Larry Kronquist

I attended WWU from 1967-1971 -- got married in 1972 (Melanie Kirk), and went to work as a Research Analyst for the state Department of Social and Health Services the following year in Seattle. We moved to Olympia in 1975 and I continued to work for DSHS for 33 years until 2006. Around 1990, my work transitioned into the information technology field and I was a Network Administrator for the state Mental Health Division in DSHS for 17 years. Melanie and I were divorced in 1982. After retirement, I continued to work in IT as a private contractor, and also became the Treasurer for PFLAG-Olympia, a non-profit organization for parents and friends of LGBTQ youth. My significant other, Diane, and her daughter Hilary, are my world now, and I would probably not be alive were it not for them helping me through triple bypass heart surgery in 2007. I still enjoy playing guitar, going to concerts, fooling around with computers, and fighting for social justice.