Staff & Retiree Obituaries 2018

George Alquist died on Jan. 12, 2018. He was a mechanical trades technician from 1973 to 1993.

Barbara Baylor died on Aug. 24, 2018. She was an English teacher from 1982 to 2009.

John Cook, MHSAA honorary member, died on Sept. 7, 2018. He was a teacher, director of religious education, and varsity basketball coach.

Ethel Edgin died on April 28, 2018. She was a houseparent from 1953 to 1989.

Grace Fisher, widow of former MHS President William “Bill” Fisher ’50, died on May 9, 2018. She retired from the MHS Human Resources Department and was an honorary member of the MHS Alumni Association.

Felicia Gearhart died on Aug. 26, 2018. She was a houseparent from 1963 to 1992.

Jerry Jones died on April 3, 2018. He worked at MHS from 1979 to 2017.

Harriet Knopp died on April 27, 2018. She was a secretary from 1967 to 1997.

William Parks ’59 died on April 25, 2018. He was a maintenance supervisor and then a houseparent with his wife, Bonita, and worked at MHS from 1973 to 2003.

Paul Pollock died on March 25, 2018. He was a houseparent from 1957 to 1986.

Lincoln Stiles died on July 3, 2018. He worked at MHS from 1981 to 1992.