Richland Bombers
CLASS of 1949
This site is dedicated to all our deceased classmates.
May they rest in peace.
1949 Class Ring
EIGHTH GRADE CLASS PICTURES
8th Grade ~ Lewis & Clark ~ 1944-1945 Mrs. Bradbury
8th Grade ~ Lewis & Clark ~ 1944-1945 Ms.Davis
8th Grade ~ Sacajawea ~ 1944-1945 Mrs. Bernhart
REUNIONS
20 Year Reunion - 1969
30 Year Reunion - 1979
40 Year Reunion - 1989
50 Year Reunion - 1999
60 Year Reunion - 2009
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Donnamae Elizabeth AARDAL Turner (deceased) 1930-1992,
Wilmer Thomas ALDERMAN (deceased) 1931-2002,
Eugene ALM,
Susan Anne ANDERSON Shattuck (deceased) 1931-2014,
William Jerome “Jerry” ANDERSON (deceased) 1931-2009,
Donald L. "Don" ARBOGAST (deceased),
Nancy Ann ARCHIBALD,
Merlin Joseph ARMSTRONG
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Jeanne BADENOCH Young (deceased) 1931-2017,
Mabel Loraine BARNETT Wesley,
Phyllis BENJAMIN McElheney,
F. "Edwin" BEUTLER,
Betty Jo BJORKLUND,
Lujeanne “Lu” BLAKENEY Humphrey (deceased) 1932-2006,
Gerald Lee "Jerry" BLANEY (deceased) 1931-2012,
Gary BOUTWELL (honorary),
Rev. Carl Richard “Dick” BOYD (deceased) 1932-2013,
Sadie Nadine BRAKKE Kunkler (deceased) 1930-2012,
Nellie “Lucille” BRAVARD Callaway (deceased) 1931-2017,
Jay Wesley BUCKHOLDT (deceased) 1931-2013,
Mary Munger BUDINGER,
Robert D. "Bob" BURRELL
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Wallace Ford “Wally” CALDWELL, PHD (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2015,
Alma Louise CARLSON Rau (deceased) 1931-2018,
Dorane CARPENTER,
Sallie Laura CARROLL,
JoAnn CAWDREY Leveque (honorary) (deceased) 1932-2009,
Donna Lee CHAUSSE,
Delbert D. CHAVES,
Eva Irene CLARK Perry (deceased) 1931-2003,
Charles W. “Chuck” CLAUSSEN (deceased) 1930-1973,
Dan COHEELY,
Laura COKER,
James Delbert COLE,
Bonese Elonne COLLINS Turner,
Frances “Marceline” COMSTOCK (deceased) 1931-1981,
William Anders “Bill” CROCKETT III (deceased) 1931-1992,
L.D. CROTCHETT Jr,
Charles Edwin “Chuck” CROWDER (deceased) 1930-1989,
Norma CULVERHOUSE King,
Gene Austin CUMPSTON (deceased) 1931-1978,
Arthur CUTLER
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Jack Marion DAVIS (deceased) 1931-1998,
Rex Stuart DAVIS (deceased) 1931-2023,
Richard Keith “Dick” DAWALD (deceased) 1931-2010,
JoAnn DOSSETT MacLean-Kennedy (deceased) 1931-1994,
Stephen DOUGLASS,
James Layton "Jim" DOYLE (deceased) 1931-2010,
Maxine DRASZT,
Jerome Charles "Jerry" DUNN (deceased) 1931-2002,
Joe Dan DWYER (honorary)
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Kenneth Ray “Kenny” EARP (deceased) 1931-1978,
Deloy A. EDDINGTON (deceased) 1931-2012,
Edward Charles EISERT,
Kenneth C. "Ken" ELY (deceased) 1931-2013,
Barbara Jeane ENGEL Griffin (deceased),
Willy Ann ERICKSON,
Janis Joyce ERVIN
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Donald Gene "Don" FARLEY,
Alpha Mae FERGUSON,
Joyce Ann FISHER,
Robert G. “Bob” FITZPATRICK (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2002,
Cinthia Elizabeth FLAGOR,
Joe Rene FLICKINGER (deceased) 1932-1998,
Clyde Neil FOSTER (deceased) 1930-1951,
Donald Robert "Don" FULCHER (deceased) 1931-1999,
Marion Ann FULTZ
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Julia Estell GILES Connolly (deceased) 1932-2012,
Raymond Dale “Ray” GILLETTE (deceased) 1931-2010,
James Reuben GLENN,
Margaret F. “Peggy” GREGORY Jewett (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2015,
Edward Samuel “Ed” GROMAN III (deceased) 1930-2018
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Carolyn Lee HALL,
David Lee HALL (deceased) 1931-1952,
Janet Sue HALLENBECK Wade (deceased) 1931-2004,
Mary Ruth HALSTEAD Bowell (deceased) 1931-2015,
Arty Clayton HAMMONS Jr (deceased) 1931-1995,
Joyce Yvonne HAND Tucker (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2014,
Ralph Clair HARPER (deceased) 1930-1987,
Richard Carlton “Dick” HARRIS (deceased) 1931-2019,
Duane S. HARVEY
Donald Clifford “Don” HAYNES (deceased) 1931-1991,
Imogene HENDRIX,
Jacqueline Louise “Jackie Lou” HENNING Vaughn (deceased) 1931-1994,
Harold Clifton HIGHT Jr (deceased) 1931-1998,
Bill Ferrell HIGHTOWER (deceased) 1931-2020,
Roberta A. HILL Karcher (honorary) (deceased) 1932-2020,
Kenneth Dean HINKLE (deceased) 1931-2007,
Betty Lou HISER Gulley,
Keith Eugene HOLEMAN (deceased) 1930-2023,
Zada June HOPKINS,
Marjorie J. HOSCHOUER Dumolt,
Robert B. “Bob” HOWARD,
Wanda HOWARD,
Joann HUSTED Nield (deceased) 1930-2014,
Walter HYRKAS
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Genevieve ISSACS
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Joanne JERMAN Killand (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2019,
Jerry Patrick JERNIGAN,
Willadene J. “Willa” JOHNSON Krogman (deceased) 1931-2014,
Ralph “Glenn” JOHNSTON Jr (deceased) 1931-2003,
Barbara JONSON,
Clifford Wayne “Cliff” JUDD (deceased) 1930-2002
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Joyce KARREN Rhoten (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2007,
Beverly Ann "Bev" KELLER Marcum-McMullen,
Raymond Robert “Ray” KING Jr (deceased) 1931-1999,
Mary "Evelyn" KINGSLEY Spradlin
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Dixie Lee LANDON,
Boswell Vernon “Vern” LAWSON,
J.T. LAWSON (deceased) 1931-2018,
Frances Marie “Fran” LENNEBACKER,
Gene LEONARD,
John Edward “Jack” LOCKWOOD (deceased) 1931-2010,
Patrick William “Pat” LOFTUS,
Shirley Ann LOVEBERRY Menefee (deceased) 1930–2002,
Lt. Col. Jack Anderson LOWRY (Ret.) (deceased) 1930-2012,
Martha Ann LUNA Worby (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2005,
Nancy Fay LUTHER Arbuckle (honorary) (deceased) 1930-2005,
Robert William “Bob” LYALL (deceased) 1930-2006
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Pauline Gay “Penny” MACK Benward (deceased) 1932-2008,
Bobbie Jean MARTIN,
Charles MARTIN,
William Edward “Bill” MASTERS,
Walter Frederick MASTERS,
Mary Virgina McBEE Lawson (honorary) (deceased) 1930-2017,
Betty Rachel McCLEARY Roether (deceased) 1930–2007,
Beverly Jane McCLEARY Raffety,
Pattsy Ruth McCUISTION Yale-Massey (deceased) 1932-2014,
Charles M. McELROY (deceased) 1932-2006,
Vern Leroy McGHAN (deceased) 1930–2022,
Marilyn Jean McMANUS,
James Jay McMILLAN,
William Lawrence “Bill” McQUEEN Jr (deceased) 1930-2017,
Shirley McRAE,
Roger “Dale” MEADER (deceased) 1931-2012,
Walter Garrett MENEFEE (deceased) 1931-2010,
Joanne Louise MESSERLY,
Jeanette “Jean” MILLER Mankins (deceased) 1930-2004,
Virginia Ruth “Gini” MILLER,
Patricia Louise “Patty” MONROE Old-West,
Faustine MORGAN Langston (deceased) 1932-2018,
Everett Leland “Red” MORTON Sr (deceased) 1931-2001,
Marlene Opal MORTON Rogers (deceased) 1931-1983,
Richard Allen “Dick” MORTON, MD (deceased) 1929-2001,
Mary Augusia MUSSER,
Professor Elizabeth Jean “Liz” MYERS Clayton (deceased) 1931-1999
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Jerome Charles “Jerry” NEIDHOLD (deceased) 1931-1997,
Mary Ellen NELLIGAN,
Joan Frances NEWELL Miller (deceased) 1931-2012,
Horace Robert “Nick” NICHOLS Jr (deceased) 1931-2018,
Gary C. NIELD,
John Copeland “Jack” NORTON
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Petra Ingeborg “Petie” ODMAN Jerzerick (deceased) 1931-2013,
Charles William “Chuck” OSBORN (deceased) 1931-2003,
Thoris Grace OSTERMAN Dadey (deceased) 1931-2004,
Fred J. OUREN
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Doris PALMER Overla (deceased) 1931-2011,
Donald Richard “Don” PARKER (deceased) 1930-2016,
Bradley “Ray” PARSONS (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2007,
Marjorie Louise PERKINS,
Paul Melford PHILLIPS (deceased) 1931-2019,
Richard L. "Dick" POOLE,
Charles Duane “Chuck” PRINGLE (deceased) 1928-2011,
Mary Ann PRUDEN
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Charlene QUIGLEY Pickerel (deceased) 1931-2016,
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Philip Michael "Phil" RAEKES (deceased) 1931-2024,
Delores Ann RAFFETY Yale-Leonard (deceased) 1931-2007,
Eleanor Marie RAYNOR Watson (deceased) 1931-2002,
Betty Mae REDDELL,
Michard Maize REED,
Richard “Rick” REED (honorary),
Alan Douglas RICHEY (deceased) 1930-2000,
Aubrey “Gene” ROBERTS,
Richard L. “Dick” ROBERTS,
Milton LeRoy ROBERTSON (deceased) 1932-1991,
Eleanor Louise ROBISON DeRosa (deceased) 1931-2019,
Joan Ruth ROSE Wheadon (deceased) 1931-2007,
Shirley Anne RUSSELL,
Patricia Ruth “Pat” RUTT Kinzig (deceased) 1931-2006,
Rembert “Rem” RYALS (deceased) 1933-2011,
Joe Ryden (honorary)
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James Edward SANDERS,
Betty Lou SCHMIDT Pape (honorary),
Fred “Richard” SCHULTZ (deceased) 1931-2013,
Darlo “Jack” SEAMAN,
Leon B. SEAMAN (aka Symanski),
Samuel Charles “Sam” SHAFFNER (deceased) 1931-1996,
Marjorie Laurel “Marge” SHEGRUD Trail (deceased) 1931-1998,
Robert Leon “Bob” SHEPPARD (deceased) 1929-2019,
Robert SILVER (honorary) (deceased),
Theda “Earlene” SIPE Gillespie (deceased) 1931-2008,
Grace Marie "Gracie" SLEDGE (deceased) 1931-2018,
Barbara Elaine SMITH,
Gary SMITH (deceased),
H. W. SMITH,
L. D. SMITH,
Ivie Nolan SORRELLS Jr (deceased) 1931-2010,
Rose Marie STEWART Latta,
Violet Arlene STILES,
Cristel “Chris” STORDAHL (honorary),
Warren Melvin “Mel” STRATTON (deceased) 1931-2023,
Mary Beth STURGIS (deceased) 1931-2006,
F. Marilyn SYLVESTER Wulf (deceased) 1930-2010
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Mary Elizabeth THEIS Orr (deceased) 1930-1966,
Omar “Milton” Arnold THRESS (deceased) 1931-1991,
Glenn Edwin TURNER,
Ruth Carol TURNER Chalcraft (deceased) 1931-1995,
William Dwight “Bill” TYNER Jr (deceased) 1931-2001
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Patsy Bernita “Pat” UPSON Tervooren
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John Jerald “Jerry” VERELLEN (deceased) 1930-2005,
Teresa Kathleen VOLMER Vowels (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2007
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William Ward “Bill” WAHL (deceased) 1931-2016,
Nancy Lee WAHLEN Morrison,
Howard Lee WALKER,
Janet Laurie WALLIN,
Ann Thompson, aka Anna May WANN,
Shirley Ann WATTS James (deceased) 1935-2007 ,
Rose Anna WEAVER,
Dawn WEEKS,
Willis Wayne “Wike” WEICHEL (deceased) 1931-2005,
Royal William WEST,
Wallace Clayton “Wally” WHEADON (deceased) 1931-2017,
Thelma Ann WILLIAMS Lemon (deceased) 1931-2019,
Jean Lillian WILLIAMSON Dreher (deceased) 1932-2024,
Phyllis Joy WILLIAMSON Coleman (honorary) (deceased) 1931-2008,
Wanetta Ellen “Tex” WILLOUGHBY (deceased) 1931-1952,
David Joel “Joe” WILSON (deceased) 1932-2016,
Bernard Adam "Bernie" WOEHLE (deceased) 1931-2007,
Kenneth Lee “Ken” WOOD (deceased) 1930-1996,
Richard LeRoy “Rick” WOODS (honorary) (deceased) 1930-2015
COLUMBIANS
Sagebrush Follies of 1946
The Year 1949
From a 1949 SANDSTORM:
MOST ATHLETIC: Jack Davis and Bev McCleary
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: Dick Boyd and Liz Myers
MOST POPULAR: Bonese Collins and Artie Hammons
BEST ALL AROUND: Bev Keller and Ray King
MOST BEAUTIFUL: Carolyn Hall ~ MOST HANDSOME: Bill Crockett
WITTIEST: Liz Myers and PhilRaekes
CLASS PRESIDENT: Glenn Turner
CLASS VICE PRESIDENT: Dick Roberts
Fall of 1948 Coach: Francis Rish
W-L-T
7-3-0
Richland 7 ~ 6 Pendleton (Oregon)
Richland 12 ~ 31 Wenatchee
Richland 36 ~ 13 Grandview*
Richland 46 ~ 6 CleElum*
Richland 20 ~ 0 Toppenish*
Richland 33 ~ 6 Prosser*
Richland 13 ~ 16 Kennewick*
Richland 13 ~ 0 Pasco*
Richland 7 ~ 18 Sunnyside*
Richland 21 ~ 6 Yakima
*Conference: 5 wins 2 losses
1948-49 Basketball Season
Coach: Art Dawald
Team Players:
Rick Reed (49), Jerry Anderson (49), Dick Dawald (49),
Art Hammons (49), Jack Davis (49), Walt Menefee (49),
Chuck Clausen (49), Vernon Lawson (49), Clyde Foster (49),
Chuck McElroy 49), Carroll Clements (50), Gene Keller (50),
Frank Schermer (50), Bob Marcum (51), Alton Schell (51)
Bombers 25 ~ 37 Yakima (L)
Bombers 40 ~ 39 Toppenish
Bombers 38 ~ 54 Wapato (L)
Bombers 30 ~ 29 Toppenish
Bombers 23 ~ 44 Yakima (L)
Bombers 44 ~ 58 Wapato (L)
Bombers 27 ~ 36 North Central (Spokane) (L)
Bombers 38 ~ 41 Snohomish (L)
Bombers 40 ~ 48 Sunnyside* (L)
Bombers 33 ~ 42 Walla Walla (L)
Bombers 62 ~ 33 Grandview*
Bombers 27 ~ 34 Pasco* (L)
Bombers 31 ~ 32 Kennewick* (L)
Bombers 36 ~ 28 Prosser*
Bombers 27 ~ 26 Sunnyside*
Bombers 28 ~ 43 Walla Walla (L)
Bombers 40 ~ 36 Grandview*
Bombers 39 ~ 47 Pasco* (L)
Bombers 46 ~ 57 Kennewick* (L)
Bombers 29 ~ 30 Prosser* (OT) (L)
Sub-District Tournament
Bombers 40 ~ 46 Kennewick (L)
Bombers 37 ~ 38 Sunnyside (L) (Eliminated)
*Conference: 4 wins 6 losses
All Games: 6 wins 16 losses
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