Michael Chester was an assistant football and softball coach in the early 2000s, and he was also the manager of the gym. Prior to working at Interlake, he spent many years as a longshoreman. He pa...

In the early morning of May 28, 2022, Noah was driving his mom’s car from his house to a fishing tournament. He was headed east on I-90 when he accidentally fell asleep at the wheel, and drove off ...

Debby was an air traffic controller and author, who was better known under her pen name “Delia Colvin.” As Delia Colvin, she was an award-winning novelist, with over 150,000 books in print worldwid...

After serving two tours in the Navy, Joe started his career as a teacher in the Seattle School District. But he eventually transferred to Bellevue, where he taught special education at Interlake up...

Paul served in the United States Navy as a submariner from 1971 until 1992, where he achieved the rank of Senior Chief Machinist Mate. After serving his country, he worked as a purchasing agent for...

Juan Carlos Najera, also known as Juan Carlos Najera-Chocoj, was the youngest of three brothers from Guatemala. He was a senior at Interlake in 2022, and he hoped to graduate in the summer, days be...

Mark was well-known in his local youth sports community, as he coached his son’s baseball, basketball, and soccer teams, not to mention the local middle school basketball, soccer, and track teams. ...

Beth, aka Beth Ellen Lees, fought a variety of serious health issues for the last twenty years of her life. Unfortunately, her struggle ended on the morning of March 13, 2022, when she died of seps...

Jacque Spillman was a travel agent for over twenty-five years, and her clients became her close friends. She loved traveling all over the world, in particular cruises with her mother and other dear...

Mary, aka Mary Barich Hendrickson, was a star volleyball player at Interlake, and she later went on to play for Bellevue Community College, the University of Washington, and The United States Volle...

Reverend Eric Paul Stratmeyer was a soldier of grace, an interpreter of the Holy Word, and a man of many intellectual interests. He lived a life in the light of God, always ready to be with his Fat...

Bill passed away on February 11, 2022, after a year long battle with liver cancer. He is survived by his sons Geoff and Kris, and his wife, Jackie Thompson (also class of ‘72). He will be missed by...

Kevin was an exceptionally well-liked man who was known for his love of cigars, golf, photography, and the San Francisco 49ers. Sadly, he died on January 31, 2022, due to ALS, and the complications...

Bob died of throat cancer on January 11, 2022.

Harlan was born in 1971, and he played baseball at Interlake, eventually graduating from IHS in the Class of ‘89. He eventually became a surgical tech and specialty coordinator at Evergreen Hospita...

Marianne Bergstrom was born in Sweden. From an early age she found her call to become a teacher, because she believed that good education creates a good standard of living. She worked in a Christia...

Mike grew up playing basketball on the mean streets of Bellevue, and he spent his summers biking perilously down the hills of Lopez Island. Although he attended two years of Interlake with his chil...

Tonya Rich, of Durham, NC, passed away on November 7th, 2021, after a very long illness. She was 57 years old.

Linda, also known as Linda Bliss Meagher, or Linda Bliss Wiedmaeier, died of complications of multiple diseases on October 29, 2021. Sadly, Linda isn’t the only member of her family on the IHS Mem...

Max was killed in a tragic accident on October 24, 2021, in which he died along with his mother, fellow Interlake grad Cami Menard Martlin. They were driving home together from Fall City, after pic...

Cami, aka Cami Menard Martlin, was an esthetician, a massage therapist, an educator, and a mother to her beloved only child, Max (who was also an Interlake grad - class of 2017). Cami and Max loved...

At Interlake, John was involved in soccer, football, and the DeMolay International youth organization. He graduated from IHS in 1982, and then joined the Army National Guard. But he always credited...

Mark Pasion lived his life truly unapologetically. He found joy and passion in spending time with family, golfing, cooking, fishing, shooting, cars, motorcycles, home projects, and making people ha...

James died in Wenatchee on September 18, 2021. He was 69 years old.

Abraham passed away a few months after he graduated high school, on September 3, 2021. He was 18 years old.