Photos: Dick Fry wearing sweater with Cougar logo. Dan Maher with guitar. Sue Hinz with cotton candy and Mike Hinz with certificate. Miriam and Bob Rehwaldt.
Pullman Walk of Fame enshrinement for Class of 2017 members began at 10 o’clock Saturday
morning, Aug. 19, 2017, in front of Sam Dial Jewelers on Main Street in
downtown Pullman.
By Pat Caraher
for WSURA (WSU Retirees Association) Newsletter with editing by Pullman :: Cup of the Palouse blog.
for WSURA (WSU Retirees Association) Newsletter with editing by Pullman :: Cup of the Palouse blog.
They all came to Pullman, liked it
and stayed.
Because of their presence and service
the community and Washington State University are better. Dick Fry, Dan Maher,
Sue and Mike Hinz, and Col. Bob and Miriam Rehwaldt are the 2017 Pullman’s Walk
of Fame inductees. They bring to 105 the number of names engraved in granite
squares on downtown Pullman sidewalks.
Created in 2003 by the Chamber of
Commerce, the walk “publicly recognizes individuals who have served the
community in a significant way, promoted goodwill and improved the quality of
life, or brought acclaim to the area through their contributions to society.”
Perhaps honoree Sue Hinz said it
best: “This (Pullman) is absolutely the place to raise a family, a place to
learn and feel good about yourself. The university, the schools, the hospital
can’t be beat.”
Here a list of newest inductees
alphabetically and by classification:
Richard B. (Dick) Fry – Famous Sports
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Dick Fry’s career at WSU spanned 33
years – including 13 as Sports Information Director (1957-1970) and 15 as
Director of News and Information Services (1970-1985). In those capacities he
earned WSU hundreds of column inches in newspapers, hours of radio time and thousands
of visual images on television.
What many view as Fry greatest single
contribution to WSU followed his retirement. The university asked him to author
a book on Cougar athletics for its centennial year celebration (1989-1990). “I
was a little overwhelmed…and honored,” he said. Fry spent three year
researching and writing The Crimson and the Gray – 100 Years with the
Cougars. More than a statistical summary, the 368-page illustrated volume
is filled with stories of Cougar athletes he knew personally. And the “Who’s
Who” of coaching legends he worked with -- Buck Bailey, Jack Friel, Ike Deeter,
Jack Mooberry, Mary Harshman, Jud Heathcote, Bobo Brayton and John Chaplin.
“Every one of them had a great story,” said Fry. His research included nearly
100 interviews, most of them face-to-face.
The Oroville, Calif., native
graduated from San Jose State (Journalism 1944). The bulk of his military
career was spent in China as air traffic control with the U.S. Army Air Corps
in the China-Burma-India Theatre. After the war he worked in San Francisco for United
Press -- which later became United Press International (UPI) -- in San
Francisco, Reno and finally as Capitol Bureau manager in Olympia. Fry, 94, is a
Rotarian, former secretary of Neill Public Library board and member of WSU’s
Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dan Maher – Distinguished Member of
the WSU Community
Dan Maher continues to provide a
positive influence for thousands of WSU students as Coordinator of Student
Involvement and Leadership.
“What students need most is someone
who cares about them… is in touch with them… an advisor they can rely on to
listen…,” Maher once told WSU Daily Evergreen reporter Maia Gabreil. “Every
person we meet is different. We need to rejoice in the differences. As
different as we are, we’re still the same. We’re people.”
Maher came to Pullman from Spokane in
1971. After completed his degree (1978 English), he joined the WSU staff in
1980. In his current position he works with a long and varied list of student
groups and committees: ASWSU Senate, Environmental Sustainability Alliance,
Gender and Sexual Alliance, Native American Awareness, Student Legal Services,
KZUU student radio station, International Student Council and Student Veterans.
Maher has brought wide recognition to
WSU, Pullman and beyond. Since the early 80s, he has been producer, editor,
engineer and host of Inland Folk. The syndicated Northwest Public Radio
show, now in its 35th year, features music and songs from local,
regional, national and international folk artists. He’s a celebrated folk
singer/writer and guitarist in his own right.
Blind since birth Maher hopes to
someday write a book about people who successfully cope with their disabilities
and bring a positive attitude to their daily life.
Mike and Sue Hinz – Distinguished
Residents
Since Mike Hinz took over the coaching
reins in 1993 Pullman High School track and field teams have captured six state
titles, three each by the boys and girls. Twice he’s been Washington State
Coach of the Year in his sport. In 2010 he was added to Washington State Track
and Field Hall of Fame.
“He’s doing what he loves to do –
coach kids,” says his wife Sue. “Students know he’s there for them. He’s
patient. He’s well thought of and respected by his peers.” His coaching
philosophy applies to life as well. “It’s not about how good you are,” he says.
“It’s about where you start and where you finish. The competition is within
yourself.”
The longtime Scientific Instructional
Technical Supervisor in WSU’s chemistry department retired in 2003. He now is a
volunteer driver for COAST. The non-profit service provides the homebound and
elderly transportation to medical appointments as far away as Spokane.
The
Hinzes arrived in Pullman from Yakima. Sue is a 1970 WSU Communications/Education
grad. Mike’s education was interrupted by four years in the Marines, including
two in Vietnam. His degrees are Agriculture and Business.
Sue has an extensive resume in
writing/editing, teaching and volunteer service. She started her professional
career at the Pullman Herald. WSU hired her away in 1973. That was the
start of a 27-year runs as editor of WSU Week, the university’s
publication for faculty and staff. Before she was finished she served as WSU
New and Information Services interim director.
Sue has never been one to say “No.”
Her community involvement included Pullman City Council, as well as president
of the Pullman Education Foundation and Pullman Chamber of Commerce. Working
with former Chamber Director George Sharp, “was like getting aboard a fast
moving train…ideas, ideas,” she said. “Being around business people was a great
experience.”
She’s also been a volunteer with the Pullman Regional Hospital
Foundation, Gladish Community and Cultural Center, Pullman High Greyhound
Boosters Club, Pullman’s Distinguished Woman of the Year program, WSU Alpha
Omicron Pi sorority advisor, and as the cotton candy queen at Pullman’s Fourth
of July celebration.
Mike has officiated area prep
football games since 1976. He and Sue are members of the sideline crew at
Cougar home football games, and officiate at WSU track meets. Both have been
key movers with the highly successful Comets, a summer track and field club for
participants of all ages. At the peak of her competitive days, Sue exceeded 100
feet in the hammer throw, best in her age group (40-44). She added a national
title in the shot put in 2008. “She the only athlete I’ve ever coached who has
been a national champion,” Mike says proudly.
Col. Bob and Miriam Rehwaldt –
Distinguished Residents
Colonel Bob Rehwaldt distinguished
himself over 33 years in Marines Corps, Navy and Air Force. He enlisted in the
Marines out of high school in Hartford, Wisconsin. After graduating from the
U.S. Naval Academy, he transitioned to the Air Force so he could fly. Bob
completed 50 bombing missions over Korea in B-29s, flew cargo planes in Vietnam
and piloted nuclear-armed B-47s and B-50s for the Strategic Air Command. His
final assignment was Professor of Aerospace Studies at WSU (1974-1978). He
stayed on at WSU for 14 years as Director of Safety, overseeing Police and Fire
Departments, Environmental Service and Parking. “I had good people and
respected them all,” he said.
Bob and his wife Miriam, of Camden,
Alabama, were married in June 1964 at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas. Miriam
was teaching elementary school. That union produced six sons and a daughter.
The eldest, Rob, followed in his father’s footsteps as a career Air Force
pilot. He was a commercial pilot before heart failure cut his life short.
“We decide Pullman was a great place
to retire,” Bob said.
"Everything was close by. The people were friendly. The
kids liked the schools and they didn’t want to leave.”
Special to Bob was his work as a
volunteer chaplain with the Pullman Police Department. In 1997 he and Bob
Howell co-founded the Volunteer Chaplains Program at Pullman Regional Hospital
(PRH). The non-denominational team includes eight volunteers, including two
ordained deacons. They rotate on a weekly basis, visiting patients on daily
rounds and are “on call” Monday through Sunday.
“I saw those in the hospital need
inspiration to get healed and go home,” Bob said. “The Lord gives that
inspiration.” He was “the face” of the PRH chaplains program for 18 years. In
2013 the hospital honored his as PRH Volunteer of the Year. Bob, 90, is a
longtime member of Kiwanis and the American Legion.
Miriam’s volunteer service parallels
her husband’s. She started out as a Pink Lady at the old Pullman hospital and
continues as a front desk receptionist and greeter at PRH.
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Pullman to honor Walk of Famers
Whitman
County (Colfax) Gazette Aug 17, 2017, print edition
Inductees
to the Pullman Walk of Fame will be honored during the 29th annual National
Lentil Festival at 10 a.m. Saturday at the corner of Kamiaken and Main streets.
The
Walk of Fame was established in 2003 to honor individuals who have served the
Pullman community in a significant way, promoted goodwill, improved the quality
of life for Pullman residents or brought acclaim to the area through their
contributions. This year’s inductees bring the number of commemorative granite
plaques to 105.
Each
plaque has the names of these individuals inscribed and has been installed in
the sidewalks of downtown Pullman. Brochures listing all inductees are
available at the Pullman Chamber of Commerce office. Donations are always
accepted for the Walk of Fame program.
This
year’s inductees include Dan Maher, host of the “Inland Folk” public radio show
for more than 30 years; Richard (Dick) Fry, former WSU sports information
director and historian; Mike and Sue Hinz, strong supporters for Pullman’s
Fourth of July celebration to track and field at Pullman High School, and Lt.
Col. Robert and Miriam Rehwaldt, volunteers for many organizations.