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| Richard Cowles Class of 1954 |
COWLES, Richard Lee In Loving Memory Richard Cowles, born on March 11, 1937 in
West Branch, Michigan, died on the evening of February 7, 2011. Richard was a graduate of West Branch High School, West Branch,
Michigan in the class of 1954. A resident of Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre, Richard passed away peacefully
with his wife Suzanne and children by his side. Richard is survived by his four children: Matthew (Denver, CO), Colin (Shanghai,
wife Wen, children Victor and Damaris), Christopher (Denver, CO, wife Jane and daughters Abigail and Sawyer) and Sara (Oceanside,
CA). He will also be missed by his sister Dana Halliburton and her sons Mike and Greg Schneider (Georgia). Richard met Suzanne
at the University of Michigan; this year they celebrated 51 years of marriage. Over the course of his career and the growth
of their family, they lived in Oregon, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Colorado and California before moving to Alberta. His work
with Armco Steel Corp. and National Supply Co. led them to Red Deer and finally to Edmonton, their home for the last 22 years.
A Civil Engineer by training, Richard held a series of management positions in manufacturing before moving into consulting
work. He was a former chairman of Edmonton and Northern Alberta Society of Manufacturing Engineers, a member of the Society
of Professional Engineers, and a former member of the Bissell Centre Board. In addition to being a loving husband and father,
a loyal son, brother and friend, Richard will be remembered for his sense of humor, his personal warmth and his fundamental
goodness of character. A Memorial Service to celebrate Richard's life will be held at Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209
- 123 Street, at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 14, 2011. The family has requested that no flowers be sent, and suggests that
any donations be made to The Parkinson Society, The Diabetes Society, or the Inner City Pastoral Ministry (ICPM). The family
would also like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the friends who have helped in so many ways in recent years and the
wonderful staff in unit 12Y at Edmonton General
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| Phyllis Winter Meiser..Class of 1954 |
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From the Ogemaw County Herald
March 1, 2007...
WB native making a splash
Dick Hewson, a 1954 graduate of West Branch High School, has been making
a splash in Colorado for decades. Pictured here in a photo published Feb.15 by The Denver Post, he is surrounded by his children
and grandchildren. Hewson left Michigan in the mid-1960's, relocating to Loveland, Col. He coached football and track
in Michigan, but never taught swimming. His resume, though, included classes in water safety instruction and life-guarding,
and that was enough for the Loveland, Colorado School District to offer him a job in 1965 coaching its then-new swimming program.
For nearly four decades now, the "legendary swimming coach," as The Denver Post dubbed him, has been the patriarch of a family
that has produced numerous state champions and accomplished coaches in the sport. Hewson is the only swimming coach
ever inducted into the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame.
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