Phyllis E. Sanguine Bequest

GHS Educational Trust Announces Bequest from Phyllis E. (Moen) Sanguine

There remains much truth today in the old adage: “Children learn what they live.” As evidence of this truth, the Glasgow High School Educational Trust recently received a bequest from the estate of Phyllis E. (Moen) Sanguine, Glasgow native and graduate of the GHS Class of 1954. Her gift follows the path her mother, Eunice (Burrus) Moen, set forth when she made a gift to the trust in 2013 in honor of Phyllis and in memory of Phyllis’ sister Lila (Moen) Sanders.

They also shared a commitment to education and professional excellence. After receiving her two-year teaching certificate from Northern Montana College (now MSU-Northern) in 1956, Phyllis began her career in education in Kalispell, Montana, serving as a second-grade teacher. She later worked as an elementary school librarian in Eureka, Montana, and eventually as a librarian in the Acquisitions Department of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. In between those positions, she transcribed depositions and court testimony for a court reporter in Walla Walla, working from home.

In 1957, Phyllis married Bill Sanguine, a young man she had met at NMC. They shared 63 years of marriage, three children, and exciting careers. Bill was an engineer with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. His assignments took him from Great Falls to Glasgow Air Force Base to Walla Walla to overseas postings in Oman, Bahrain, and Egypt. Everywhere Bill went, Phyllis went, too, and she became a highly skilled executive secretary with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla, and with the Office of Military Cooperation, American Embassy, Manama, Bahrain, positions in which she received numerous commendations for her outstanding performance.

Phyllis and Bill Sanguine retired in the Kalispell area in 1994 and continued their adventures together via pickup and fifth wheeler until her passing in November of 2020 from a fourth round of cancer. She kept detailed daily journals of those travels everywhere they went, each entry reflecting her curiosity, astute observations, insight, and joy of living.

Phyllis E. Sanguine’s bequest, like all donations to the trust, will be invested. The interest earned on the corpus, which now exceeds $9.5 million dollars, is awarded to eligible GHS alumni pursuing post-secondary education at trade school or college through a semi-annual application process administered by the trustees. Students may apply by July 1st of each year for both semesters of the upcoming year, or by October 15th of each year for the spring semester only. Since its inception in 1964, the trust has given $2,551,000.00 to 756 different students in very diverse disciplines attending schools across the country. Students may reapply for additional aid for a total of eight semesters if they continue to meet all of the eligibility requirements. Many students have received multiple awards from the trust over their courses of study. The application, eligibility requirements, and additional information about the trust are available at www.ghsedutrust.org.

Whenever the trust receives donations in the name of a particular individual that total $500, a gift is made to a student in honor, memory, or recognition of that person. Donations to the trust in the name of a particular individual that total $10,000 or more entitle the donor to an ongoing naming opportunity on a regular basis. All donations are tax deductible, and no gift is too small.

The Glasgow High School Educational Trust is honored to add Phyllis E. Sanguine’s name to its list of ongoing designees. Her life, work, and generous spirit exemplify the very best of Glasgow’s graduates. 

GHS Educational Trust Announces Bequest from Phyllis E. (Moen) Sanguine

There remains much truth today in the old adage: “Children learn what they live.” As evidence of this truth, the Glasgow High School Educational Trust recently received a bequest from the estate of Phyllis E. (Moen) Sanguine, Glasgow native and graduate of the GHS Class of 1954. Her gift follows the path her mother, Eunice (Burrus) Moen, set forth when she made a gift to the trust in 2013 in honor of Phyllis and in memory of Phyllis’ sister Lila (Moen) Sanders.

They also shared a commitment to education and professional excellence. After receiving her two-year teaching certificate from Northern Montana College (now MSU-Northern) in 1956, Phyllis began her career in education in Kalispell, Montana, serving as a second-grade teacher. She later worked as an elementary school librarian in Eureka, Montana, and eventually as a librarian in the Acquisitions Department of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. In between those positions, she transcribed depositions and court testimony for a court reporter in Walla Walla, working from home.

In 1957, Phyllis married Bill Sanguine, a young man she had met at NMC. They shared 63 years of marriage, three children, and exciting careers. Bill was an engineer with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. His assignments took him from Great Falls to Glasgow Air Force Base to Walla Walla to overseas postings in Oman, Bahrain, and Egypt. Everywhere Bill went, Phyllis went, too, and she became a highly skilled executive secretary with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla, and with the Office of Military Cooperation, American Embassy, Manama, Bahrain, positions in which she received numerous commendations for her outstanding performance.

Phyllis and Bill Sanguine retired in the Kalispell area in 1994 and continued their adventures together via pickup and fifth wheeler until her passing in November of 2020 from a fourth round of cancer. She kept detailed daily journals of those travels everywhere they went, each entry reflecting her curiosity, astute observations, insight, and joy of living.

Phyllis E. Sanguine’s bequest, like all donations to the trust, will be invested. The interest earned on the corpus, which now exceeds $9.5 million dollars, is awarded to eligible GHS alumni pursuing post-secondary education at trade school or college through a semi-annual application process administered by the trustees. Students may apply by July 1st of each year for both semesters of the upcoming year, or by October 15th of each year for the spring semester only. Since its inception in 1964, the trust has given $2,551,000.00 to 756 different students in very diverse disciplines attending schools across the country. Students may reapply for additional aid for a total of eight semesters if they continue to meet all of the eligibility requirements. Many students have received multiple awards from the trust over their courses of study. The application, eligibility requirements, and additional information about the trust are available at www.ghsedutrust.org.

Whenever the trust receives donations in the name of a particular individual that total $500, a gift is made to a student in honor, memory, or recognition of that person. Donations to the trust in the name of a particular individual that total $10,000 or more entitle the donor to an ongoing naming opportunity on a regular basis. All donations are tax deductible, and no gift is too small.

The Glasgow High School Educational Trust is honored to add Phyllis E. Sanguine’s name to its list of ongoing designees. Her life, work, and generous spirit exemplify the very best of Glasgow’s graduates.