Ted passed away November 21, 2019 in Spokane, WA. He is survived by four children, William, Sherry, Michael and Jaime; five grandchildren, Michael, Joshua, Cheryl, Tobi and Kai; three cousins; six great nieces and nephews; and six great-great nieces and nephews. Ted was proceeded in death by his wife of 49 years, Roberta Lee and daughter Heather. After graduating from Rogers High School, Ted began working at Great Northern/Burlington Northern until he joined the Marine Corp. He served our country in Korea until he was seriously injured on November 6, 1950. Following a year-long recovery, Ted returned to work at the railroad until retiring 44 years later. He also volunteered at the VA Hospital at the Information Desk for 31 years and on his last day, August 12, 2015, had achieved 45,000 hours of service to the veterans.