Surnames: Geist, Salzer, Stovall George "Peter" Geist, 55, a resident of Hood River (Oregon) since 1972, died on April 15, 2003, while vacationing with his wife, Maggie, in Cancun, Mexico. He was born July 21, 1947, in Portland and grew up in Lake Oswego (Oregon), where he graduated from high school in 1965. During his years in high school he was active in the debate society, intramurals and student government, having been class president of both his junior and senior class. He received a B.S. from Oregon State University and a masters in education from Western Oregon State College in 1972. He did post graduate studies in education at both Portland State College and Lewis & Clark College. His teaching career began in Hood River at Westside Elementary School in 1972 before transferring to Hood River Middle School in 1984, from which he retired in 1997. During his years in Hood River, he also taught courses at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles and was active in Toastmasters. Survivors include his wife, Maggie, Hood River; step daughters Jessica, Rebecca and Gretchen; three and a half grandchildren; sisters, Michal Salzer and Suzi Stovall; seven nieces and nephews and thousands of former students who were touched by him and his infectious laughter during his 26 years of teaching. Memorials may be made to the Peter Geist Hood River Middle School Student Fund sent in care of Anderson Funeral Home, 1401 Belmont, Hood River, Oregon 97031. The Dalles Chronicle April 21, 2003. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

I had the pleasure of working with Peter between 1995 and 1997 at the Hood River Middle School. He was a great guy and a great teacher. You could hear his laugh all the way across the school and know it was him :) He will be missed very much in our community. Rachell Earline Wasser wrote: > Surnames: Geist, Salzer, Stovall > > George "Peter" Geist, 55, a resident of Hood River (Oregon) since > 1972, died on April 15, 2003, while vacationing with his wife, Maggie, > in Cancun, Mexico. > > He was born July 21, 1947, in Portland and grew up in Lake Oswego > (Oregon), where he graduated from high school in 1965. During his > years in high school he was active in the debate society, intramurals > and student government, having been class president of both his junior > and senior class. > > He received a B.S. from Oregon State University and a masters in > education from Western Oregon State College in 1972. He did post > graduate studies in education at both Portland State College and Lewis > & Clark College. > > His teaching career began in Hood River at Westside Elementary School > in 1972 before transferring to Hood River Middle School in 1984, from > which he retired in 1997. During his years in Hood River, he also > taught courses at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles and > was active in Toastmasters. > > Survivors include his wife, Maggie, Hood River; step daughters > Jessica, Rebecca and Gretchen; three and a half grandchildren; > sisters, Michal Salzer and Suzi Stovall; seven nieces and nephews and > thousands of former students who were touched by him and his > infectious laughter during his 26 years of teaching. > > Memorials may be made to the Peter Geist Hood River Middle School > Student Fund sent in care of Anderson Funeral Home, 1401 Belmont, Hood > River, Oregon 97031. > > > The Dalles Chronicle April 21, 2003. > > > > > Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The > Dalles, Oregon > > Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser > > Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society > c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library > 722 Court Street > The Dalles, Oregon 97058 > http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy > > Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information > regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you > plant." > Robert Louis Stevenson > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== ORHOODRI Mailing List ==== > Be sure to check out the Hood River Co. GenWeb page -- lots of great > resources: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orhoodri/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >