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In Memoriam
Randy Weatbrook
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The College lost a dear friend when Randy Weatbrook passed away on May 19, 2010. He and his wife Linda have been actively involved with Yavapai College as members of the Performing Arts Charitable Endowment group since 2003, giving gifts to sustain artistic excellence, cultural diversity and developing audiences of the future. They were significant major gift donors to the Del E. Webb Family Enrichment Center and the Preschool Wing is named for their family. Randy was also a member of the RoughRider Club. Below is the memorial that appeared in the Courier.
Randy left on his final journey May 19, 2010 from his home in Prescott Arizona. He was born December 18, 1942 in LaPorte, Indiana. Randy is survived by his wife Linda, and three children; Dan Weatbrook, Seattle, WA, Sue Lewis and Judy Strickler, Prescott, AZ as well as his grandchildren Alex, Peter, Jack, Sophie, Sam and Perrin.
Randy was in the Air Force from 1962 to 1966 and while stationed in Spokane, WA met Linda Peterson and married in 1965. He and Linda started a drywall business in 1968 in Spokane and after they expanded into the Puget Sound they moved to Bellevue WA.
Randy was an adventurous man, he did many things, bungee jumping, sky diving, scuba diving, motorcycling and skeet shooting. In 1992 he and Linda rode their tandem bicycle from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. He climbed monstrous rocks with his jeep and he loved traveling. They spent the last 12 years taking many trips all over the world. He was a fun man to be around, always with a joke and a hearty laugh.
He enjoyed playing games with his grandchildren and taking them on adventures. He rarely missed a new movie when it came out. Randy was a very generous and kind hearted man. His wife Linda, and children as well as his extended family in Utah and Spokane will miss him and have many happy memories of fun times with him.
John Haynes
We are deeply saddened to announce that Yavapai College founding faculty member John Haynes passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:12 p.m. in Prescott. He was surrounded by family including his son, Keith Haynes, English Faculty.
John Haynes received his degrees from Arizona State University and Redlands University before arriving at Yavapai College in 1969 from San Bernardino Valley College. During his years at Yavapai College, John taught English, Journalism, Philosophy, U.S. History, and Golf. He also served as the English Department Chair and the Liberal Arts Division Chair. John retired in 1996 but continued teaching English through fall of 2002. He was awarded emeritus faculty status in 1997.
John will be remembered not only for the decades of service he gave to Yavapai College, but also for his influence in shaping others. Former faculty Edith (Crow) Baker wrote that "John was a powerful figure in my developmental life as a professor at Yavapai... I still use some of his notes from when we team taught American literature." One of John’s former English 101 students, Yavapai College Curriculum and Articulation Coordinator Patti Schlosberg, recalls that one of John Haynes’ comments on an essay inspired her lifelong interest in editing and grammar. The skills developed in his course became a recurring asset and a valuable part of her career today.
John recently recorded a video for Yavapai College’s Oral Histories project. To see the video of John’s remembrances of the college, please view the following link: http://www.yc.edu/content/libraryservices/oralhistories.htm#f-jhaynes
For those who wish to make a gift on John’s behalf, donations may be made to the following organizations:
- Family Hospice Center of Prescott: http://www.hfc-az.com/contact.htm
- Yavapai College Foundation: http://www.yc.edu/content/ycf/
Ellen Ann Lilliquist
We will sadly miss Ellen. She was instrumental in the development of the Yavapai College Friends of Art Sculpture Garden and a strong supporter of the arts.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Ellen Ann Lilliquist died unexpectedly on Jan. 6, 2010, at her home in Prescott, Ariz. Ellen was born to Elmer and Mabel (Anderson) Lilliquist on Oct. 8, 1928, in Beaver Dam, Wis.
Ellen graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1946. During her senior year, she was selected to be the secretary to the Superintendent of Schools, a position she had for two years following her graduation.
In 1948 she moved to Denver, Colo., and worked as a Stenographer-Auditor for United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company. She returned to Wisconsin in 1950 and began her career with Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors as a stenographer, and a year later was promoted to secretary to the zone manager for the Milwaukee zone.
In 1973, after working for nearly two decades in a secretarial capacity, Ellen became the first woman promoted to a managerial position with General Motors. Following an intensive training course at General Motors Institute in Michigan and an internship at a dealership in Wilmington, Del., Ellen was appointed to the position of District Sales manager for the Little Rock, Ark., district, a position that involved extensive travel to the zone's 37 dealerships. A year later, she was promoted to car distributor for the Memphis zone. Her next move took her to New Jersey, and she ended her career with Pontiac in Michigan, as coordinator for the GM Protection Plan in 1987.
Following her retirement, she moved to Prescott, Ariz., where she immersed herself in the community. Ellen served on the Board of Directors for the Yavapai College Symphony, and was instrumental in the development of the sculpture garden. She worked with the Cemetery Association to preserve and maintain the graves in Prescott's Pioneer Cemetery. She was an art docent and enjoyed the many trips taken with this group. Ellen also was a member of CO Chapter of PEO, the General Motor's Retirees Club and the Prescott United Methodist Church.
Ellen had a lifelong passion for travel, and enjoyed her trips to China, Kenya, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the Middle East and all of Europe as well as Mexico, Canada and all of the United States. She enjoyed sports, both as a spectator and a participant, and was an enthusiastic patron of the performing arts. Ellen was a member of the "Round Robins" - currently a group of 12 high school classmates who have maintained a continual correspondence for 54 years. While living in Milwaukee, she was the women's club champion at Sunset View Golf Course for four years. No matter what her zip code, she always cheered for the Green Bay Packers.
Ellen is survived by one sister, Jean Sheskey of Beaver Dam, Wis.; one niece, Cindy Sheskey of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; a special cousin, Sandra (Lilliquist) Abney and her husband Robert of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; other cousins and relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Gail Elsesser; and two brothers-in-law, Rodney Sheskey and Elden Elsesser.
A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at the Prescott United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Wis., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Beaver Dam High School Scholarship Fund, the Yavapai College Symphony Association, the PEO Program for Continuing Education or the Prescott United Methodist Church would be appreciated.
Hampton Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.hamptonfuneralhome.com to sign Ellen's guestbook.
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John Lance Grundvig
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
John Lance Grundvig passed away June 14, 2009. Born in 1934 to Lance and Marie Grundvig, he grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. Graduating from the University of Utah in 1965 with a Ph.D. in psychology, he spent his professional life working for the Veterans Administration Hospitals in Salt Lake City, as Chief of Psychology in Knoxville, Iowa, and Tampa, Fla., V.A. Hospitals, and as a clinical psychologist in Prescott, Ariz. He also served as an instructor of psychology at Drake University, the Virginia Military Institute and Yavapai College.
John's interests included membership in the Prescott Camera Club and serving as director of the Prescott Family History Center. He had a love for the outdoors, and enjoyed hiking, camping, backpacking and fishing with his family and friends. He spent over 60 nights in the inner Grand Canyon. He was active in community youth sports coaching his sons in basketball and soccer and serving as a referee and regional commissioner of the AYSO in Prescott.
He also found joy in a wide variety of music, and was an avid concert and opera patron as well as choir member in community and college choirs wherever he lived.
He passed these interests on to his children, who will always cherish his influence in their lives, most importantly his testimony of Jesus Christ, who he endeavored to follow as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He is survived by his wife Virginia; his children, Kathleen, Jeff, Lance and Mark; his sister Jeanne; and 18 grandchildren.
A viewing will be from 10 to 10:40 a.m. with funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' chapel, 1001 Ruth St. in Prescott, Ariz.
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Thayne Nelson Higgins
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Thayne Nelson Higgins passed away May 1, 2009, in Sun City, Ariz. He was born Sept. 21, 1941, in Safford, Ariz., to Heber Claude and Marion Higgins. He was a lifelong Arizonan.
He attended Catalina High School, Eastern Arizona College, UofA and ASU.
Thayne enlisted in the Air Force in 1962. He worked in ground radio communications and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant in 1968.
As a broadcast engineer, he worked at KGLU in Safford, KVOA/KCUB in Tucson, KOOL-TV, KOOL-FM and KARZ Radio in Phoenix and KUSK-TV in Prescott. He was telecommunications manager at Yavapai College in Prescott and contributed to the development of the Distance Learning program. He retired as the ITS Department Senior Telecommunications Network Analyst.
His hobbies included ham radio, K7QCX and KE7GT, country western dancing, playing acoustic guitar and singing old country western tunes. He performed with the Arizona Old Time Fiddlers, Phyllis & Friends, and formed the band The Silver Spurs. He played at Sharlot Hall Museum's Folk Music Festival and Folk Arts Fair, Arizona Cowboys Poets Gathering, Margaret T. Morris Center and senior day care centers.
Thayne is survived by his wife of 41 beautiful years, Anne; brothers-in-law James (Christina) Weidinger and John Weidinger; sister-in-law Christine (Ken) Smith; nephews John Jr., Joseph (Lara) Weidinger and Michael Weidinger; and great-nephews Maxwell and Broderick Weidinger.
A memorial service and luncheon will be at noon on Saturday, June 13, 2009, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1101 Sandretto Dr., Prescott, Ariz.
Contributions may be made in Thayne Higgins' memory to Sharlot Hall Museum Folk Music Festival, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ 86301.
Heritage Funeral Chapel assisted the family with arrangements. Please log on to heritagefuneralchapels.com to sign Thayne's guestbook.
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Alberta Grace Whipple
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Alberta Grace Whipple, age 89, passed away Feb. 22, 2009. She was born April 4, 1919, in Bridgeville, Pa., to George and Lizzie (Franks) Davis.
She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas E. Whipple, who died in 1968.
In 1945, she moved to Prescott, Ariz., where she lived until moving into Fellowship Square, Phoenix, Ariz., in December 1999. For many years, Bert was employed at Yavapai College and was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church of Prescott.
Alberta is survived by her children, Thomas Wayne Whipple (Karen) of Phoenix, Ariz., George Chris Whipple (Carol) of Chico, Calif., Howard Roy Whipple of Phoenix, Ariz., and Darla Lynn Wells (Richard) of Glendale, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Dawn L. Waldman (David) of Chandler, Ariz., Thomas Wayne Whipple Jr. (Christina) of Bloomfield, N.J., and Elizabeth Wells of Glendale, Ariz.; two great-grandsons, Brian Robert Waldman and Andrew James Waldman, both of Chandler, Ariz.; and her niece Mona Lorraine Wilkinson of Bullhead City, Ariz.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at Heritage Memory Mortuary, Prescott, Ariz. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott.
Heritage Memory Mortuary assisted the family with final arrangements.
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Cyndi (Richards) Kuffel
We were saddened to hear form Bob Richards that his daughter Cyndi (Richards) Kuffel, passed away in July 2008. He shared with us in a recent letter:
My daughter, Cyndi (Richards) Kuffel, had such a wonderful experience attending Yavapai College.
After college, Cyndi married and moved to Wyckoff, New Jersey, where she was busy working and being a mom to two wonderful children. In November 2007, Cyndi developed a very rare health problem and, tragically, passed away in July 2008. During her illness, we and other family members traveled to New Jersey to care for her, as she was unable to be alone or care for herself and her children.
Albert Edwin Lovejoy
Albert Edwin Lovejoy, age 85, died March 8, 2009. He was born in Meredith, N.H., April 19, 1923, to John Augustus Lovejoy and Mary Blanche Knowles Lovejoy. He grew up in Meredith and graduated from high school there. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his training to teach sociology at the college level. He was on the faculty at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Va., from 1950 to 1957 and on the faculty at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, from 1957 to 1988.
In 1988, he and his wife, Eunice, moved to Prescott, Ariz., following his retirement from teaching. He took classes at Yavapai and Prescott Colleges, usually in creative writing, American and English literature, and philosophy. He was active in the local chapter of the Archaeology Society, the Prescott Audubon Society, the Prescott Art Docents, the Prescott Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation. His hobbies were tent camping, hiking, reading, writing, gardening, traveling and people watching.
After his service in the Army Air Corps as a weather observer, 1943 to 1946, he became an enthusiastic supporter of the United Nations and was in several organizations supporting the UN. He saw the UN as humankind's best hope for peace, stability and prosperity in the future.
Dr. Lovejoy is survived by his wife of 62 years, their sons and their families: Ed and Susan of Tucson and Ed's daughter Elisa of Madison, Wis.; David and Amparo Rifa of Prescott; and Stephen and Cathy Stamper of Gambier, Ohio; their daughter Andrea and her husband Rudy Rodriguez of Columbus, Ohio, and their child and Albert's first great-granddaughter, Adela Beatrice, born on March 11. Albert has always been very proud of his wife, his sons and their families.
A Celebration of Life service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 882 Sunset Ave. in Prescott. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial gifts may be sent to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, 130 Prospect Ave., Cambridge, MA 02128; to the American Civil Liberties Union, P.O. Box 96266, Washington, D.C.; or to The Bernadine Edwards Endowed Award which Dr. Lovejoy recently established at Otterbein College, Westerville, OH 43081, to provide financial assistance to adult female students at least 40 years of age.
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David Clark Haynes
Monday, April 06, 2009
David Clark Haynes, age 81, died April 3, 2009, in Phoenix
David was born May 23, 1927, in Stratford, Conn. to Beatrice and Charles Haynes.
After graduating from high school, David served in the Army from 1944 to 1946, where he was assigned initially to the infantry and later to the Judge Advocate General Corps. After the Army, he completed his undergraduate work at Marietta College in Ohio. He started graduate work at Stanford University in California where he met his future wife, Janice Jaques. They were married in 1951.
David's first career after college was in advertising and marketing. He worked for Pan American Airways and Ampex in California, and Clark Floor equipment in South Bend, Ind. In 1973, he and Janice moved to Gila Bend, Ariz. where they owned a motel and he worked as city manager.
In 1982, David completed his Masters of Arts at ASU and soon thereafter, his teaching credentials. In 1984, David and Janice moved to Prescott where he taught English for many years. He taught at Bradshaw Mountain High School, Yavapai College, Embry Riddle and Tri-City Prep. David loved theater and was active in the Prescott Fine Arts Association as both a director and actor. David and Janice were active members of Saint Luke's and Cursillo.
His two children, Judy and David and four grandchildren, Tamara Haynes-Norton, David Haynes-Norton, Jessica Kendra Haynes and David Jaque Haynes, survive David.
A memorial service took place on April 6, 2009, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Prescott, Ariz. Hampton Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.
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George Malm
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Bradley "Brad" George Malm, age 57, one of Prescott Fire Department's own, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the Banner Baywood Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz.
Brad was born on Feb. 17, 1952 in Brunswick, Maine to George Henry Malm and Geraldine Orissa Hadley. After spending his first three years in the cold country, Brad's family moved to sunny Arizona in 1955. Brad graduated from Douglas High School and later received his AA in Fire Science from Yavapai College. He started his firefighting career with the Winslow Fire Department over 30 years ago. In 1977, Brad made the move to Prescott and worked with Prescott Fire Department until his retirement in November 2007. His distinguished career had a major influence on the Prescott Fire Department: from becoming one of the department's first paramedics to becoming Fire Scene Commander to Instructor and Academy Coordinator at Yavapai College to leading Prescott Fire's Hazardous Materials and Technical Rescue Teams to overseeing the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Program, to serving as a Battalion Chief for 11 years. Firefighting was a huge part of Brad's life. He was a pioneer in the advanced life support arena.
Brad was also an avid softball player, winning competitions across the state. He had a genuine love for the outdoors; he enjoyed hiking and was an extensive traveler. Besides being fiercely loyal to his fellow fire fighters, family was a major part of Brad's life. He loved his family and missed no opportunity to visit them.
Brad is survived by his daughter Orissa Walters and son Nathan Malm; Patsy Malm; Beth Malm; Erin Bennett; granddaughter Sheldyn Malm-Savage age 13; grandsons, Colton Walters age 5, Ashtin Walters age 3, Edward Walters age 3; nephews, Phillip Carr, Chuck Carr, Shawn Carr and George Carr.
Services will be Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Watson Lake Park in Prescott, Ariz. The family requests that memorial donations in Brad's name be made to Prescott Firefighter Charities at the Prescott Fire Administration Office, 2086 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ 86305 Please designate particular use if so inclined.
Hampton Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.hamptonfuneralhome.com to sign Brad's guest book or to leave a message for the family.
Holly Kristin Detjen-Reynolds
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Holly Kristin Detjen-Reynolds passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2009.
Recently diagnosed with cancer, Holly was receiving treatment at the new Cancer Treatment Center of America in Goodyear, Ariz., when her body was overcome with illness. With her family by her side, she, with amazing grace, was released from her body-bound life, and returned to the angels from whom she came.
Holly was born Feb. 23, 1951, in Big Fork, Minn. She is survived by her high school sweetheart of 40 years, and husband Steven Reynolds; her "litter" of children, Ashleyanne (Dante) van Detjen-Poles of Boston, Mass., Jeremy Reynolds of Phoenix, Ariz., Detjen Jones of Tucson, Ariz., Courtland Jones of Cambridge, Mass., Jeffery Reynolds of Phoenix, Ariz., Alexandria van Detjen of Prescott, Ariz., Katelin Reynolds of Prescott, Ariz.; and all the critters she saved along the way.
Holly has been a native Arizonian since her family moved from Minnesota in 1959. Holly worked for Yavapai College as the ticket sales manager at the Performance Hall. She was a beloved member of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce as well as a member of the Prescott Ambassadors. Additionally, Holly volunteered her time to the Yavapai County Election Board. She was well respected for both her dedication and her enthusiasm to the organizations and the people she loved. XOXO Holly.
A celebration of Holly's life will be noon Feb. 8, 2009, at the Yavapai College Performance Hall, Prescott, Ariz. Those wishing to make donations in Holly's name in lieu of flowers may send them to P.O. Box 10283, Prescott, AZ 86304.
Katherine Rose Wood-Ayala
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Katherine Rose Wood-Ayala was born at Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, N.J., on Jan. 28, 1965. She passed away on Feb. 4, 2009, in Prescott, after valiantly fighting cancer since 2003.
She resided in Wayne, N.J., until 1978, when the family moved to Prescott, Ariz. Kathy attended Wayne, N.J., elementary schools and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, serving as acolyte. In Prescott, she was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church where she served as acolyte for many years. She also attended the Church of the Nazarene. She was a student at Granite Mountain Middle School and at Prescott High School, graduating in May 1983.
Kathy was very active in sports, YMCA gymnastics, local 10K races, high school cross-country and gymnastics teams, winning many awards and varsity letters in both cross-country and gymnastics. She was active in Hazel Swensen Rainbow Girls Assembly #29 through high school.
After attending Yavapai College and Northern Arizona University, Kathy received a dental assistant certificate from Crestwood Academy in Phoenix.
She was married to Jose Ayala in North Hollywood in 1990 and lived in Southern California for many years. Kathy returned to Prescott often, but her favorite place was California and its beaches.
Survivors include husband Jose of Lancaster, Calif.; son Rockie of Lancaster; daughters Tahra and Sonia of Prescott Valley and Prescott; parents Bette and Edward Wood of Prescott; brothers Edward J. of Prescott Valley and Daniel of Prescott; aunts K. Frances Greene of New Jersey and Arizona, E. Joan Greene of New Jersey, Elsie Cole of Wyoming, and Roseanne Bjork of Pennsylvania; grandmother Rose Wood of Pennsylvania, and many cousins.
Services will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Arizona Pioneers Home and/or Hospice Family Care on Sheldon St. in Prescott.
Hampton Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for the family. Please visit www.hamptonfuneralhome.com to sign Kathy's guestbook and to leave a message for the family.
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