"Write the struggle. Skip the resolution. Leave it hanging." As a writer and editor, I’ve heard this storytelling advice often, and it continues to resonate with me in different ways. Sometimes, I am ...

GIBSON — Verlin, 88; born May 8, 1928, Cathlamet, Wash.; died Feb. 24, 2017, Vancouver, Wash. Surviving: wife, Priscilla (Dietrich); sons, Tim Gibson, Titan, Wash ...

ABDELFADI — Najat Girgis (Samaan), 76; born March 13, 1942, El Rawda, Syria; died Dec. 28, 2018, Astoria, Ore. Surviving: husband, Adel; daughters, Esther Stamos ...

BECK — Clarence Francis, 90; born Jan. 25, 1925, Walla Walla, Wash.; died Oct. 29, 2015, Bellevue, Wash. Surviving: sons, Kenneth, Gig Harbor, Wash.; Gary ...

MESSINGER — Franklin A., 94; born June 16, 1920, Mishicot, Wis.; died May 17, 2015, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: daughter, Barbara J. (Messinger) Bigger, Walla ...

WINGS OF LIFE MISSIONS Follow the journey of frontline missions in Central America. Read exciting stories, pray for the work and consider volunteering on a short-term trip. Follow, engage and partner ...

During their senior year, Luke Graham and Avianna Alvarez, Walla Walla University engineering alumni, were two of 16 student finalists chosen for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Pressure ...

FIND YOUR WINTER WONDERLAND IN SUNRIVER, OREGON! Make our Quelah condo the starting point for great relaxation or your favorite winter activity. Visit www.sunriverunlimited.com for more information or ...

TILLAY — Michael Dale, 64; born July 18, 1955, Walla Walla, Washington; died Jan. 23, 2020, Walla Walla. Surviving: wife, Colleen (Walde); son, Jon Tillay, Modesto ...

LAABS — Kevin Eugene, 52; born June 18, 1966, Walla Walla, Wash.; died Sept. 3, 2018, Potlatch, Idaho. Surviving: parents, Gary and Alice (Ziegele) Laabs, College ...

LIGHTHOUSE — Myrna Mae (Wentland) Pflugrad Easter, 91; born July 28, 1925, Jamestown, N.D.; died June 11, 2017, Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Surviving: son and daughter ...