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Weddings N.Y., a girl, Victoria Lea Mills, Mr. Farver is survived by his er and director of various choirs ...... Aug. 22, 2000. wife Rosemary of Auburn, and director of public relations. Wash., and three daughters, In 1966, he founded Adventist Sophie Anderson and Monty To Kristina (Korte) (BFA ’91) Sue McLaughlin of Denver, Colleges Abroad. Berecz (BS ’97) were married and David Mack, Dearborn Colo.; Patricia Eckert of John T. Hamilton is survived on August 8, 1999 and reside in Heights, Mich., a boy, Ian Mack, Anchorage, Ala.; and Bonnie by his son, John H. Hamilton of Boise, Idaho. Aug. 23, 2000. Payne of Federal Way, Wash. Riverside, Calif. Memorial dona- tions may be made to the John To Becky (Meyer) (AS '84) and T. Hamilton Scholarship Fund at Katie Freeman (AS ’2000) Charles Henry Millist (BS, Jeff Easton (BS '85), Grayslake, . and Jody Johnson were married BA ’32) was born in Ill., a boy, Andrew Jonathan, Sept.16, 2000, and reside in Christchurch, New Zealand, Berrien Center, Mich. Sept. 4, 2000. Edward A. Trumper (BA ’42) Sept. 15, 1906, and died Oct. was born in Hastings, Mich., 16, 2000 in Cooranbong, Amee Hamilton and Michael To Dawn (Nesmith) (MA ’91) June 15, 1910 and died Nov. 6, Australia. Berecz (att.) were married June and Byron Burke (BS ’88), 2000 in Portland, Tenn. 11, 2000 and reside in Lansing, Prairie Village, Kan., a girl, Lily In 1928, Millist came to In the early 1940s he served in Mich. Dawn, Sept. 8, 2000. Emmanuel Missionary College with the Schuler and and completed his two degrees Venden evangelistic teams. He Karen Crismond (MSPT ’93) To Sonya (Falsnes) (BSPT ’93) by 1932. He went back to New held ministerial, administrative and Kevin Adams were married and Eliseo Bautista, Orange Zealand where he taught at and teaching posts as a mission- Oct.15, 2000 and reside in Park, Fla., twin girls, Haley the Wahroonga Adventist ary in South Africa for 18 years. Orlando, Fla. Marie and Hanna Joselyn, Sept. School. He pastored in the Ohio 28, 2000. On Dec. 19, 1934, Millist Conference until his retirement. Virginia Kelly Schmitt (staff) married Doris Bertha Reeve. During his retirement he was a and Mark Youngberg were mar- To Debra (Hackleman) (att.) The year after they were mar- volunteer chaplain at Paradise ried Jan.1, 2001 and reside in and Dean West II (AT ’96), ried, they went to teach at Valley Hospital, until Berrien Springs, Mich. Bismarck, ND, a boy, Dakota Carmel College in Western the early 1990s when he and his Michael West, Oct. 26, 2000. wife, Marie ( ’41), moved to Australia. Tennessee. After a long career teaching Births To Caryn (Brion) (BBA ’91) and Edward Trumper is survived ...... in Adventist schools, the Dave Wooster (BBA ’91), by his son, Richard Trumper of Millists retired at the To Martha (Cecil) (BS ’85) and Odenton, Md., girl, Sabrina Portland, Tennessee and his Kressville Retirement Village Bill Underwood (PhD.’78), a Jordyn, Nov. 6, 2000. daughter, Margaret Evans of in Australia. girl, Lydia, Dec. 26, 1999. Glendale, Calif. Mr. Millist is survived by his Deaths sons, Warren of the Gold To Annie (Zappia) (BS ’97) and ...... James C. Anderson (BA ’76) Mark Beardsley (MSPT ’97), Coast, Australia; Keven, of was born in Chicago Heights, Mooresville, , a girl, Robert Emory Farver (BS ’54) Townsville, Australia; and his Ill., April 5, 1954 and died Dec. Hannah Marie Beardsley, May was born in North Liberty, daughter, Glenys, of New 5, 2000 in Alma, Mich. 20, 2000. Ind., Feb.4, 1926 and died South Wales, Australia. He spent most of his child- Sept. 10, 2000 in Auburn, hood in Berrien Springs and To Cheli (Plested) (BBA ’93 and Wash. John T. Hamilton (former staff) Cedar Lake, Mich. where he met current staff) and Jason Loucks He and his wife, Mary was born in Keene, Texas on his wife, Linda Lohr. After attending Andrews, he (BS, '98 and current staff), Niles, Rosemary Marvin-Farver, were June 28, 1915, and died Nov. 3, 2000 in La Sierra, Calif. went on to dentistry school at Mich., a boy, Rayne Andrew married June 22, 1947, in In 1941, he married Arlene Loma Linda. He practiced in Loucks, June 3, 2000. Kokomo, Ind. Winsor. In 1946, John T. went to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; The day after his graduation To Kimmie Burns-Lynne (BS ’89) for one Yaounde, Cameroun, West Africa from Emmanual Missionary and Jeff Lynne, Sandford, Fla., a year to teach voice and direct and held a successful practice in boy, Hunter Jeffery, June 21, College, the Farver family the choirs. He went on to serve Ithaca, Mich. for over 12 years. 2000. moved to Auburn Adventist on the La Sierra College and He is survived by his wife, Academy in Auburn, Wash. faculties Linda (att.) and his two daugh- To Virginia (Miller) (BS ’95) He served at the Academy for for 33 years. His leadership roles ters, Melanie and Julia, of Ithaca, and Bob Mills, Union Springs, 36 years. were varied and included teach- Mich.

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Karen I. Madgwick (PhD ’91) She was a member of Dawn Starr Forbes and Spring was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Crossroads Christian Church Melody, both of Jamestown, N.Y. Send birth, wedding and Jan. 28, 1959 and died Dec. 19, and while there established a funeral announcements and 2000 in Silver Spring, Md. After fund to assist House of Hope, an daytime telephone number to finishing her PhD at Andrews, orphanage for orphans in Life Stories, Focus, Andrews she did an internship at Nakuru, Kenya. University, Berrien Springs, Crownsville State Hospital, Md. She is survived by her hus- MI, 49104-1000. Or e-mail An animal lover, she had five band, Everett, two sons, Brett the information to: . a people-person who cherished her friendships and worked at keeping them “evergreen.” She is survived by her father, George Vandeman (BA ’42) was born in Pueblo, Colo, Oct. 21, 1926 Gordon Madgwick (MA ’55) of and died Nov. 3, 2000 in Newbury Park, Calif. Silver Spring, Md., and two sis- ters, Fiona of Napa Valley, Calif. and Candi of Silver Spring, Md. New ways of communicating with people fas- , It Is cinated George Vandeman before Written's speaker- Jane Ann Thompson (DP ’74) was ever developed. While attending director and was born in in Sun Prairie, Wis., Emmanuel Missionary College, he spent $15 on Vandeman's succes- May 16, 1950 and died July 13, a contract which gave him 15 minutes of airtime sor. "Over forty 2000 in Huntsville, Ala. with a radio station in Elkhart, Ind. The pro- years ago he She was a member of the gram helped encourage people to attend an dreamed of an Huntsville church. She served as evangalistic crusade held in the town. inspirational reli- a Pathfinder director of the During the crusade, he met his future wife, gious telecast Huntsville Club and was a Nellie Johnson. They were married a year later which would make Pathfinder Council Area on Oct. 2, 1938 in South Bend, Ind. an impact on George Vandeman Coordinator for the Gulf States Vandeman took some time off from school to America and the Conference. concentrate on full-time . In 1940, he world. Today his She is survivied by her hus- went back to EMC to finish his ministerial stud- dream has become a reality." It Is Written is seen band, Lawrence Thompson (BS ies. After graduation he continued his studies at internationally in more than 150 countries ’75), of Hunstville, Ala., one son, the , where he received a around the world. Doug Thompson; and one master’s in speech and communication in 1945. It Is Written was taped in a home-like setting daughter, Amy Thompson. During the same year, he was ordained a where Vandeman shared truths and Seventh-day Adventist minister and started a insights as if he were sitting in the living room Summer Glory Peasley four-year teaching term at EMC. with his own family. Vandeman's show received Hutchinson (BA ’72, MA ’74) After leaving EMC, he became the associate 10 Angel Awards from Religion in Media. was born March 29, 1952 in secretary of the Ministerial Association, where Vandeman constantly looked for new ways to Iowa City, Iowa and died Oct. he trained ministers for public evangalism. share God’s Word, making Revelation Seminars 15, 2000 in South Wales, N.Y. While there, he planned a six-month experimen- popular all over the country, and conducting She was employed for five tal evangelistic program for television but it was seminars via satellite during “Teleseminar ’81,” years at Shenandoah Valley turned down in favor of another program. the first live satellite uplink evangelistic effort of Academy, where she was After establishing the New Gallery Center for its kind. appointed to the NCATE region- Evangalism—British headquarters for city evan- When Vandeman’s daughter, Connie, went al accrediting team that evaluat- gelism and community services—he came back into his room after he died, she found his Bible ed other schools for state and to the to carry out a pilot project. open and a magnifying glass highlighting the regional licensing. It Is Written started in the fall of 1956 with 13 words in Revelation 22, “He which testifieth In 1978 she married Everett F. test films. these things saith, ‘Surely I come quickly, Hutchinson and moved to For 2,000 Sundays in a row, Vandeman gave Amen.’ Even so, come Lord Jesus.” Buffalo, N.Y. where she taught viewers a "half-hour look into the window of He is survived by his wife, Nellie, who resides in the public schools and held ." in a Camarillo nursing facility, and four chil- various college faculty appoint- "George Vandeman was a creative visionary dren, George, Jr., Bob, Ron and Connie Jeffery. ments in English and English who was light years ahead of his time," said Literature.

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