Boxer Love Stories

The perfect partners are paired at Pacific.

Did you know that more than nearly 2,400 alumni met and fell in love through Pacific University? Over the years we have compiled the Boxer love stories of these friends and classmates and we invite you to read their stories.

Did you find or nurture love at Pacific University? Please share your Boxer Love story to add to our collection. To submit your story, please email  alumni@pacificu.edu. Stories are edited for spelling and grammar.

Love Story Collection

Her junior year at Pacific, Marge (Putman) Lanthier '60 met Herb Berreth OD '60, an optometry student living in the Forest Grove Fire Hall. They dated for nearly one-year and were married between terms their senior year.
Pamela (Paguia) Christianson '85 and Erik Christianson '83, OD '86 met on campus in 1982 and were married five years later. Their Boxer love story includes two sons and exciting careers in Alaska. 
Dickens-Stutzman
Kyle Dickens '16, MHA '19, PharmD '19, and Sarah (Stutzman) Dickens MSW ‘21 were married June 14, 2020.
Grant and Chris McOmie
We met as freshmen in 1970 and dated each other's roommates and realized we had more to talk about with each other. It certainly worked out as we celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary in 2020.
Bob '08 and Lacy (Todd) Fitzmorris '08
Bob and I met sophomore year when my friend Lauren started dating his friend Jason. Although we had a blast together, we only dated briefly. We remained friends and enjoyed seeing each other when we did, but our lives took vastly different paths. It wasn't until about 10 years later that we reconnected and fell deeply in love. We welcomed our daughter into the world in 2019 and our love rocketed into a new and even more joyous dimension.
Larry and Kathy Wan
Larry and Kathy met in 1977 as freshmen at Pacific University. They had several core classes together, and would often spend time with a group of mutual friends. During their sophomore year, Larry asked Kathy to study for a library skills test that was part of their writing course. They didn’t end up studying at all that evening but that night they began their decades-long relationship. 
Scotty, Kaela and friends
Scotty and Kaela's first interaction was in the University Center at Pacific University during football season.
Debbie and Barney
A lost photo reminds two Pacific University alumni of their first time together..
The first week I arrived at Pacific in late summer 1970, I was 18 years old and excited for the opportunity to establish myself as a serious student. My roommate, however, was much more excited about meeting new people (boys) and finding social opportunities (parties).
The Boxer Love story of Shay Singer '14 & Travis George '14 began at Pacific University in Forest Grove. Shay and Travis met days before the end of their freshman year. It was in that summer that they started off on the adventure of a lifetime.

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