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Ralph POLSON

1929 - 2022

Ralph POLSON obituary, 1929-2022, Spokane, WA

BORN

1929

DIED

2022

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Hennessey Funeral Home & Crematory - Spokane Valley

1315 North Pines Road

Spokane Valley, Washington

Ralph POLSON Obituary

Born in Riverside, CA in 1929. Ralph passed away peacefully on 5-6-2022. Ralph has always been larger than life. Tall in his youth, he kept growing to about 6-8 and made good use of his height playing basketball. A college All-American and one of the leading scorers in the country he chose to attend Whitworth University as they offered him and a close friend both scholarships. He set quite a few records and went on to play for New York and then Philadelphia. He met the love of his life while in Spokane so he returned to marry Shirlee Nelson. He was a teacher at Glover Middle school for over 30 years. Ralph and Shirlee retired together and would spend most winters in Indio, CA, and the rest of the time in Spokane. Ralph was preceded in death by his wife Shirlee and his daughter Kathy Duncan. He is survived by his sons Matt, and Dan, son-in-law Bruce Duncan, his grandson Travis Duncan and great-grandson Aiden Duncan. Based on his wishes no service will be held.

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Published by Spokesman-Review on May 29, 2022.

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Jeff McCullough

June 15, 2022

During his 7th grade math class he said that algebra can be used to make life decisions. I never forgot that and he is right.

John Freeze

June 5, 2022

I met Ralph when I was a 7th grader when his son Dan and I become lifelong friends. Ralph put up with no monkey business when it came to his kids and their friends. At 6´8" he intimidated the hell out of me and rightfully so. He new how to straighten out a teenager in a hurry. Although he kept us on the up and up, he did so because he cared and wanted to make us respectable human beings. Later in life he became a teddy bear and it was always a joy to hear him tell the stories of us kids and our adventures. I will greatly miss him and I can tell you he was a great man.

Paul Lewis

June 3, 2022

For many years a group of friends would meet at Jack and Dan's Tavern every Wednesday for lunch. Ralph was always happy and fun to talk to. I will miss him.

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