sean att., was born Feb. 4, 1970, in Braddock Heights, Md., and died Dec. 1, 2007, in Lihue, Hawaii. Surviving: father Raymond ’68 of Lawai, Hawaii; mother Sherryl of Lawai; and sister Chara att., of Lawai. Jorgensen—Roger att., was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Ogden, Utah, and died Dec. 4, 2008, in Walla Walla. Surviving: wife Vivian of Milton-Freewater, Ore.; son Michael Jorgensen of Pensacola, Fla.; and daughters Colleen Stocking of Connell, Wash., Cassandra Nelson of Milton-Freewater, Debora Montgomery of Boise, Idaho, Loretta Smith of Forest Grove, Ore., and Heidi Keller of Las Vegas, Nev. Klopfstein—Warren ’51 was born June 11, 1921, in Loma Linda, Calif., and died April 9, 2009, in Morton, Wash. Surviving: wife Virginia (Denney) ’51 of Randle, Wash.; daughters Janet att., of Salem, Ore., Shirley James att., of Pe Ell, Wash., and Myrna Neff ’74 of Packwood, Wash.; and brother Clarence ’50 of Gentry, Ark. 20 Westwind Fall 2009
Matar—Alfredo ’47 was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and died Nov. 24, 2008, in Loma Linda, Calif. Surviving: wife Dorothy (Tininenko) ’47 of Loma Linda; daughters Dorothy Wareham of Yucaipa, Calif., and Sally Curnow of Loma Linda; brothers Joe of Monterey Park, Calif., Angel att. of Santa Maria, Calif.; and sister Grace Savre of Victorville, Calif. McDowell—Julia (Bryan) att., was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Portland, Ore., and died Oct. 19, 2008, in Portland. Surviving: husband Alvin McDowell att., of Portland; and daughter Judy Shaner ’68 of Caldwell, Idaho.
devoted to her family creating a tranquil home and active and happy family life. Vanessa was a world traveler and also actively involved in politics. Michael was a dentist who was known as having a gentle and kind spirit. He also had a reputation for professional excellence. Michael had many interests, including construction, photography, gardening, and gourmet cooking. The Pullen family was traveling with two other families: Amy, her husband, Erin Jacobsen, and their three children; and Brent and Kristen Ching, and their two children. The pilot, Ellison “Buddy” Summerfield, also died in the crash. Michael was born Dec. 24, 1968, in Deer Park, Calif., and died March 22, 2009, in Butte, Mont. He is survived by his parents, Louis and Noellene, of Galt, Calif; and sister Jodi Nevis of Galt. Vanessa was born May 25, 1971, in Loma Linda, Calif., and died March 22, 2009, in Butte, Mont. She is survived by her parents, Irving M. “Bud” and Pam Feldkamp of San Bernardino, Calif.; brother Irving IV; and sister Maggie Cotton. Myhre—Gail (Strauss) att. was born April 24, 1935 in Aberdeen, S. D., and died Dec. 29, 2008, in Kailua, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. Surviving: son Joel Myhre of Marina del Rey, Calif.; brother Gary Strauss ’53 of Paradise, Calif., and sister Linda (Strauss) Hansen att. of Salem, Ore. Nelson—Lowell ’60 was born May 18, 1933, in Frazer, Mont., and died Oct. 13, 2008, in Cool, Calif. Surviving: wife Arladell (Bond) ’60 of Cool; sons Jefferey of Spokane, Wash., Jerry of Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Jimmy of Auburn, Calif.; and sister Marlene Ferguson of Wolf Point, Mont.
Poole—Joan (Selfe) ’52 was born Sept. 7, 1923, in Wales, England, and died March 19, 2008, in Salem, Ore. Surviving: husband Vernon ’51 of Salem, Ore.; son David of Orlando, Fla.; daughter Elizabeth of Salem, Ore.; and brother William of Prineville, Ore. Salzman—Mark att., was born July 7, 1951, in Lincoln, Neb., and died June 25, 2008, in Michigan Bluff, Calif. Surviving: wife Kathleen (Tucker) ’74 of College Place; son Alex curr. att. of College Place; father Alex of Scottsdale, Ariz.; brother Ted att., of Salem, Ore.; and sister Darla McAleer of Vancouver, Wash. Smith—Marguerite (Gardner) att., was born May 12, 1922, in Los Angeles, Calif., and died April 20, 2009, in Loma Linda, Calif. Surviving: husband Louis ’48 of Redlands, Calif.; and daughter Patti Catalano ’76 of Redlands. White—Brenda (Lane) ’73 was born Feb. 14, 1949, in St. Paul, Minn., and died Sept. 24, 2008, in Walla Walla. Surviving: husband Nicholas White att., of Milton-Freewater, Ore.; son Andrew of Milton-Freewater; daughter Kandis ’01 of Milton-Freewater; mother Ruth Foss of College Place; and brothers Randy ’73 of Hermiston, Ore., Marlin Foss of College Place, and Terry Foss att., of Cotopaxi, Colo. White—Gladys ’40 was born Dec. 25, 1911, in Crosby, N.D., and died June 27, 2008, in Berrien Springs, Mich. Surviving: sons Merlin att., of Hurdsfield, N.D., Leroy of Portland, Ore., Cleon ’63 of Berrien Springs; and daughter ClaoMay att., of Berrien Springs. Witzleben—William ’82 was born April 4, 1935, in Sheridan, Wyo., and died Dec. 5, 2008, in Walla Walla.