Lucy McIntyre Jewett ’50, P’79
1929–2023
Lucille McIntyre (Lucy) Jewett ’50, P’79, a philanthropist, art collector, Puget Sound trustee emerita, and America’s Cup patron, died Dec. 22, 2023, in San Francisco. She was 94.
Born in St. Louis, she later moved with her family to Tacoma and studied at Puget Sound, where she was active in Pi Beta Phi sorority. She married George F. (Fritz) Jewett Jr. in Tacoma and they lived in Idaho for a time before moving to the Bay Area in 1965.
Jewett became active with the San Francisco Ballet, spearheading a “Save the Ballet” campaign during a financial crisis in 1974 and serving on the ballet’s board from 1969 until her death. She also attended performances regularly and often headed backstage during intermission or after the show to encourage the dancers. The San Francisco Chronicle once called her “a quiet force credited with keeping classical dance alive in the city.” A large dance studio at the ballet’s headquarters is named the Jewett Studio in her honor.
The couple also were involved in the America’s Cup for more than 40 years. They helped fund a number of Cup-winning syndicates, including the one that backed Stars & Stripes, which—skippered by Dennis Conner—won the America’s Cup in 1987. In the photo above, Lucy is shown with the “Auld Mug” on the flight home from that win; after that victory, she rode on a float in a New York City ticker-tape parade, an experience she described as “incredible.” Both Jewetts were inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. The two were also avid art collectors, and Lucy also enjoyed hosting parties in her San Francisco home. George died in 2008.
Jewett stayed close to her alma mater for many years: She served on the university’s Board of Trustees from 1959–87 and, with her husband, supported the school financially. They endowed the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Business in 1980, and McIntyre Hall is named for Lucy’s father, Charles Edwin McIntyre, following a major gift from the George F. Jewett Foundation to help fund its construction.
The couple had two children, Betsy and George Jewett III ’79. George III is also a former Puget Sound trustee.
—Tina Hay
Jacqueline Martin
1922–2024
Jacqueline (Jacquie) Martin was born in Lunéville, France, and at the onset of World War II, left home for the United States. She arrived in Seattle at the age of 17, alone and not speaking any English.
She eventually would master not only English but also Spanish, Russian, German, and a bit of Japanese. She studied at the University of Washington and, in 1948, became a professor of French and Spanish at Puget Sound. She taught at the university for nearly four decades, with a brief break in the early 1950s to work on her Ph.D. at Boston University and another in the 1960s to teach at the Claremont Colleges. She retired from Puget Sound with emerita rank in 1987.
Martin chaired Puget Sound’s Department of Foreign Languages and was a founder of the Master of Comparative Literature program, a collaborative program with the Department of English. She directed the comparative literature master’s program in the 1970s.
In 1987 she established two funds to honor her parents, members of the French Resistance: the Justin Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund for French and International Affairs and the Marcelle Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund for Romance Languages and Music. In addition, in 2017, Martin’s friend of 76 years, Rev. Laura Butler, made an estate gift to the university in Martin’s honor. The university also maintains the Jacquie Martin Award, given for excellence in French literary studies to French majors or minors.
Martin remained an active and beloved member of the Logger community until her death on Jan. 3, 2024. She was 101 years old.
We received word in January of the death of Lu Jean Day ’46 of Seattle. She had a sociology degree from Puget Sound.
Richard (Dick) Gastfield ’51 of Port Townsend, Wash., died Dec. 17, 2023, at the age of 96. He attended Puget Sound after serving in the Army and later worked for the Postal Service as Postmaster in Port Townsend.
Joyce Arlene Christie Kleinsmith ‘51 of Portland, Ore., died Feb. 1, 2023. She was 93. As a student she was a member of Lambda Sigma Chi sorority and the ski club; after graduation she worked as a flight attendant for Northwest Orient Airlines.
Robert E. Erickson ’52 died March 27, 2024. He had a business administration degree from Puget Sound and lived in Portland, Ore.
D’Ann Saferite Gesch ’52 of Torrance, Calif., died Jan. 23, 2024. She was a youth advocate, leader, and counselor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Gesch ’58.
Corrine D. Paulson ’52 died Dec. 7, 2023, at age 92. She was active in the community in Portland, Ore., including a stint as president of the League of Women Voters. Among her survivors is her husband of 71 years, Duane Paulson ’49.
Raymond H. Price Jr. ’52 died in Palm Springs, Calif., in November 2023. As a student he was active in Delta Phi.
Mary E. Cross Gosney ’53, ’72 of Cowiche, Wash., died Nov. 28, 2023. She was a rancher’s wife and a substitute teacher for many years; she also taught breadmaking. Her husband of 69 years, Ray Gosney ’54, died in 2022.
Gayle Taylor Kattar ’57 of Arlington, Mass., died April 30, 2024. At Puget Sound she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority; later she earned a master’s degree and spent many years as a teacher.
James C. Power ’57 died Jan. 31, 2024, at the age of 89. He lived in Tillamook, Ore. A business administration student at Puget Sound, he was a CPA for 46 years, retiring when he was 78.
Donna Elaine “Lani” Detrick Hendrickson ’58 died Jan. 22, 2024, at age 86. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of London and, with her husband, ran a data-processing company. At one point she lived in Verbier, Switzerland, where she was an organizer of the town’s internationally recognized music festival. She also lived many years in England.
We learned in February 2024 of the death of Charles L. Wilk ’58. A business administration graduate, he lived in Seattle.
Dennis S. Fusco ’59, MA’69 of Olympia, Wash., died Jan. 22, 2024. He was 86. He was vice president and corporate regional economist for Seattle First National Bank (now Bank of America) and chief economist for two major Washington state agencies—Commerce and Labor. He retired in 2000.
William (Bill) Thordarson ’59 died March 8, 2024, in Spokane, Wash., at age 87. He worked in commercial insurance underwriting for many years. Among his survivors is his wife, Marilyn Hutchison Thordarson ’59.
Janet Wright Franzen ’60 died Dec. 9, 2023. She was 85. She once worked for the audiology practice of her husband, Ric Franzen ’59, who died in 2012. Among her survivors is son David Franzen ’95.
Ted Bruener III ’61 died Feb. 20, 2024. He had a business and accounting career, working in the Puget Sound area for the Boeing Corporation, Richfield Oil, and Nationwide Paper. He was 85 and lived in Aberdeen, Wash.
Susan R. Dillon Gamroth ’61 of Reno, Nev., died Oct. 4, 2023. She was a flight attendant for Western Airlines, worked in the radiology department of a medical center in Reno, was a ski instructor, and taught students with special needs. She was 84.
Richard H. Shaw ’61 of Richland, Wash., died Oct. 27, 2023, at age 84. He was a founder and chairman of Bank of Tacoma and later became a key figure in the Washington wine industry; Shaw Vineyards supplies grapes to more than 100 wineries. Shaw and his wife, Wendy, were inducted into the Legends of Washington Wine Hall of Fame in 2018.
Richard S. Stolarski ’63, an atmospheric scientist who played a role in the discovery of the ozone hole, died Feb. 22, 2024, at age 82. A fuller obituary will appear in the Autumn 2024 issue.
Joyce Edris Craig ‘64 died Jan. 5, 2024, in South Bend, Wash. She was 82. A dairy farmer, she also worked for the education department of the Pacific County Public Utility District and demonstrated electrical appliances and safety in the county schools. She also was a food and sewing judge at many events.
James Hanna MEd’64 of Kirkland, Wash., died Jan. 5, 2024. He was 90. A teacher and school principal, he was an entrepreneur as well, involved in such projects as apartment rentals, car washes, a frozen yogurt company, the American Lake Ski School, and Jamal Yacht Charters.
Virginia (Ginny) Clinton Lovett ’64 died Jan. 7, 2024, in St. Marys, Ga. A music major at Puget Sound, she studied music in Vienna, Austria, during her junior year and later earned a master’s in music. She was a longtime church organist and choir director, gave piano concerts, and taught piano lessons.
William A. Reilly ’64 died March 1, 2024 at age 85. A business administration graduate of Puget Sound, he was a retired supervisor for EI duPont de Nemours & Co. and lived in Greensburg, Pa.
Douglas L. Baldwin ’65, MEd’70 of Ruston, Wash., died Feb. 26, 2024. He had degrees in education and school counseling from Puget Sound, and worked for Federal Way School District for 33 years as a teacher and counselor. He was 85.
Arthur W. Carnahan ’65 of Shiloh, Ill., died March 27, 2024, at age 82. He worked for Weyerhaeuser in the Tacoma area; then, in the mid-1970s, he managed large senior living facilities in Missouri and Texas.
Richard G. (Dick) Fournier ’65 died April 5, 2024. He was 82 and lived in Union, Wash. He spent his career in education, serving as a faculty member at Newport High School in Bellevue and a teacher and football, track, and wrestling coach at Montesano High School. In 1977 he started Fournier Insurance, which is still in business today. His wife, Karen Sather Fournier ’64, survives him.
Rena Ingrid Johnson Guerin ’65 of Wenatchee, Wash., died Nov. 21, 2023. She and her husband raised registered Ayrshires and Holsteins on their dairy farm, and she also taught elementary school, worked at a physical therapy clinic, and ended her teaching career as a church preschool teacher. She also served eight years on the Nooksack (Wash.) City Council.
Judy Harris Morford ’65 died Feb. 14, 2024. She was 80 and lived in Beaverton, Ore. She taught a bible study fellowship, was director of women’s and children’s ministries at Cedar Mill Bible Church, and served as executive director for Portland’s Pregnancy Resource Centers.
Alexander M. Davis ’67 of Reno, Nev., died March 11, 2024. He was 78. At Puget Sound he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated with a business degree. After earning a master’s degree at the University of Oregon, he spent his career in the fire detection business and owned Sierra Fire Systems. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Holbrook Davis ‘69.
John Parr ’68, a lifelong resident of Olympia, Wash., died Feb. 5, 2024. At Puget Sound he was active in Phi Delta Theta; after graduation and Army service, he practiced law for 43 years, retiring in 2017. Among his survivors is his wife, Sallie Howe Parr ’68, to whom he was married for 55 years.
Thomas J. (Tom) Sadler ’68 of Gig Harbor, Wash., died Feb. 21, 2024. He was a CPA with his firm, Brink & Sadler, specializing in litigation assistance, business valuation, and fraud investigation. He was a leader in the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, Washington State Board of Accountancy, and National Association of State Board of Accountancy.
Marlys Yvonne Vincent Walker ’69 died Jan. 5, 2024, at age 93. She had an education degree from Puget Sound and spent a 35-year career teaching third grade in Kent, Wash., and Phoenix, Ariz. She lived in Federal Way, Wash.
Douglas Albright ’70 of Seattle died from a cerebral hemorrhage Dec. 19, 2023. He earned a law degree from the University of Washington and spent his career in business, international, and health care law. He met his future wife of 53 years, Jan Halgren Albright ’70, in college; she survives him.
Chester M. (Chet) Hovde ’70, a basketball coach for more than four decades, died of kidney disease March 9, 2024, in Everett, Wash. He was 77. He played basketball at Puget Sound and spent most of his career as a teacher and women’s basketball coach at Everett Community College; he also spent two seasons coaching the Puget Sound women’s team.
Ronald L. Heil ’71 died March 14, 2024, in Greeley, Colo. He grew up in Greeley and, after college, returned there to spend his career. He spent more than 10 years at McKenzie Cabinets, then 22 years at the Greeley Tribune, then five years with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Ron Hill ’71 of Tacoma died Sept. 28, 2023, from Parkinson’s disease. He was 83. He spent 25 years with the Tacoma Police Department, starting as a patrol officer and becoming a detective after completing his sociology degree from Puget Sound. Among his survivors is daughter Renee Spoelhof ’85.
Jenny Goldstein ’73 died of cancer Feb. 26, 2024. She earned a degree in urban planning from Puget Sound and spent 37 years in a number of executive positions with AT&T before her retirement. She made her home in San Francisco for more than 20 years.
Raymond Warner ’74 died Feb. 20, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz., at age 72. At Puget Sound he majored in urban studies and played varsity basketball; after graduation, he served in the Army and then the Army Reserve.
William D. Anderson ’75 died Dec. 12, 2023. He was 78 and lived in Westminster, Colo. After graduating from Puget Sound, he served in the Air Force in Vietnam and later worked on various government and telecom projects; he also served on a number of church mission trips.
Lawrence R. (Larry) Paine MPA’75 died June 2, 2023, in Hillsboro, Kans., at age 76.
R. John Sloan JD’76 died Feb. 28, 2024. He was a teacher before attending law school, then practiced law in Seattle and in the small town of Omak, Wash.
Robert C. Juhnke ’77 of Port Orchard, Wash., died Dec. 30, 2023. He was 69. He had a degree in business administration from Puget Sound.
Susan Crommelin ’79 died Dec. 19, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz. She was a long-time resident of Green Valley, Ariz., where she was an in-home caregiver with HomeWatch Caregivers of Green Valley.
DeMar Sather MBA’80 died March 30, 2024, in Bainbridge Island, Wash. He was 88. An Army infantry veteran, he worked for Time Oil Company.
Billie Kay Batson ’81 died Feb. 7, 2024, in Federal Way, Wash. She had a 39-year career in nursing, ending with her retirement from Tacoma General Hospital in 2005. She was 83.
Elizabeth (Beth) McQuade MA’81 died April 2, 2024, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. She was 82. She worked as a project and purchasing manager at Fischbach and Moore, an electrical contracting firm; later she earned her real estate license and worked for Berkshire Hathaway.
Daniel Corpron ’83, P’20 earned a computer science degree from Puget Sound and worked in software for Timberline Software, WebMD, and LegitScript. He died March 13, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Among his survivors are his wife, Julie Nelson Corpron ’83, P’20, and son Eli Corpron ’20.
Susan C. Hodder ’84 of Minneapolis died March 21, 2021. She had a multifaceted professional and volunteer career as a youth coordinator, teacher, afterschool enrichment and summer camp director, ski and snowboard instructor, Alpine Adaptive supervisor, and adaptive ski and snowboard training director.
Thomas V. Meeks MBA’84 had a military career, including Army service in Vietnam, before coming to Puget Sound for his MBA. He later worked in civil service and at the U.S. Southern Command in Miami. He died March 28, 2023, in Bremerton, Wash.
Francisco Menendez ’84, an accomplished artist and a film professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, died unexpectedly Feb. 29, 2024. A fuller obituary will appear in the Autumn 2024 issue.
Earl J. (Jay) Peterson ’85 of Tacoma died Sept. 26, 2023, at the age of 61. He retired in 2023 after a long career in public transportation management and planning at Pierce Transit and King County Metro Transit. He ran for mayor of Tacoma in the 1980s.
Ann Stevens ’85 died Oct. 25, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz. She was 60. She had a degree in English from Puget Sound, where she was on the crew team. She worked as a PR and marketing professional at Holland America Cruise Lines before becoming a partner at her own company, Skinner, Dunlap, and Stevens International in Seattle. She was an active Puget Sound volunteer, serving as a regional chapter chair, a reunion volunteer, and president of the national alumni board.
Jackie Bye Extrand ’94 died Dec. 18, 2023, in Nisswa, Minn. She joined the Peace Corps after college and spent four years in Uganda, then began a career as a school guidance counselor in Brainerd, Minn. She was 53.
Tera D. Harding Letzring ’99 of Pocatello, Idaho, died Jan. 19, 2024, at the age of 46. She had a master’s and Ph.D. in psychology and since 2005 had been on the faculty of Idaho State University, where she recently had begun serving as chair of the psychology department.
Colleen V. McNeely ’17 died Nov. 19, 2023, at age 29. At Puget Sound she was a psychology major with an education minor; she was a lead at the Cellar and ran the yearbook, Tamanawas. After graduation she taught at the nonprofit Memphis Rise Academy as part of Teach for America, then continued her passion of teaching special needs children in San Diego.
Correction: In the Winter 2024 issue, we listed an incorrect graduation year for Cesare Bigolin ’19, who died in November 2023. We regret the error.