Memorials to Our Classmates

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Memorials to Our Classmates

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No Photo Yet Available	Val Lewis At this time, we have no additional information on Val. We know that he passed away on December 1, 2008. We are searching to see if we can find out more. If you have information you can send us, do email us. Thank you.
	Jim Sturtevant James H. Sturtevant, age 66, a resident of Dardanelle, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. He was born January 22, 1942, in Washington, D.C., to Winfred Lyle and Alice Emory Sturtevant. He was an engineer. He enjoyed all aspects of astronomy. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Patricia Sturtevant; two daughters, Anne and Kelly Sturtevant of Fayetteville; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Alexandra Sturtevant of Bryant; his mother, Alice E. Sturtevant of Dardanelle and two sisters, Jane Freeman and Judy Stocks, both of Dardanelle.
	Mike Mullikin Mike Mullikin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 31, 1942. He died September 19, 2006, after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. He was a founding partner of Mullikin, Larson & Swift LLC together with David Larson and Phelps H. Swift, Jr. Mike earned his B. S. at the University of Wyoming in 1966. He earned his Juris Doctorate at the University of Wyoming Law School in 1967. He was an editor of the Wyoming Land and Water Review from 1965 to 1967. Mr. Mullikin was admitted to practice in Wyoming and the U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, in 1967. In 1973, he was admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and was admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1983. He served as Assistant County and Prosecuting Attorney for Laramie County, Wyoming in 1970 and was a Municipal Judge for the City of Cheyenne from 1973-1974. He served as a Ninth Judicial District Court Commissioner for Teton County, Wyoming. He was a member of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; the Teton County and American Bar Associations; the Wyoming State Bar (Ninth Judicial District Commissioner, 1979-1981; Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming; and the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association. He will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by all who knew him.
	Judi Lyon I talked to Edward Z Lyon in Hemet CA. He is the father of Judi Lyon (not Judy Lyon Rehfeld). He says she died "about 15 years ago". That would be about 1995 (+-?). She lived in California but I did not ask where. I asked her married name (Snyder) but not her husband's first name. She died of a medical condition but her father did not recall what it was. Judi is one of the "lost" classmates that Dorothy especially wanted me to find. Dorothy was pretty good friends with Judi, partly because Judi was the concertmaster of the high school orchestra. I did not ask Judi's father any more questions. I have been unable to find Judi on the Social Security Death Index to get a more accurate date of her death. Russ May
	Linda Farney Linda Elizabeth Farney Bergo, 65, passed away of natural causes Thursday, April 3, 2008, surrounded by her loving family in Missoula. Linda Elizabeth Farney was born Dec. 10, 1942, in Dayton, Ohio, to Harold Samuel Farney and Mary Elizabeth Baldwin Farney. Linda was baptized and confirmed into the Episcopalian faith and reaffirmed into the Lutheran faith. She graduated from Shawnee Mission High East School in Prairie Village, Kan., in 1960, and attended the University of Kansas, where she received a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1964. Linda married Dennis R. Bergo of Riverdale, N.D., on Aug. 22, 1964 in Kansas City, Kan. She practiced nursing for 35 years in Mayville, N.D., Wolf Point, Lewistown and Missoula, and had wonderful concern and kindness for people in her care. Linda was also a certified diabetic educator and program coordinator for Home Health Care, and had an infinite desire to learn within the field of health care. Linda enjoyed great music, arts and culture. She loved being outdoors and experiencing the pleasant joys of nature, birds and flowers. Linda loved animals and cared for many pets in her life. Her family was most important to her and she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Linda is survived by husband, Dennis Bergo of Missoula; son, Mark Bergo and wife Kim of Bozeman; daughter, Marny Bergo-Olson and husband Brian of Lewistown; brother, Brian Farney and wife Rebecca of Bellevue, Wash.; sister, Sarah Kuenzli and husband Bud of North Pole, Alaska; six grandchildren; one nephew; and three nieces.


	Peggy Ruth Hauck On Thursday, October 9, 2008, at about 8:35 am, our mom, Peggy Ruth (Hauck) quietly and peacefully passed away. The Mesothelioma developed silently, without warning, over many years, caused by apparent asbestos exposure, a mystery to us all. Unfortunately. We didn't have much warning. She passed on about 2 months after receiving the diagnosis, and we sought all the medical care that was available to us, which included a trip to Boston. Peggy remained healthy, beautiful, loving, and vibrant throughout the journey, despite the pain, uncertainty, and grim prognosis. We were very proud of her prevailing spirit. She was surrounded by her family during the complete ordeal, knowing she was very loved. She left us, knowing we were near. We know her beloved Leon, her husband of almost 38 years, was waiting to greet her in the "afterlife". Please remember her, with her vibrant, long red hair, vivacious spirit, and beautiful warm smile, that defined her. We know how much she enjoyed the last class reunion she attended with all of you. Be well... Love and Light to you. Mya Martin & Noel Shusted (Peggy's girls)
	Joyce Oglesby Searcy. Russ May has just located (10-20-00) news that Joyce passed away in 2006 in Lee's Summit, Mo.
	Linnie Hicks. We received word from Russ May of the passing of another one of our classmates. Norsworthy, Linnie Ann Hicks Norsworthy , 65, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. She was born September 26, 1942 in Kansas City, Mo. (Published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on 4/6/2008.) Russ is discovering information like this as he works to update our email/mailing addresses for classmates in preparation for our 50th Reunion next year.
	Roger Rinkenberger. We received word from Russ May of the passing of another one of our classmates. For full details from the Parsons, Kansas, newspaper, please click here.

	Howard Estes. We received word this afternoon (July 9) from Bill Doty of the passing this morning of our good and dear classmate, Howard Estes. Click for a more complete story on Howard that was sent to us by Bill.
	Dave Duncan. David Duncan, age 66, of Fayetteville, N.C., died Thursday, December 11, 2008. Dr. Duncan, a graduate of the University of Kansas, was a physician, scholar, veteran, and a loving father and husband. Dr. Duncan is survived by his wife, Jane H. Duncan, of the home, three children, and three grandchildren. The preceding was published in the Kansas City Star on 12/14/2008. We received the following message from John Anderson on January 13th... "I have spoken to Janie a couple of times and thought I would pass along a brief summary of a sad story about one of my favorite classmates. "Dave was in Desert Storm 18 years ago where he contracted Hepatitus C, which appears to be the underlying culprit. It has a 20 year "watch period." In early November, he started feeling poorly. Getting worse, right after Thanksgiving he went to the doctor, who referred him to a gastroenterologist who then did a CT Scan. The doctor called Janie with the results and told her that Dave had a huge mass in his liver and that there was nothing they could do. This was around the first of December. Dave died on Dec. 11. "This was all unexpected and happened with lightening speed. Unbelievable, and just when Dave was getting his feet back on the ground. He had regained his medical license and was a radiologist at the VA hospital in Fayetteville, NC. "Janie is still in shock, but doing ok. She still has her sense of humor and giddy laugh. Sometime later in the year she plans to move back to Wichita."
	Toni Kross Levine. Monday, Oct. 27. We have just learned this morning of the passing of our classmate Toni Cross Levine some time early in September, due to a stroke. Although a Kansas City resident, for some reason, there was no obituary in the Kansas City Star at the time. If any of you know more details about Toni, we would appreciate hearing from you. Toni had emailed us in early August that she had been ill and was getting better.

	Anne Schluter. We are sorry to learn of Anne's passing, which happened in her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 18th where she had lived since 1961. The writeup from the Kansas City Star can be accessed by clicking here.
	Bill Crow. A kind and gentle man, a classmate and a Vietnam veteran, Bill Crow, passed away on August 19, 2008, at the Eisenhower Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas. The writeup from the Kansas City Star can be accessed by clicking here.
	Dave Moak. The quarterback of the Shawnee-Mission East football team when we were seniors has left us. A kind and gentle soul and who was a friend to all, was loved by pretty much anyone who knew him, had suffered from cancer and passed away on August 12. The Kansas City Star obituary was woefully brief and one would hope that additional words about Dave's life will somehow appear there. We last saw Dave when he attended our 40th Anniversary Reunion in 2000. Bless you, sir. You will be sorely missed by us all. Click here to read the very nice writeup that appeared in The Kansas City Star on August 27th. We last saw Dave at our 45th Reunion. Here he is (center) with Jeff Ward and Jim Chalfant. Photo courtesy of Russ May
	Kay Kreamer Katherine Ann Kreamer grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas. After graduating from Shawnee Mission East High School, she attended Kansas State University and worked in Chicago for several years. Later she attended the University of Hawaii where she earned a Masters degree in Library Science. She stayed in Hawaii and worked as a Librarian for the State Prison System. Kay was committed, compassionate and caring. She brought library services throughout Hawaii to those who were incarcerated, confined or isolated in prisons, hospitals or on Kalaupapa, a Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Settlement. After leaving her job with the Corrections System in Hawaii, she returned to Kansas to be nearer family. She had suffered from multiple health problems for several years and died peacefully in her sleep on December 16, 2009. (From Sheree Shiel Murphy)