Memorials

"In Remembrance Of
Our Classmates & Teachers
Without Whom Our Lives
Would Not Be The Same"

HUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1970

"Keeping The Memories Alive"

CLASSMATE & TEACHER MEMORIALS

"A Beautiful Life" - Unknown
"A Look To My Heart" - Blood, Sweat & Tears
"Sometimes" - The Carpenters

LIST OF FALLEN CLASSMATES & TEACHERS

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2025

Chris Stroup - DNK	Kim Teter - Cancer
Mr. Hilst - ALS	Paula Field - DNK
Georgia Smith - DNK	Don Thomas - DNK
Gary LaClair - DNK	Francine Duft - DNK

2024

Ron Varney - Cancer	Frank Wharton - DNK
Stuart Reynolds - DNK	Edie Dyche - DNK

Susan Caudillo - DNK

2023

David Goldberg - DNK	Jeannie Lavielle - DNK
Barbara Wingert - DNK	Pam Newlin - DNK
Kim Holland - DNK	Meredith Wilson - Cancer
Bill McDaniel - DNK	Debi Powell - Cancer

2022

John Dalton - Heart	Jim Anshutz - DNK
Mr. Woodson - DNK	Jerry Burdick - DNK
Shashi Musso - DNK	Ginger Akins - DNK

2021

Mr. Corbett - DNK	Ms. Capony - Natural
L.J. Hartl - Lung Cancer	Alan Dodge - DNK

2020

Paul Weber - Virus	Keith Mendenhall - DNK
Mr. Knox - DNK	Steve Dye - DNK
Mike Banta - Cancer	Bill Sellers - Heart

Dennis Johnson - Heart

2019

David Nelson - Cancer	Joyce Avery - DNK
Ron Thomas - DNK	Ted McAdams - Cancer
Eddie Lindensmith - DNK	Victor Ruelas - DNK
Mr. Noble - DNK	Mark Rassette - Cancer

Dale Poe - DNK

2018

Nancy Grosshardt - DNK	Bonnie VanWinkle - DNK
Patti Hamilton - Cancer	Connie Penley - DNK
Troy Palmer - Cancer	Lisa Shields - Stroke
Steve Butterfield - Heart	Cindy Miller - DNK

RANDOM THOUGHTS
In light of the recent passing of our classmate Steve Butterfield (see above), I have a curious sadness at his passing and I'm not sure why. I mean, just like with most every other classmate, I have not had any contact with Steve since we graduated from HHS, so why am I saddened by his passing more so than I usually am by any of our other classmate's passing?

Perhaps it is because Steve and I were teammates at Central Junior High and HHS and we spent a lot of time together. Or perhaps it's just the mortality thing and his sudden passing brings it closer to my attention. I don't know.

What I do know though is, I realize how very susceptible we all are in our lives to the possibility of "gaining the world but losing our soul" in the process.

What good is that?

Our lives are so incredibly short. We all come into this world empty handed and leave the same way. And what really matters, what only matters, is what we do in between our coming and our going and whether or not we can sincerely answer the Lord's question that He put to His disciple Peter, and most assuredly will put to each one of us as well, which was, "Do you love Me?"

I sincerely hope and pray that Steve was able to answer that question in the affirmative. And I hope and pray that each one of us, as well, can answer that question with a resounding, "Yes, Lord, I do love you!"

God does not need us to love Him. But we, most assuredly, do need to love Him.

2017