Stanley David Greene

Born Stanley David Greene on February 24, 1930 in LaGrande, Oregon. He was the youngest of four children of Rex Robert Greene and Phoebe Ruth Smith Greene. His father was a notable train conductor and his mother an educator and curriculum director for the Walla Walla school district.

Stan went to Western State College in Bellingham, Washington as an undergraduate and did graduate work at the University of Washington in library audio visual technology.

Stan met the love of his life, Rose Mary Dewar at Western State College where they were both students and they were married on August 24, 1951.

During the Korean War, Stan was in the Navy and served in Adak, Alaska.

Stan and Rose Mary lived in Renton, Washington where he was an elementary school teacher and librarian and she taught at the Highlands Elementary School.

After their retirement, Stan and Rose Mary served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary for many years with their boat on Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. They helped many boaters in need of help. They enjoyed traveling together throughout the country in their mobile home.

Stan also had a love of history and volunteered to make many exhibits at Renton Historical Society. Along with his love of history, was his passion for genealogy. He traced the family directly back to the founding of Rhode Island and to the Revolutionary War. He loved to build model ships in his spare time.

Rose Mary preceded him in death in 2013. He spent his last years living with his daughter in Arizona and his son in Maryland.

He is directly survived by his son, Robert Rex of Annapolis, Maryland, and his daughter, Elizabeth Sue Reed of Surprise, Arizona. He is also survived by five grandchildren and five great grandchildren, aged 1 to 13 years.

Stan led a long and eventful life. May his spirit find rest as he joins his beloved Rose Mary at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, Washington.

A zoom memorial is being planned at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Renton Historical Society in the names of Stanley and Rose Mary Greene.