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\"Truly
The Truly ranch house in 1996. Courtesy of Jeff Truly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Truly is a member of the University of Washington Bothell staff, a control technician in facility services. If the Truly name sounds familiar, that\u2019s because he\u2019s a member of the family that owned a cattle ranch on most of the land where UW Bothell now sits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boone-Truly house on campus isn\u2019t just the office for the Teaching & Learning Center. It\u2019s the home his grandfather built, where many family gatherings over the years are warm memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime real estate <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1978 corral. Courtesy of Jeff Truly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the University\u2019s 30th anniversary, Truly shared more family photos. He has many that show an active beef ranch. In the \u201870s and \u201880s, the herd reached its peak of 450 polled (naturally hornless) Herefords that grazed on both sides of I-405.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visible in the distance of some photos are the freeway, the NE 195th Street overpass and the ramp over the freeway interchange with Highway 522. It was the freeway that led Truly\u2019s parents to foresee what eventually would happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Looking
Looking northeast from the ranch. Courtesy of Jeff Truly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey knew it wasn\u2019t going to be a farm or a ranch \u2014 wouldn\u2019t be agricultural land forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many developers wanted the prime location, but the family was pleased to see it chosen as the site of the shared UW Bothell and Cascadia College campus, Truly said. The state purchased the land in 1996. \u201cI think the university will always be here, at least that\u2019s my hope.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From homestead to campus <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Beverly
Beverly Boone Truly. Courtesy of Jeff Truly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once home to the Coast Salish Willow People, the land was homesteaded by George Wilson, an early settler who died in 1916. Then the property was acquired by Truly\u2019s grandfather, Benjamin Boone, a colorful character who loved ranching and being a cowboy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After his death in 1960, the land was sold to Benjamin Boone\u2019s youngest daughter Beverly and her husband Richard Truly \u2014 Jeff\u2019s parents. Richard Truly was a Boeing engineer who would fly a small plane to work at Boeing Field in Seattle, taking off and landing from a small strip in the pasture. He wore rubber boots in the pasture and changed to dress shoes to walk to the office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he grew up, Jeff Truly operated a nursery and landscaping business. Because of his experience, he was hired by the University in 2000 to oversee the upper campus ornamental and the wetland irrigation systems. He now focuses on management of the heating and cooling water systems on campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truly also attended UW Bothell and graduated in 2004 with a Business degree. His daughter also graduated in Business in 2006. Another memory: They had one class together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stories worth remembering <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Jeff
Jeff Truly with family photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tyson Kemper, the campus grounds supervisor, said it\u2019s incredible to have somebody like Jeff Truly still on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truly has a story for every snapshot and yellowed news clipping he pulls out of a box of keepsakes. He\u2019d love to see them compiled in a book or historical collection before too much more time passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat becomes more important, because no one will be here to remember the colorful characters and activities that took place here on the ranch and in this valley,\u201d he said. \u201cI have heard so many incredible stories and know they are only a small piece of what took place here \u2014 what was here and why that was here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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