The Coons were early pioneer residents of Hood River. Thomas and Della were teachers and taught in several pioneer country schools in rural Oregon and Washington.

Della had a strong interest in the life stories of Hood River’s pioneers. She collected their life stories, and later those stories were compiled into a book titled, History of Hood River Pioneers.

Thomas was an active civic leader in Hood River and a farmer. He was known for developing the Clark Seedling Strawberry which became one of the first Hood River fruit crops introduced to the rest of the country.

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Kathy Peldyak and Peter Tappert performed as Mr. and Mrs. Coon.