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1942 Doris Hansen passed away on November 13, 2019, at the age of 99. 1954 Richard “Dick” Alire of Louisville, CO, passed away on July 30, 2019. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen, two sons and four grandchildren. H. Keith Megill passed away on November 23, 2019, in Seneca, KS, with family by his side.
"Early Years" 1956-1965 Make plans to join Paul Touchton, Ryan Touchton, Bryan Jacobs, and Ernie Patton for Homecoming 2020. These Panthers look forward to seeing their classmates and friends from YC’s “early years.” Details will be posted on york.edu/homecomingreunions as they are finalized. 1958 Ron Griffith, of Carlsbad, NM, passed away on April 1, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. 1959 Peggy (Deprez) Stoud passed away on February 10, 2020, at the age of 81 in Columbia, MO. 1961 Danny Kingsley recently retired after 20 years of employment with United Supermarket in Lubbock. Since his retirement Danny is pursuing his hobbies of photography and poetry writing. Over the years, numerous poems by Danny have been published and received awards. Danny would love to hear from his classmates. 8008 West 34th St, Lot #58, Lubbock, TX 79407 1964 DeLos Sparks, formerly of Norfolk, NE, passed away on December 12, 2019. He loved York College. He was baptized while a student and was married to Sherry (Hottle '65) on campus. They passed that love on for YC to their children and grandchildren. The family requests all donations be given in memory to the York College Scholarship Fund in honor of DeLos.
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1966 Dr. Carl Haedge III and his wife Marilyn recently updated their address: 6325 Turkey Foot Ct, Franklin, TN 37067. haedgeiii@aol.com 1971 Steve Ferguson, of Lincoln, NE, passed away on February 19, 2020. Besides his love and passion for flying, Steve loved spending time with his family, hunting, fishing, and just plain having fun. Carla (Foster) McDonald has retired from Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, TX. She now volunteers at the Christian Service Center, a ministry serving those in need of food, clothing and other basic needs. 21 Crossroads Dr, Abilene, TX 79605 carlamac51@gmail.com 1972 Darra (Moody) and Gary Lansman retired on December 31, 2018. They now spend their time as members of the Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Team (DRT) and Texas Disaster Response organization and would love to hear from others who are members of the DRT. PO Box 369, Spur, TX 79370 ibigdawglanz0423@gmail.com darra.lanz0423@gmail.com 1973 Melvin Honeyfield recently retired after 51 years with Hoch Publishing Co. 1974 Donna Roerig recently updated her address: 10700 W 38th Ave Apt 102, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033. dtwain@q.com Vinita (Harris) Large recently updated her address: 10276 East Joes Rd, Talala, OK 74080. Connie Wilmeth is preparing for retirement. 18939 Jodywood Dr, Humble, TX 77346 connie_wilmeth@yahoo.com
1975 Reunion Gayle (Savage) Davidson and Terry “TA” Allen are hard at work finalizing details for the 1975 reunion, and want to include an invitation to the classes of 1974 and 1976. Be sure to check york.edu/homecomingreunions for more details or contact Gayle directly at gayledavidson@hotmail.com.
The class of 1980 is planning their reunion for 2020 YC Homecoming! As details are finalized, they can be found online at york.edu/homecomingreunions. If you have questions about the weekend, contact Gwen Carver at gcarver1@kc.rr.com or 913-515-2514. 1980 Debbie (Robertson) Ontjes has updated her address: 707 Dull Knife, Hutchinson, KS 67502. Kristin (Murphy) and Gary Tucker have temporarily relocated to southern Missouri to work as ’grandparents’ at Whetstone Boys Ranch. Gary teaches woodworking classes and both volunteer as needed. Every month Gary does a century bike ride to raise awareness and funds for special projects at the ranch. Kristin also works part-time as a Ramsey Preferred Financial Coach. 4881 County Rd 2350, Pomona, MO 65789 kmtucker60@gmail.com 1981 Michael and Annette (Baker ’80) Christensen plan to attend YC's Homecoming in both 2020 and 2021! They also noted, “In the year 2020, we will turn 60, have been married 40 years, will have 20 in our immediate family and now have 10 grandchildren — 7 girls and 3 boys.” David G. Favre is moving on after nearly 34 years with Chubb Ltd. His tenure included five years in Milan and London, and his latest position was Senior Claim Director, Pacific Region. playdey@gmail.com 1983 Walter Clark recently published a novel entitled Meekly Inheriting. It is available at Amazon. 1985 Kris Shuman, of Dripping Springs, TX, passed away on January 29, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Beth, and daughter Grace. John (J.D.) Dutch has updated his address: 11638 W 57th Place Apt 305, Arvada, CO 80002. john.dutch@live.com 1990 Tatanjia (Willyard) McNamara relocated to San Antonio, TX, and accepted the BAMC DCI Outreach Coordinator role in February. taj.mcnamara@gmail.com 1996 Matt and Laura (Hamm ’95) Coppinger recently adopted sons Brayden (6) & Keith (1). They join big brothers Asa (22), Justice (20), Elias (18), and Malachi (15). coppinger6@gmail.com
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1997 Jennifer (Turner) Hokanson has recently relocated to Salina, KS, where she is working in a cancer center. 621 Park St, Salina, KS 67401 jenniferhokanson@att.net Susan Johnson-Meade passed away on February 19, 2020, in Lincoln, NE, at the age of 55. She loved her family and spending time with them. 1998 Leanne Lind of Polk, NE, passed away on November 26, 2019. An avid Husker fan, she was 53. Nancy Harris has updated her address: 1100 Harold Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403. nancyharris1234@yahoo.com 2001 Teri (Bullock) Armes has updated her contact info. 9339 Blue Birch Ct, Colorado Springs, CO 80927 teriarmes@icloud.com 2002 Kathryn (Stephens) Kryfka, 47, of O’Neill, NE passed away on January 30, 2020, surrounded by family. Kathryn had a close personal relationship with God and took great joy in her children and her family. She is survived by her husband, Ed, four children, and three grandchildren. Ginger (Hodson) and Mark Steggles have moved back to the Isle of Wight in England after two years in Kansas with Ginger’s family. They have 5 children, John (8), Samuel (6), Adam (4), Naomi (2), and Luke (6 mo). 9 St Johns Road, Shanklin, PO37 7NR, United Kingdom gingersteggles@gmail.com 2004 Born to Alicia (White) and David Kumer, a son, Nathan, on November 11th. Nathan joins older sisters Kaia (8) and Abigail (4). 410 E 17th St, Hays, KS 67601 akumer20@gmail.com 2006 Kevin Claypool has relocated to St. Louis to begin a new position as Director of Learning and Development for Anheuser Busch. 14 Pine Lake Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234 claypool.kevin@gmail.com 2007 Kelli (McDaniel) and Robbie Barron welcomed a new baby, Ellie, on February 19. Ellie joins older sibling Eli (21 months). Born to Ben and Tabitha (Elzey) Witt, a son, Gabriel Isaac, on November 20, 2018. He joins siblings Daniel (6), Abigail (5), and Titus (3).
