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Volume 39, Number 2 Queen Anne High School Alumni Association July 2020 President’s Message his three children: Steve ’71, By Sally Villaluz Ghormley ’79 Ken ’73 and Linda ’75. His children, grandchildren, and Hello Grizzlies! great-grandchildren were all extremely special. 2020 has been a year none of us will ever forget, I hope that continued on page 2 everyone is staying safe and being careful. The pandemic courtesy AP has affected us all in many The 2nd Annual Alumni Have you seen these bumper different ways, my thoughts Homecoming Dance tables that a Maryland and prayers go out to each restaurant is using? They and every one of you. October 17, 2020 ?!?!?! (Pandemic Permitting) could be a lot of fun on the continued on page 2 By Mary Cooke ’79 dance floor and even have cup holders! Hey all you Groovy Grizzlies, continued on page 5 as we danced the night away Carl Fulkerson, 1928-2020 A remembrance by Steve Fulkerson ’71 at our First Annual Alumni Homecoming Dance, we never Inside: Carl Fulkerson, best known could have imagined that Acknowledgements 2 as “Chief” and “Coach having a second annual dance Contacts 16 Fulkerson”, gently passed in 2020 would depend on Donations Form 14 on June 1, 2020. His wife, whether or not we could even Editor’s Notes 2 Grizzly Angels 12 Lorraine, was holding his hand gather and interact with one Grizzly Events 16 in a comfortable setting. They another. Homecoming Dance 1 were married for 68 years. Magnolia Memories 6 Carl served in the Air Force, IF we are able to get together, Memorials 10 taught industrial arts at Queen how the dance will look is still Merchandise 15 Anne from the fall of 1955 to up in the air; like everything MWOQA Notes 4 1980 (when QAHS closed, else in our world right now. President’s Message 1 completing the next eleven Will we be able to have food? QA Grizzly Picnic 4 years at Roosevelt HS), Maybe if it is pre-packaged… Reunion Calendar 13 Reunion Recaps 4 coached boys’ baseball and Will the drinks still flow freely Scholarship Info 3 was QAHS’s first girls’ fastpitch at the Grizzly Watering Hole Who’s News 6 coach. He was very proud of window? Summer Picnic Canceled, see story p. 4 President’s Message Mark your calendar for our Carl Fulkerson, 1928- continued from page 1 upcoming second QA Alumni 2020 Homecoming Dance & Annual continued from page 1 We all Meeting tentatively scheduled have very to be held at the Ballard Elks different on Saturday, October 17, 2020 stories & with Ron Bolin as DJ. experiences to share. I’m proud to be a Grizzly. I’m very grateful that Take care, I’ve already Sally been Teacher/Coach Carl Fulkerson working Pres. Sally and remotely Carl’s home, clothing, and Charlie from home Editor’s Notes golfing attire have always for the last seven years now, Roxi Ko included lots of maroon and my office assistant Charlie orange, his favorite colors! is always ready to help me Hello Despite his age, he could still between playing, barking at everyone! sing the “QA Fight Song” and the neighbors and going out Boy, what a proudly displayed his Grizzly for walks. When we step year 2020 license plate wherever he outside now it’s an entirely has been traveled! different world that I never already. I imagined, taking one day at hope that Additional information a time. I’m thankful that my everyone is is available at family is well. My mom, Ruth staying safe heritagememorialchapel. (Hanson) Ghormley ’42 and healthy com. The family would moved to Aegis at Rodgers through this whole pandemic, cherish any remembrances Park on Queen Anne around it is an unprecedented time! I, that Grizzlies would consider 1½ years ago. I’ve been very unfortunately, was laid off from sharing. concerned about her and my job at the commercial real the rest of the community estate firm, but it ended up there since the discovery of being a blessing in disguise! Covid-19. The staff has been I have now had time to focus going above and beyond, on my own art business and Acknowledgements exceeding the CDC protocols work on a lot of cool projects Every year we thank our since the beginning of the I haven’t had time for until alumni board and other outbreak keeping everyone now! I’ve certainly kept myself volunteers who keep us going. safe. busy with lots of creating and None of our alums are paid for crafting during the quarantine. what they do. All Grizzlies owe Going through life right now it You can check out my work these people many thanks. seems that community is being at www.etsy.com/shop/ Without them there is no brought closer together with RoxiKoDesigns empathy for one another. We alumni association. We also all need to work together with acknowledge the following love, kindness and respect. supporters. We need all of There has to be justice and a you. Please join in! stop to violence. continued on page 3 2 | The KUAY July 2020 In Kind Donations—Our Kerry McMahan ’54 for his Thanks to: many years sponsoring our KUAY & QAHSAA The software firm ExQuilla. luncheons at the Seattle Yacht com for a life-time free license Club; and the SYC who are The KUAY is published semiannually by the for their software used by us to always so cooperative with our Queen Anne High School manage our many emails. events. Alumni Association, free for members and friends Kindnesses—Our Thanks to: Memorabilia Gifts—Our of the Association. To be Aegis Living of Queen Anne Thanks to: placed on the mailing list at Rogers Park for providing Jane Hansen – Three sets of or to help with Association board meeting space. QAHS silver-plate flatware activities, write to: P.O.Box Beth (Wassenberg) Guislin Matthew Batschi ’78 – 9128, Seattle, WA 98109- ’67, Rita (Schor) Leshner Basketball shirt 0128 or email: info@ ’64, Pam (Lohrer) Lucarelli Glenn E Mounger ’65 (60’s qagrizzlies.org. Donations ’61, Terry Howard ’52, Joe KUAY Weekly newspapers) are enthusiastically Ferluga ’49, Pat (Sykes) requested, as they sustain Ronhaar ’47 and the Class Yearbooks: (Prior approval the Association. Board Committees for continuing required before acceptance) meetings are generally to screen newspapers for Matthew Batschi ’78 (77-78) held monthly and are the death notices used in our Ardena (Bramwell) open to all graduates. Memorials. We appreciate all Pendleton ’56 (55-61) Phone Sally Villaluz those who write us about our Ghormley ’79 at 206- fellow alumni passages. continued on page 4 331-9194 for details. See website for minutes. The KUAY is printed by Pacific Publishing Co., 2020 Scholarship Awards Delayed Seattle. The QAHSAA is By Kerry McMahan ’54 a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Our 38th annual scholarship competition has been placed on “hold”. Washington State Governor Inslee’s Covid-19 restriction on group gatherings has kept the Scholarship 2020-21 Board of Directors Committee from meeting to select the 2020 winners. As of publication deadline time for this KUAY issue his restriction Maggie (Nichols) Birch ’64 remains in effect. Our usual winner selection story is now Mary Cooke ’79, Secretary Katharyn Gaylord ’63 scheduled for the winter issue of the KUAY. Sally Villaluz Ghormley ’79, President It is worth noting that this year’s candidates have, in Roger Jensen ’61 addition to the stress of preparing a strong application Shirley (Niebuhr) Kankelfritz ’61 package, experienced the frustrations of gathering Jim LePenske ’62 recommendations / references and transcripts from sources Claudia (Kettles) Lovgren ’65, normally available but now closed or marginally available. Treasurer Resourcefulness and perseverance have inadvertently Sherry (Peck) Moody ’66 become another competition requirement. Jeri Samuelsen ’63 Kim R. Turner ’61, Vice-Pres. Jeanne (Hayes) Warren ’61 We recognize the impact this delay may have on applicants Michael Warren ’61 trying to start college and hope that our scholarship Jackie (Moore) Zobrist ’63, program will soon be back to almost normal. Corresp. Secr. The KUAY July 2020 | 3 Class of ’69 Women This Is No Picnic year tradition and will be at the By Claudia (Kettles) Lovgren ’65 Seattle Yacht Club on Tuesday, Hold Post-50th Dec. 29 at 11:00 a.m. Please Reunion Event The QA Grizzlies will have to check the website for updates, hibernate and picnic alone this www.qagrizzlies.org. summer. The all class picnic at Gasworks Park, usually held on the last Legendary QA Sunday in August, has been cancelled in order to keep our Baseball Coach, Walt QAHS Grizzlies grads safe. Milroy, Turns 100 - On December 5, 2019, the QA ’69 Has Ties to Classes women held a luncheon at Chinook’s, However, you can “pretend Salmon Bay, Seattle. Attending ’69 of ’49 and ’69 METRO classmates from left to right: Front row: picnic” on that date. Just don’t Jean Wallin Thompson, Sandi Lorentz eat all of what we would have Baseball Champs Marrs, Patty Riddle Pride, Linda Miller had from the selection of tasty By Craig Smith ’69 and Scott Stevens ’69 Albo, Beth Whitehead Giske, Tracy Poe Rohwer and Joy Donaldson Hagen. Back eats that we usually have, or you row: Penny Scordas, Glad Campbell, may not get out of your winter On February Vicki Hammond Gorman, Gail Westlin, hibernation for the picnic next 8th, a splendid Marcia Johnson, Kathy Wright Semf and 100th birthday Gail Fleury Holt. year! party was held for Coach Correction: From our Walt Milroy, Winter KUAY issue, on MWOQA Notes hosted in page 5 in the section Bothell by By Roger Jensen ’61 Dee Hawkes under “Reunions Recap”, ’54, noted “CLASS OF 1969 50- We will not have a fall Houbregs northwest YEAR REUNION TRULY Golf Tournament this year.