Harold E. Mortimer

Harold E. MORTIMER Known as 'Hank' to family and friends, died March 30, 2011 in Lynnwood, WA at the age of 43. He was born on September 24, 1967 in Las Vegas, NM and lived his early life in various parts of the state. He attended Our Lady of Fatima and St. Pius X high school in Albuquerque, NM. In 1984 he moved to Alamosa, CO where he attended Adams State College. He received a Bachelor's Degree in University Studies from the University of NM. In 1994 he moved to Lynnwood, WA where he worked helping handicapped citizens live independent lives. He most recently worked for the NW Regional Data Center as a computer operator in the print shop, a job he held for more than a decade. In his youth, Hank was a baseball catcher, played on his high school football team, played handball and built and operated radio controlled airplanes and race cars. Airplanes were one of his passions and he had his private pilot's license. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed playing golf, hiking, distance running, skiing, road biking and camping.He recently made his own set of golf clubs. He was an avid strategy game player all of his life, as well as a history buff. He was a big fan of the University of NM Lobos and the Seattle Mariners baseball team. Hank is preceded in death by his mother, Sandy Mortimer. He is survived by his loving father, Gene Mortimer (stepmother, Mary) of Taos Ski Valley, NM; sister, Maggie Cinnella (husband Frank) of Pinellas Park, FL; great aunt Helen Rosenthal of Albuquerque, NM; aunt Frankie Johnson (husband Jim Lewis) of Albuquerque, NM; aunt Jenny Robinson (husband Fulton) of El Paso, TX; and many cousins and their families. Informal gathering with family and friends will be held, 5:00PM to 7:00PM, Friday, April 8, 2011 at Bonney Watson Funeral Home - 1732 Broadway, Seattle. Private cremation was held prior to services. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in Hank's memory to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Your pain is gone and you are free. We all love you and only wanted to hold you and help. May you rest in peace and always watch over us.