tests passed


Senior moves in the field Marykate Abad — Los Angeles FSC Amanda Angulo — Chicago FSC Laurinne Balstad — Juneau SC Lauren Banko — Diamond Edge FSC Rose Beck — Ann Arbor FSC Remington Bennett — Ice House SA Caroline Benson — Coyotes SC of Arizona Eliana Biggers — Northern Ice SC Shelley Blumsack — Colonial FSC Madeleine Brown — Atlanta FSC Leatrice Bulls — Gardens FSC of Maryland Molly Bushnell — SC of Central New York Gabrielle Carl — Central Florida FSC Gwyneth Collins — Washington FSC Abigail Colvin — Central Florida FSC Autumn Coulthard — SC of Nevada Danielle Davis — SC of Morris NJ Kaitlyn Doan — Individual Kayleigh Elliott — Lilac City FSC Rachel Ferster — Metropolitan FSC Sarah Fletcher — Starz of Houston FSC Grace Ge — Philadelphia SC & HS Sheldon Gentling — Sun Valley FSC Lily Harvison — Red River Valley FSC Natalie Hinton — Laurel Ridge SC Meghan Hodge — Individual Grace Hoffman — Sun Valley FSC Charlene Hsiung — Onyx-Suburban SA Natalia Irvine — Sun Valley FSC Sophia Kammann — Washington FSC Kristina Kelm — Coyotes SC of Arizona Jillian Kight — First Coast FSC Medha Krishen — Port Huron FSC Alexis Le — Northern Ice SC Jessica Lee — All Year FSC Sophie Leither — Elk River FSC Angelina Lincoln — Miami FSC


obituaries


STEDINGH Derek Stedingh, a


talented skater and pil- lar in the Alaska skating community, died Dec. 22, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 41. Derek was born on


Feb. 9, 1973, to Kurt W. and Carol Ann (Brown) Stedingh in Anchor- age, Alaska. He attended Service High School and then was home-schooled by his parents the last two years, receiving a state diploma. Derek worked for Northern Slope Telecom from Febru- ary 2012 to August 2013, and then for Westower Communication until December of 2013. He was


memorial fund


“IN MEMORY OF” Ginger Abram Barbara Applegate Craig Bodoh Janet Corona Bertha Haynes Linder Helders Kathy Jaeger Carol Moeser Lynn Rahkonen Lorraine Tacke


Robert P. Bragle Dorothy Bragle Joy Cunningham Mentor Figure Skating Club Rose Gascoigne James Gascoigne Nancy F. Jehl Marilyn F. Day Loretta Lofgren The Cleveland Family Marge and Jennifer Olsen Strongsville Skating Club Bill and Mary Lou Walsh


Brad Lord, Greg Kelley and Laurence Owen


Steven Mader David Powers Rochelle Revor Miriam Procopio Philadelphia SC/Humane Society Eileen Serafine Carol Abrahams Marla Bagan Jessica Calalang Brook Carl


Eric Christy Lainie DeMore and Harry Gleeson DuPage FSC Lisa Genesen, David Tabolt, Claire


Carol Kaufmann and Cindy Caprel Kathleen Krieger Mr. and Mrs. James Leahy Jim and Corinne Mirabile John and Lucie Phillips The Reingold Company Lou and Shirley Sherman


Mary Sutherland Tom and Gale Tanger Wagon Wheel Figure Skating Club “GENERAL” Aetna Foundation – Matching donation for Susan Kennedy-Kalafatis Janine R. Davis Loretta Hoard The HCA Foundation – Match- ing donation for John Buckner


“Annual Appeal Fund” Thomas James


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a member of the Chapel of the Cross Church. A longtime Anchorage resident, Derek was


an extremely talented and competent athlete. He played soccer, competed in track and field, was a figure skater, ice dancer, mountain biker and mountaineer. He competed at the U.S. Championships at


the novice, junior and senior levels. His parents, particularly his mother, was in-


strumental in founding the Alaska Association of Figure Skaters Club in Anchorage (AAFS). His athletic endeavors required him to travel to var- ious competitions throughout the Yukon Territo- ry, Canada, the United States and Europe. Derek liked to hunt and fish, was an avid mountaineer and generally liked being in the outdoors. He was an extremely social and compatible person, who


enjoyed the companionship of his many friends. He was loved and respected by all who knew him and will be greatly missed. Derek is survived by his grandparents, Kurt


W. and Veronica J. Stedingh of Voorhees, N.J.; par- ents, Kurt W. Stedingh Jr. and Carol A. Stedingh of Anchorage, Alaska; brother and sister in-law, Donald M. and Carolyn Stedingh of Anchorage; nephew, Dakota Stedingh of Anchorage; and nieces, Mycla, Cheyenne and Autumn Stedingh all of Anchorage. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions


may be made to: Chapel of the Cross, NYI, 12230 Hillside Drive, Anchorage, AK 99516. AAFS will dedicate an award in Derek’s mem-


ory, which will be given annually to a promising male skater.


Peter Liu — SC of Wilmington Chloe Maciolek — Colorado SC Elaine Manninen — Eastern Iowa FSC Ken Mikawa — Richmond FSC Asaki Nagamine — Glacier Falls FSC LaDan Nemati — Washington FSC Kalysa Pampuch — Chicago FSC Jessica Radzak — Mankato FSC Laura Ramos — Stars FSC of Texas Chloe Reagle — IceWorks SC Kaya Sasaki — FSC of Southern California Emily Schacher — Ice House of New Jersey FSC Nikki Schipperijn — Onyx-Suburban SA Laura Sperling — University of Delaware FSC Julianna Stanley — Individual Hayley Todd — Coyotes SC of Arizona Dylan Varghese — Washington FSC Maria Von Ellm-McKenna — Wagon Wheel FSC Tambra Wenger — Southwest Florida FSC Kennedy White — Ice House SA Madeline Winter — SC of Morris NJ Katie Yum — Colorado SC Paige Zolnierek — Springfield FSC Adult gold moves in the field Patricia Collins — Juneau SC Deann Clanton — Central Virginia SC Jennifer Espinosa — Florida SunCoast FSC Melissa Townsend — FSC of Cincinnati Masters adult gold moves in the field Christine Long — Glacier Falls FSC Ellen Ramsey — Wind River Skate Club Senior supplemental moves in the field Ayu Shiffer — SC of Northern Virginia Senior free skate Brianna Brazee — SC of New York Cami Burkhardt — SC of North Carolina Rebecca Chan — Washington FSC Alea Delmastro — Miami FSC


Katie DeRosa — Tampa Bay SC Sonya Dube — Amherst SC Daryn Finkelstein — Shattuck-St. Mary’s Amy Hu — Detroit SC Gabrielle Le — Northern Ice SC Sarah Liao — St. Moritz ISC Danny Neudecker — Seattle SC Kristofer Ogren — Kansas City FSC Kristen Phillips — Colonial FSC Ryan Santee — Rochester FSC Nikki Sather — Amherst SC Jacob Simon — Skokie Valley SC Grace Sulzman — Silver Blades FSC of Greater KC Olivia Zhang — Washington FSC Adult gold free skate Emily Hopwood — SC of Phoenix Roland Jarquio — SC of New York Gold dance Madeline Allen — FSC of Birmingham, Mich. Alex Benoit — Skokie Valley SC Michelle Charters — Southwest Florida FSC Karina Manta — Coyotes SC of Arizona Sarah Moreau — Greater Kalamazoo SA Adult gold dance Kathrina O’Connell — Red River Valley FSC Masters gold dance Laura Fantarella — Laurel Ridge SC Solo gold dance Brianna Carlos — Los Angeles FSC Alyssa Hankins — Port Huron FSC Senior free dance Sarah Vadskjaer Grapek — Philadelphia SC & HS Micah Jaffe — Pavilion SC of Cleveland Heights Malcolm Jones — Philadelphia SC & HS Maeve Pascoe — All Year FSC Senior Solo Free Dance Caitlin Bell — Starz of Houston FSC Sarah Fuller — Tampa Bay SC


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