05/17/2025
To my Class of 1980 classmates, Iโm sorry to bear bad news, but wanted to let you know that one of our classmates, Lori Trende Landgraver, passed away April 30. Lori lived in Portland, OR, but was visiting Kona on vacation and did a nighttime manta ray dive. Five minutes into the dive she wasnโt feeling well and returned to the boat, became non-responsive and later died. Lori grew up in Sunset Beach and I will remember her passion for the school newspaper, her fierce intellect, and our many school bus rides to and from school together.
Her family is arranging a memorial service in Portland and will eventually scatter her ashes on the North Shore. I will post details here once they come available.
With aloha and warm memories,
Darlene Narvaez Blakeney