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Paul B. Ranslow ’71 died Apr. 9, 2018, at age 70, after battling cancer. He served at Pacific as the director of admissions for a number of years.
Novotny
William Novotny ’71, OD ’72 died Nov. 19, 2017, at age 70. He earned his optometry degree from Pacific and opened the first full-time optometric practice in Buffalo, Wyo., in 1972.
John Rulhman MA ’68 died Aug. 9, 2018, at age 77. After graduating from Western Baptist College in Salem, Ore., he attended Pacific and received a master’s degree in sociology.
John Lounsbury ’66, OD ’67 died Oct. 24, 2016, at age 75.
Violet (Shrock) Aandres ’65 died Mar. 27, 2016, at age 72.
Norma J. Oyler ’64 died Mar. 10, 2018, at age 75. She received her bachelor’s degree in English at Pacific and moved on to complete a master’s degree at the University of Oregon.
Cawood
Neil Cawood ’61 died July 25, 2018, at age 80. He served in the U.S. Army for a number of years before attending Pacific where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
James “Jim” Fergerson ’60 died July 20, 2018, at age 80. After graduating from Pacific, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served as an infantry officer.
LeNell Jones ’58, MAT ’80 died May 16, 2018, at age 82. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Pacific and later returned to pursue a master’s degree in teaching.
Donald Kohlmeier ’54 died June 13, 2001, at age 70.

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