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Lynn Marie Everroad passed away on June 17, 2026, at age 80 in Stevenson, Washington. Lynn was third of the four children of Harry William Everroad and Evelyn Marie Biggs Everroad.
She was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, with a childhood spanning Oklahoma, Iowa and Indiana. She attended Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, graduating from Marion (Indiana) High School in 1964, where the family moved during her junior year. Lynn went on to study on academic scholarship at Indiana University. Her impact on the campus was enormous, becoming a prominent student leader and among the first females elected to the IU Student Senate in the 1960s (later called IU Student Government). Lynn was responsible for transforming student government at IU in the 1960s away from fraternity and figure-head organizations toward actual representation of all students and their needs in the academic setting. Her advocacy was ahead of its time, becoming a catalyst and an inspiration, especially to other female students who stood on the shoulders of her fearless example and accomplishments.
Key highlights of Lynn’s IU contributions include introducing Bill B-23, A Bill to Open Channels of Communication. Something every college now takes for granted, this ground-breaking piece of legislation established the first official pathway of communication and improved transparency between the administration and the student body at IU. She actively participated in executive business, voicing stances on student housing policies and casting votes on university “in loco parentis” (in the place of a parent) regulations, like female curfews, dress codes, and other restrictive inequalities of this pivotal era.
Lynn’s broader academic work was in research with ERIC/CRIER, a special research center created at IU in 1966 to gather and share information about reading and literacy education. The 10,000 books she would read in her lifetime reflected her intense curiosity and love of knowledge.
Lynn was known for her fierce intellect, wit and independence. After college, she lived briefly in Colorado, then California in her roles with companies like Dakin Toy Co. and Sara Lee Corp. In 1999 in Hood River, Oregon, she re-discovered her true passion, serving those in need. As the executive director of the Hood River Memorial Hospital Foundation, she was responsible for founding the region’s first dialysis facility. Later, creating the Gorge Community Foundation, whose mission helps fund the long-term needs and opportunities of residents of the Columbia River Gorge area. Today, their assets total more than $10,000,000, representing over eighty funds established by local families, individuals, and organizations. Lynn was operations director and board member until her death.
I have many fond memories working with Lynn on the first Hood River Hunter Jper Horse show. I chaired the brunch for 400 people. It was a resounding du. Was because of Lynn’ s organizational skills. She will be missed. RIP Lynn
Lynn was my neighbor and then we became friends. We had long talks about her adventures, life and her foundation. She was the sole reason I started baking cookies at Christmas time, and then candy. She taught me to be independent and was a great role model.
She was stubborn, brave and unafraid, still planning her future as we (her, her best friend of 60 years, Cathy and I) spent her last morning together talking about their adventures in college. I miss my friend and will never forget her.
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I have many fond memories working with Lynn on the first Hood River Hunter Jper Horse show. I chaired the brunch for 400 people. It was a resounding du. Was because of Lynn’ s organizational skills. She will be missed. RIP Lynn
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Lynn was my neighbor and then we became friends. We had long talks about her adventures, life and her foundation. She was the sole reason I started baking cookies at Christmas time, and then candy. She taught me to be independent and was a great role model.
She was stubborn, brave and unafraid, still planning her future as we (her, her best friend of 60 years, Cathy and I) spent her last morning together talking about their adventures in college. I miss my friend and will never forget her.
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