We’ve been welcoming new members to our church community. The June, July and August newsletters will feature bios from our new members so our community can read and welcome these wonderful people to WUUC.
This newsletter will feature bios from Alexis Green, Carol Zumbrunnen and Dave Tauscheck, Andy Rosen and Elizabeth Gray. The July Newsletter will feature bios from Mark Rainey, Karen and John Somerville, and Becka Cormier. The August Newseltter will feature bios from Ryn and Drew Romanyk (and Alina), Rae Shepherd, and Annette and Dale Lowey. If you don’t want to wait for future editions you can see everyone bio at this linked document.
Alexis Green
Before moving to Washington in 2018, she lived in several different parts of the country, including upstate New York, Baltimore, Texas, and Portland. Music is what first drew me to this church, and you’ll often find her playing flute or singing in the choir. She works in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enjoys the outdoors, and has two cats. She is so grateful to have found this wonderful community!
Carol Zumbrunnen and Dave Tauscheck
Carol and Dave both grew up in the Midwest, Dave in southern Minnesota, Carol in South Dakota and Minnesota. They have been Unitarians for over 35 years, and were married at Eastshore UU almost 35 years ago. They had left their Lutheran and Catholic upbringings years before.
Dave is a retired English and Social Studies teacher, Carol is a retired school counselor from the Renton School District. They enjoyed skiing or bicycling regularly when they were younger. Now they attend the Seattle Symphony regularly, walk, and participate in activities at their senior co-op in Bellevue. They have three adult children and seven grandchildren, all living in the area.
Andy Rosen
Andy’s witchy story keeps changing. When he moved to this neighborhood in 1996 with his Pagan high-priestess wife Marjorie, five‑year old son William, and his son’s aunt Shelley, Andy was pursuing a plan to inject Hollywood sensibilities into the Redmond software industry. Andy says if you want to hear the goddess laughing, you make a plan. Just eight years later, Marjorie had passed away, and all the household covens broke up.
Today Andy and Teri are a happy couple celebrating a multi-creed homestead that includes our friend Sonia Hoglander. Even though Sonia keeps her separate spaces and beliefs, the whole house appreciates the open‑minded and big‑hearted energy of the WUUC congregation that she introduced us to.
Elizabeth Gray
Elizabeth is a Seattle native who moved to Woodinville to live with her husband and wonderful stepsons. She is a lifelong bodyworker, has been a therapist, and has worked in hospice. Elizabeth loves to hike, sing well in the shower, and is refinding herself as a poet. She has been a Buddhist for 20 years; was raised Catholic, and practiced as a solo Wiccan growing up. Elizabeth was drawn to WUUC for the social justice opportunities, such as the Faith Action Network, and she has stayed for the warmth, community, wisdom, and friendship.