Honoring the Life of Ted Swagerty
President’s Corner Winter 2025
by Janice Reid
This winter, our community received the sad news of the passing of Ted Swagerty, a Roseburg native whose life reflected a deep commitment to service, creativity, and environmental stewardship. Though he recently made his home in Portland, Ted remained connected to the Umpqua and to [...]
In Memory of Lenore Paulsen
After a long career in government employment, public life, and Democratic Party activism, Roseburg’s Lenore Paulsen has died at the age of 90 in the home she lived in for many years. A talented, gracious woman, she charmed all who knew her. She had many interests and loved entertaining her many friends in her well-appointed [...]
Honoring the Life of Emily Hopfer
Pictures of nature’s beauty are awe-inspiring—a wonder to behold. But for many of us, simply admiring them is not enough. We feel called to venture out, to experience the wild in all its splendor firsthand. That call, the lure of the unknown, draws us into the elements, seeking moments of exhilaration when nature captures [...]
Remembering Larry Flanagan
LARRY’S STORY
Umpqua Watersheds lost a dear friend recently. Larry Flanagan, known and loved by many in the greater Roseburg and environmental community, has died. Larry was a Watersheds board member in 1998 and 1999. Every organization could use a psychologist and peacemaker on their board. For us he was also a sage, councilor and a stand-up [...]
Remembering Joseph Gult
Joseph “Josef” Donald Gult Jr., 72, a resident of a Forest Grove Memory Community, died Wednesday morning, April 21, 2021, at the Hillsboro Medical Center in Hillsboro from leukemia. Josef and his wife violinist Kim Angeles both love nature and the Natural World. Josef played beautiful guitar and had a wonderful smile to go [...]
Remembering John Stelzer
Mathematician, Philosopher, Professor, and Friend of UW
I would like to share a few memories of my friend and fellow Umpqua Community College (UCC) professor, John Stelzer, who died of natural causes several months ago. I would also like to thank his wife, Renie McRae, for a generous donation in his memory to UW’s [...]