International Association of Administrative Professionals. Wendy was an avid outdoors person who loved hunting and fishing with family and friends. She was responsible for breathing life into the Traverse Area Sport Fishing Association and its fundraising fishing tournaments in the Traverse City area. She prided herself for promoting the sustainability of our natural resources at every opportunity. Arlene Saunders ’98, Carp River, 80, died April 11 at Evergreen Living Center following a lingering illness. She was retired from St. Ignace Area Schools, where she worked at St. Ignace Township School and McCann School. Mary Susan Short ’97 died April 5 at her home in Sault Ste Marie. She was a devoted mother of one son and two daughters and member of St. Mary’s ProCathedral church. She was 55. Friends we’ll miss Larry Smart ’79, Sault Ste Marie, died February 18 while vacationing in Florida. Larry was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and worked as a Sault Ste. Marie police officer and sales person before retiring from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Soo Locks. He was 65. James Edward Stevens ’52, Shelby, died February 18. He was an electrical engineer at General Motors for 31 years and co-founded the Macomb Audubon Society. He was 78. Cynthia Swan, ’71, Pickford, died February 15. She enjoyed sewing, cross-stitching, outdoor activities, and making wine. She was a big fan of the Soo Eagles Hockey team, LSSU’s hockey team and the Detroit Red Wings. She was 59. Willard Teare ’62, Portage, died January 28. He attended Sault Tech and then Western Michigan University. He enjoyed skiing, bowling, fishing, hunting, golfing, gardening, reading and traveling with family and friends. He volunteered with a skiing program for the blind, the West Middle School Ski Club and more. He worked for Comstock BOC Division of General Motors before retirement after 32 years of service. Brian Vallee ’62, Toronto, died from cancer July 22, 2011. Vallee was a reporter for the Toronto Star and an award-winning investigative journalist. His many accolades include an Oscar in 1982 for his work as a researcher and associate producer for the film Just Another Missing Kid. He wrote the non-fiction book Life with Billy, a graphic tale of domestic violence that was later made into an awardwinning television movie. Maurice Patrick White ’68, age 79, died at a hospice center in Florida on February 29 with his wife Catherine Peterson by his side. Maurice was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Sally Zabelka ’80, Bay Mills, 78, died at home on February 18. She enjoyed hiking, camping, hunting, and was an avid bowler. Make A Gift, Make A Difference .... Support the Fund for LSSU. www.lssu.edu/give 18