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Subject: Condolences Author: Fan [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:52:08 04/24/26 Fri Author Host/IP: office.djhsolutions.com/68.117.127.107 Sympathy to Miss America 2023, Grace Marie Stanke Vanderhei and her family on the loss of her father, Darrin G. Stanke, who died after a bout with cancer at age 59 on April 3, 2026 in Wausau, Wisconsin. http://www.helke.com/obituaries/darrin-stanke Grace and Darrin: http://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3887891791513546&set=pcb.3887895441513181 At least he was alive and able to see his youngest child, Grace Marie Stanke, become Miss Wisconsin (on her second attempt) in 2022, then her Miss America 2023 victory in Connecticut in December 2022, and then her married to Ridge Vanderhei, a UW-Madison classmate and brother of Miss Wisconsin 2028 (Tianna Marie Vanderhei) last August in Montana. Condolences to the family, who had a funeral for Darrin on April 11, 2026. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Correction.....Tianna Marie Vanderhei won Miss Wisconsin (on her state record) sixth attempt in 2018, not 2028. (NT) . (office.djhsolutions.com/68.117.127.107) 21:58:17 04/24/26 Fri ....This is probably the reason why Grace and Ridge had their wedding last August while her dad was able to travel to Montana to attend the wedding---which surely would have not been until another year or more. Wonder has there been any other former Miss America to lose a parent only two years or less after their reign ended? (50.93.217-17.restechservices.net/50.93.217.17) 20:05:49 04/25/26 Sat