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Cary Nilson
October 13, 2017 | Tacoma, WA
PUYALLUP, Washington
1935 - 2017
Barbara Lee Cheek Barbara Lee Cheek, Child of God, was born in Springfield, Missouri on October 25, 1935 to Curtis and Gertrude (Ahonen) Nelson. She peacefully journeyed to heaven on October 6, 2017. A loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, Barbara touched many...
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Cary Nilson
October 13, 2017 | Tacoma, WA
It was around 1990 when I joined the reading program at Pierce College and got to know Barbara. She was one of my most influential mentors. Actually, our relationship started when she agreed to be interviewed as a source for my master's degree.
We got to know each other well over the years while attending department and division meetings, collaborating on curriculum, discussing best practices in reading instruction, and we would often talk about how to best serve our students....
Jeff Pisetzner
October 12, 2017 | Puyallup, WA