12, 2020 with his wife Marlys, of 71 years, at his side. Art was born in Woodland, Washington
on August 17, 1928.
Art loved his job as a Safeway Semi-Truck Driver delivering the dairy load to local grocery
stores for 40 years. He served in the Navy as a Seabee for 3 years stationed in the
Philippines and Alaska.
Art will be greatly missed by his wife and children: Arthur Jr. of Texas;
Kenneth, Richard, LuAnn, Mark and Donna, all of Washington. His seventh child, John
Patrick, died in infancy. He was proud of his 16 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and
one great great grandchild. Art never met a stranger and had many friends and neighbors
that were important to him.
Art worked hard AND played hard! He loved travelling the United States in his diesel RV
along with fishing for salmon on the Washington Coast and in Alaska. In his later years
nothing was more fun than riding his John Deere lawn tractor for hours at a time, clear up to
mowing the lawn just a few weeks before he passed!
Donations to St Judes Children’s Hospital and to support salmon recovery.
