Arden L. Flom

Arden was born on June 9, 1942 in Grafton, North Dakota. Following a move to Tacoma, he graduated from Lincoln High School in 1960 and Pacific Lutheran University in 1965. He earned an MA in Theatre from the University of Oregon in 1967, and did additional post-graduate work at the University of Denver in 1971-1972.

Arden was the Director of Theatre at Everett Community College for 31 years, from 1967-1998. He directed over 173 productions at the College Playhouse in downtown Everett and additional plays at other venues. During his tenure, the EvCC Theatre Dept. grew to become the largest community college theatre program in Washington State. He was a dedicated educator who loved seeing those “light bulb moments” in his students.

In addition to his work at EvCC, Arden served on numerous local and theatre-related organizations. These included the Everett Civic Arts Commission, the Everett Cultural Commission, Everett Performing Arts Center Board, and the Historic Everett Theatre Board. For his longtime contribution to the American College Theatre Festival, in 1988 Arden was awarded the Gold Medal of Excellence from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Arden was preceded in death by his parents, Joel and Thelma Flom, brother Dean Flom and sister Connie Filcher. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Cathy; his children, Eric (Angie) Flom of Milton, Georgia, and Kristen (Chris) Romero of Pikesville, Maryland; in addition to grandchildren Katie, Tyler and Max Flom and Ethan, Jocelyn, and Alexander Romero; sister Audrey (Fred) Bates of Port Orchard, and brothers Richard (Lynn) Flom of Queen Creek, Arizona and Randy (Cindy) Flom of Spokane.

Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 22nd at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 9320 Meadow Way in Everett. Donations may be made in Arden’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alzwa.org).

The family wishes to thank the friends and neighbors who have been so helpful. Special thanks go to caregivers Dee and Margaret for the loving care they provided over the past few months.

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