My sister, Gretchen, died on Saturday from pancreatic cancer. That process, from start to finish, took less than 60 days. She lived in Scottsdale, AZ where she was an English teacher at Desert Mountain high school. She had a son, Jordan, and daughter, Kira. Kira is starting as a freshman at AZ State this week. Jordan graduated from there three years ago.  No Obituary was prepared, so there's nothing to reference along that line.  A link is being created (it is not yet ready- the plans is to have this done by the end of this week) that tells a living story of her life- where friends and family can read and post notes. The page is not finished yet – the url is http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/gretchenhoover

Rest in Peace Gretchen.

Full Name: Gretchen R. Hoover Date of Birth: September 08, 1952 Date of Death: August 21, 2010 Country of Birth: United States Place of Birth: Chicago, IL Place of Death: Scottsdale, AZ Memberships: Graduate of Wheeling High School in Wheeling, IL Attended one year of college at Texas Christian Graduated with a degree in English Education from Gandvalley State College in Allendale, MI Biography:  Gretchen Hoover was born in Chicago, IL in 1952 and was the only daughter of Harold and Mary-Lou Fricke.  Gretchen has two brothers Carl Fricke (San Rafael, CA) and John Fricke (Wadsworth, IL).  She has two children, Jordan (26) and Kira (18) who both reside in Scottsdale, AZ.  Gretchen was a proud grandaughter of Swedish immgrants who came to Chicago, IL and planted their roots in Andersonville (a Swedish community) where they built an apartment building.  Three generations resided in this building, including Gretchen and her parents. As Gretchen and her siblings grew older, her parents moved the family to the suburbs in Wheeling, IL.  There she attended the local high school and always aspired to be a young athlete, but given the time period, young women were only given the opportunity to be cheerleaders.  Gretchen cheered throughout high school and as an adult continued to pursue her love for sports and athletic activiites. After high school Gretchen attended college and recived her degree in English.  She lived in Michigan for a short time before moving to Buffalo Grove, IL where she raised her two children.  From there she moved to Scottsdale, AZ by way of San Ramon, CA.  Since moving to Arizona, she has worked for the Scottsdale Unified School District.  Seven years of that time was dedicated to being an English teacher at Desert Mountain High School.    Gretchen's life work has revolved around  being a dedicated mother to Jordan and Kira as well as inspiring and working with young adults.  Her passion and love for her family, both at home and at school, will forever make a diffence in countless lives.

Hi Everyone, I retired from IBM in January 2007. Susan and I sold our house in Phoenix and built a house on property we had owned for several years near Sandpoint, Idaho to get away from the long hot summers of Arizona. I volunteer delivering meals from the local Senior Center one or two days a week and we help out at two of the festivals they have here annually. We play golf in the summer and snow ski in the winter at nearby Schweitzer mountain resort. Enjoy traveling during the in-between seasons while we are healthy and can still walk easily. Some time down the road we are going to be snow birds traveling between Tucson, AZ and Sandpoint, Idaho. Our three sons and two grandsons are scattered around the country in New Jersey, Oregon and Arizona.
Sincerely, Art Andrews  Class 0f 1970. suzart59@yahoo.com