Submitted by tomallan on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 19:52
Ralph L. Swanson '53, 1927-2010
Ralph L. SWANSON Sr. Born January 27, 1927 in Detroit MI, the only son of Swedish immigrants Fred & Lilly Swanson, Ralph died peacefully of natural causes July 10, 2010 in Kirkland WA. He grew up in Seattle, graduating from Broadway High School in 1945. He served in the army as an MP in Okinawa at the end of World War II. Ralph attended the University of Washington on a GI Bill and joined the Psi Upsilon fraternity where he eventually became president.