Linda Kay "Chan" Chandler Verges, 75, passed away on January 8, 2019. Linda earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with triple major credentials in English, History and Psychology from Oklahoma University in June 1965. Upon graduation, she moved to Godfrey, IL and worked at the Monticello Female Seminary [now Lewis and Clark Junior College] as Social Director and Resident Counselor from 1965 to 1966. Next, she was the Assistant Dean of Women for Freshmen at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, from 1966 to 1967. Linda's post-graduate career began the fall of 1967 at North Texas State University [now University of North Texas], in Denton, Texas, where she was also a Graduate Assistant with the English Department, until 1969. In September 1969, she began commuting to Lawton, Oklahoma and became an English instructor at Cameron College [now Cameron University]. Linda completed a Master of Arts in English Renaissance Drama in January 1970 at North Texas State University. In 1970, she began additional post graduate studies at OU, while continuing to teach at Cameron University. In 1972 the family moved to Tempe, Arizona where Linda became a Library Cataloging Assistant at ASU from August 1973 to March 1974. She moved on to the Librarian position for the Arizona Office of Economic Planning and Development and EPA/Emergency Department, under the Office of the Governor, from 1974 to 1975. From 1976 to 1978, she became a Registered Representative – Stock Broker for Dean Witter Reynolds, one of the first women in this profession. In 1978, she became a Stock Broker with Drexel Burnham Lambert in Scottsdale, Arizona until 1979. Building on her financial knowledge, Linda evolved to a Financial Services Representative with First Federal Savings and Loan in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1980 to 1982. She also held a securities principal license, administered by the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which qualified her to administer activities such as corporate securities, REITs, variable contracts, and venture capital as well as approve advertising and sales literature relating to municipal securities. She developed and presented seminars for First Federal on financial topics as well as creating a prototype program for the firm's "IRA by Phone" campaign. From 1983 to 1995, she worked with Great Western Bank, Dillard National Bank and Ford Consumer Finance Company. In 1980 Linda became the first President of the Paradise Valley (AZ) Consumer Advisory Board (1980–1982), playing a key role in helping to establish the Humana Desert Valley Hospital Medical Center. She served on the hospital's Board of Trustees for six years. She was also active on the elected board of the Greater Paradise Valley Chamber of Commerce (GPVCC), beginning in 1983, and became President and Director of the GPVCC from 1986 to 1988. She was appointed to the Phoenix Peripheral Area C and D Planning Advisory Committee – a special group to assist the planning commission and Phoenix City Council on developing vacant land in north Phoenix. She served on the Rio Salado College Community Advisory Committee for five years. She supported the Maricopa Community College (MCC) system expansion to establish an extension campus of Rio Salado College in the Paradise Valley Mall. Additionally, Linda's role with the Planning Advisory Committee and role on the Maricopa Community College County District Task Force (seven years) helped to establish the seventh campus for the MCC system at North 32nd Street and East Unions Hills Drive, a 90-acre site. With satellite locations being used from 1985 to 1987, the Northeast Valley Education Center became the new Paradise Valley Community College and welcomed students and faculty to the campus in September 1987. In 1995, Linda returned to Oklahoma to care for her mother who had been diagnosed with cancer. After her mother passed away in June 1995, Linda remained in Spencer while her husband continued to operate his business in Phoenix, AZ. From 1995 to 2012, she continued her financial career with various titles at three banks in Oklahoma City in addition to working independently on recoveries with a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee, in OKC, and was involved with the Oklahoma Bankers Association. Linda was a member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI), was accredited by IAFCI as a Certified Financial Crimes Investigator, was also a Certified Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). She was also a member of Oklahoma City Metro Area Fraud Investigators Association (MAFIA). Beginning in 2012, she worked as an independent contractor in the banking industry in Oklahoma and Colorado. She had over 42 years of experience in finance and banking in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. Linda is survived by her husband, Stephen, a daughter and other relatives. A Celebration of Life Open House is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, 2019, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Spencer Senior Center, 8302 NE 36th St, Spencer, OK 73084, behind the Spencer Police Station and Fire Station, at NE 36th Street and Spencer Road. Linda donated her body to the University of Oklahoma (OU) Willed Body Program. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made either to the OU Willed Body Program in memory of Linda K. Verges: OU Willed Body Program BSEB-100, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901; or to the Spencer Historical Society and Museum, P.O. Box 394, Spencer, OK 73084. (Source: ASU Foundation)