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Eugene (Gene) Henry Oord

| December 18, 2006 8:00 PM

Eugene (Gene) Henry Oord, 74, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, Dec. 14, at his home in Othello. Oord was born Dec. 27, 1931, in a farmhouse in Zillah. Oord is a graduate of Zillah High School (1950). He won scholarships to play basketball and baseball at Yakima Valley Junior College and Whitworth College, earning his B.A. in education in 1955. Oord also eventually earned his M.A. in education and certificate in administration from Washington State University and his certificate of counseling from Eastern Washington University.

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