Class Notes — In Memory
Emma Taylor, '15 EdHE, Bakersfield, Calif., the ninth oldest person in the nation and a life member of the Alumni Association, died June 24. She was 111.
Donald McMillan, '25 AnSci, Lewistown, a life member of the Alumni Association, died June 13. He was 101.
John Morrison, Sr., '27 CE, '31 M, '68 HonDoc, E. Helena, a life member of the Alumni Association, died Sept. 14 at the age of 101.
George Vogt, Jr., '29 PE, Hamilton, a life member of the Alumni Association, died May 16. He was 96.
Helen (Cornwell) Copeland, '30 Art, Portland, Ore., date unknown.
Sam Rhyneer, '36 EE, Richland, Wash., died July 30.
Marjorie (McKinnon) Peavey, '37 EdHE, Faribault, Minn., a life member of the Alumni Association, died Jan. 20.
Stephen Willey, '38 ChE, Pocatello, Idaho, an honorary life member of the Alumni Association, died March 30.
E. Boen Covey, '38 Arch, Tacoma, Wash., died July 10.
David Cochran, '38 ME, '74 HonDoc, Virginia Beach, Va., died July 15.
Hugh Paris, Sr., '39 AgEd, Kalispell, died July 17. He was 87.
Carolyn (Gay) Winchester, EX '40 Bus, Bozeman, died Aug. 15.
Gloria (Fallan) Cooper, '45 EdHE, died Jan. 19 at her daughter's home in Menifee, Calif.
Floyd McDowell, '47 AgSci, Spokane, Wash., died May 17. He was 81.
Thomas Wagner, EX '48, Bozeman, died July 7.
John Thompson, '48 AnSci, Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Dec. 31, 2002. He was 80.
Lester Bechtel, '49 EE, Ridgecrest, Calif., died May 25.
Alfred Croonquist, EX '50 Bus, Seattle, Wash., died May 8. He was 78.
Donald Bratton, '50 Ag, Hewitt, Texas, died July 3. He was 77.
Hector Rodgers, '50 AnSci, Columbus, died July 12. He was 80.
David Norton, EX '50 Ag, Bozeman, died July 6. He was 76.
Jean (Staudenmeyer) Walton, '52 EdHE, Billings, a life member of the Alumni Association, died June 12. She was 72.
Robert Watkins, '52 ME, Kalispell, died June 20. He was 74.
Leroy Ellig, '53 F&W, Bozeman, died June 15. He was 75.
Earl Dedman, '54 Ag Plant & Soils Sci, Bothel, Wash., died May 29. He was 74.
John Biggle, '54 AnSci, Billings, died June 16. He was 71.
Duane Fedje, '57 M, Minneapolis, Minn., died May 16.
Jacquelyn (Slanger) Day, '61 Micro, Great Falls, died July 10. She was 65.
Judy (Opp) LaRue, '62 ElEd, Great Falls, died June 21. She was 62.
Kay (Hansen) Leibrand, '62 Math, Palo Alto, Calif., died July 20. She was 62.
Robert Eagle, '63 GS, Idaho Falls, Idaho, died July 11. He was 62.
Bart O'Gara, '64 F&WP, Lolo, died May 21. He was 80.
Larry Marx, '68 SecEd, Seeley Lake, died July 21. He was 57.
Gary Orr, EX '70 PE, St. Ignatius, died June 1, He was 51.
James Phillips, '70 Bus, Plainfield, Ill., died July 23. He was 56.
Earl Murray, '72 Agron, Fort Collins, Colo., died May 10. He was 52.
Steven Bird, '73 AgBu, Olive, died July 22. He was 51.
Ruth (Giles) Davis, '74 Nurs, Helena, died May 25. She was 57.
Albert Huber, EX '75 Agron, Gilchrist, Texas, died June 30. He was 51.
Lori Minnehan-Darr, '77 AgBu, Douglas, Wyo., died July 9. She was 48.
Kristin (Cooper) Balcom, '77 EdHE, Keller, Texas, died July 31.
Brian Feisthamel, '78 EE, Glendive, died June 8. He was 53.
Leo Lorenz, Jr., '89 MEd, Geraldine, died May 11. He was 59.
James Welch, '01 HDR, Missoula, died in August. He was 62.

Class Notes are complied by Ruth Austin. If you would like to submit information, please drop a line to the MSU Alumni Association, PO Box 172740, Bozeman, MT 59717-2740. You can also submit them to her via email at raustin@montana.edu