Aaron William Mann

Aaron W. Mann died suddenly on June 26, 2014 at the age of 44. He was employed by Alaska Airlines and the West Seattle YMCA. Although he moved to Seattle from Anchorage, he always considered Alaska as home. Wherever he lived, Aaron was always a positive and uplifting influence for those around him. Above all, he cherished his family, the men and women of Alaska Airlines, and the hundreds of kids, parents, members and staff of the Y family. His life’s goal was to serve others through thousands of hours of volunteer work for American Red Cross, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Disaster Relief teams, Providence Hospital (Anchorage) Heart for Heart and many community events and sporting events. His family will always take great pride in all that he was able to accomplish, and in the fact that with Aaron, people always came first. He never met a person that couldn’t become a friend and couldn’t go anywhere without meeting one of those friends.

A quiet man with a kind heart, Aaron forever will be to his parents, “The Boy” who skied the black diamond slopes, ice skated and skate boarded, swam like a fish and had a good life. We will always miss him.

The family has established a memorial website at www.bleitzfuneralhome.com for those wishing to honor Aaron’s memory or provide condolences. The family is working with the West Seattle Y to establish the “Aaron’s Kids” program where donations in Aaron’s memory can be directed. Details of the program will be available shortly.

PRESENCE

Some people enter our lives

like deer

slipping in and out

of the woods.

They touch our earth

and as we stop

to look at them

they disappear as quietly

as they came

But you feel blessed

for having experienced

their gentle presence

And you give thanks

that the world

is a better place

because of the joy

they brought.

Sr. Joan Metzner, MM