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| Remember Coach Guenther.
 - What: A Celebration of Coach Guenther's Life
- When: 10 am - Saturday - June 2nd.
- Where: Tyee's Gym
- What to bring:
- A
 memory of Guenther to share
Interested in donating $$ to buy a bronze plaque in memory of Guenther?
Please contact me: FeliseHwang@gmail.com
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| Remember Coach Guenther.
If you have visited Tyee High School in the last 43 years,
you may have had the opportunity to meet Coach Guenther.
If you have, chances are you consider him to be a friend.
Everyone who meets Coach can’t help but love him. Guenther
joined the Tyee family in 1964, where he taught science
and coached the Track and Cross Country teams. He led his
boys’ team to a State Cross Country Championship in 1975
and then again in 1976.
Even more important to Guenther than the trophies he’s won
are the individual student athletes he has coached over
the last couple of generations. He finds and appreciates
the uniqueness of every student. He encourages each
individual to succeed and strive for the best. There have
been many occasions when an athlete could not afford
running shoes, only to find that Guenther would provide a
pair out of his own pocket. Coach appreciates victory at
the end of the race, but he also stresses to all of his
athletes the importance of the love for the sport, as well
as the discipline running brings to the lives of young
individuals. At the end of each season, he gives out
awards to the students. Each student also gets an album of
photos taken by Guenther during the cross country season.
Every athlete is recognized for what he or she brought to
the team. It’s always an emotional time for Guenther, and
we all notice a couple tears as he congratulates each
athlete and wishes them luck in their future.
He has been long-retired from teaching, yet he continues
coaching into his mid-eighties. He carries on with
friendships that last long after his athletes graduate
from Tyee. He still darts around the cross country course
to cheer on his athletes. However in the last year, many
have noticed that Guenther has slowed down a little bit.
His cheering for the runners is a little hoarser. This is
because he has lung cancer. He was diagnosed in October,
and has been undergoing chemo therapy treatments and
surgeries to slow down the cancer. Something that really
speaks to Guenther’s character is the fact that, while he
is in great pain, his greatest concern was making sure
that the cross country athletes still received their
awards at the end of the season.
Unfortunately, Guenther’s bills are mounting. He is the
best coach, friend, and mentor anybody could wish for. He
has dedicated his life to inspire young individuals, and
has never asked for help. It’s time that we give back to
someone who, for 43 years, has given so much to us.
Guenther has given so much to his students and the
community, yet has never asked for anything in return.
Jessica Butler
Tyee Alum We're running in memory of him this weekend...
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| ...So I was looking through some pictures the other day, and I came across a recent picture of Lauren and me after getting our ears pierced together. ...I couldn't take my eyes off all the moles on the side of my face and had this sudden urge and compulsion to play "connect the dots" ...and then I did it on Lauren's.... and this is what I came up with:
 THEN, I was going to save the picture for myself and possibly share it with Elise, but I got carried away, ended up enjoying it and then felt that I had the duty and obligation to share with the rest of the world...be enlightened and enjoy! ...but really, will you find a picture, connect-the-dots and share please? I guarantee you this: you're going to have so much fun, you're going to share with me and the rest of us who secretly play connect-the-dots with other people's pictures! ...okay, I'll stop now. "...I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that HE is able to guard what I have entrusted to HIM for that day." 2nd Timoth 1:12b (Paul knew what it mean to have faith and completely trust in God.) | | |
| Surprise! The picture of the cute girl is my beloved older sister, Liane!
Behind her are our dad's parents. I don't know or remember anything about our grandpa because he died a year before Elise and I were born, but I do have fond memories of my grandmother growing up. She was the one who took care of us when our siblings were at school and our parents were away at work. Geo Metro was her best friend too--she would take us everywhere in Seattle by bus (I think this is also a very good reason why I probably love and enjoy riding the bus so much). My grandma is my hero. I can go on and on about her, but in short I'll say that she is a woman of love, faith & prayer--and I think that it is because of HER life spent in earnest prayer for us, that our family has remained together and blessed, even amidst familial/spiritual/physical turmoil and obstacles.
I was going to make an update, but I'll leave it with some random pictures I like...
    (beloved youth group family, a beautiful candid of mommy, a guy on campus showing some love, macho dad back in the day) I will end with some food for thought:privilege. humility. grace. "to whom much is given, much is required" more to come another day... | | |
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