PICHé, Albert H. 

"Bill" Oct. 20, 1920-March 20, 2007 
Albert H. "Bill" Piché, Saratoga, Calif., died on
March 20, 2007. A native son and resident of Oregon
until last year, Mr. Piché was the son of Hazel and
Albert Piché of Medford. His grandparents, the Charles
Hamiltons, were early pioneers of the Applegate Valley
and Rush areas. 
Mr. Piché was a prominent athlete at Medford High
School and was named an All-State player in football,
basketball and baseball. He served in the Navy in the
European Theater of Operations for 2 1/2 years during
WW II. He graduated from Oregon State University in
1948 after starring on the varsity baseball team and
later was the Head Baseball Coach at Corvallis High
School and Crater High School in Central Point. A
lifelong educator, at the time of his retirement in
1982 he was the Director of Scholarships at Medford
Senior High School. 
Mr. Piché is survived by his loving wife of 64 years,
the former Ruth Eleanor Hess of Ashland; and a son,
William of Saratoga, Calif. Two children, Terry and
Janet, pre-deceased him. Mr. Piché has seven
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 
Interment will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 24,
Siskiyou Memorial Park, Medford. The family requests
that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the
American Cancer Society or to the Oregon State
University Foundation. 

Published in The Oregonian on 3/23/2007.