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Bob Lunt ’52 of McMinnville celebrated his 70th wedding anniversary to wife Donna on July 5, 2024.

Gary Stevens ’63 of Kodiak, Alaska, is retiring from the Alaska State Legislature after 8 years as Senate President and 26 years in the Legislature.

Dennis Ludwig ’66 of Eugene was recognized on May 31 by the Oregon Coaches Association this year for 60 years of coaching. He has been coaching at Sheldon High School in Eugene for the past 56 years and will be coaching again this fall for his 57 year at Sheldon and 61 overall.

Jim Johnson ’68 of Keaau, Hawaii, has sailed back to the Solomon Islands after a year in Micronesia. He has been on this voyage from Hawaii for eight years on a steel ketch that he designed, built and launched 30 years ago in Oregon City. His oldest son Morgan (who was born in Tahiti) joined him for six months this year and his daughter Jessica (who was born in Papua New Guinea) joined him for a visit in September.

Shirley (Niemuth) Lane ’69 of Richland, Washington, and her husband Tom Lane ’69 continue to live on their homestead in northern Wisconsin, this being six years now. They have two new vehicles driving grandchildren and two more! They are retired and living the good life!

Jeff Richards ’71 of North Bend was inducted into the North Bend Hall of Fame on Sept. 11.

Harold Tu ’71 of Omaha, Nebraska, was a finalist at the 2024 UTSA League National Invitational. He competed at the Adult 65 and Over 70 National Invitational held in Arizona in January.

Scott Lamb ’74 of Green Valley, Arizona, went to Ukraine twice on humanitarian mission work. On the first trip, he entered Lviv Ukraine 33 days after the war started and helped feed war refugees. Eventually through an English speaking local Rotary Club worked in supplying first aid kits to the army and hospital supplies to hospitals on the eastern front. He spent a total of five months in Ukraine.

John Axtell ’75 of Chadron, Nebraska, retired in June after more than 50 years in the radio business.

Cecil Elbert ’78 of Dayton rode his bicycle from Thief River Falls MN to Portland ME to finish a trip he started in 1976. In 1976 he rode from the Peter Iredale at Fort Stevens State Park to Thief River Falls where the trip ended when he got hit by a truck.

Kirk Bales ’79 of McMinnville was recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives in June for dedication, achievements and leadership in real estate and land development.

Ben Gutierrez ’83 of Honolulu, Hawaii, has begun a term as interim secretary on the board of directors of the Hawai'i Youth Symphony, one of the largest youth symphony programs in the country, serving 700 students annually from more than 100 schools across the state. He was chosen to serve on the board last September.

Sean Coste ’88 of McMinnville was celebrated for coaching his 500th victory as the head coach of the McMinnville High School Girl's Basketball Team.

Scott Stoddard ’88 of Grants Pass was added to the Oregon Newspaper Roll of Honor, an award bestowed on him by the Oregon Newspaper Publisher Orgranization.

Raquel (Escamilla) Underwood ’92 Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the owner of Underwood Gallery and Prickly Poppy Santa Fe on Canyon Road.

Scott Nelson ’94 of Sherwood is associate vice president for undergraduate admissions at Warner Pacific University.

Emily Parodi ’94 of Bloomfield, New Jersey, completed her Doctor of Psychology at Saint Elizabeth University.

Jennifer (Seeley) Boehmer ’95 of Portland was recognized with the "Best in Show" award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations for her work with the Mt. Hood Community College bond measure campaign.

Staci Heath ’96 of Portland was hired as Athletic Director at David Douglas High School.

Jennifer McNutt-Bloom ’96 of Eugene was hired as the Strategic Event and Alumni Relations Manager at the University of Oregon School of Law.

Jeff Roberts ’97 of Gearhart became Superintendent of the Seaside School District on July 1, 2026.  Since joining the District in 2011 he served as Assistant Principal and then Principal of Seaside High School as well as Secondary Principal overseeing both the High School and Middle.

Stephanie Routh ’99 of Portland was selected as Chair of Portland's Planning Commission.

Summer (Griffith) Sears ’99 of Bend was recognized with the Honorary Life Member award from Oregon Government Finance Officer's Association (OGFOA).

Lural (Dod) Ramirez ’01 of Mount Angel completed her doctoral minor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies alongside both Colorado Principal and Superintendent Licensure. She is working as a Head of School (superintendent) at Academia Cotopaxi American International School.

Cheryl Hill ’01 of Milwaukie celebrated the publication of her third book in April 2026, Hiking Oregon's Fire Lookouts.

Phil Rombach ’06 of Portland was hired as the head football coach for Jesuit High School in Portland.

Daniel Hunter ’07 of Molalla was voted unanimously to become the City Manager for Lincoln City. He has been the city manager pro tem since October 13, 2025.

Rakshya Khatiwada ’08 of Lisle, Illinois, received the U.S. Departmentof Energy Early Career Award to pursue an innovative approach for discovering dark matter.

Travis Tocher ’11 of Hillsboro after 14 years of teaching, has stepped into a new leadership role as Assistant Principal at Forest Grove High School for the 2025?26 school year.

Cesar Bueno ’12 of Salem received a Crystal Apple Award in a ceremony on May 14, 2026. Cesar is a counselor at South Salem High School.

Clayton Cooper ’12 of Ridgefield, Washington, was recognized on the 2026 Best-In-State list as one of the Top Financial Security Professionals in California.

Amanda (Contreras) Krekos ’12 of Marana, Arizona, and Sam Krekos '12 welcomed their second baby girl, Mia Grace, on December 29, 2025. She joins her proud 4-year-old big sister, Maeve Marie.

Jordan (Johnson) Stray ’12 of Olympia, Washington, will officially step into the role of principal of Shelton High School on July 1, 2026.

Linnaea Funk Morales ’14 of Ashland was selected as one of this year's Oregon Regional Teachers of the Year.

Trevor Gomez ’14 of Bend owner of Risen Medical, was awarded the Platinum Presidents club award from Orthofix for west region bone growth spine distributor of the year. Sam Gomez (2021) and Gabe Mojarro (2019) are also employees of Risen Medical and included in the award.

Erin Lasher ’14 of Moscow, Idaho, recently accepted the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life position at the University of Idaho.

Liza Matsumoto '14 of Pearl City, Hawaii, married Landon Hamada in Dec 2025 in Haleiwa, Hawaii. 

Sara (Levering) Ferguson ’17 of Salem and her husband Nic Ferguson are announcing the birth of their first child, a daughter Meilyn Rhys Ferguson on Sept. 13, 2026.

Vanesa Montalvo ’18 of Beaverton joined Nike as a Global Brand Specialist with NikeSKIMS.

Mauricio Duran ’19 of Amity will be embarking on a program for priestly formation and theological studies at Pontifical North American College is Rome. It is a five-year program.

Morgan Chamberlain ’20 of Portland finished her Ph.D in Materials Engineering from Purdue and is now a research scientist at the Image Permanence Institute at RIT.

Daniel Endicott ’20 of Longview, Washington, completed his Master of Business Administration at University of Arizona Elier College of Management.

Pierce Moon ’20 of Salem became the Dean of Nursing & Allied Health at Oregon Coast Community College in June of 2026.

Asa Richerson ’20 of Cary, North Carolina, and Shelby Behr ’20 married on June 13 in Bend in the presence of friends, family and 18 other Linfield graduates.

Sean Webster ’21 of Barstow, California, received his M.D. from Loma Linda University. He will being his residency at OHSU Cascades East Family Medicine.

Sofia (Nelson) Evans ’22 of Haslet, Texas, married Carter Evans '22 on August 28.

Tanner Coulter ’23 of Canby was promoted to Assurance Senior at Geffen Mesher.

Justin Pfau ’23 of Waipahu, Hawaii, was promoted to Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance at Stanford University.

Kylie Davis ’24 of Tucson, Arizona, completed her master's degree in Applied Biosciences with an emphasis in Diagnostic Laboratory Science at the University of Arizona.

Elizabeth Arnold ’25 of Portland is heading to England to pursue a Master's degree in history with a specialization in holocaust and genocide studies at the University of Leicester.

Annie Flood ’25 of Salem was hired as a customer service representative for Spinzo.

Shaelynn Silva ’25 of Hermiston will be attending George Fox Doctor of Physical Therapy program fall of 2025.

Charles Strong of McMinnville on July 15, 2025. Survived by his partner Katherine Kernberger.

Doug Cruikshank of McMinnville on October 6, 2026. Survived by his wife Linda Cruikshank MEd ’87.  

Barbara (Reik) Fullman ’46 of Portland on February 5, 2025

Elinor Tirre ’48 of Portland on July 23, 2026

Bill Swift ’52 of Union, Washington, on June 26, 2026. Survived by his grandaughter Corrine Lever ’10.  

Elizabeth (Stevenson) Utter ’53 of Sedro Woolley, Washington, on July 31, 2026

June (Christen) Rado ’53 of Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 1, 2025. Survived by Kathleen (Clausen) Snelson ‘ 72.

Stan Angle ’58 of Spearfish, South Dakota, on June 26, 2026

Kay (Betts) Hinrichs ’58 of McMinnville on June 30, 2026. Survived by her children Craig Hinrichs ’81 and Mark Hinrichs ’88 and her gradnchild Sarah (Hinrichs) Garber ’03.   

Marilyn (Stow) Crouser ’58 of Portland on June 1, 2026. Survived by her siblings Virginia (Stow) Carter ’50 and Don Stow ’53.  

Pat (Steen) Yoder ’59 of Seattle, Washington, on July 31, 2026

Norman Van Fleet ’59 of McMinnville on June 7, 2026

Archie Smith ’61 of El Cerrito, California, on July 10, 2026. Survived by his sibling Leonard Smith ’67.  

Jean (Langenbach) Riley ’61 of Corvallis on August 17, 2026. Survived by her husband Jack Riley ’60.  

Doug Brown ’63 of Carmichael, California, on October 2026. Survived by his wife Mary Bjornson Brown ’63.

Pete “Doc” Dengenis ’64 of Boca Raton, Florida, on August 3, 2026

Glen Williams ’64 of Lake Oswego on September 10, 2026

Robert Brown ’64 of Vancouver, Washington, on May 26, 2026

Rosa Lee (Kief) Glansman ’66 of Bremerton, Washington, on May 22, 2026

Peter Bennett ’67 of Oregon City on August 26, 2026

Wally Green ’68 of Brightwood on September 28, 2026. Survived by his wife Anna (Bollinger) Green ’69.

John Knight ’69 of Monmouth on June 6 23, 2026

Roy Umeno ’70 of Kula, Hawaii on August 22, 2026

Toby Notenboom ’71 of Winchester on June 26, 2026

Natalie (Lathrop) Patterson ’72 of McMinnville on August 15, 2026. Survived by her brother Steve Lathrop and her children Kristie (Patterson) Rickerd ’97 and Todd Patteron ’01.

Lenayah (Christensen) King ’76 of Bonanza on June 16, 2026

Greg Jasperson ’80 of Olympia, Washington on July 2, 2026

Lewis Black ’85 of Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 5, 2026

Frank Wakefield ’85 of Carlton on July 6, 2026

Scott Stoddard ’88 of Grants Pass on September 7, 2026

Kimberly (Koch) Clark ’89 of Dillon, Colorado, on August 10, 2026

Scott Seina ’89 of Tigard on February 2, 2024. Survived by his wife Christine (Kaufman) Seina ’91 and his son Ryan Seina ’22.

Cynthia Currin ’91 of Salem on June 16, 2026

Willy Hughes ’91 of Beaverton on July 17, 2026

Carolyn McRae ’95 of Keizer on January 30, 2026

Rhonda McMullin ’12 of Forest Grove on July 1, 2026