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Wid Bleything at Veteran's Day
Willard “Wid” Bleything ’51, OD ’52, MS ’54 earned three degrees from Pacific University on his way to becoming an optometrist. He served in the Air Force and Air Reserves, retiring as a colonel, and he also worked in private practice for many years before eventually returning to Pacific, where he became the dean of the College of Optometry.
Alice remembers Homecoming in 1951, which she and Everett Stanley co-chaired. She enjoyed having her picture taken with Everett and the Boxer, as well as her husband Ken.