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1979 Beth Croxson passed away February 24, 2018, in Mulvane, KS. David Ramsey, a writer for The Gazette in Colorado Springs, has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing for the second time. 1936 Howard Caldwell, 103, passed away peacefully at home in Ocala, Florida. He was born in Puerto Rico, flew planes for the Marines, and later lived in South America while working for Pan American Airways. After retiring to Florida in 1975, he was a charter member of Grace Presbyterian Church and a volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels until he was 96. He continued to enjoy flying his private plane, playing tennis, and riding his bicycle throughout his later years. Gladys, his wife of 73 years, preceded him in death in 2013. 1951 Alberta (Frost) Stephenson turned 90 on June 15. You can send her a note of congratulations, fond memories and fun stories, at 5500 W 9th Ave 517B, Amarillo, TX 79106 1952 Patricia (Taylor) Speece recently passed away. Survivors include her husband Arthur and two sons, Craig (Mary) and Grant (Bethany) Speece. 1954 Caroline (Walkup) Carr, 89, passed away May 15, 2018, in Lyons, Neb. She was preceded in death by her husband Clinton Carr ’52. Dean Hollinger passed away in May 2018 in Golden, Colorado. 1955 Don Ellison retired after a career in the banking and insurance industry. He served as the president and CEO of Farmers State Bank in Rising City, Nebraska. His wife Ramona (Burgett) Ellison is a retired teacher. They have three grown children. Don recently
1966 Dale Neal was named NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Coach of Year. His team, the FreedHardeman University Lady Lions, went 34-4 on the season and were the 2018 national champions. Larry and Judy (Gray) VanEgdom will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 17. They are both retired and they have four grown children. 5714 W 17th St, Greeley, CO 80634 judy_vanegdom@hotmail.com larry_vanegdom@hotmail.com 1967 Jerry L. Bohaty and wife Judith have updated their contact info: 1400 Westinghouse Rd #616, Georgetown, TX 78626 jlbohaty@gmail.com 1970 Anna Louise (Freeman) Evans is a retired teacher and is married to Rick. 2335 Dovecreek Dr, Tuttle, OK 73089 1972 Jeffrey James Kelley has recently published two screenplays on Amazon.com: “Monaco Volcano” and “Vampyre Gold.” studiokelley@yahoo.com 1973 Lita Jean (Loreman) Jensen, age 62, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2018, after a tenacious battle with lung cancer. 1975 Carla Dean Thompson moved back to Nairobi, Kenya on February 15. She’s going to work with the local church for the next 5 to 10 years. nafulacdtakinyi@gmail.com 1977 Cindy (Henderson) Fisher has updated her contact info: 230 W Laurel Ave, McMinnville, TN 37110 Bruce McGee was recognized with the 2017 Above the Crowd award from Remax. He is a realtor in the Billings, Montana, area.
received a certificate of continuous membership for his 50 years with the American Legion Post 125, where he serves as chaplain. He remains active with Boy Scouts. 335 W Spruce St, PO Box #56, Rising City, NE 68658 drellison@eaglecom.net
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1978 Brenda Reicheneker and Linda (Reicheneker ’73) Scott are mourning the passing of their parents, Dixie ’84 and Erwin ‘Rick’ Reicheneker, who both passed away in York in the past year.
1980 Dempsy Jefferies, Jr. passed away May 16, 2017 in Memphis, TN, from a brain tumor. He left behind a daughter and son. 1983 Board member and alumnus Doug Townsdin visited York College on Monday, March 26, to bless students with stories from his personal and professional experiences (see pg 26). 1985 Myra (Neuhold) Simpson has updated her contact info: 557 W Greenwood Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81507. myralsimpson@gmail.com 1997 Twyla (Christian) Abraham has accepted a new position as a counselor at Buffalo Prairie Middle School. Husband Brennon is also an educator. They have three children and their daughter Taylor ’18 was recently named Ms. YC (see pg 2). 17 Saddleback Dr, Buffalo, MO 65622 buffaloabe@yahoo.com 1998 Talley (Banning) Morrow just completed a master’s degree in teaching from Southwestern College of Professional Studies. She also completed her second year of teaching 6-12 instrumental and vocal music at St. Francis Community High School under a restricted license and can now apply for her initial license and be a certified teacher. She and husband David have one daughter, Mia Claire (14). 411 E Spencer St, St. Francis, KS 67756 dtmorrow3@gmail.com 2003 Corren (Coonts) and James Lind have moved: 2284 Basil St, Strasburg, CO 80136. She is the assistant to the town administrator for the town of Bennett, Colorado. He is an applications engineer at Baker Hughes. The couple has two sons, Logan and Brendan. correny@gmail.com Karissa (Gaer) Sears updated her contact info: 20623 Pine St, Elkhorn, NE, 68022. Kimmie (Beitler) and Spencer (’05) Vogt welcomed a son, Sawyer Wayne, into the world on March 6. He joins big sister Marie (3). Vogtteacher226@gmail.com
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2005 Rebekah (Carden) wed Scott Armstrong on February 17, 2018. Rebekah is in export compliance for Viavi AvComm and Scott is a supply tech for VA. 1360 N Kokomo Ave, Derby, KS 67037 Becca.jane@yahoo.com Born, to Anya Kozlova and husband Shawn Cumberland, a son, Thomas, in March 2017. He joined big brother Charlie (3). Anya is the senior program manager for Europe and Eurasia at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. anusha.ua@gmail.com
2008 Christian musician Logan Bahler has released a new single, “Waiting,” about the experience he and Nikki (Burleson ’09) have had with international adoption. The song is available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, and Spotify. The song asks “Are you willing to put your trust in God when things are at their worst and nothing makes sense to you?” said Logan. You can hear a sample of the song and learn more about Logan and Nikki’s story at www.loganbahler.com. Mary Reynolds will be teaching 8th grade English this fall at Neely’s Bend Middle School. She is just returning from 3 years of teaching internationally in Guatemala. 2235 Modena Ct, Nashville, TN, 37214 maryreynolds85@gmail.com 2009 Jake and Elise (Hart) Owens are living in the Omaha area. Elise is a realtor and Jake works at Boys Town in intervention and assessment. You can contact Elise at EliseTheRealtor@gmail.com or 319-804-5331. They have two children, Atticus (4) and Matilda (1). Keri (Bornschlegel) and husband Jeff Stripling welcomed daughter Elliot Lynn in September 2017. Keri is the Campus Director of Webster University in Rolla. 403 Winter Dr, St. James, MO 65559 Kerib3@gmail.com 2011 Marty and Meghan (Boyle ’08) Salsbury have moved: 660 W Dry Creek Rd, Belgrade, MT 59714. Meghan is the youth services librarian at Belgrade Community Library. They have a son, Ciaran (1).