Cassi, who was also known as Cassi Carter, loved her years of work with the King County Sheriffs Department as a fingerprint technician. She also enjoyed cooking, following the Seattle Seahawks and...

James’ father was a career military man, and his mother was a Red Cross nurse, so his family lived in many different areas over the years. Even though he was Class of 1978 he did not actually gradu...

Doug passed away on February 17, 2023, from complications of pneumonia. He leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Lori, three children, and six grandchildren.

Steven J. Utter aged 64 passed away unexpectedly on February 7, 2023. He was born in Tacoma, WA, the son of Pete and Bettyann Utter. Steven grew up in Bellevue and graduated from Interlake High Sc...

Teri, aka Teri Gjerset Morris, passed into heaven on February 6, 2023, after a fourteen-year battle with cancer.

Alicia, aka Alicia Smith Johnson, was living in Idaho in December of 2022 when she developed an encephalopathy (a disease that affects the brain). It was not curable and it quickly overtook her bod...

Jeffrey Brian Thieme was born on April 9, 1957 to Paul and Catherine Thieme in Seattle. He graduated from Interlake in 1975, where he met the love of his life, Debbie Welling (class of 76). In high...

Dumisani “Dumi” Longwe was born in Malawi on November 17th, 1993. During the early years of his life, he lived with his beloved maternal grandparents where he was famously known as “grandpa walking...

Karen, aka Karen Giesa Sherwood, excelled at gymnastics in high school; her inverted aerials on the trampoline were exhilarating (and scary). After graduating from Interlake, she attended Western W...

Melinda, who was also known as Melinda Mickey Holt Nause, passed away unexpectedly at her home on December 30, 2022. She is survived by her twin sister Michelle, her son Michael, and many friends.

Tim was in a very bad car accident when he was nineteen years old, and he suffered from its aftereffects for decades. He was living in a group home when he passed away in his sleep on December 5, 2...

Mary Bliss was born with a rare genetic disease she unfortunately shared with all of her siblings. But that never stopped her from living a full life. She was a police officer in Washington State f...

Nancy, aka Nancy Collins, attended Interlake on and off in the early 70s, although she did not graduate with the class of ‘74. She passed away in West Virginia in December of 2022.

Mark, who was known as “Perk” to his friends, joined the United States Navy after high school, where he served as a drill instructor and a member of the Navy’s Presidental Honor Guard. He was very ...

Max graduated from Interlake in 2018, and he enrolled at Washington State University in the AMDT (Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles) program. He LOVED fashion, and he planned to major in...

Throughout his life, Kris Lund was known as a gentle giant. He stood 6’8” and was one of the biggest athletes in early Interlake history. He was a member of the track team, and held early school...

John was a man who lived a full life, and lived it on his own terms. He rode motorcycles and raised ostriches. He worked as a machinist. Sadly, he passed away on Friday, November 4th, 2022. John i...

Kathy, aka Kathy L. Kunka, attended Central Washington University in Ellensburg, and she later settled in Indianola, WA, with her husband Bill and their two daughters, Haley and Karly. And accordin...

Annette Dooley, aka Annette Dooley Hoelscher, was a Spanish teacher at Interlake from the early 90s through the early 2000s. She was an incredible teacher, friend, and mentor to many. She passed a...

Nadine, aka Nadine McLeod Ferris, moved to Indiana after high school, and later graduated from Indiana University with a degree in nursing. She then spent over thirty years as a nurse, with her car...

After Interlake, Chris married fellow ‘86 classmate Tiffany Holt. They had two boys together, Payton and Wyatt. Chris was an amazing guitar player who was known for his witty sense of humor, his pa...

Cheryl lived in Satsop, WA, where she loved animals, loved gardening, and loved the ocean. Sadly, she passed away of congestive heart failure on September 30, 2022. She is survived by her mother...

Robert Lycan taught English in the Bellevue School District for over thirty years. Most of his time was spent at Bellewood Elementary, Sammamish, and Newport (where he was also the head softball co...

Jon Behrens was a prolific and well-known Seattle filmmaker, whose films were screened at film festivals, colleges, and museums throughout the world, going back to the early 80s. He was also the ma...

Briton, aka Briton Rivers-Rulman, worked as a senior claims adjuster for St. Paul/Traveler’s Insurance after graduating from Interlake. She held this job up until her retirement in 1996. After reti...