Lowell graduated from Rogers in 1948. He received his Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Rochester in 1958. He received the William D. Coolidge Award, the highest honor of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). He is internationally known for his physics expertise in the field of brachytherapy (the use of radioactive sources implanted in or near tumors to kill cancer cells. He has made many original contributions to the field and has authored or co-authored many papers in peer-reviewed journals, as well as two books and many book chapters. Lowell spent eleven years as a biophysicist at Argonne National Laboratory before joining the Department of Medical Physics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was head of Brachytherapy Physics until his retirement in 1998 and is currently Member Emeritus at Memorial. Lowell is certified in Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology and is a Fellow of the AAPM. He has served on the Board of the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) on many AAPM and ABS committees, and he is currently on the Editorial Board of the journal Brachytherapy. In 2000 he was president of AAPM’s New York Chapter.

Following graduation in 1959, Ron served in the United States Navy until 1962. He then attended Eastern Washington University. After joining the Spokane County Sherriff Department, he attended the Spokane Police Academy. During his career, he attended several specialized schools including the FBI National Academy. In 1965, Ron began his law enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff with the Spokane County Sheriff Department. While with the Sheriff Department, he held many positions including that of Undersheriff. He also developed and served as the administrative coordinator of the Spokane Regional Drug Task Force. Ron retired from the Sheriff Department in 1993 while serving as second in command to Sheriff Larry Erickson. In 1994 Ron was appointed United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Washington. He served in that capacity until his retirement from law enforcement in 2001. Ron is a past member of several law enforcement committees and organizations. Included among those are the FBI National Academy Associates, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Washington Law Enforcement Forum, and Economic Crime Task Force.

Jim graduated from Rogers in 1940. He received his BA from Whitman College and his Masters from Washington State University. Jim and his wife, Louise, both started teaching at Rogers in 1952 where Jim taught history and coached baseball and football. Jim continued teaching at Rogers for 26 years and the baseball field was named after him in 1970. His honors included All City Baseball and the Greater Spokane League Hall of Fame. Jim was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Air Force stationed in Hawaii. While in Hawaii he played baseball and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Kauai Service Men’s League. Jim pitched and won every league game that the team played. He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers and then played for the Spokane Indians. Jim coached the only State Legion Championship team from Spokane in 1955 and he took the Spokane Centennials to Japan to play exhibition games in Japan.

Lyle graduated from John R. Rogers in 1950. He attended Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University. Lyle was a member of the Naval Air Reserves for 10 years. He spearheaded the classes of 1950 and 1951 during their recent class reunion. Lyle was instrumental in getting donations and people to work on the “Pirate Cove” in the courtyard off the cafeteria and did much of the work himself. He is the Director of the John R. Rogers Alumni & Friends Foundation and has worked on many Rogers’ reunion committees. Lyle also does maintenance and building at his church, St. Patrick’s Parish. While in business for himself, Lyle’s business was named “Business of the Year” by the Spokane Restaurant Association. As a salesman for Darigold Farms, Lyle was awarded “Purveyor of the Year” by the Spokane Restaurant Association (a purveyor is a person who supplies food or provisions).

Gene graduated from Rogers in 1937. He joined the Army Air Force as a cadet. He spent his training at Santa Ana AFB Primary Training at Cal Aero Academy at Ontario and Basic Training at Merced, California. He attended advanced training at Douglas, Arizona where he earned his pilot wings and commission. Gene spent further training in Texas and Georgia and was ordered to England where he was singled out to be one of only six Pathfinder pilots to lead the invasion of Holland on September 17, 1944, the largest air offensive of World War II, dropping over 30,000 airborne troops in enemy-held territory. Gene’s plane was shot down at Retie, Belgium. Everyone else on board was found, identified, and buried. Gene remained missing in action and to this date his body has not been recovered. “Gene gave all of his tomorrows so that we could have today.” He is survived by his widow, Phyllis Shauvin Burrows, and his daughter, Linda.