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James W. 'Jim' Martin
James W. "Jim" Martin, 89, a longtime resident of Moscow and University of Idaho professor emeritus, died of age-related causes Sunday at the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho.

He was born on Oct. 8, 1908, in Kent, Iowa. The family moved to Jewel City, Kan., when he was 5. After graduation from Sabetha High School in northeastern Kansas, he worked on a farm for two years before entering Kansas State College, now university, in Manhattan. He graduated in 1933 with a degree in electrical engineering. He then began working for the John Deere Co., first in Manhattan and later transferring to Wichita.

He married Beulah Callis in June 1934. In 1936 he returned to Kansas State University to study agricultural engineering, earning a bachelor's degree in 1938.

He attended Iowa State University at Ames where he earned a master's degree in 1939 and then served as assistant professor at both the University of Illinois and KSU. He entered the Navy in 1940 and served three years reaching the rank of captain. He was honorably discharged in 1944 and returned to his teaching and research position at KSU.

In October 1946 they moved to Moscow where he became head of the UI Department of Agricultural Engineering. He served in that capacity until 1966 when he returned to his first love of teaching and student counseling. He retired in 1973.

Under his guidance, the department of agricultural engineering grew from a small unit with a few students to a nationally-recognized department offering engineering degrees with an emphasis in agriculture. For his work at the UI, his advancement of the engineering profession in Idaho and his dedication to Idaho, the state honored him in July 1994 when the agricultural engineering laboratory on campus was renamed the J.W. Martin Laboratory.

He was a member and active participant in many technical and professional organizations serving engineering and teaching. He held offices in the state and National Society of Professional Engineers and elected to life member in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education.

He was a member of a number of honor societies and established the James W. Martin Scholarship Trust for students at the University of Idaho. More than 20 students have received help under this program to date.

He was active in several community endeavors including Toastmasters and American Association of Retired Persons. He was chairman of a fund drive to promote a retirement center in Moscow, which eventually led to the Good Samaritan Village being located in Moscow.

He is survived by his wife at the Good Samaritan Village.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Good Samaritan Village with the Rev. Gordon Braun officiating.

Short's Funeral Chapel Moscow is in charge of the arrangements.

Dr. Richard 'Dick' Lee Ott
Dr. Richard "Dick" Lee Ott, 74, longtime veterinary medicine professor at Washington State University, and a resident of Olympia, Wash., for the past seven years, died of a heart attack Friday at Garden Grove Medical Center, Garden Grove, Calif. He was returning to Olympia from Pasadena, Calif., where he had watched the Rose Bowl on Thursday.

"He had a ball," said his daughter-in-law Sue Ott in an article in The Olympian Saturday. "When he checked out of the hotel, he was happy and robust and having a wonderful time. Then 10 minutes later _ ."

He was born June 12, 1923, to Charles Adam and Leona Elizabeth Thote Ott in Santa Barbara, Calif. He graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1939.

Ott graduated magna cum laude and received his bachelor's of science degree from Washington State College, now WSU, in Pullman, Wash., in 1944. He received his doctor of veterinary medicine from WSC in 1945.

He married Gloria M. Ceasar on Dec. 15, 1948, in Santa Barbara, Calif. She preceded him in death.

He was in private practice in Yakima before serving a tour of duty as a U.S. Army captain in the Philippines from 1946 to 1948. He was assigned to the Tropical Disease Research Laboratory and was a member of the research team that first established the presence of eastern encephalomyelitis virus in the Philippines.

After his tour, he entered private practice in Petaluma, Calif., for a year prior to returning to WSC as an assistant professor in 1949.

Ott was a professor of veterinary clinical medicine and surgery at WSU from 1949 to 1983. He was chairman from 1955 to 1973. He received the American Animal Hospital Association Veterinarian of the Year award in 1961 and the Gaines Medal for outstanding accomplishments in the field of small animal medicine and surgery in 1964.

In research, Ott's interests were in immunology, pathogenesis and ecology of virus diseases in dogs and cats. He was recognized nationally and internationally for his work on richettsial disease, salmon poisoning, canine distemper and feline leukemia.

He and his WSU colleagues were the first to demonstrate the practicability of immunizing newborn animals and discovered the basic factors involved in the passage of maternal immunity to offspring prior to and immediately following birth. He also did considerable research on surgical techniques and clinical evaluation of drugs.

He received the Teacher of the Year award from WSU in 1965 and additional awards for teaching excellence in 1972 and 1982. He received the State Veterinarian of the Year award in 1975.

In 1986, a floor of the Alan Rogers Residence Hall at WSU was renamed Ott House in his honor.

Ott was a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association Council of Research from 1972 to 1977. He was a national authority on feline leukemia. He authored numerous research papers and textbook chapters.

He retired in 1983. In 1984, he received the Alumni Achievement Award from WSU for bringing recognition to his alma mater.

Ott is survived by two sons, Stephen Ott of Providence, R.I. and Carl Ott of Olympia; a brother, Gen. Charles Ott Sr. of Santa Barbara; two grandchildren; two nieces; and a nephew. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son Tony Ott.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Olympia.

A second funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Thomas Caswell at 1 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pullman. A graveside service will follow at Pullman City Cemetery.

The family suggests memorial donations be made to the College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University in Pullman.

Arrangements are by Mills and Mills Funeral Directors, Olympia.

Henry W. Silha
Henry W. Silha, 82, a retired University of Idaho professor, died of pneumonia Sunday at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane.

He was born to Frank W. and Anna Christenson Silha July 30, 1915, in Big Sandy, Mont., where he was reared and educated. He attended Northern Montana College for two years and graduated from Montana State College in Bozeman in 1940 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

In 1941 he married Daphne DeBruin and accepted a teaching position at the University of Idaho, where he completed a master's degree and taught mechanical engineering for 39 years. His love of teaching and his coaching of students produced graduates employed by major companies throughout the world. As a leader in the teaching profession he was active in several societies, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Metallurgy and the American Society of Engineering Education.

Silha enjoyed fishing and camping with family and friends, accordion playing and gardening. He was well known for helping people with their many repair projects. His favorite pastime was metal and woodworking projects, most of which were given away as presents. When a part could not be fixed he designed and made a new one.

He also completed projects for the First United Methodist Church in Moscow where he was a member for more than 50 years. After he retired he joined the Old Time Fiddlers and the Northwest Travelers group. He enjoyed visiting with people and he would say he was never a stranger for long in a crowd.

He is survived by his wife at their Moscow home; two daughters, Marlene Martin of Danville, Ky., and Elaine Garrett of Dillon, Mont.; a son, Carlan Silha of Kent, Wash., a sister, Lillian Gort of Great Falls, Mont.; two grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Viewing will be until 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow.

Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. William Green officiating. Burial will follow at the Moscow Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church or the University of Idaho's Mechanical Engineering Department.

Tracy A. Putman
Tracy A. Putman, 89, former Moscow, Idaho, resident, died of age-related causes Sunday in Salem, Ore.

He was born Jan. 12, 1908, to Myron and Anna Putman in Leitonia, Pa.

He was married Dec. 29, 1940, in Potlatch, Idaho.

He served in the U.S. Army During World War II.

Putman worked for the Idahonian, now the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, in Moscow for a number of years.

They moved to Salem in 1976 and had lived there since.

He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Salem and enjoyed crocheting and playing the piano.

He is survived by a son, Philip M. Putman of Deer Park, Wash.; two daughters, Joanne E. Mickey of Salem and Helen I. Jarvis of Albany, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna J. Putman in 1966.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore.

Virgil T. Golden Funeral Services of Salem is in charge of the arrangements.

Laurence A. Steelsmith
Laurence A. Steelsmith, 81, a lifelong Latah County, Idaho, farmer, died of kidney failure Monday, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho.

He was born Feb. 24, 1916, to Benjamin Franklin and Hazel V. Trout Steelsmith at his grandparent's homestead on Driscoll Ridge near Troy, Idaho. He graduated from Troy High School in 1934 and attended Lewiston Normal School, now Lewis-Clark State College, for a short time. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1940-46 and served in the European Theater during World War II. While in the Army he attained the rank of captain.

After his discharge from the military, he returned to the family farm. He and his brother worked the farm, rotating wheat, peas and lentils. The farm and hard work were his only hobbies and ambitions. He never married.

He is survived by his brother, Clarence, at their farm on Driscoll Ridge; a sister, Alice V. Cave of Spokane; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by three sisters.

No services are planned. Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow is in charge of the arrangements.

Scott Michael Fordham
A memorial service for Scott Michael Fordham will be at 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Redmond, Wash. Fordham, 35, died of leukemia Sunday at his home. He had been a resident of Redmond since 1971.

He was born Jan. 19, 1962, to Edward and Nancy Lyle Fordham in Burley, Idaho. The family moved to Washington in 1963 and he graduated from Redmond High School in 1981. Later, he completed a diesel mechanic program at Lake Washington Vocational/Technical School.

He was employed as a heavy-construction truck mechanic at Weyerco Leasing in Woodinville, Wash., until he became ill in February.

He is survived by his mother of Moscow, Idaho; his father of Shoreline, Wash; a sister, Carolyn Jensen of Moscow; a brother, Patrick Fordham of Moscow; maternal grandfather, Jim Lyle of Moscow; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces; and his dog, Maggie.

Memorials may be made to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1124 Columbia St., Seattle, Wash., 98104, the Humane Society of the Palouse or to a favorite charity.

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