Ken Walling was the seventh employee at Tektronix. He worked in shipping, purchasing, wiring, and stock control before managing the print shop for several years. This photos shows Ken Walling on the left with Bill Causgrove.

The following four photos were provided by his wife Romaine and her daughter Barbara during a recent visit to the museum. These photos were taken during an outing to Sun Valley, Idaho, by the Tektronix Flying Club. Romaine recalled that among those making the trip were Bill Polits and his wife Virginia, Cliff Moulton and his wife Merilee, and John Kobbe and his wife Geneva.

Romaine recalled flying in Jack Murdock’s plane into Sun Valley in the 1950s. Jack Murdock organized the trip with the intent of seeing figure skating acquaintance Jo Roddy perform at Sun Valley. Jo Roddy was a 1953 Rose Festival Princess from Washington High School in Portland and later performed in the Ice Capades of 1955 with a large cast that included Sonia Henie. Jack flew an Aero Commander which is seen in this photo.

Bill Polits dates this trip to August 2-5, 1957. He writes:

I am dating that trip as August 2-5, 1957, for 3 reasons:

• Jack Murdock's plane type (Aero Commander 560) was not built prior to 1954.
• My father (also named Bill...) did not have a pilot's license before 1956.
• My father's pilot's log book from that era, which I possess, shows "To Sun Valley", and a "Hillsboro - Haley" and reverse trip on the dates above.

This photo shows Jack Murdock towards the center wearing aviator sunglasses. Romaine and Ken Walling are on the right holding hands. The women in the back row on the left is Virginia Polits. Next to her might be Ken Spooner. Bill Polits is in the back row just behind Jack Murdock’s right shoulder. Next to him on the right is John Kobbe. Geneva Kobbe is second from the left in the red pants.

This photo shows Jack Murdock on the right. Bill Polits and his wife Virginia are to the left of  Jack.

This photo shows Jack Murdock second from the right wearing sunglasses. Romaine Walling is third from the right. We believe Cliff Moulton is second from the left with his wife. Virginia Polits is wearing the short blue pants.

We would appreciate help in identifying individuals in these photos and any information on this trip.