In Memoriam
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11/06/2019
Helen Doig West ’54, November 6, 2019, age 87. West was married to a military man and lived all over the world, eventually retiring in Renton, Washington. There she volunteered at Valley Medical Center and enjoyed cruises to the Caribbean Islands. She also liked spending time with friends in the great outdoors, gardening, solving puzzles, and eating seafood. Survivors include her daughters, Denise and Janine.
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12/20/2019
Ernest C. Weaver BS ’48, December 25, 2017, age 93. Weaver served in the army and received a Purple Heart. After completing his military service, he earned a doctorate in education and took a teaching job at Hillsboro (Oregon) High School. He later taught art at New York State College. In his later life, Weaver raised llamas and endangered birds on a ranch in West Linn, Oregon, gaining recognition for this work by the National Audubon Society. He is survived by many family members and friends.
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10/15/2019
Margaret Trachsel BS ’66, MAT ’73, October 15, 2019, age 89. Trachsel worked as a high school teacher and administrator. She loved gardening, chocolate ice cream, and the theatre. Survivors include her children, Tygh, Kevin, Marlee, and Michael; six grandchildren; and eight grandchildren.
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10/01/2019
George B. Thompson BA ’50, July 11, 2019, age 91. After graduating from Lewis & Clark, Thompson moved to Dallas, Oregon, where he taught high school. He later moved to the junior high school, where he switched to drama, speech, and journalism classes and took on counseling responsibilities. In 1962, Thompson moved to Portland, where he earned a master’s degree in counseling. He then returned to Dallas. For more than 20 years, he worked as the guidance counselor for Dallas Junior High School, now LaCreole Middle School. He retired in 1988. Survivors include his four sons, Carl, Lee, Robert, and George; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
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