Howard A. Wood

Howard died on May 3rd in the presence of his wife, Dolores, and his four children at the Love Care Adult Family Home. Howard was born December 18, 1926 in Morton, WA to Ralph and Emma Wood. He grew up on the family homestead above Highland Valley. He played baseball and basketball at Morton High. His love for competitive sports, especially golf, continued throughout his life. He enlisted in the Navy in l944 and served through 1946. He married Dolores V. Peters on March 8, 1946. He served in the Navy again from 1950 to 1953 whereupon he moved to Seattle. The strong work ethic he passed to his children was demonstrated in his 30 years of civil service employment as a federal archivist. He retired at age 55 and immediately moved to Hawaii, where he and Dolores loved guiding visitors to the beauties of the islands for fourteen years. Teeing off with friends at the municipal golf course before sunrise was one of his special joys. They returned to live in Lynnwood and Bothell in 1991. For the last six years they enjoyed their friendships at the Vineyard Park Assisted Living Residence. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Dolores, his four children, his older brother Theron Wood, his younger sister Lou Anne Fore, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday May 12th at 1:30pm at CrossPointe Church in Bothell.