Yearbook photo

Yearbook name: Laurin C. Huffman

Residence: 5410 16th Avenue S.W., Seattle, Washington  98106

Contact: laurinhuffman@excite.com

Education:
High School: George C. Marshall High School, 1966 (but you probably assumed that)
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech, Bachelor or Architecture, 1971

Married: Sylvia Marie Johnson, 1974

Children: Shannon Christine (1976),  Luke Samuel (1979)

Current Professions:
Laurin Retired 2012 (Historical Architect; National Park Service – 43 years)
Sylvia Retired 2011 (Registered Nurse – 34 years)

Post High School Update:
During summers while in college I worked for the Washington (D.C.) Service Center of the National Park Service (NPS), a professional office involved in design and construction.

Shortly after graduation, the NPS assigned me to the newly established Pacific Northwest Region headquartered in Seattle, Washington. [Title = Regional Historical Architect; area covered = Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and a little bit of northern California.] One of the tasks assigned to this new team was working on what were referred to as the “D2 lands issues,” wherein the U.S. government was to cede a portion of its land holdings to the “new” State of Alaska, but only after all of the Alaska Native Tribes’ claims were settled and lands worthy for designation as national parks, etcetera were identified and reserved. It was a great opportunity to see Alaska and an exciting time to be working with all of the groups and people who would be affected by these allocations.

Ultimately Congress had to act upon these recommendations and this took additional time. Subsequent to these land allocations, national park establishments and boundary adjustments, and the creation of a new Alaska Region (responsible for more land area than all of the other National Parks combined), the boundaries of the other NPS regions were adjusted (partly due to one of the many rounds of government cutbacks) and we became part of the Western Region [Title = Regional Historical Architect; area covered = roughly the west coast of the United States from the Canadian border to the Mexican border, from a little bit of western Montana westward across the International Date Line and south of the equator.] Really an impossible task but a great challenge. Throughout my time with the National Park Service I was privileged to worked with great people who were very dedicated and determined to do the very best even when under trying circumstances. I enjoyed a wonderful career.

My favorite response when someone asked what was keeping me busy:
“I’ve got Parks from here ‘til tomorrow.”

Photos:

Sylvia and Laurin 2016

Shannon’s Family 2015

Luke’s Family 2015