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Celebration of life for Ethan Remmel to be held Oct. 11 at WWU 2011-10-04
WWU professor's final thoughts turn to celebration of education

Far too often in academia, the faculty at colleges and universities overlook the central function amongst their professional activities: the education and development of their students. When I look back at my teaching career as a professor of geography at Western Washington University, what…

2011-09-27
Friends, family say Marsyville man who died in hiking accident lived life as an adventure

Don Grant was the type of guy who would call up a friend out of the blue, ask if he was doing anything and then inform him he was standing at his front door.

Friends and family describe the former Marysville man as a prankster, a risk-taker and a button-pusher who, from an early age,…

2011-09-12
Eleanor Elliott stayed connected and caring all of her life

Eleanor Elliott was born on the Canadian frontier and taught in a one-room schoolhouse. As a young wife, she lived in Washington fishing village so remote that she had to sail across the Columbia River each time she gave birth. But despite the lack of luxuries, she always saw the positive side…

2011-08-15
'Not only did he want to walk, he wanted to fly'

A quadriplegic skydiver had more than 100 jumps under his belt before he lost his life to one.

Over the weekend, Zack Fogle took part in an annual skydiving event in Montana. The 27-year-old's pockets were packed with jump tickets. But on his first dive, Fogle…

2011-08-08
Kingston skydiver lived life to fullest, say family members

Family members say Zack Fogle died doing what he loved most — living life to the fullest.

The 27-year-old quadriplegic from Kingston was skydiving Saturday afternoon in northwestern Montana when he failed to manually deploy his emergency parachute after jumping.…

2011-08-04
In memoriam: James W. Scott, 1925 - 2011 2011-07-26
James Scott, WWU geography professor who founded regional archives, dies at 85

James Scott, the professor emeritus of geography at Western Washington University who was a founder and the first director of the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, died Wednesday, July 20. He was 85.
Born and educated in England, Scott taught in England, Argentina and Canada before…

2011-07-26
In memoriam: Evelyn Mason, 1924 - 2011 2011-07-21
WWU professor Fleetwood lobbied for people in need of help

Services will be held Saturday, July 23, for Hugh Fleetwood, a longtime philosophy professor at Western Washington University who held true to his beliefs in the public realm even when it ruffled some people's feathers.
Fleetwood died Sunday at the age of 81. A longtime member and…

2011-07-21
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