Donors Make a Difference

Donors Make a Difference
Thank you for making our libraries great!
Dedicated donors provide meaningful support to sustain some of the library’s most popular and worthwhile programs. Our grateful thanks to generous
individuals, organizations and businesses who made gifts of $50 to $999 between February 12, 2014 to August 18, 2014.
Jeanine Adams
Al and Rosemary Albertson
Bruce and Wendy Alexander
Fred and Susan Alexander
Robert and Margaret Alston
Peter and Donna Altmann
Susan Anderson-Newham
Kim Archer
Mary Argenzio-West
Leslie and Katherine Armstrong
Marcia Batchelor
Dennis and Sandy Beachler
Correne F. Beaudoin-Hall
Constance G. Bender
Elayne Best
Lisa Bitney
Richard Blanke
Bruce and Peggy Blocher
Carol and Robert Bohlman
Marsha Bradbury
Willie Bragg
Gay and Robert Brandt
Christine R. Brass
Wanda and Edward Britts
Dana Brownfield
Ron and Constance Brunell
George Bujacich
Burkhart Dental Supply
Richard and Sandra Camp
Martha and Scott Cannaday
Gerald and Patricia Carlisle
Marjorie Carver-Knight and Rick Knight
Gayle Chang
Scott and Mary Chapman
Chris Chen
Evelyn and Leo Closson
Gerri and John Clough
Charles R. Collins, Jr.
Jimmy and Linda Collins
Duncan and Joan Cook
Joan M. Cooley
Anne Cosgrove and Dennis Reid
Mary and William Crabb
Juanita and Richard Curtis
Charles W. Dawson
Sander De Haan
Imelda De Villa
Edmond and Maxinne Dennery
Debra L. Detrick
Beatrice and Gary Doty
James and Margaret Dovey
Rae Ann and William Dugger
David Durante
Eatonville Lady Lions
Larry and Diane Edison
Molly and Tal Edman
Elmendorf Family Fund
Ms. Phyllis K. Erickson
Wilhelmine Erickson
Linda and Gerry Evanson
John and Audrey Eyler
Linda Farmer
Lawrence Faulk
Fenton Finders of Puget Sound
Mark and Tok Sun Ferazza
Holly and Michael Fitzgerald
Patty Forsyth
Franco Fish Products, Inc.
Friends of Lakewood Library
Friends of Steilacoom Library
Friends of University Place Library
Linda and Michael Fuqua
Kathryn O. and Steve Galbraith
Tom Galdabini
Grant and Laura Gardner
Carol and Frank Garratt
Lynda and Dennis Geer
Shirley Gipson
Margaret and Alan Golston
D.N and Faye Goodson
Michael and Caireen Gordon
Holly and Corey Gorski
Nancy Grabinski-Young
Kenneth Graves
Juanita and Richard Green
Frances Greenleaf
Judith and Scott Groff
Richard Gudmunson
Patricia A. Guy
Raymond Hackworth
Donald Harenberg
Wayne and Beth Harman
Janet R. Harper
Frances V. Hartley
Carol J. Hartman
Kim Heggerness
Joan and Rolf Henrich
Georgene C. Hill
Debra and Mark Hines
George and Karin Hirchert
Denise and Thomas Hirota
Terry and Lynne Hoffman
Marilyn and Peter Holst
Grace and George Hooper
Dale Hough
Marcia and David Huey
Natalie and Larry Humphrey
Albert Hurst
Robert Jarrett
John D. Olsson, D.D.S.
Charmian Jondall
Jo Ann Jones
Karen and Wesley Jones
John and Mary Alice Kane
Kari and Dean Kennard
David and Elaine Kennicott
Bernice Kent
Jean Kernen
Roy and Linda Ketcheson
Joy Kim
Virginia King
Zachary C. Kirkpatrick
Jack and Jane Knapp
Sue Ellen Knieper
Patty and Art Knodel
Alice Knox
Brenda and Hugh Kodama
Beth Kraig and Suzanne Klinger
Julie Kramer and Dale Phelps
Mary Kay Kubovec
Susan and Steven Kunkel
Malaki Kupu and Debra Myers
Faye Landskov
June L. Lane
John and Nancy Larsen
Edgar and Betty Larson
Robert E. Larson
Lori Laubach and Mike Quatsoe
Law Office of Zenon P. Olbertz
Beverly and David Law
Sallie Lentz
Judith and Warren Levy
Georgia Lomax
Richard and Pamela Longton
Greg and Jacqueline Loyer
Elizabeth Lufkin
Steven Lukasiak
William Maakestad
Ann Mabry
Michael and Marcia Madden
Travis and Brittany Mahugh
Dorette Markham
David and Michelle Massey
Eugene and Patricia Maun
Mary and Robert Mazur
Petra McBride
Kathryn and Conor McCarthy
Karen S. McGhee
Richard and Barbara McGhee
Cynthia McKenzie
Helen A. McNeely Amsbary
Marcella McPherson
Charles and June Meacham
Janet Medcalf
Suzanne and Dan Meyer
Irene and Joe Miller
Linda D. Miller
Linda R. Miller
Melinda and Mark Miller
Carolyn and John Mitchell
Jennifer Mitchell
Mike and Karen Mixon
Don and Janet Monroe
Montessori in Motion
Elaine Morales
Robin Moser and
Douglas Compau
Clare L. Murphy
Ruthie and John Naegele
Bunny Nance
Lawrence and Judy Nelson
Richard and Ellen Nelson
John Neugebauer
Eleanor Newton
Gwyneth Nightingale
Stephen Northcott
Barbara and Al Nyhuis
Sheila Ogburn
Sharon O’Hearn
Bob and Judy Orlando
Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Overman
Beverly Paillette
John Palmateer
Neel Parikh
Jennifer Patterson
Cheryl Peach
Beth Peterson
Billie Pettit
Nancy Pfefferle
Mary Plewnarz
Sally P. Smith
Brenda Powell-Hunter
Jeanne and Kevin Powers
Mary Ann Powers
Gerald and Anne Pryde
Nancy and Herbert Purdy
Charles and Mary Rance
Art Redford
John and Faye Reese
Craig and Marie Richmond
Kathy and James Rickard
Marsha and Ted Rogers
Susan Russell Hall and Dale Hall
Douglas Sala
David and Pat Sammeth
Ted and Diana Sanford
Emily and Kevin Schoenfelder
Louise Schumock
Joe and Kathy Scorcio
Barbara G. Scott
Norene Scott
Eva Seidel
George and Lucy Sharp
Tim and Marcia Sherry
Nancy Shultz
Paul Sioda and Sylvia Kim-Sioda
John and Mary Jo Slikas
John Sloan
Adam and Dani Small
Jeff and Carolyn Smith
South Valley HOA
Donna and Thomas Starbuck
Gloria and Bruce Steel
Leslie Stern
Patricia Stevenson
Ruth A. Stevick
Terri and Jack Stewart
Sue and Bert Stibbe
Rod and Hank Stowell
Molly Stuen and Zenon Olbertz
Meghan Sullivan
Lynn and Scott Swanson
Mark and Lori Swofford
Tacoma Basketball Board
Tacoma Model T Ford Club
Michal Tallman
Dr. and Mrs. Tarun Tandon
Team Insurance, Inc.
Cynthia and Fred Thompson
Joanne and Buck Thompson
Tibbitts Landing HOA
Linda Tieman and Bill Reed
Rob and Sharon Tillotson
Sheri and Jeff Tonn
Terry and Jan Torgenrud
Ms. Barbara Trimble
Karen and Darrell Triplett
Amanda and Gary Tucci
Gidget Tucker
Barbara Turecky
James Tweedie
Two Waters Arts Alliance
Janet Ulberg
Richard and Pam Ulrich
Tom and Kimmer Utterback
Jay and Sharon Van Ess
Kathryn Van Wagenen
Elvin and Doris Vandeberg
Pat and Anne Vaughan
Neil and Celia Vincent
Peter and Marylu Wallerich
Walmart (Bonney Lake)
Gilda Warden
James D. Watson
Edgar Weinbrecht
Jane H. Welch
Joyce Wenk
Elmira White
Doug Whitton
Edward and Marta Wilkins
Marsha Williams
Shelia Winston
Barbara L. Wong
Mitch and Mary Ann Woodruff
Wayne and Mildred Woodruff
Robert Zawilski
Mike and Jackie Zils
Anonymous (26)
Donors Make a Difference
Thank you for making our libraries great!
Summer Reading Sponsors
F irst Edition Society
Leadership donors giving over $1,000 between February 12, 2014 to August 18, 2014.
Platinum
Gold
Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Dimmer Family Foundation
Discuren Foundation
Dwyer Pemberton & Coulson, P.C.
Ellis Fund of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Friends of South Hill Library
The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Foundation
Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, LLP
Camille and Milt Hefty
KeyBank Foundation
John and Lisa Korsmo
Kroger Stores (Fred Meyer)
Blair and Tami Masenhimer
J.J. and Jay McCament
D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust
L.T. Murray Family Foundation
Pediatrics Northwest, P.S.
Rotary Club of Tacoma #8
Safeco Insurance
Sequoia Foundation
Simpson Lumber
Thompson Family Foundation
Totem Ocean Trailer Express
Umpqua Bank
Union Bank Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank
WGW Development
Terry and Faye Whitworth
Phil and Linda Yates
Tributes
Silver
D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust
Dwyer Pemberton & Coulson, P.C.
Thompson Family Foundation
Union Bank
Wayne’s Roofing, Inc./WGW Development
In Honor of Bonnie Butt
Patricia McGill
In Memory of Nancy Carlson
Charles Carlson
In Memory of William “Bill” Graham
Marian Hood
In Memory of Robert K. Hammond
Lorraine Potter
In Memory of Lawrence Holden Humphrey
Dimmer Family Foundation
In Memory of the Mills and Clement Family
Anonymous
In Memory of Joyce Olsen
Bob Burick
In Honor of Neel Parikh
Aloha Club Inc
In Memory of Dottie Selby
John Selby
In Memory of Jeff Silver
Maureen Robak
In Honor of the South Hill Library Staff
Rose Jetter
Bronze
Burkhart Dental Supply
Career Management Institute
Franco Fish Products, Inc.
Heritage Bank
Law Office of Zenon P. Olbertz
Montessori in Motion
Rotary #8
Jean Kernen of Lakewood learned
to read at three years old and
discovered the library at six.
Jean, now 90, is still an insatiable
reader and couldn’t imagine
her life without the library.
Jean is a loyal donor, too –
and pays it forward.
In-Kind Sponsors
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Three-year-old Jean Anne
and her cat, Pretty Lady.