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Remembering SNU Members

This list includes Airstreamers who were members or friends of the SNU. There are other people who should be on this list. These are the ones I know about and those whose passing was mentioned in SNU newsletters.

Click on image for larger view	Name	Date	SNU Affiliation	Notes
	Doris Wheeler	April 2024	member	Link to remembrance page
	Gary Haskett	December 2021	member	Link to remembrance page
	Frederick Hersey	June 2021	member	Link to remembrance page
	Richard H. (Wheels) Wheeler	February 2020	member	Link to remembrance page
	Spencer Thomas	July 2019	member	Link to remembrance page
	Yvonne DeRoule	April 2018	Affiliate	Link to remembrance page
	Vaughn Peak	April 2018	Member	Vaughn Elbert Peak was born on January 2, 1930 and passed away on April 23, 2018 in Mesa, AZ
	Dave Gmur	January 2018	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Janet Jeppson	2017	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Dan Randall (2010 Dan in the middle, no hat)	December 2016	Member	2015 Dan in Green Shirt
Dan Randall was a friend of Don and Gail Williams. They encouraged him to join the SNU, Dan attended several SNU rallies and other Airstream events traveling with Don and Gail. Dan was also active in a church camping group near his home in Southern CA.
	Milan Wight	July 2016	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Betty Jean Kopfhammer	June 29, 2016	Member
Betty Jean (Fischer) Kopfhammer, 80, passed away peacefully at her home on June 29, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. Born January 21, 1936 in Oklahoma, she lived in California, The Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia before settling in Carson City in 1986. Betty was a Carson City Emblem Club member and passionate about helping to improve our community through charitable giving. She was preceded in death by her brother Lee and husband Gene.
	Baxter Swaffer	April 2016	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Eldon M Perkins (1980 on the left in orange shirt)	November 2015	Member	Eldon “Perk” Perkins was SNU President in 1980 and probably a charter member of the Unit. Read his obituary
	Von Gallion	April 2015	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Don Damoth	April 2015	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Bruce and Kathy Rhymes	May 2013	friends	Link to remembrance page
	Wes Warn	June 2012	Member	Link to remembrance page
	Frank J. and Stephanie C. Burnham	September 2010 (Frank) January 2014 (Stephanie)	Charter members SNU	Biographical comments
Frank and Steve Burnham originally joined the Nevada Unit. They were instrumental in the decision in 1976 to split the Unit and form the Sierra Nevada Unit. They were active members of the SNU unitil 2001. Both served multiple turns as Unit officers. Frank and Steve were also active participants in WBCCI rallies and Region rallies.
	Teressa TenBerge	November 2010	affiliate member
Teressa TenBerg - Published in the December 2010 SNU newsletter - We were saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Teressa TenBerge earlier in November 2010. Teressa and her husband Joe are affiliate members of the SNU. Both are active on the regional and national levels of WBCCI as well as on the Unit level. Teressa will be missed by all of those who knew her and worked with her.
	Dale & Virginia Leipper	February 2004 (Dale) October 2009 (Virginia)	Members	Link to remembrance page
	Norman Wong	2008	Member
Norman Wong - Father of SNU member, Melissa Wong. Norman attended the SNU rally at Ft Sage in 2008. With encouragement from Melissa he had purchased a BVan and was looking forward to SNU rallies and other campouts with Melissa and Roman. He passed away suddenly not long after the Ft Sage rally. We had all looked forward to his active participation in the SNU
	Elener Amidon	2006	Member
Elenere Amidon was a long time SNU member. She joined in 1977, a year after the Unit was chartered. At that time she was the proud owner of a 1977 Airstream. She participated in many WBCCI trips. The most memorable was the Mexican Piggy Back. In her professional life, Elenere was an English teacher. She served a term as Secretary in the SNU and also a term as Unit president. By the mid 1990’s Elenere was no longer towing an Airstream but she remained an active participant in SNU events until 2003. Elenere passed away in 2006
	Harlan “Scoop” Johnson	February 12, 2000	Charter member	Harlan was a charter member of the SNU. “Scoop” was a native Nevadan, born in Dayton on 1909. He left Reno after his wife died and moved to Sacramento.
	Vesta Teman	October 5, 1998	Member	Obituary notice
	Charles Hopping	August 11, 1998	Member	Obituary notice
	Anna Conner, Paul Estes	April 1996 (Anna) December 1996 (Paul)	Members	Obituary notices

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