Medical Lake's 'Godfather'

The life of iconic citizen Howard Jorgenson to be celebrated on June 11

Talk to relatives and others who, over the past 50-plus years, knew and worked with Howard Jorgenson and "shy" or "reserved" would not be words that come to mind when describing this iconic community figure.

But that's how Medical Lake High School's current athletics director, Chris Spring, described his first encounter with Jorgenson, who passed away May 2 at age 76.

"It was a unique beginning of a relationship with him," Spring said, who was hired as baseball coach at Medical Lake in 1998.

Jorgenson had a passion for softball and baseball, Spring said. "How I met him (was) this maroon (Chevr...

 

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