Wayne Alvarez McDonald (Ann), two daughters, Judith radiology residency in Chicago, Life Stories (AT ’87), 51, died July 26, 2016. Anne Vining Campbell (Kirk), then moved to Silver Spring, He was born in Takoma and Elizabeth Stromberg Maryland to work at Washing- Park, Maryland, on Sept. 1, Williams (Dallas), six grand- ton Adventist Sanitarium, then She is survived by her hus- 1964. He was a 1983 graduate daughters, two grandsons, four to Kettering, Ohio, where he band Joseph P. Lewis I; son, of Shenandoah Valley Acad- great-granddaughters, and five worked at Kettering Medical Joseph P. Lewis II; a daugh- emy in New Market, Virginia great-grandsons. Center. The family spent time in ter, Kathleen Lewis (BSCLS studied electronics and auto- Ohio, California and Texas, and ’03); and her siblings, Jerry motive technology at Andrews finally moved to Loma Linda Ray Howard I, Hattie Louise University. after retirement, where John (Herman) Braxton, Vernon Wayne was a member of enjoyed singing in the William Maurice Howard and Emily the Collegedale Community Chunestudy Men’s Chorus, vol- Ruth (Alonzo) Cooper. Adventist Church and was unteering at Loma Linda Broad- employed for the past 13 years casting Network, and spending as a mechanic at TDOT in Chat- time with his grandchildren. tanooga, Tennessee. Wayne He is survived by his wife of also worked for Auto Zone for almost 56 years, Betty; his chil- 10 years in the Chattanooga dren Waylene Wang Swensen and North Georgia area. (BA ’82) and Ron Swensen (BS Wayne’s passion in life was ’80), Marilene Wang Watson cars. He loved collecting clas- and James Watson, Samuel sic cars and he raced his 1975 John S. Wang (BA ’56) died Wang and Andrea Hawkins Toyota Celica in the Road Rally Oct. 6, 2016, in Loma Linda, Wang, and Steven Wang and Chump Car division. California. He was born Oct. Helena Yip Wang; nine grand- Survivors include his moth- 26, 1934 in Qiao Tou Zhen, children, including WayAnne er, Jane Alvarez-Gold; step- Nanjing, China. Watson (BSM ’15); sisters Esther father, Howard Gold; sister, The family was among the Lau, Ruth Liu, and Rebekah Wilber Alexander (MA ’57, for- Elaine Alvarez (CERT ’83) and first Adventists in China. Wang Scriven (BA ’74), and mer faculty), 95, died Nov. 16, several cousins. When he was 2-years-old his numerous nieces and nephews. 2016, in Loma Linda, California. father, James D. Wang, came After his ordination into the Noble Barnes Vining Jr. (BA to the U.S. to fulfill his dream ministry in Lynwood, California, ’41), 98, died Oct. 3, 2016, in for advanced education. The in 1954, Alexander joined the Longwood, Forida. He was born family was reunited and moved faculty of Loma Linda Univer- Sept. 2, 1918, in Atlanta, Georgia. to Chongqing, where his father sity as an associate professor of After completing his educa- became president of China practical theology for nine years. tion at Southern Junior College Training Institute. Before rejoining the faculty and Emmanuel Missionary After WWII ended they of in College, and then serving for moved to Hong Kong and John 1973, he earned two master’s four years as a medic during attended Sam Yuk High School. degrees and a PhD and wore WWII, he spent 40+ years in He came to America in 1949 on many professional hats: chair printing (Stanborough Press, one of the last ships before the of the Department of Church Philippine Publishing House, Communists took over China. and Ministry, Andrews Uni- AUC College Press, Southern He graduated from Emmanuel versity Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, and Missionary College in 1956 Julia Ann Yvonne (Howard) Theological Seminary; chair, SMC College Press). During his and moved to Loma Linda for Lewis (MA ’68) died Nov. 10, Andrews University Depart- years at SMC College Press, medical school where he met 2016, in Gainesville, Florida. ment of Religion & Biblical he was the managing editor Betty, a student nurse. She attended the historic Languages; pastor, White of “The Southern Tidings,” a They graduated on the same Langston High School and then Memorial Church, Los Angeles; monthly journal that serves day, June 3, 1960, from the Oakwood College (University) and public relations secretary, Adventist church members in College of Medical Evangelists, and Andrews University, where Southern California Conference all of the southeastern states. now Loma Linda University she met Joseph P. Lewis I of Seventh-day Adventists. During his 30+ years of re- School of Medicine, and were (att.). On Dec. 22, 1969, Julia Alexander served as the first tirement, he authored several married on Nov. 27, 1960 in and Joseph Lewis were married. dean of the Faculty of Religion books, two sets of Bible studies Oakland, California. Her calling and her passion at Loma Linda University and entitled Bible Research and After internship at White was teaching English and was appointed special assistant Bible Research II, plus a host Memorial Hospital he joined the reading in K–12 classrooms. to the president for spiritual life of other smaller projects. Public Health Service and was Julia worked in every facet of and wholeness in 1991. He is survived by one son, stationed in Staten Island, New the church while supporting In 1996, he founded and be- David LeRoy (att.) Vining York. He subsequently did a her husband’s ministry. came director of the Loma Linda

Winter 2017—31 Life Stories Paul Henry Denton (EdD ’82, former faculty), 80, died Nov. 7, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born Dec. 31, 1935 in Woodlake, California to Erwin D. and Paula University Center for Spiritual Life Bachman Denton. and Wholeness. For Alexander, Paul was born and raised in Woodlake, California, whole person care was all about where he attended elementary and high school. He listening to patients’ stories. graduated from Fresno State University in California Alexander was the author of nu- with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He received merous articles and three books. his doctorate from Andrews University in Berrien His distinguished career earned Springs, . him many awards, including Paul devoted much of his life in service to others. Loma Linda University School of While pursuing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Medicine’s Senior Educator of the 30 years, including the Berrien he worked with the U.S. Forest Service fighting forest Year Award, Springs Village SDA School for fires in King’s Canyon National Park in California. Alumnus of the Year and the eight years, and also in St. Johns, In 1965, Paul and his young family moved from their Distinguished Service Award from Wilson, Allegan, and Lawton, home in California to Zambia, Africa where Paul served both Loma Linda University and Oklahoma. as a missionary and teacher at Rusangu Secondary Loma Linda University Adventist Bernice visited Jamaica, South School. Following those years abroad, Paul obtained a Health Sciences Center (now America, Norway, , New- position at Andrews University, where he devoted the Loma Linda University Health). foundland, Canada, and more. rest of his professional career to teaching and especial- She sailed through the Strait of ly toward preparing other teachers for the field. Laura J. (Brueggeman) Tressler Magellan in Chile and flew over Paul loved woodworking, photography and learn- (BS ’65), 73, died Nov. 26, 2016 in the South Pole and visited every ing. He was endlessly fascinated by technology and Concord, Michigan, of pancreatic state but Hawaii. invention, and focused his teaching specialty in the cancer. She volunteered for many use of media in education. Laura was a graduate of years at the Berrien County These interests led him to unusual adventures. Hav- Andrews University and Michi- Senior Center, the Good Neigh- ing developed new techniques for ‘point-of-view’ me- gan State University, where she bor Center, and Berrien General dia, he stood for hours in hospital operating rooms, earned her master’s degree in Hospital. filming surgical techniques for training surgeons. education. Andrews University At age 65, Bernice married Shortly after the Arab-Israeli War in the early 1970s, helped Laura fulfill her three Harry Taylor (BA ’34), a retired Paul found himself serving as the chief photographer greatest dreams: to teach school English professor at Andrews for a major archaeology expedition co-sponsored by for 30+ years, to visit Switzer- University. Israel and its neighbor, the Kingdom of Jordan. In the land, and to teach Navajo chil- Bernice is survived by two late 1970s, Paul traveled over 27,000 miles on trains, dren, which she did for 5½ years sisters, Helen Hyde (DIP2YR buses, Jeeps, taxis and trucks throughout India, Laura is survived by her ’43, BS ’71, MAT ’79) of Jackson, Pakistan, Burma, Bangladesh and Nepal making a husband William Tressler of Michigan, and Ardyce Mora- documentary film about the work of the Seventh-day Apollo, Pennsylvania, two sons: vetz (BS ’62) of Battle Creek; Adventist Church. Wayne (Renee) Stilson of Parma, brother-in-law, Richard Rorabeck Surviving family include his wife, Beverly (att.) of Michigan and James (Christina) of Berrien Springs; and many Washington, Utah; sons, Kevin (att.) (Jody) of Ann Stilson of Concord, Michigan, nieces, nephews, grand-nieces & Arbor, Michigan and Kris (BS ’82) and his wife Holly and three grandchildren. She grand-nephews. (BS ’82) of Winnetka, Illinois; four grandchildren, is also survived by stepchildren McKenzie, Taggart, Connelly, Sawyer; sister, Margery Vicky (Gilbert) Pioche (att.) and Gary Wayne Shearer (att.), 75, Tonascia of San Moreno, California. He was preceded Keneth (Lesa) Tressler and four died Dec. 6, 2016 in Battlefield, in death by his parents and two brothers. step-grandchildren. Missouri. In May of 1960, Gary joined the Bernice Lunz Taylor (DIP2YR church at Kansas City Central af- ’55, BS ’63, MAT ’77), 89, of Ber- ter reading his way into Advent- rien Springs, Michigan, died Dec. ism at the age of 19. 2, 2016. After Andrews, Gary graduated She contracted polio at age 14, with honors in 1965 from Union but with determination, survived College with degrees in history and went on. and religion. He married Lanis Bernice earned a BA at Simmons in 1966. Emmanuel Missionary College Gary earned a master’s degree and MA in education at An- in library science at Emporia drews University. She taught in State University (Kansas), then Adventist elementary schools for took his first faculty position as

32—FOCUS Andrews University and his lowing retirement, Nona and Life Stories master’s degree from Robert spent their winters vol- State University. unteering at the Seventh-day Leo began his Montana ad- Adventist Pine Lake Resort venture moving west at the age near Orlando, Florida. of 25 with his new bride. He She is survived by her hus- spent more than 25 years edu- band, Robert Ludeman (for- cating the youth of the state, mer faculty) of Niles, and by with particular dedication to three nieces and four nephews. public elementary education. Leo had numerous person- al interests. He was an avid reference librarian at Loma hunter and trapper, hiker, Linda University (California). camper, gardener, singer-song- He built up their reference writer, poet, pilot, woodwork- received a BA in English and department, then the Heritage er, grandfather, one of the speech in 1949. She married Room for the E.G. White Estate. early members of the Bullhook John Andrew Kroncke (MA After 14 years at La Sierra, Bottoms Barbershop Chorus, ’66, MA ’73, DMin ’74) on Sept. Gary moved to Pacific Union and an elder of the Havre Sev- 10, 1950. College and Lanis worked at enth-day Adventist Church. Peggy went on to a prolific St. Helena Hospital as an RN. He is survived by his wife of career, first as an elementary Though he was primarily a 49 years, Sally (Hammond) and junior high school teacher reference librarian, Gary also Beardsley (BS ’68) of Havre; in Pennsylvania, served as Adventist Studies his son, Kipling Beardsley and Lawrence Burtnett (BS ’56), and Michigan, where she librarian and chair of special his husband, Matthew Nelson; 87, died Jan. 5, 2017, in Chatta- taught English to hundreds of collections. He also conducted his daughter, Shelly Harris nooga, Tennessee. students. In 1980 she became astronomy labs for the physics and grandchildren Logan and He graduated from Andrews a university administrator at department. Ryleah Harris; his sister Nancy University with a bachelor’s Andrews University where she While at PUC, Gary compiled Beardsley and brother, Jerry. degree in business manage- served for a decade as director over 50 bibliographies on ment. This is where he met of freshman education and myriad subjects. He became a Nona Mae (Roosma) Ludeman Clara Belle Carson of Hillsdale, vice president for Student guest speaker on Ellen White (former staff), 87, died Dec. 24, Michigan. They were married Affairs. and other Adventist topics and 2016, in Niles, Michigan. in 1951. Along with her teaching assisted Jim Nix in conducting Nona married Robert Lude- After graduation Larry career, Peggy also served for 40 Adventist history tours in New man on June 30, 1949, in a dou- moved his family to Nashville, years alongside her husband England. After retiring, he was ble wedding ceremony with her Tennessee, where he worked as they ministered to congre- named librarian emeritus. sister Anna and Delbert Clark. for Southern Publishing Associ- gations of the Seventh-day During 2011, Gary began Nona worked as a secretary ation as a periodical manager. Adventist Church in Pennsylva- exhibiting symptoms of Alz- at Upper Columbia Academy Many years later that company nia, Indiana and Michigan. heimer’s and contracted a lung in Spangle, Washington, while merged with Review and Her- Peggy was a woman of many disease in early 2016. When he her husband taught math and ald in Hagerstown, Maryland talents and she enjoyed artistic passed away, his beloved Bible science at the same facility, where he retired after 39 years. endeavors such as china paint- was under his hand and Lanis, from 1957–1967. They then In retirement Larry and ing, knitting and singing in the his wife of 50 years, and his moved to Berrien Springs, Mich- Clara first moved to Crossville church choir. three children were with him. igan. Nona first worked in the and then to Chattanooga. Peggy spent her retirement Gary is survived by his wife, Andrews University library, and He is survived by his wife; years along with her husband Lanis; his three children, Lisa then as executive secretary to Clara Belle, children; Dan (Deb- in Palm Beach County, Florida; Kemp, Erik Shearer and Rhonda the president of the Lake Union bie) Burtnett, Dennis (Cindy) Las Vegas, Nevada; and finally Dustin; his mother, Norma; and Conference of Seventh-day Burtnett, and grandchildren; in Temecula, California. four siblings, Jeanne, Kay, Peg- Adventists, while Robert was a Ryan, Ashleigh (BA ’10, current Peggy was pre-deceased by gy and Darrell; six grandchil- professor at Andrews University staff), Brittney and Courtney. her husband in 2012 and her dren and one great-grandson. until their retirement in 1994. son, Arthur J. Kroncke (BA Nona volunteered at several Margaret Evelyn “Peggy” ’76, MA ’78) in 2013. Leo Arthur Beardsley (BA ’67), Seventh-day Adventist orga- Kroncke (MA ’70), 89, died She is survived by her son, 72, of Havre, Montana, died of nizations in Berrien Springs Jan. 6, 2017 in Temecula, John Kroncke Jr. (BS ’80) and bladder cancer Dec. 16, 2016. such as Neighbor to Neighbor, California. his wife, Rachel (BS ’81); her Leo graduated from Ce- Adventist Frontier Missions, Peggy attended Washington grandson, Johnathan Kroncke; dar Lake Academy, received Your Story Hour, ASAP, and Missionary College in Takoma and daughter-in-law, Lavonne his bachelor’s degree from Pioneer Memorial Church. Fol- Park, Maryland, where she Kroncke.

Winter 2017—33 Life Stories at University of Hartford (Connecti- Luz Haydeé Ruiz-Tenorio (BA ’97, MDiv ’00) was cut), performing in operas and born Jan. 30, 1958, in Miraflores, Peru. directing a church choir. She and her sister Willyta moved to the U.S. in Jacqualyn Marie Davidson (att., In 1975, Barry’s brothers con- June 1979 as student missionaries. Luz resided in former staff), 86, of Niles, died Jan. vinced him to join them at Andrews Berrien Springs and was administrative assistant 11, 2017, in Niles, Michigan. University, where he sang with for the School of Architecture & Interior Design. the Good News Quartet and met Luz was well-educated in Bible and religious Karleen Rennalls (BS ’78). They studies, having earned an AA in Bible work and married three years later. personal ministry from Loma Linda University and After graduating, Barry earned BA in theology and MDiv from Andrews University. Charitable bequests. advanced certificates in school She loved to play the piano and sing; she sang Good for Andrews. building, school district adminis- often, both solos and in numerous choirs. Good for you. tration and a master’s in educa- Luz was always concerned for non-Christian tional technology. In 1977, he began family members. On one trip to Peru, Luz visit- teaching voice, music history and ed her grandparents’ hometown to make sure chorale at West Indies College. every resident received a Bible. Her grandparents Barry, his brother Donnie and suffered persecution and all Bibles in their village friends Herbie and Oswald revived were burned. Ninety years later, thanks to Luz, Jacqualyn was born Jan. 22, 1930, the College’s historic male quartet, each family received a Bible again. in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of The Heralds. She was also the force behind her mother’s Raymond and Minnie (Markes) In 1979, Barry and Karleen dream to build an elementary school in Palpa, Shay. She married William W. welcomed their first child,Chris - Peru, which Davidson on Feb. 17, 1951, in Toledo. topher (BT ’09), and over the years became She earned her teaching certificate added Melissa, Jeremy and Kester. reality in and taught church school in Ath- A year later, Barry became chair of 2013. One ens, Ohio, and Parkersburg, West the music department at Greater hundred stu- Virginia. In 1970 the family moved New York Academy. Barry became dents were to Berrien Springs, where Jacqualyn the church organist and a founding enrolled; worked as office secretary for Ruth only one was Murdoch Elementary School on the Adventist. campus of Andrews University, and Luz later for Food Services. She was a believed in church member at Pioneer Memo- empowering rial Church, later transferring to the young wom- Looking for an easy way to make a Edwardsburg Adventist Church. en, praying lasting difference in the lives of Survivors include her husband, that younger future Andrews University students? William (former faculty); three generations sons: William Jr. (Cathy), Mark of women would enroll in God’s work. She wrote For Dick and Dixie Scott, that’s just (att.) (Karen), John (att.) (Karen, two papers supporting women in ministry and par for the course. By remembering BS ’81); two daughters: Shaw- translated several others on the topic. Andrews in their estate plan, the na (att.) (Dan) Guiett and Carol When asked why she hadn’t applied to confer- Scotts can continue doing all the (Charles) Mendoza; nine grand- ences which support female pastors, Luz replied, things they love today, and still children and eight great-grand- board member of the South Bay Ju- “I have my own mission here. Many of these stu- make a significant difference at children. nior Academy. He served for 11 years, dents will be working in secular environments and Andrews in the future. helping the new school grow from 15 they need to know God before they leave.” Cebert Barrington “Barry” Ed- to 70 students. Following more than six weeks of agonizing Learn how you can do something wards (BMus ’75, MMus ’77) died Barry’s 30-year career also in- pain in misdiagnosis, Luz was diagnosed with that’s good for Andrews, and good on Jan. 19, 2017. Born Aug. 21, 1949, cluded special education, teaching stage four bone cancer in September 2016, and for you. Call or write today. in Jamaica, Barry was raised in a music to students of various levels went peacefully to sleep in Jesus at her sister’s and religious home, the third of five of cognitive development, commu- brother-in-law’s Wisconsin home on December 25, children. He took piano lessons nication, emotional and behavioral 2016. Phone: 269-471-3613 from his mother and sang in a disorders and physical and devel- In her last few weeks, Luz implored family and E-mail: [email protected] quartet with his brothers. opmental disabilities. friends, “Let’s promise to be faithful so we can Web: andrews.edu/plannedgiving Barry studied engineering at Shortly after retirement, Barry meet in Heaven.” West Indies College (Mandeville, was diagnosed with a rare terminal Luz is survived by her sister Willyta (MAYM Jamaica) while also exploring disease called Progressive Supra- ’05, former staff) and brother-in-law Douglas his passion for music, joining nucelar Palsy. Karleen’s loving care (MBA ’90) Wamack of Columbus, Wisconsin. She numerous ensembles. In 1969, he allowed him to enjoy life until his was predeceased by her mother, Wilfrida Teno- transferred to the School of Music death. rio-Ruiz (MA ’95).

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