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Dudley L. Phibbs – November 24, 2008
Dudley L. Phibbs
Born 1/18/1934
Died 11/24/2008
Dudley was born in Bemidji Minnesota where he was raised on a family farm a few miles outside of town. He attended a one room school house, and was proud of the fact he completed the four mile walk to school rain/snow or shine. At the age of 12, the Phibbs moved to Everett, Washington where he lived until graduating from Everett High School. Dudley remained in Washington and attended Washington State University when his family moved back to the farm. He earned a degree in Pharmacy graduating with honors as a part of Rho Chi. He met his future wife, Andra Brand his senior year at Washington State. They were married August 10th, 1958. The Phibbs resided in Everett until 1964, when they relocated to their current home in Bellevue.
Dudley is survived by his wife of 50 years, and two sons, Mark and Scott. Dudley worked as a pharmacist for 24 years, prior to opening his own pharmacy in 1978. He owned and operated his businness for 20 years, until retirement in 1998.
Dudley was an avid reader, and loved trivia. He often had a quip or story to brighten your day, and his sense of humor will always be remembered. Before arthritis slowed down his physical abilities, he was a golfer, tennis player, and participated in many boy scout hikes and campouts with his sons. Dudley was never afraid to try new things. He took painting lessons, wood carving and piano lessons later in life and, always kept his mind very active.
We hope that you can join us at his memorial service on Sunday 1/11/09 at 2:00 p.m.. It will be held at:
Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church
2650 148th Ave S.E.
Bellevue, Washington 98007.
The family also hopes that you all have a memory of Dudley to carry with you, as they will always have a part of Dudley with them.
Julia Lindgren
Lindgren, Julia 08/18/1940-11/14/2008
Julia Lindgren (Reagle) passed away surrounded by family, at her home in Seattle, WA at the young age of 68 after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. She was very happy in her newly remodeled home and blessed to be surrounded by loved ones.
She spent her life doing what she loved best, being around children and teaching them to read and write. She was an avid reader. She loved mystery and non-fiction the best. She was a school bus driver for many, many years until her battle with cancer forced her to leave the job she loved. She is survived by her father; Benjamin Reagle and her children; Debbie (Tom) Swanson, Bill Lindgren, Shane (Teresa) Hokanson, Larry (Judi) Lindgren, Annie Idom, Phyllis Reich and her three sisters; Sharron (John) Prokschl, Annette Neil, Susie (Mario) Ferrante; and her grandchildren; Tiffany Hokanson, Tara (Lenny) Castle, Tasha Hokanson, Darold Swanson, Sarah Swanson, Amber Swanson, Larry Lindgren III, Steven Lindgren, Stacy Lindgren, Katrina Lindgren, Billy Lindgren II, Crystal Lindgren, Julie Pinson, Zackary O’Connor, Nichole Reich, Jeremy Reich, Angela Baker, and great-grandchildren; Monika Jackson, Damien Castle and yet another one on the way. She was preceded in death by her daughters Melody Lindgren and Peggy Baker, and her favorite son-in-law, Faron Idom as well as her Beloved Mother; Phyllis Reagle. She was a wonderful strong woman and mother who taught us to be loving, honest and independent. She loved being a grandmother and was very excited to become a great-grandmother. We will miss her every day. We love you mom, grandma, great-grandma!!
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm, on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the Community of Christ Highland Park Congregation Church located at
8611 11th Ave SW Seattle WA 98106.
Milton Robert Knight
Milton Robert Knight passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 19th, in Kirkland after a courageous battle against cancer. Bob was born in Seattle and graduated from Queen Anne High School. He served two years in the Army Signal Corp. near Anchorage, AK. He graduated from Whitworth College in Spokane with a degree in Physics and Engineering. He worked for 39 years as a design engineer and supervisor for United Control/Sundstrand Data Control in Redmond.
Upon retirement, Bob organized and volunteered with the Kirkland Amateur Radio Emergency Service. He also was a volunteer for the Puget Sound Blood Center. He was an ordained deacon and elder in several Presbyterian churches in the area.
Bob will be dearly missed by many, especially by his wife Anna Lou, sons David (Sandee) and Douglas (Marci), brother William (Dorothy) and sister Marilyn, granddaughters Arianne (Josh), Ashley, and Ariel, and two great grandsons, Michael and Alex.
Tuesday, November 25th, a memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm at Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church, 17440 Brookside Blvd. NE in Lake Forest Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe sent to Summer Camp Fund of Children’s Hospital and Medical Center.
Hymin Shapiro
Hymin Shapiro died on November 1 in Seattle, where he lived for 8 years. He was a long-time employee of Ethyl Corporation.
He was born in Detroit on April 8, 1915 to Fannie Zuckerman Shapiro and Bernard Samuel Shapiro. He started school in the second grade and graduated from Northern High School in Detroit at the age of 15. He went on to Detroit’s Wayne State University, receiving a B. S. in Chemistry in 1934. He then took off a year to work as a painter for his father’s construction business before going onto the University of Michigan, where he earned a Masters degree in chemistry in 1936. He was refused entry into a Ph. D. program at the University because its “Jewish quota” was filled.
After sending some 200 letters to potential employers, Hy accepted an offer from what was to become his sole employer over his adult life. He was hired as chemist in the Ethyl company’s Detroit research laboratory, at the then high salary of $160 per month. He went on to become Assistant Director of Chemistry Research for the company. In 1957 he was transferred from Detroit to the company’s major facility in Baton Rouge, LA, where he served as Senior Research Advisor until his retirement in 1985.
Hy generated 110 patents during his career, mostly in the fields of organometallic chemistry. Perhaps the most significant of these is a patent on new organomanganese compounds, which became the basis of a commercial anti-knock compound for gasoline. In 1968 he co-authored The Organic Compounds of Lead with Frederick Frey.
Hy’s marriage to Bernice Bassichis in 1939 ended after 15 years. He is survived by two children, Gary and Galia, from the marriage. He married Betty Moss in 1956. They had a wonderful and long marriage until Betty’s death in 2006. Hy’s early retirement years were marked by travel with Betty to Africa, Asia, and the American tropics. In 2000, Hy and Betty moved to the Seattle area to be near Betty’s son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Sue Moss. Hy is survived by his sister Stacia, as well as his children and stepson.
