Barbara Hamby - 1929 - 2011
Barbara J. Hamby, Age 82, passed away in her sleep in December of 2011. She is survived by a daughter, Gail D. Anderson (Richard), a son, Kurt E. Deutscher (Catherine Rambo) and three sisters: Beatrice Conger and Frances Alley of Seattle, WA and Margaret Read of Oceanside, CA. Barbara retired from a long career as a secretary and paralegal and became a writer. She took writing classes at community colleges for many years and self-published a poetry book and a self-help book. Many of her poems, essays, articles and stories were published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. She was a member of Willamette Writers and Friends of William Stafford, as well as T.O.P.S. OR1096.