In Memory: William "Bill" Hoskins

William “Bill” Hoskins, husband of former Pacific director of alumni relations, Alice (Davis) Hoskins ’56, died Nov. 30, 2018, at age 88. He and Alice married on Apr. 28, 1973, in the chapel of Old College Hall on the Forest Grove campus of Pacific. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this past April. They made their home in the Forest Grove community, living in the big red house on the corner of 17th & Cedar Street. He had worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry for 31 years, having been responsible for the replanting of the Tillamook Burn area. He was a member of the Forest Grove United Church of Christ, the Forest Grove Elks Lodge #2440, and was an ardent fan of the University of Washington Huskies. He had a special love for spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Bradley Fleskes; and grandson, Kelton Kennedy. He is survived by his wife, Alice; children, Margo (and Steve) Allen, Bill (and Shawn), Willow Kennedy, Katherine, Julie, Bruce (and Paula) Fleskes, and Brian (and Kathy) Fleskes; siblings, Don (and Ellen), Gaye Honn, and James Davis (and Robert Helton); 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and an extended family.