Joseph Raymond Edward Landry

1929 - 2015

Joseph Raymond Edward Landry

Joseph Raymond Edward Landry

was born May 14, 1929 in Stanwood, Washington and died January 23, 2015 in Edmonds, Washington.

Ray grew up in a very happy family with 12 sisters and brothers. He was the last remaining sibling of this large family. He attended all his school years in Stanwood, Washington and graduated from Twin City High School in 1947, where he was student body president in his senior year.

Ray sailed with Foss Tug and then in 1952 was hired to go to Alaska as engineer on a fishing tender for Libby McNeil and Libby. Thus started a long career in Alaska. When Wards Cove Packing Company purchased Libby McNeil, Ray began working for Wards Cove Packing Co. continually until his retirement. He worked at salmon plants at Alitak, Ekuk, Wards Cove, Ketchikan and finally as manager of the Wards Cove plant at Kenai, Alaska. After retirement he helped establish a joint Russian-

American processing plant on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. This was a great adventure for him and topped off his career. Ray loved flying his own plane 90G, and early in his career began to fly to Alaska and back for work as well as pleasure around the Pacific Northwest. He loved landing on the beaches of Alaska and taking everyone for rides over the glaciers and wilderness of Alaska. He and his wife Beth particularly loved the years of their Alaska flying.

After Ray retired, he bought a 41-foot power boat and motored all over Puget Sound and Canada, making one trip back to Ketchikan.

Ray was a gifted mechanic and was famous for his knowledge of motors and almost anything else mechanical. If you needed it fixed, he could and would gladly do it.

Ray was a true friend, and a kind, gentle man of great integrity. He is survived by his wife, Beth and many nieces, nephews, plus great nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are being held at St. Lukes Parish, 322 N 175th St.,

Shoreline WA on February 5, at 12:00 Noon.