Carolyn (Dowdy) Renaud, 77, worked hard keeping fit, even walking in circles inside her house when needed, in order to attain her 10,000 daily steps. Carolyn hiked Mt. Helena every summer and at the age of 76 she hiked various Glacier Park trails. Gil Wooden, 76, had been a stalwart high school and college wrestler in Colorado, before becoming HHS’ assistant coach in 1968. At Capital High, he was the Bruins’ charter mat coach (1973-77), and as the Lady Bruins cross country coach (1985-95), his gals brought home the program’s first State title in 1990.
Tim Meloy, 75, was captain of Helena High’s earliest tennis teams, in 1963. Tim mentored his children’s sports – tennis, baseball, soccer, hockey – in addition to ram-rodding the family’s numerous outdoor activities of skiing, camp-outs, hiking and float trips. John Peterson, 73, earned six letters at Helena High, in wrestling and track & field. John was the 1963 120-pound Divisional mat champion, and in 1964 he garnered the State pole vault title with a Class AA record of 13-feet-7, which lasted as a Bengal mark for 19 years. At San Marcus (CA) J.C., he soared 16-0.
Donna Lamping, 73, had a passion for snowmobiling, snow skiing, motorcycle riding and bowling, at which she competed in tournament in Seattle, New York City and Las Vegas. Ray Beaver, 73, was a 3-year letterman at end with the Helena High football team, and a 3-year centerfielder for Helena Legion baseball. He earned a grid scholarship for Eastern Montana College.
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