Charles "Chick" Clayton Bartsch

Chick Bartsch was born January 13th 1941, in Billings Montana. He passed away on March 18th 2013, following a brief illness. He graduated from High School, in Kalispell, Montana. After serving in the US Army Signal Corps in Korea, Chick moved to Seattle during the World's Fair in 1962, and attended The Art Institute. He joined Boeing Aircraft Company in 1965. He worked as an illustrator and project planner in both Washington D.C. and Seattle. He retired from Boeing in 2000.

He was preceded in death by his Father Clayton, Mother Alma, and Wife Janet. He has a brother, Jerry, living in Kalispell Montana, and two Daughters, Tammy Hebert of Nampa, Idaho and Kristie Bartsch of San Carlos, California.

Chick was an avid Unlimited Hydroplane fan, going to many Northwest races in Seattle, Tri-Cities and Kelowna. His motor home was where everyone gathered in between heat racing. He crewed on a five liter "limited" hydro for several years and moved up to crew on the unlimited class U-52 Design 360 hydroplane.

In 1990 he joined the Seafair Security Committee, in Seattle, where he volunteered for several seasons. He helped with the restoration of Bruce McCaw's Slo-Mo-Shun V, and got a ride in the famous hydroplane, for his efforts.

Most recently, Chick was the Crew Chief for various 1/10th scale R/C hydroplanes, following the R/C circuit for the past seven years.