Emery Jeffreys "Jeff" Wanee, 87, passed away on October 26, 2020. He graduated from ASU in 1956 with a B.S. in Business Administration. Jeff worked in the ASU Bookstore as Book Department Manager and Assistant Manager. In 1966 he became Manager of the Chico State Associated Students Bookstore, a position he held until 1973, when he purchased the House of Color in Paradise, CA where he specialized in custom picture framing.



During his college bookstore years, as a member of the Western College Bookstore Association (WCBA) and the National Association of College Stores, Jeff taught numerous seminars for college store employees and was President of WCBA in l967-68.



As a member of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA), he taught many classes throughout the United States and Canada on various framing topics. He was on the Certification Task Committee of PPFA which developed the standards and test for framers to become Certified Picture Framers (CPF). He was a member of the Board of Directors of PPFA and was chairman of the PPFA Education and Certification committees. He contributed to the writing of several books on framing and to numerous industry publications. He also was the mounting resource person for the PPFA Hotline to assist framers with framing problems. In 1999 he was awarded the PPFA Service Award which recognized individuals who had made extraordinary accomplishments to the association and the industry.



Jeff was predeceased by two half-brothers. He is survived by his wife, Lucille, two sons, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Donations may be made in Jeff's memory to Trinity United Methodist Church, Beta Sigma Phi Stanford Kidney Research, or Chico Breakfast Lions Scholarship Fund in care of  Newton Bracewell Funeral Home . (Source: ASU Foundation)