Memorials
This page is dedicated to honoring the memories of our classmates who have passed away. If you know of a classmate who has passed, but not listed here, you may add a new memorial and a photo by clicking the Add Memorial button. You may also write a tribute or leave comments about those already listed on the page. Most published obituaries have been edited for length.
Brian Pasque
1956-09-11 2017-06-27
Brian died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 60 on June 27, 2017.
He was born the fourth of eight children on September 11, 1956, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. After several family moves, Brian grew up in Denver, Colorado. He loved school sports, especially wrestling. Brian’s name is on the Wall of Fame for wrestling in Arapahoe High School in Centennial. He graduated from Colorado State University and began a successful career as a landman in the oil & gas industry. Brian loved camping, hunting, and fishing in his leisure time.
Brian married Cindy Behrends on February 11, 1995, in South St Louis, Missouri, where he changed his allegiance from the Colorado R...
Eric Pefley
2017-10-21Eric Neel Pefley of Colden, N.Y., was born in November of 1955 and passed away on October 21, 2017. Survivors include his wife, Sandra, and sons Everett and Alex.
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Leslie Schwarze (Peterson)
1956-01-24 2019-04-08
Leslie Ann Peterson Schwarze died peacefully and surrounded by her family on April 8, 2019, following a courageous seven-month battle with cancer.
Born January 24, 1956, in Phoenix, AZ, the family moved to Littleton, CO when Leslie was six. She graduated from Arapahoe High School, then Stevens College, Leslie embarked on a successful career in fashion design, working initially in Los Angeles and then New York, commuting from Fairfield, CT.
Leslie married her soulmate, Charles, on March 29, 1986; they welcomed daughters Lauren in 1987, and Lindsey in 1991, the year they moved to Marin County. CA. Leslie chose to leave her career to stay home with her girls, and i...
Clifford Ray
Clifford Harold Ray was born in February 1956 and passed away in Denver in June 2009.
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Phil Readio
Philip Otto Readio was born in January 1956 and passed away in July 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Cindee Tharp (Rodden)
Cynthia Lyn Tharp of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was born in December 1955 and passed away in August 2015.
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John Herbert Seydler
2015-02-27
John Herbert Seydler, 60, a loving and generous husband, soulmate, brother, father, "Pappy," musician, videographer, builder with an artist's soul, a loyal and true friend to so many, passed away on Feb. 27, 2015. Interment was in White Church Cemetery in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas.
Tam Storz
Tam Kevin Storz of Sacramento, California, was born in March 1956 and passed away in August 2020.
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Steve Suder
2019-05-22
Former former University of Wyoming (UW) head wrestling coach Steven Suder passed away suddenly at age 62 on May 22, 2019, in Laramie, Wyoming. At the time of his death, Steve was an academic advising professional for UW’s Advising Career and Exploratory Studies.
Steve wrestled for the UW Cowboys from 1975-1979 and earned All-America honors as a senior in 1979. He returned to UW to lead the Wyoming wrestling program as head coach from 1989-2008. He was inducted into UW’s Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame—the highest honor bestowed by UW Athletics—in August 2018.
Steve concluded his UW coaching career with 127 dual wins, which ranks second in program history...
Jim Truitt
1956-06-11 2017-02-07
James L. Truitt, born June 11, 1956, passed away February 7, 2017, after a 10-year battle with brain cancer. Jim's sense of humor and his ability to laugh at himself supported him faithfully throughout his battle. Treatment was never easy nor did it ever abate; he endured one form of treatment or another for nearly the duration of his illness.
Born in Tampa, Florida, Jim was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and Denver. He moved to Seattle in 1983, joining E.F. Hutton where he began a long career in finance. Due to his illness, Jim retired from Bernstein in early 2009 spending time enjoying his favorite people and pastimes - family, friends, music, pipe collecting, and golf!
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