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Cheryl Chow, Educator And Politician Dies At 66

Phyllis Fletcher — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:34:01 +0000

Cheryl Chow died Friday. Chow served on the Seattle City Council and the Seattle School Board. She grew up in Seattle and had also worked as a teacher, a principal and an assistant director for Girl Scouts of Western Washington.

Booth Gardner, Washington’s 19th Governor, Dead At 76

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:55:39 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Booth Gardner, Washington’s 19th governor, has died at age 76. Gardner’s family says he passed away Friday night from complications of Parkinson's disease. Gardner had lived with the illness for more than a decade.

Democrat Booth Gardner took office in January of 1985. He was a Harvard-educated businessman with a playful manner.

Northwest Artist Alden Mason Dies

Marcie Sillman — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:22:34 +0000

Alden Mason was a Pacific Northwest native and a lifelong resident, but his artistic influence reaches far beyond this corner of the country. Mason was born in Everett, Wash., in 1919, and he grew up enamored with the outdoor world around him.

He planned to study entomology when he enrolled in the University of Washington. By chance, he told an interviewer, he wandered over to the art building, where a nude model was posing for painting students. Mason was only half-joking when he says that encounter changed his career path.

Memorial For U-District Needle Exchange Founder

Patricia Murphy — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:25:10 +0000

A public memorial service is planned Thursday for Bob Quinn. Quinn was a public health maverick. He died last month.

Former Seattle Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson Reported Dead At 55

Ann Dornfeld — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:43:31 +0000

A Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman says former Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson died Wednesday at age 55.

Seattle Theater Artist Andrea Allen Dies Of Cancer

Marcie Sillman — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:46:41 +0000

Andrea Allen was a force to be reckoned with. For more than two decades she ran Seattle Repertory Theatre's Education Program, but her passion for theater and for kids transcended the Rep. Allen shared her expertise with other Seattle arts groups. She was involved with teen writing programs. And she was involved in arts advocacy at the state level, as a leader of Arts Ed Washington.

Founder Of University District Needle Exchange Dead

Patricia Murphy — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:21:56 +0000

Bob Quinn, one of the founders of Seattle's needle exchange, died over the weekend. The King County Medical examiner says it was suicide.