obituary

James W. Berger, 88, formerly of Pullman, died Oct. 6, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Meridian, Idaho.

Lucille A. “Sam” Leonhardy, who lived in Moscow, Idaho, and worked for WSU Pullman from December 1975 to October 1997, died Nov. 1, 2017.

Robert ‘Bob’ Minnix, senior associate athletics director for Washington State University from June 2008 to Aug. 2017, died Nov. 3, 2017.

PULLMAN, Wash. – John Juan Ramirez, 74, of Pullman, died Oct. 27, 2017, at his home. Ramirez, Ph.D., worked for WSU from July 1991 to January 2016.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Rebecca Suzanne “Rocky” Beach, who worked for WSU Pullman from May 1987 to May 2017, passed away at her home in Pullman on Oct. 24, 2017.

Irving Tallman, a distinguished sociologist who worked on the faculty at WSU Pullman from 1976 to 1996, passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, 2017, in San Rafael, Calif.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Genevieve L. “Gen” DeVleming, 91, longtime resident of Pullman and an employee of WSU Pullman for 32 years, passed away peacefully Aug. 22, 2017, at Bishop Place in Pullman. A memorial service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Richard Nelson who worked 12 years as a maintenance mechanic for WSU Pullman, died Oct. 10, 2017.

PULLMAN, Wash. – David William Price, who worked for Washington State University Pullman in the School of Economic Sciences from September 1962 to August 2000, died Aug. 12, 2017.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Harold M. Crumley, who worked for Washington State University Pullman from February 1970 to December 1982, died Oct. 22, 2017.