Clifford Chad Chadwick

Clifford Chad CHADWICK Chad was born in Price, Utah on February 22, 1928 to Clifford N. Chadwick and Fay Inez Allred. Chad died peacefully on March 22, 2011 after a short illness. He came from a pioneer family of Moab, Utah who ran the stage coach route to Thompson where it met the railroad. Chad grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from West High School in 1945. His attendance at the University of Utah was interrupted by service in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 aboard the supply ship U.S.S. Graffias. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1952 in Business Administration. He first worked for Flying Tiger Airlines in San Francisco where he met and married Karna, his wife of54 years. They moved to Washington and settled in Bellevue in 1957. Chad then started his career in the insurance business with Prudential where he served his clients well for 32 years. His many activities in the community included the Lake Hills Library Board, Kiwanis International, Special Olympics, Kindering Center support and as a friendly gardener at the Lake Hills pea patch. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Bellevue Youth Theatre. Chad was a devoted Emergency Room volunteer at Overlake Hospital for 22 years. He supported the remodeling of the ER by donating contributions earned by his Santa Claus visits. In 1993 he received a community service award from Prudential for his effort. His loving survivors include his wife, Karna, sons, John (Robin Allan), Peter (Marsha) and David, and grandsons, Nathan, Riley, Quin and Sam, and his sister Patricia Frew. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, April 8th at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection 15220 Main Street in Bellevue. In lieu of flowers, remberences may be made to Overlake Hospital or Bellevue Youth Theatre, Bellevue Parks Dept.